Creating art plants with a unique Kyoto-Uji aroma using Kyoto's specialty, high-grade Japanese tea as a plant - with a walk through a tea plantation in VR and a tea incense burner as a souvenir -.

Creating art plants with a unique Kyoto-Uji aroma using Kyoto's specialty, high-grade Japanese tea as a plant - with a walk through a tea plantation in VR and a tea incense burner as a souvenir -.

With its workshop located in Uji City, Kyoto, Chawaka creates a new type of flower arrangement that takes colorful preserved flowers and places Uji-cha green tea leaves within them to create a lovely aroma. These are fine brand-name tea leaves that did not pass the tea planters' strict quality standards and thus were not used for tea. Combining this with the power of the artist, these creators thought it might be possible to discover a new role for these leaves as a fragrance to enhance people's enjoyment of flowers. This idea is what led to the birth of Chawaka in Uji City, Kyoto. In this hands-on activity, you can select any flower and tea you like to try out creating your own Chawaka flower, in addition to creating flower tea leaves to enjoy in a tea incense burner. (The tea incense burner is included in the activity. / Standard selling price of 4,950 yen.) Also, since it's so hard to actually go visit tea fields, you can use VR to watch farm workers pick tea leaves and even walk around a factory. "We are committed to our responsibility to use in Uji the products we make in Uji." (SDGs No. 12). We aim to provide a second act for Uji tea, a high-end tea that is the pride of Japan and a famous Kyoto product.

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Create a unique "Chawaka" decorative plant that features Kyoto's famous Uji tea leaves

Create a unique "Chawaka" decorative plant that features Kyoto's famous Uji tea leaves

Imagine the final product you want to make and select the flower of your choice from among the many options available. The shop uses preserved flowers, a high-end material made from real flowers specially processed to prevent them from withering

Imagine the final product you want to make and select the flower of your choice from among the many options available. The shop uses preserved flowers, a high-end material made from real flowers specially processed to prevent them from withering

The flowers you choose will then be arranged in a wooden box

The flowers you choose will then be arranged in a wooden box

Then select your favorite tea green tea leaf and your unique Chawaka is complete

Then select your favorite tea green tea leaf and your unique Chawaka is complete

Finally, you will be able to use VR to enjoy a rare experience: a walk through tea fields in the May leaf-picking season

Finally, you will be able to use VR to enjoy a rare experience: a walk through tea fields in the May leaf-picking season

You will also receive a tea incense burner souvenir that can be used to produce a lovely aroma by burning tea leaves with candles. You will also create the unique flower-tea leaf mixture used in that tea incense burner

You will also receive a tea incense burner souvenir that can be used to produce a lovely aroma by burning tea leaves with candles. You will also create the unique flower-tea leaf mixture used in that tea incense burner

Information

Minimum Number of Passengers
1
Participation Restrictions
4 years old or older (*Children 12 or younger must be accompanied by a guardian.)
Meeting and Exchange Areas
Chawaka - Kyoto Uji Workshop
Chawaka - Kyoto Uji Workshop
Open Period
Year-round
Closed Period
Individuals: Thursday, Saturdays, and Sundays. Groups: Case-by-case basis.
Meeting Times and Business Hours
Individuals: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Closed 4:00 PM). Groups: Case-by-case basis.
Tour Schedule
Start and end of activity: Chawaka - Kyoto Uji Workshop (17 min. by train from Kyoto Station; 8 min. walk from Uji Station)
Required Time
Duration: Around 2.5 hours
Provision of Meals
Meals are not provided
Parking
There is a dedicated parking lot available, but there is also parking in the vicinity and a parking space for a large bus.
Related websites
https://rojiurajourney.com/experience/tea-to-plants-京都の名産、宇治茶を活用した、香りの楽し-2/

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