Ocha-no-Gou
Shizuoka Prefecture Suruga Area
Ocha-no-Gou was built in a corner of the Great Tea Garden in Makinohara as a stronghold of tea culture and tea industry promotion as well as a tourist facility. There is a museum where visitors can try rare types of tea from different parts of the world, and there is a tearoom and a tea garden relating to Enshu Kobori, who was the great master of tea ceremony. In this facility, visitors can not only enjoy tasting tea but also learn the culture and the history of tea by actually experiencing them, by learning about the cultivation of Makinohara which has become the center of tea in Japan, for example.
Address
3053-2 Kanaya, Shimada city
Access (nearest railway station)
About 10 minutes by car from Makinohara IC on Tomei Expressway/ About 10 minutes by car from JR Kanaya station
Hours
Museum／9：00～17：00（Entrance till 16：30）・Tea Room ／9：30～16：00
Closed
Tuesdays （if national holiday, closed the next day) ・ Year's End and New Year holiday period （Dec 29th～Jan 3rd）
Entry fee
Adults 600yen ・ Elementary and junior high school students 300yen （For a group of more than 20 people: Adults 500yen ・Elementary and junior high school students 250yen）, Ticket including entrance to tearoom/ Adults 1000yen ・Elementary and junior high school students 700yen
Parking
Parking for 9 large-sized buses （free of charge）・ 90 passenger cars （free of charge）
Inquiries
Ocha-no-Go 0547-46-5588
Other information
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