🍵Matcha Green Tea Making Experience @ Historic Tea Shop🍵

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Enjoy making and tasting matcha green tea! Experience the world of Japanese tea inside a traditional, family-run tea shop!

◾️Experience Contents
After a warm greeting from our staff, have a seat at the counter inside our simple tea shop.
Experience making freshly powdered matcha green tea.
Learn tips and receive advice on how to make delicious matcha from the staff.
Enjoy a fun experience where you can drink authentic matcha in a short time.
One of the real pleasures is stepping into the homely interior unique to family-run businesses.

・ Drink our teashop’s specially blended matcha green tea.
・ Enjoy a Japanese seasonal sweet.
・ Try whisking the tea yourself (it is harder than it looks!).
・ Finish with a lighter tasting Hojicha tea and appreciate the roasted aroma.

-About Bashoen Tea Shop-
Our shop was founded in Sendai over 337 years ago. Our Japanese tea specialty shop is loved by locals. We pride ourselves in providing high quality Japanese tea for everyday enjoyment. Our matcha green tea is always freshly ground.

We are not a shop designed for visiting tourists, but a place for locals to gather and tea lovers to explore. However, since we hope to share more about the characteristics of Japanese tea, we are offering this program for interested travelers.

Holding Term	All year round.
Duration	30 minutes.
Number of people involved	2 ~ 4people
Fee	4000 JPY- (tax included)

Bashoen Tea Shop

Bashoen was founded in 1668 during the early Edo period. Eventually our family business came to specialize in Japanese tea. Our tea is mainly from Shizuoka and Gifu prefectures. We pride ourselves by offering the highest quality and best tasting Japanese tea to all of our customers. We have many types of tea, such as Sencha (green tea), Matcha (powdered green tea), Gyokuro (a shaded green tea) and Hojicha (roasted green tea). Learn more about Japanese tea through our tea experiences.

Contact / Organizer Information

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Have a break, enjoy tea time! We are waiting for your visit!

Basic Information

Experience Name	🍵Matcha Green Tea Making Experience @ Historic Tea Shop🍵
Holding Place	Bashoen Tea Shop
Duration	30 minutes.
Holding Term	All year round.
Start Time	During business hours: 9:00-18:30 (Mon-Sat) 13:00-17:00 (national holidays)

Implementation Condition

Minimum number of passengers	2people
Maximum number of passengers	4people
Reservation Application Deadline	By 16:00, 1 days in advance
Cancellation Policy	When it is decided we must cancel a reservation based on any circumstance, we will contact you.
Important Notes for Participants	Please note there is no restroom available for visitors. Please use the public restroom inside the building across the street.

Fee

Fee	Matcha Green Tea Making Experience: 4000 JPY (tax included)
Included in the fee	Experience fee, tea tasting, sweet to pair with tea.
Payment Methods	Pay in cash on the day.
Cancellation and Changes	No cancellation fee is charged.
About Cancellation Fees	Cancelled irregularly when staff are on business trips. Otherwise, cancelled when a dangerous situation is expected due to a natural disaster, etc.

Meeting Place & Access

Meeting Place	4-15, 2 Chome, Kokubuncho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 980-0803
Meeting Time	During business hours: 9:00-18:30 (Mon-Sat) 13:00-17:00 (national holidays)
Access	--By Public Transportation-- ・8-min walk from Sendai Municipal Subway Tozai Line, Aobadori-Ichibancho Station. ・21-min walk from JR Sendai Station
Parking	None

Directions

Other

Barrier Free	None
Guides and Information	Explanation by shop staff.
Regarding Multilingual Support	Japanese / English / Other Staff can speak simple English. When an English-speaking staff is not available, we can use an interpretation device. The interpretation device can support multiple languages.