Matcha green tea experience and making wasanbon (Tantoku Garden)

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Experience Japanese culture in your own "old" private Japansese house!

1H ¥2,420~ 1 hour from Tokyo
Western Area Historical and Cultural Experiences
Tantoku, a lumber merchant, was founded in 1869 in Rokken-cho, Kawagoe city. The hare" built by Tokujiro Suzuki, the first generation, and the 200 tsubos (1,860 ㎡) karesansui (dry landscape garden) are open to the public.

We have been running a lumber business in Kawagoe for generations since the Meiji era. Please enjoy the atmosphere of the good old days and relax in the Meiji style building made of lumber that only a lumber merchant can make use of and the Japanese garden of 200 tsubos, a space that has been preserved for generations.

While listening to the etiquette of the tea ceremony, you will be able to use a tea whisk to make your own matcha tea.

Wasanbon is a traditional Japanese confectionery with a history of over 200 years. Visitors will experience the process of sifting, molding, and unmolding wasanbon sugar. Please enjoy it with a cup of matcha (powdered green tea) prepared by yourself.

Basic Information

Location
1-8-2 Rokken-cho, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama 350-0041 Japan
TEL
049-224-9115

Business hours / Fee

Business hours
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Advance reservations required.)
Please contact the support desk.
Regular holiday
Tuesdays and Wednesdays (open on national holidays / closed the next day in lieu)
Fee
Matcha green tea experience & making wasanbon ¥2,420  ¥6,050 / 1 hour (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM) + ¥3,630 weekend fee for renting one building / 1hour

How to get there

Parking
Free of charge

Other

Remarks
The time required is approximately 30 minutes for the matcha experience and approximately 1 hour for the matcha experience & making wasanbon.

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