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Do you love Japanese tea? Do you want to become a tea expert or do business in the tea industry? Then the Shizuoka Tea Study program is for you! This short-term program in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan's leading producer of quality tea, will give you an in-depth, hands-on experience of every step of the tea-making process, from harvesting leaves to producing tea. Learning from the pros, you'll get a step closer to becoming a tea expert yourself!
Learn from experts in Japanese tea |
Gain hands-on experience of every step of the tea-making process |
Receive a certificate upon completing the program Get one step closer to becoming an expert in the tea industry! |
Hosts Tea companies in Shizuoka Prefecture |
Study period * Study period varies by host |
Accommodations Hotel, apartment, or the like near the study site * Accommodations vary by host Languages English, French, Japanese *Available languages vary by host |
Eligible participants
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Shizuoka Tea Study Program - Video
Participants who complete the program will receive a diploma. The compulsory study contents below must be completed to fulfill the requirements for a diploma.
How to brew Japanese tea
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Japanese tea and Shizuoka tea history, industry, and functionalityOrganizerHost tea companies |
Tea cultivationOrganizerHost tea companies |
Unrefined tea processOrganizerHost tea companies |
Refining processOrganizerHost tea companies |
Tea evaluation methodOrganizerHost tea companies |
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Web interview
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Participation
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Start of program |
* Normally it requires about a month from application to confirmation.
Participants will not receive any remuneration.
Please submit your application using the form below.
*Please confirm the latest condition when traveling.
In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease, Japan is currently implementing immigration restrictions on travelers.
Link to Ministry of Foreign Affaires of Japan: https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html
If you want to know about Japanese tea, watch these videos as a first step.
Below is a list of the study program’s host tea companies. If you wish to be a participant, please submit an application using the prescribed form.
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The town of Morimachi, in the northwestern Shizuoka Prefecture, flourished in the premodern Edo period as a hub of tea in neighboring Harunocho for more than 30 years. The company also own the tencha tea farm, where... |
*temporarily unavailable Maruyama Tea Products Corporation |
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*temporarily unavailable SANWA Co., Ltd. |
Sanwa obtained FSSC 22000 certification in 2018 in order to deliver safe products to customers outside Japan. The company invites study program participants to see its now factory and management structure adapted to the... |
*temporarily unavailable Marumatsu Tea Co., Ltd. |
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*temporarily unavailable Matcha Organic Japan Co., Ltd. |
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Founded in 1865, Kanei Hitokoto Seicha is an established tea manufacturer based in Shimada City, home to the Makinohara Plateau, the largest tea farming region in Japan. The company is strong in tea OEM services and... |
*temporarily unavailable Marufuku Seicha Co., Ltd. |
Marufuku Seicha purchases teas from Shizuoka and throughout Japan, and engages in tea production, processing, and distribution. Fascinated paticularly by the flavor of tea leaves from the montainous area upstream of the... |
*temporarily unavailable Kawabata Tea Farm |
Located in the lush natural landscape of Kogouchi, an area in the northern part of Shizuoka City, Kawabata Tea Farm handles every aspect of tea production - from cultivation to processing and sales - without the use of... |
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Otsuka Green Tea Co., Ltd. | Otsuka Green Tea is one of the oldest established tea manufacturer in this region. We are mainly making deep steamed sencha which has the strongest taste and blight green color in Japanese green tea. Since 2007, we started... |
Participants will not receive any remuneration.
Please submit your application using the form below.