Japanese tea leaves picking!

Why don't you try joining the event of tea leaves picking in Uji-Wazuka town on May 9th Sunday?

Look at the photo above! Wao..looks cute and interesting! It is a traditional chamusume costume.

This event,organized by Wazuka-town center, is including the tea leaves picking, the lunch made from Japanese tea leaves such as tea tempura (ohh..sounds yummy!) and tea factory tour. (tour fee is ¥2000)

Meeting at Wazuka-cho Community Center at 9:50 on May 9th.

(Take the JR Nara line around 7:15, change trains at Kizu stn., take JR Kansai-Honsen line and get off at Kamo stn.

And then take a bus to Wazuka shogakko elementary school from the west entrance of Kamo stn.)

The closing at 16:00

今年も新茶の季節がやって来ました。（しかし今年は４月の悪天候の為、例年より不作らしいです）宇治茶の産地、和束町で今年も茶摘みツアーが5/9に開催されます。茶葉で作られた天ぷら等の昼食もつくようです。何よりも濃い緑の茶畑が目の栄養によさそうです。私も参加出来そうだったら行くつもりです。世界での日本茶ブームはすごいですね。茶葉を摘むところから体験してみるとよけい美味しいでしょう！