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Matcha Grinding Experience at Mogasakian Teahouse
Grind your own tea with a stone mill. We will also introduce a rare stone mill made from "Sendai Castle Stone!"
Operation Period
November 24, 2024 (Sun)
Time Required
About 2 hours.
Number of Participants
5〜30people
Experience Program for Foreign Visitors to Japan in FY2024, we will hold a "freshly milled matcha” experience workshop where tea leaves are grinded with a stone mill then prepared for a cup of green tea.
During this unique experience you can grind "tencha" (raw tea leaves before making powdered matcha) with a stone mill and immediately make the tea with it. Freshly milled matcha, which is made by grinding with a stone mill specifically created to make matcha, has a completely different taste from usual matcha. In fact, there are very few professional tea ceremony practitioners who have experienced using a stone mill. You’ll have the chance to experience this at the historic and Mogasakian teahouse. After experiencing the stone mill, you will be asked to compare the tea made with the stone mill to commercially available tea.
【Guest Target】Elementary school students and older（※Elementary school students should be accompanied by a guardian.)
【No. of Participants】30 (accepted by order of application)
【Participation Fee】Adult: 2,500 yen, Junior high school student and younger: 1,500 yen
【Things to Bring】Please bring 1 pair of clean socks to change into at the entrance to the teahouse.
※Please wear a face mask while inside the building.
◆We will sit on the tatami mat floor, but we will also have folding chairs available. Please let us know if you need to use one at the event when you apply.
＜Program Schedule＞
12:30 Reception Start
13:00 Session 1 Begins: "Matcha Grinding Experience"
Instructor: Seietsu Ito, representative of Stone Mill Workshop Ishinoya
① Lecture: About the millstone and process of making powdered tea
② Macha Milling Experience: Grind tea leaves then enjoy “fresh-off-the-mill” matcha green tea
③ Tea Ceremony Lecture: Knowledge for the guests
④ Tea ceremony experience using grinded tea powder
15:00 Program Ends
＊If you wish, you can experience a tea ceremony for 800 yen per person.
| Experience Program Name | Matcha Grinding Experience at Mogasakian Teahouse |
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| Activity Location | Mogasakian teahouse |
| Time Required | About 2 hours. |
| Operation Period | November 24, 2024 (Sun) |
| Start Time | 13:00 |
| Minimum number of participants | 5people |
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| Maximum number of participants | 30people |
| Important notes regarding participation | * Considering the health and safety of both the participants and the management staff, we ask that you wear a face mask and cooperate with cough etiquette as part of measures to prevent infection from the new coronavirus. Also, visitors with over a 37.5℃ body temperature should refrain from joining the event. *What to bring: Please prepare "one pair of socks" to change into when you take off your shoes at the entrance. *Folding chairs are available for those who have difficulty sitting in the tatami room, so please let us know when you apply if you need them. |
| Price |
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| What is included in the price | Lecture fee, materials fee, green tea experience fee. | ||||
| Method of Payment | Please pay cash on the day. | ||||
| About cancellations and changes | In case of changes or cancellations, please contact us as soon as possible. |
| Meeting Spot | 10-20, 3-Chome, Mogasakian, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 982-0843 Mogasakian, inside the front entrance. |
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| Meeting Time | Please complete reception by 10 minutes before the start of the program. (Also, please pay participation fee at the reception.) |
| Access | 【Municipal Bus】Board the bus bound for "Wild Plants Garden (Yasoen)" at bus stop No. 6 at the Sendai Station West Bus Pool. Get off at the final stop, "Yasoen-mae," then walk 5 minutes. （bus to event）Sendai Station Departure 12:10 － "Yasoen-mae" Arrival 12:27 |
| Parking | Yes ・Room for 10 cars (parking shared with Senan, free). ・On days these programs take place, participants may use the Dainen-ji Temple parking lot as well a 2-minute walk away. |
| Barrier-free Access | No |
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| About Guides and Tours | Staff can speak simple English. |
| About multi-lingual support | Japanese／English |
During the session you can view the "Stone mill made from Sendai Castle Stone.” Experience the history of Sendai at Mogasakian teahouse!