Tea place: Houraibashi 897.4 Chaya

On my last day in Shimada, I woke up really early so that I can visit Hourai Bridge, despite the rather gloomy, cloudy morning. This bridge that spans the Oi River (Oigawa) holds the record of the world’s longest wooden footbridge at 897.4m in length. Hourai Bridge was originally built for agricultural use in the …

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Fujinokuni Tea Museum in Shizuoka

Formerly known as Ocha no Sato World Tea Museum, this place was closed for renovations from 2016 and only reopened in March this year. This was much to my delight, as I was able to include it into my July trip programme. I was accompanied by Kanes Tea’s director Naomi-san during my visit, which made …

Tea place: Kanes Tea

I have just gotten back from a trip to Japan few days ago. One of the places that I had visited was central Shizuoka, specifically Shimada City. A highlight of my time in Shimada was a visit to Kanes Tea, producer of Pink Tea (Sun Rouge cultivar), last week. Years ago, when I first learnt …