Outdoor Tea Ceremony at a Forest Garden in Hokkaido
Walk through a serene forest and rest at a charming thatched hut where you can experience an outdoor tea ceremony with jinencha tea and snacks.
Highlights
Be guided through a serene forest and learn about its flora and fauna
Experience a traditional outdoor tea ceremony with a Japanese instructor
Enjoy tea and snacks in the peaceful forest garden
10 meals
Experience Details
Take a tour inside of Tashiro-no-Mori, a forest garden in Hokkaido’s Tokachi region. Flowing through the forest are natural springs surrounded by over 500 different varieties of trees and wildflowers that bloom throughout spring and autumn. You will be guided through the forest, learning all about the various flowers and wildlife that live there. Your trusted guide knows the forest like the back of their hand since they built the forest garden themselves.
You will then take a rest at a thatched hut in the forest where you can experience “nodate”, an outdoor tea ceremony which is led by a Japanese instructor. The tea, called “jinencha”, is brewed using natural spring water from the forest. Sip away as you enjoy tea and sweets among serene nature.
What You Get
Good To Know
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking
- Bring a hat
- Due to weather or other circumstances beyond the guide’s control, the tour may be changed or canceled
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Address: Monbetsu, Hiroo-cho, Hiroo-gun, Hokkaido Access: From the Obihiro-Hiroo Expressway, exit at Churui-Taiki IC then drive southward along National Route 236 for around 17 kilometers. At the main traffic light in the Toyoni district, turn left and drive for around 2 kilometers.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
The northern island prefecture of Hokkaido offers a beautiful natural landscape whose diverse environment produces high-quality local meat, vegetables, and seasonal seafood to create regional cuisine and famous dairy products.
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10 meals
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