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日本語 [Experience Course] Fukujuen Tea and the Happiness of Everyday Life
Educational travel Inquiry program
Tea creates a dialogue between people. When you want to have a conversation with someone, it is customary to ask them to go for tea, but tea encourages conversation between people and deepens bonds. We Japanese are aware of this.
Let us once again focus on tea and remember the richness of daily life based on dialogue, not conflict. In Japan, a room for gathering has long been called a "chanoma." People and families can converse in a space with tea, and we can remember the richness of the heart that comes from drinking tea and talking.
Through something as familiar as tea, we hope to provide an opportunity to think about the desire for peace within ourselves and about the nature of communication in modern times, where human relationships are becoming increasingly tenuous.
Fukujuen, a long-established tea shop in Kyoto that co-developed the well-known Suntory Iyemon, will explain the history and value of tea.
Features of this Plan
[Program content]
■Learn about the history of tea and its value in daily life. Why did tea culture spread and take root in Japan? Learn how the value and role of tea have changed over the years.
■This will be an opportunity to learn about the evolution of tea from teapots and tea bowls to plastic bottles, and to think about the future of tea and how it should be preserved as a Japanese specialty, thereby reaffirming the importance of culture.
■By actually seeing a tea plantation and learning about the suitable conditions, you will understand the importance of climate and think about environmental issues.
■Through the experience of making tea, participants will learn the depth of the tea process and become more familiar with it than ever before, which will lead to an understanding of its health benefits.
1. Learn about the history of tea and the purpose of tea serving
Why did tea become so popular in Japan? How has its role and form changed with changes in society?
◆Why did tea-serving begin and what purpose has it served?
2) Factory tours and experiences
◆ Manufacturing process explanation and precautions
◆Tea making experience (tea making machine demonstration, stone mill experience, etc.)
3) Raising awareness of SDGs, environmental issues (food waste), and health
How can we use limited resources to protect the natural environment and climate suitable for tea cultivation?
◆The health benefits of tea in a long-lived society[Program schedule example]
*The order of the itinerary may change if we divide participants into groups based on the number of participants.
[Plan A]
①10:00- Greetings and guidance (the value of tea in Japanese culture)
Location: Center Zone Community Hall
②10:15- Tea ceremony etiquette experience Location: Fukujuan teahouse (large hall seating)
3. 10:45- Tea plantation and tea processing room tour (explanation of the cultivation and tea processing process, demonstration of tea processing machines, etc.)
Location: Tea garden and tea manufacturing laboratory on-site
④11:15- Shopping
⑤11:40 End[Plan B]
①10:00- Greetings and guidance (The value of tea in Japanese culture)
Location: North Zone School Room
②10:15- Stone mill experience
3. 10:35- Matcha making instruction (with sweets)
④10:55- Museum tour (2F Promotion Room, 3F World Tea Research Lab)
⑤11:20- Shopping
⑥11:40 End
SDGs area of this content
Tour overview
- Possible implementation period
- Available all year round
* Generally, appointments are available on weekdays, but please inquire about weekends. Please contact us in advance as we may have other reservations. - Time required
- 10:00-11:40/13:00-14:40
- Implementation site
- Fukujuen CHA Study Park (3-1-1 Sorakudai, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, 619-0223)
- price
- [Option A] 5,300 yen per person (tax included)
[Option B] 4,700 yen per person (tax included) - Number of participants
- Up to 40 people
*Please contact us for details as it depends on the schedule and program.
[Pre-learning]
1. Learn about the history of tea
・Why did tea culture develop in Japan?
・Why did the Japanese incorporate tea into their daily lives?
2. Thinking about the climate suitable for tea cultivation and environmental issues
3. Think about the role of tea in everyday life
[On-site learning]
1. On-site program experience learning
2. Learn about the purpose and effects of tea ceremony
3. Visit a tea plantation and learn about the climate
[Post-learning]
1. Thinking about dialogue and compassion
② SDGs initiatives in tea production
3) Applying it to your own life
・Remember the importance of tea in Japanese culture.
・Effects on health
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