yame

Yame City, located in the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, is surrounded by gentle mountains and nestled between the abundant waters of the Yabe River and the Chikugo River. It is a region blessed with natural gifts. Known as a major production area for the nationally branded Japanese tea, Yame tea, the background of its quality improvement and development is closely related to traditional crafts produced in this area, such as Japanese paper, making Yame tea a symbol of the region’s history and culture. The city still has old townscapes that were built in the Edo period, preserving the remnants of its prosperity as a castle town of Fukushima Castle.

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Oku-Yame Tea Enjoyment Course

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Experience Program: "Learning Oku-Yame Tea with the Five Senses"

After learning about the tea processing steps, you will engage in a tasting of seven types of single-origin teas and create your own original green tea. Utilize all five senses to learn about Oku-Yame tea.

Lunch at Niwa no Tori

At Niwa no Tori in Joyo Town, Yame City, you can enjoy chicken and game dishes, including Fukuoka Prefecture's branded chicken, cooked over a traditional Japanese hearth while taking in the beautiful mountains of the area.

Purchase Yame Tea Sweets at Kashikichi Hoshino Mura

Kashikichi Hoshino Mura is a secret base for sweets packed with the charm of Hoshino Village, offering confections made with Yame tea and smoothies using local fruits.

Hoshino Tea Plantation: Factory Tour and Tea Purchase

With the policy of "utilizing the characteristics of the production area to stably supply products useful to customers," Hoshino Tea Plantation engages in the cultivation and processing of tea leaves. You can take a tour to see how matcha is made(reservation required) and purchase souvenirs.

Stay at the Onsen Ryokan Ikenoyama-Sou

Ikenoyama-Sou is a hot spring inn surrounded by the tranquil mountains of Hoshino Village. The open-air baths offer excellent healing effects as you soak while listening to the songs of wild birds. The cuisine, featuring local ingredients, is also very popular.

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Tea Culture Museum: Yame Tea workshop

The Tea Culture Museum is a facility where you can learn and experience the history of Yame tea. You can try grinding matcha with a stone mill or making hand-rolled green tea, and the museum's restaurant offers meals made with Yame tea.

Lunch at Saryo Chiyo no En

Saryo Chiyo no En is a café operated by a tea farmer's family in Yabe Village, located at an altitude of 600 meters. You can enjoy organic tea and meals made with local ingredients on a terrace along the Yabe River.

Yame Central Tea Plantation Observatory

The Yame Central Tea Plantation Observatory overlooks approximately 70 hectares of tea fields, created to form a major production base for Yame tea. The endless expanse of tea fields, resembling a carpet of green, is a symbol of Yame.

Shopping and Yame Tea soft serve ice cream at the Tourist Product Center "Tokimeki."

The Tourist Product Center "Tokimeki" is a facility where you can find local specialties such as Yame tea, sake, and sweets. The soft serve ice cream made with Yame tea is particularly popular.

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