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An encounter with tea...

An encounter with tea..., Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  The first room you will see at the museum, is a collection of variuos kinds of tea from Japan (click) and the world...There is a serving counter which you are able to request which tea you will like to try.....its sure is a nice experience , if you like tea... 

Ocha-no-sato (tea picking)

Ocha-no-sato (tea picking), Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  Ocha-no-sato was built in the extensive Makinohara green tea field near Shimada, shizuoka prefecture as a place to promote the culture and industry of tea There ia a tea museum ( the grey looking building)with interesting display of teas of the world, where you can taste... 

Tea house-SHOUMOKUROU

Tea house-SHOUMOKUROU, Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  The tea ceremony house Shoumokurou combines the best feature of ENSHU Official residence in Fushimi near Kyoto and the Takinomoto-bou, the residence of a priest at IWASHIMIZU-HACHIMANGU SHRINE (click) architectural style of the 1624-44....The tea house is located in the... 

Fields Of Makinohara

Fields Of Makinohara, Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  What you will see at the top and all around the area are rows and rows of green tea field...Nice part of this area is that on a clear day during the winter there is a great view of Mt fuji...Take a close look at my second pic....the kanji CHA for o-cha (tea in japanese) is... 

the garden with a view of mt fuji..

the garden with a view of mt fuji.., Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  The garden at Ocha no sato is a reconstruction of the original works of KOBORI ENSHU, renowend magistrate and tea master..Its actually a restored version of the EAST garden of the Sentogosho Palace (click) in Kyoto which ENSHU also designed...The Palace in Kyoto was the... 

History of tea

History of tea, Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  In this part of the museum you will be able to learn about the history of the tea....from its birth in the mountains of the southwestern part of China, the spreading of the tea drinking culture among the ordinary Chinese people to its current status as a popular beverage all... 

Tea room around the world..

Tea room around the world.., Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  The second room is the replica of The Huxinting tea Room in Shanghai, China......."The original tea room is located in the Yu yuan garden, a typical Chinese garden created in 1959 during Ming period......where chinese people are seen enjoying oolong and green tea that has... 

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 cheesecake17 Says:  A VISIT TO Ocha-no-sato 

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Shop at ocha no sato

Shop at ocha no sato, Makinohara

 cheesecake17 Says:  There were to many little things to choose from....but tea is a good choose..:) as this is were they are produced 

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 Ocha-no-sato was built in the extensive Makinohara green tea field as a place to promote the culture and industry of tea.. Its located on the hills near SHIMADA city....from here you can also see Mt... 

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