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TEL +81 774-39-7790 (From within Japan: 0774-39-7790)
Weekdays 10:00–15:00 / Sat, Sun & public holidays 10:00–16:00
Closed Mon & Tue (Tue & Wed when Monday is a public holiday; Mon & Wed when Tuesday is a public holiday)
Operated by the Wazuka no Sato Council", "copyright": "© 2026 Wazuka no Sato Station / Wazuka no Sato Council. All rights reserved." }, "mobileBar": { "tel": "📞 Call", "map": "🧭 Directions", "eat": "🍵 Menu" }, "navQuick": { "tel": "📞 Call", "access": "🗺 Access", "hours": "🕒 Hours" }, "hoursLine": "Weekdays 10:00–15:00 / Sat, Sun & public holidays 10:00–16:00 · Closed Mon & Tue (Tue & Wed when Monday is a public holiday; Mon & Wed when Tuesday is a public holiday)" }, "pages": { "index": { "hero": { "background": { "color": "", "image": "" }, "eyebrow": "KYOTO · WAZUKA — Chagenkyo", "title": "A town shaped by its tea fields.", "subtitle": "Wazuka no Sato Station / wazukanoSATO Cafe", "lead": "Wazuka is Kyoto Prefecture's largest tea-growing area. Look out over tea fields that reach right up to the ridgelines while you enjoy Wazuka tea grown with care by local farmers, and home-style cooking from the town's own kitchen. This is the place to shop, eat, explore, learn, see and listen to Wazuka — and to take part in it.", "badges": [ "🏡 A Member of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan", "📜 Japan Heritage “A Historical Walk through 800 Years of Japanese Tea”", "🍵 Kyoto Prefecture's Largest Tea-Growing Area", "🌿 Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset No. 1" ], "ctaPrimary": { "label": "🚗 Getting Here & Access", "href": "access.html" }, "slides": [ { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-12.jpg" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-14.jpg" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-13.jpg" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-06.jpg" } ], "video": { "label": "See the Ishitera tea fields from the air", "note": "Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset No. 1: “Uji-cha no Sato: the Tea Fields of Wazuka”", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/L2qsRTErAjo", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/L2qsRTErAjo", "poster": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-14.jpg" }, "tagline": "-Won't you join this story too?-", "ctaSecondary": { "label": "🍚 See the cafe menu", "href": "cafe.html" }, "quickHours": "Weekdays 10:00–15:00 / Sat, Sun & public holidays 10:00–16:00 · Closed Mon & Tue (Tue & Wed when Monday is a public holiday; Mon & Wed when Tuesday is a public holiday)", "quickTel": "📞 +81 774-39-7790", "quickMap": "🗺 Map & directions" }, "gateway": { "eyebrow": "What you can do here", "title": "Discover Wazuka, six ways", "subtitle": "Six ways into Wazuka.", "cards": [ { "title": "Shop", "en": "SHOPPING", "body": "Morning-fresh vegetables, and Wazuka tea grown by local farmers — new-crop tea, roasted hojicha, matcha and home-made goods you'll only find in a tea town.", "more": "Visit the farm shop", "logo": "images/shopping-vegetables.jpg" }, { "title": "Eat", "en": "CAFE", "body": "Set meals, a daily lunch, iced green tea and matcha sweets. Take your time over the taste of Wazuka at wazukanoSATO Cafe.", "more": "See the menu", "logo": "images/uploads/gateway-cafe-logo.jpg" }, { "title": "Around", "en": "AROUND", "body": "The tea terraces of Ishitera and the pleasures of walking Wazuka. We share how to explore the town, together with the official tourism guides.", "more": "Explore the town", "logo": "" }, { "title": "Media", "en": "PRESS", "body": "A reference room on the history of Wazuka tea and the town, and our window for interview and filming requests. It gathers the published sources cited by our pages on the sights around Wazuka and on the town's awards and designations (in Japanese).", "more": "Reference room and press", "logo": "" }, { "title": "Gallery & Music", "en": "GALLERY & MUSIC", "body": "The fan-shaped tea fields of Ishitera and Wazuka's scenery through every season, in photographs and aerial drone footage. Alongside them, Travel Music gathers pieces to listen to as you gaze over the fields or walk the town, all from the rights holders' official releases. Drone footage from six areas, photographs from thirteen places, and Wazuka for the ears.", "more": "Gallery and travel music", "logo": "/images/uploads/20260824-133759-5604f0f780fa.jpg" }, { "title": "Participate", "en": "PARTICIPATE", "body": "Bring your vegetables, tea, home-made goods or handicrafts to our shelves. We're looking for producers from the town, to sell what the town itself grows and makes.", "more": "About becoming a vendor", "logo": "images/participate-puzzle.jpg" } ], "alt": "While those pages are being prepared → Photos of Wazuka / About Wazuka tea / Japan Heritage: A Historical Walk through 800 Years of Japanese Tea / Cafe menu", "nearby": "Two minutes on foot to the Man'yoshu poem monument in Ikujigaoka Park, eleven to Shohoji Temple, eighteen to the Miroku Magaibutsu. Wazuka no Sato stands right in the middle of this tea town." }, "about": { "eyebrow": "About us", "title": "About Wazuka no Sato", "heading": "Where a town shares what it grows.", "paragraphs": [ "Wazuka no Sato Station is a farm shop and cafe run by the people of Wazuka (operated by the Wazuka no Sato Council). The shelves centre on vegetables grown in this town and tea from this valley, alongside produce from neighbouring areas and everyday essentials.", "At the adjoining wazukanoSATO Cafe we serve home-style cooking made by the town's own cooks. Nothing fancy — just the warm, everyday food you'll want to come back for.", "Come and take a breath at the foot of the tea fields, whether you're passing through on a journey or dropping by as a local. We hope to be a meeting place that connects Wazuka with its visitors, and people with one another. The neighbouring Ikujigaoka Park, a two-minute, mostly level walk away, has a well-kept lawn — families with small children can let them play before or after the cafe." ], "image": "images/uploads/about-station-sakura.jpg", "imageCaption": "", "imageDescription": "Wazuka no Sato Station seen through cherry blossoms in full bloom. The building in front houses the farm shop and cafe, and behind it - just visible through the blossom - is the tomb of Prince Asaka. To the right is the wazukanoSATO Cafe sign with the mascot Chacha-chan. Tea fields rise on the slope behind, glimpsed through the branches too - a view only spring offers, with cherry blossom and tea fields together.", "image2": "images/uploads/about-station-interior.jpg", "image2Description": "Every morning, growers arrive with vegetables picked that same day. What reaches the shelves is the face of the season — and of that morning's field. The growers set the prices themselves, so a price here carries the work and the feeling of the person who grew it. Pick up a bag, and there is a face behind it.", "image3": "images/uploads/about-cafe-interior.jpg", "image3Description": "The seating area of wazukanoSATO Cafe next door. Large windows on all four sides look out on the green of Wazuka, and soft daylight fills the room through the day. Wooden tables with red and blue chairs — unpretentious and easy. On the wall, photographs of Wazuka’s tea fields and the certificate from the union “The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan”; on the shelves, flowers of the season. Whatever we recommend at the time — matcha soft serve, matcha latte, shaved ice in summer — is posted on the wall too.", "image4": "images/uploads/about-terrace.jpg", "image4Description": "Wazuka no Sato seen from the front. Tables and chairs are set out under the eaves and outdoors as terrace seating. On a fine day, take a break here with a cup of tea in the clear air. The sign at the entrance reads Wazuka no Sato Station; under the eaves are the notice board and the banners of the season.", "image5": "images/uploads/about-parking.jpg", "image5Description": "Behind Wazuka no Sato: the Green Tea Wazuka car park (80 cars; large coaches welcome). Rice fields spread around it, tea fields climb the slope beyond, and the mountains of Wazuka rise behind them. From the moment you step out of the car, you are already looking at Chagenkyo (rendered “Tea Utopia” in the town's own English). It is also a fine place from which to look across to the Tomb of Prince Asaka.", "recruitText": "Would you like to join us at Wazuka no Sato? We are looking for producers and vendors. People from outside the town are welcome too.", "recruitCta": "Take part →" }, "staff": [ { "role": "Kitchen", "name": "Kitchen Staff", "comment": "\"The eggs and the rice for our tamago-kake-gohan are both from Wazuka, and I make the dashi fresh every morning. Help yourself to seconds.\"" }, { "role": "Farm Shop", "name": "Shop Staff", "comment": "\"Today's best pick is the new-crop tea that arrived first thing this morning. Ask me anytime which tea might suit you.\"" } ], "news": { "eyebrow": "News", "title": "News", "items": [ { "date": "2026.09.23", "cat": "Notice", "title": "The Wazuka no Sato Station website is now live." }, { "date": "2026.09.26", "cat": "Event", "title": "Chagenkyo Matsuri tea festival: Sun 8 Nov, 10:30–18:00, in and around Wazuka Sports Park" } ] }, "access": { "eyebrow": "Access & Information", "title": "Access & Opening Hours", "storeName": "Wazuka no Sato Station
(dining area: wazukanoSATO Cafe)", "address": "35 Ohazama, Shirasu, Wazuka-cho,
Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-1222, JAPAN", "tel": "+81 774-39-7790 (0774-39-7790 in Japan)", "hours": "Weekdays 10:00–15:00
Sat, Sun & public holidays 10:00–16:00", "closed": "Mondays & Tuesdays
(Tue & Wed when Monday is a public holiday; Mon & Wed when Tuesday is a public holiday)", "parking": "80 cars / large tour buses welcome (Green Tea Wazuka car park, behind Wazuka no Sato)", "hoursNote": "ℹ️ Opening hours and closing days may change. Please call ahead to confirm the latest information before you visit.", "taxNote": "※ All prices shown include tax. Example: daily lunch from 900 yen (tax incl.).", "ctaDirections": "🧭 Directions from my location (Google Maps)" }, "teaBand": { "title": "Slow down and stay a while in Chagenkyo.", "subtitle": "We look forward to your visit. Group stops and press enquiries are welcome too — just get in touch.", "ctaPrimary": { "label": "📞 Call Wazuka no Sato", "href": "tel:+81774397790" }, "ctaOutline": { "label": "Contact form", "href": "contact.html" }, "ctaMenu": { "label": "🍚 See the wazukanoSATO Cafe menu", "href": "cafe.html" } }, "promo": { "text": "🍵 Right now at the cafe: Wazuka Tea Parfait 680 yen · Extra-Rich Matcha Latte 780 yen · Cha-tarashi Dango 680 yen. Open until 16:00 on weekends & holidays.", "ctaLabel": "Cafe menu →", "href": "cafe.html" }, "seasonNow": { "eyebrow": "Wazuka now", "label": "Wazuka now — autumn 2026 (October)", "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-07.jpg", "caption": "Rice drying on racks at Shirasu", "description": "Cut rice hangs on wooden racks to dry in Shirasu, while on the slope behind, the tea fields stay green. In Wazuka the rice comes in early, because the autumn bancha harvest begins in October, and small white tea flowers start to open in the fields.
On the second Saturday and Sunday of October (10–11 October in 2026), Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine holds its autumn festival, praying for the year's harvest.
The tea fields are private land. Please do not enter them without permission.", "href": "gallery.html#photo-Shirasu/gallery-village-07.jpg", "ctaLabel": "See it in the photo gallery →" } }, "access": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "Access & Facility", "title": "Access & Info", "titleEn": "ACCESS" }, "info": { "eyebrow": "Information", "title": "Basic information", "storeName": "Wazuka no Sato Station
(dining area: wazukanoSATO Cafe)", "address": "35 Ohazama, Shirasu, Wazuka-cho,
Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-1222, JAPAN", "tel": "+81 774-39-7790 (0774-39-7790 in Japan)", "hours": "Weekdays 10:00–15:00
Sat, Sun & public holidays 10:00–16:00", "closed": "Mondays & Tuesdays
(Tue & Wed when Monday is a public holiday; Mon & Wed when Tuesday is a public holiday)", "parking": "80 cars / large tour buses welcome (Green Tea Wazuka car park, behind Wazuka no Sato)", "hoursNote": "ℹ️ Opening hours and closing days may change. Please call ahead to confirm the latest information before you visit.", "addressJp": "〒619-1222 京都府相楽郡和束町白栖大狭間35", "ctaTel": "📞 Call Wazuka no Sato", "image": "images/uploads/about-terrace.jpg", "mapNote": "On Google Maps, we are listed under our Japanese name, 交流ステーション和束の郷 (Wazuka no Sato Station)." }, "train": { "eyebrow": "By Train & Bus", "title": "Getting here by train & bus", "subtitle": "The nearest station is JR Kamo. From there, a Nara Kotsu bus takes you into Wazuka. Here are step-by-step routes from the main stations.", "routes": [ { "from": "🚉 From Kyoto Station", "badge": "approx. 75 min", "meta": "JR Nara Line / Kansai Main Line + Nara Kotsu bus", "steps": [ { "title": "JR Kyoto Station → JR Kizu Station", "body": "Take the JR Nara Line and change at Kizu Station to the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).", "time": "Approx. 45 min (incl. transfer)" }, { "title": "JR Kizu Station → JR Kamo Station", "body": "One stop on the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line); get off at Kamo Station.", "time": "Approx. 6 min" }, { "title": "JR Kamo Station → bus toward Wazuka", "body": "From in front of Kamo Station, take a Nara Kotsu bus (e.g. bound for Wazuka-cho Harayama). Get off at \"Wazuka Yamano-ie\" (和束山の家) — about 4 min on foot.", "time": "Bus approx. 14 min" } ], "timetableLabel": "🚆 Official JR timetable (Kamo Station, Japanese site)" }, { "from": "🚉 From Osaka Station", "badge": "approx. 85 min", "meta": "Yamatoji Rapid + Nara Kotsu bus", "steps": [ { "title": "JR Osaka Station → JR Kamo Station", "body": "Take the Yamatoji Rapid to Kamo Station (services that reach Kamo without a transfer are the easiest).", "time": "Approx. 66 min" }, { "title": "JR Kamo Station → bus toward Wazuka", "body": "From in front of Kamo Station, take a Nara Kotsu bus and get off at \"Wazuka Yamano-ie\" (和束山の家) — about 4 min on foot.", "time": "Bus approx. 14 min" } ], "timetableLabel": "🚆 Official JR timetable (Kamo Station, Japanese site)", "note": "🚌 Buses run infrequently. Please check the latest Nara Kotsu timetable before you board." } ] }, "busTimetable": { "title": "🚌 Bus Timetable: JR Kamo Station ⇔ Wazuka no Sato Station", "note": "Get off at \"Wazuka Yamano-ie\" bus stop, about 4 min walk. Tap to see times.", "toStation": { "summary": "Kamo Station → Wazuka Yamano-ie (nearest stop to Wazuka no Sato)", "table": "
WeekdaysSat/Sun/Hol
7:508:10
9:059:13
10:1310:13
11:4311:43
13:4313:43
14:4314:43
15:4315:43
16:4316:43
17:5317:53
19:2319:23
20:2320:23
", "note": "Approx. 14 min ride to Wazuka Yamano-ie." }, "toKamo": { "summary": "Wazuka Yamano-ie → Kamo Station", "table": "
WeekdaysSat/Sun/Hol
6:41―
7:027:02
7:477:47
8:478:47
9:479:47
10:4710:47
12:1712:17
14:1714:17
15:1715:17
16:1716:17
17:1917:19
18:2918:29
19:5919:59
", "note": "Approx. 17–19 min ride to Kamo Station." }, "source": "※ Based on the Nara Kotsu \"Wazuka-Kizu Line\" timetable (revised 2026-03-14). Schedules may change or be suspended; please always check the official PDF for the latest times.", "pdfLabel": "📄 View the official timetable PDF (Nara Kotsu)" }, "car": { "eyebrow": "By Car", "title": "Getting here by car", "subtitle": "The car park is the Green Tea Wazuka car park behind Wazuka no Sato (80 cars, large tour buses welcome). Approximate travel times from each direction (traffic may vary).", "tapNote": "Tap any location to open Google Maps driving directions, both to and from the station.", "items": [ { "from": "🚗 From JR Kyoto Station", "dur": "60–90 min", "route": "Via Keinawa Expressway / Route 24 / Route 163", "goLabel": "🧭 Directions here from JR Kyoto Station", "backLabel": "🏠 Return route to JR Kyoto Station" }, { "from": "🚗 From JR Osaka Station", "dur": "approx. 80 min", "route": "Via Daini-Keihan / Keinawa Expressway", "goLabel": "🧭 Directions here from JR Osaka Station", "backLabel": "🏠 Return route to JR Osaka Station" }, { "from": "🚗 From Kintetsu-Nara Station", "dur": "approx. 30 min", "route": "Via Route 163 / prefectural roads", "goLabel": "🧭 Directions here from Kintetsu-Nara Station", "backLabel": "🏠 Return route to Kintetsu-Nara Station" }, { "from": "🚗 From Uji area", "dur": "approx. 20 min", "route": "Head southeast from central Uji. Check Google Maps after tapping for the exact route.", "goLabel": "🧭 Directions here from the Uji area", "backLabel": "🏠 Return route to the Uji area" }, { "from": "🚗 From JR Kamo Station", "dur": "approx. 15 min", "route": "Route from the nearest train station.", "goLabel": "🧭 Directions here from JR Kamo Station", "backLabel": "🏠 Return route to JR Kamo Station" }, { "from": "🚗 From Michi-no-Eki Ochanokyoto Minami-Yamashiro Mura", "dur": "approx. 30 min", "route": "A popular roadside station in the Ocha-no-Kyoto area.", "goLabel": "🧭 Directions here from the roadside station", "backLabel": "🏠 Return route to the roadside station" }, { "from": "🚗 From Keinawa Expressway Kizu IC", "dur": "approx. 20–25 min", "route": "The nearest interchange if arriving by expressway.", "goLabel": "🧭 Directions here from Kizu IC", "backLabel": "🏠 Return route to Kizu IC" } ], "note": "※ For car navigation, search by phone number \"0774-39-7790\" or the address \"京都府相楽郡和束町白栖大狭間35\".", "image": "images/uploads/about-parking.jpg" }, "teaBand": { "title": "Any questions? Just give us a call.", "subtitle": "We also welcome group and tour-bus visits, and can advise on places to stay.", "ctaPrimary": { "label": "📞 Call Wazuka no Sato", "href": "tel:+81774397790" }, "ctaOutline": { "label": "Groups & Stay", "href": "group.html" } }, "byDay": { "title": "Getting to Wazuka and around town, by day of the week", "to": [ { "mode": "Nara Kotsu bus, Wazuka–Kizu Line", "days": "Every day", "note": "About 14 min from JR Kamo Station; get off at \"Wazuka Yamano-ie\", about 4 min on foot" }, { "mode": "Chagenkyou Wazuka Line / Green Liner (seasonal bus)", "days": "Weekends & holidays, in season", "note": "From the Uji side. During the Green Liner period there is a direct bus from Uji Station (see the timetables below)" }, { "mode": "By car", "days": "Every day", "note": "Green Tea Wazuka car park behind Wazuka no Sato: 80 cars, large tour buses welcome" } ], "around": [ { "mode": "WazCar community transport", "days": "Weekdays, weekends and holidays (scheduled services on weekdays only; on weekends & holidays, booked rides 9:00–17:00)", "note": "A shared ride service you book in advance; you need to register first. Bookings are taken on weekdays only (phone 7:00–17:00, +81 774-78-2020; online 9:00–17:00), and same-day bookings for weekends and holidays are not possible. Fares are 200–900 yen, depending on distance. Wazuka Town information (in Japanese)" }, { "mode": "Rental cycles", "days": "Hours 9:00–16:30 (Tourist Information Office) / 10:30–16:30 (Wazuka Cha Cafe); please ask about opening days", "note": "2,500 yen (a one-day rate at the Tourist Information Office). You can rent bikes at the Wazuka Tourist Information Office (+81 774-78-0300) and at Wazuka Cha Cafe, next door to Wazuka no Sato (+81 774-78-4180)." }, { "mode": "Green Slow Mobility \"Guchamo\"", "days": "Weekends & holidays, in season (4 Apr–29 Nov 2026 and 6–28 Mar 2027)", "note": "Adults 1,000 yen (300 yen with proof of bus travel). Reservations: Wazuka Tourist Information Office (+81 774-78-0300)" } ], "closing": "Guchamo rides start from, and rental bikes are also available at, the Wazuka Tourist Information Office (1 min on foot from the \"Wazukagawara\" bus stop). For a break along the way, come to the cafe and farm shop at Wazuka no Sato." }, "zones": { "title": "Starting from Wazuka no Sato", "rows": [ { "zone": "Within 5 min on foot", "spots": "Ikujigaoka Park (about 2 min) · Tomb of Prince Asaka (about 5 min)" }, { "zone": "10–25 min on foot", "spots": "Kamatsuka Tea Fields (about 10 min) · Tenku Cafe (about 10 min, reservation required) · Shohoji Temple (about 11 min) · Miroku Magaibutsu (about 18 min) · Shirasu & Erihara Tea Fields (about 25 min)" }, { "zone": "Within 10 min by car", "spots": "Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine (about 3 min) · Ishitera Tea Fields (about 6 min)
The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors." }, { "zone": "Within 20 min by car", "spots": "Kuni Palace site (about 11 min) · Kaijusenji Temple (about 13 min) · Birthplace of Nagatani Soen (about 20 min)" } ], "closing": "Then come back to wazukanoSATO Cafe for the daily lunch or tamago-kake-gohan, and to the farm shop for Wazuka tea and tea dango.", "ctaMenu": { "label": "Cafe menu", "href": "cafe.html" }, "ctaShop": { "label": "About the farm shop", "href": "index.html#about" }, "ctaAccess": { "label": "Getting here by car", "href": "#by-car" } } }, "around": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "AROUND WAZUKA", "title": "Around", "titleEn": "AROUND", "lead": "Explore Wazuka, known as Chagenkyo (rendered “Tea Utopia” in the town's own English). Tea fields reaching right up to the ridgelines, quiet temples and shrines, and experiences that change with the seasons. Here's how to enjoy the town, together with the local tourism guides." }, "highlights": { "eyebrow": "Highlights", "title": "Highlights of the town", "subtitle": "A short walk or drive from Wazuka no Sato. Take in the landscapes only Chagenkyo can offer, and the history that lives on here.", "items": [ { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-03.jpg", "title": "Ikujigaoka Park", "body": "A two-minute walk from Wazuka no Sato. The park holds the only Man'yoshu poem monument in the town, and the name of the hill, Ikuji, appears in a poem written 1,300 years ago. There is a lawn and playground equipment, and at the very top, Tenku Cafe - a private teahouse looking out over the tea fields. Weeping cherry in spring; in autumn, crimson enkianthus and the festival fireworks.", "guide": "See the poem monument, Tenku Cafe, and what to do in the park →" }, { "image": "", "title": "Tomb of Prince Asaka (Taikoyama)", "body": "A small hill afloat in a sea of tea fields. Prince Asaka (728-744), the second son of Emperor Shomu, was to have become emperor, but died at seventeen within two days. Illness, or poison? The place name Wazuka Somayama, which the poet Otomo no Yakamochi wrote of in his grief, is this very land. Five minutes on foot from Wazuka no Sato.", "guide": "See the story of 1,300 years ago, and the walk that takes you round →" }, { "image": "", "title": "Seseragi Path, the Cherry-lined Riverside Walk", "body": "A path of about 1 km along the Wazuka River, from below Tenku Cafe to the Miroku Magaibutsu. The town's walking map marks it by name, and cherry trees line it in spring. The town's walking courses, which start right next to Wazuka no Sato, follow part of it.", "guide": "See how to walk the cherry-lined path →" }, { "image": "", "title": "Tenku Cafe", "body": "A single room at the summit of Ikujigaoka Park - a hilltop teahouse reserved for one group at a time, for one hour. The tatami room takes its form from Kasatei, the teahouse at Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto, and its windows fill with the tea fields of Wazuka. A short climb from Wazuka no Sato.", "guide": "See how the hour works, and what is outside the window →" }, { "image": "", "title": "Shohoji Temple", "body": "An eleven-minute walk from Wazuka no Sato. Temple tradition holds that it was founded during the Tenpyo era (729-749) by the monk Gyoki, who oversaw the Great Buddha of Todaiji, to memorialise Prince Asaka. In autumn the approach blazes with maple leaves, and the tea fields appear through the branches of a great ginkgo.", "guide": "See its 1,300 years of history, and the autumn leaves →" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-17-w1000.jpg", "title": "Kamatsuka Tea Plantation", "body": "Tea fields cover the hill right behind the village to its summit - steep slopes opened by earlier generations with hand hoes alone. Tea fields and farmhouses stand side by side in a working landscape. Kamatsuka is one of the six Wazuka tea-field areas (Ishitera, Shirasu, Erihara, Kamatsuka, Yubune and Harayama) listed as Japan Heritage constituent properties, and it is also among the areas registered as a Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset.", "guide": "See the hill opened with hand hoes, and the walking course →" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-03-w1000.jpg", "title": "Miroku Magaibutsu", "body": "A 3.3-metre Miroku, gently smiling, carved into a granite face 6.1 metres high. An inscription reads Shoan 2 (1300), so we know when it was carved. Eighteen minutes on foot from Wazuka no Sato.", "guide": "Meet the Buddha who has been smiling for 700 years →" }, { "image": "", "title": "Cherry Trees at Iwaibashi Bridge", "body": "A line of Somei-yoshino cherry trees follows the Wazuka River. The bridge takes its name from a legend: villagers are said to have built it in a single night for Emperor Go-Daigo as he hurried to Mt. Kasagi to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate. Best in early April, and quiet enough to walk at your own pace." }, { "image": "", "title": "Shirasu and Erihara Tea Plantations", "body": "You cannot see them from the valley road. Climb the lane at Shirasu and the patchwork mountain fields of Erihara open up suddenly across the valley. The Erihara slope is one of the four hillside tea-field districts registered together as Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset No. 1, “Uji-cha no Sato: the Tea Fields of Wazuka.”", "guide": "See why it became No. 1, and how to look at it →" }, { "image": "", "title": "Great Cedar Tree of Yasaka Jinja Shrine", "body": "A trunk 12.8 metres around and 31 metres tall: the sacred tree of Wazuka, designated a Natural Monument by Kyoto Prefecture. It lost its main trunk to lightning, yet survived as eight branches grown from a single stock. It is said that prayers were offered here for the recovery of Prince Asaka, who died at seventeen." }, { "image": "", "title": "Koyasu Jizo and Sakajiri Burial Mounds, Erihara", "body": "A stone Jizo bearing an inscription from 1267 stands at the pass on the old Shigaraki road. Long venerated as a guardian of safe childbirth, it still draws visitors from far away. Two round burial mounds from the Kofun period lie close by - several eras layered onto a single mountain pass." }, { "image": "", "title": "Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine", "body": "A shrine to Sugawara no Michizane, deity of scholarship. The main hall, built in 1348, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property - a single-bay shrine in the nagare style with a cypress-bark roof. The grounds are divided in two by the prefectural road, and a vermilion bridge joins them.", "guide": "See the main hall of 1348, and what else is in the grounds →" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-14.jpg", "title": "Ishitera Tea Plantation", "body": "Tea fields that fill the valleys and climb toward the summits. Rows of tea sweep across the whole slope - one of the four areas registered as Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset No. 1, “Uji-cha no Sato: the Tea Fields of Wazuka,” and a constituent property of the Japan Heritage story “A Historical Walk through 800 Years of Japanese Tea.” Known locally as hayaba, the early field, where new buds stir in late April. View it from the observation facility, which has free parking and restrooms.", "guide": "See the 800-year story, and how to enjoy it →" }, { "image": "", "title": "Kuni-kyo Palace Site (Kizugawa City)", "body": "The capital where Prince Asaka drew his last breath. Emperor Shomu moved the capital here in 740, and the edict to build the Great Buddha of Nara was issued on this ground. It became a Special National Historic Site in February 2026. Cosmos flowers fill the field in autumn." }, { "image": "", "title": "Kaijusenji Temple (Kizugawa City)", "body": "Its five-storey pagoda, built in 1214, is a National Treasure. Tradition holds that the temple was founded in 735 by the monk Roben of Todaiji at the wish of Emperor Shomu. It stands in the same district as the Kuni-kyo Palace Site, so the two can be visited together." }, { "image": "", "title": "Daichiji Temple, Mt. Hyakujo", "body": "Deep in Wazuka, up through the village of Nakayama. Tradition tells of a monk trained at Tofukuji who sat in meditation for a hundred days atop Hyakujo Rock in 1363, and founded the temple afterwards. An imperially commissioned temple of Emperor Go-Kogon, with an old weeping cherry standing before the gate." }, { "image": "", "title": "Yubune Forest Park", "body": "A shallow river only 10-20 cm deep, where you can play in the water. Barbecue areas, playground equipment, and a forest divided into five zones. In summer this may be the place in Wazuka that children love best." }, { "image": "", "title": "Birthplace of Nagatani Soen (Ujitawara Town)", "body": "The sencha we drink today was born here. In 1738 Nagatani Soen worked out his method in this valley, and it changed Japanese tea. A component of the same Japan Heritage story as the Wazuka tea fields, about twenty minutes away by car." }, { "image": "", "title": "Kyoto Yubune TOPEAK MTB LAND", "body": "Wazuka is known as a home of mountain biking. This permanent course makes use of the contours of the mountain and has been selected as the mountain-bike venue for the World Masters Games 2027 Kansai. Bicycles can be rented, so you can come empty-handed." }, { "image": "", "title": "Kontaiji Temple, Mt. Jubu", "body": "An ancient temple on the summit of Mt. Jubu (682 m), the highest peak in southern Yamashiro. Tradition holds that En no Gyoja founded it and that Emperor Shomu made it an imperially commissioned temple to guard the demon gate of Heijo-kyo. The two-storey pagoda, built in 1298, is an Important Cultural Property. The Miroku Magaibutsu stood on the pilgrimage road to this temple." }, { "image": "", "title": "Shojuin Temple (Ujitawara Town)", "body": "The heart-shaped inome window and 160 painted ceiling panels. In summer more than 2,000 wind chimes fill the grounds, earning it the name the wind chime temple. About twenty minutes by car from Wazuka, and well worth the short detour." } ] }, "guide": { "eyebrow": "Tourism Guide", "title": "For detailed tourist information", "subtitle": "For the latest on attractions, model courses and hands-on programmes, please see Wazuka's official tourism websites.", "links": [ { "kicker": "Wazuka Official Tourism Site", "title": "Iitoko Wazuka— Chagenkyo —", "body": "Attractions, model courses, tea-picking and hands-on programmes, accommodation and event information. The official site with the fullest, most up-to-date picture of Wazuka.", "go": "Open wazukanko.com" }, { "kicker": "Regional Tourism Site", "title": "Ocha no Kyoto", "body": "Wider-area tourist information for the \"Ocha no Kyoto\" (Tea of Kyoto) region, which includes Wazuka. Find ideas for a journey across the homeland of Uji tea.", "go": "Open ochanokyoto.jp" }, { "kicker": "Wazuka Tourist Information Centre", "title": "Wazuka Town Tourist Information Centre", "body": "The official site of the information centre at the entrance to the town. Road closures and temporary closures, access, the Green Slow Mobility tea-field tour and bicycle rentals are all announced here.", "go": "Open kyotowazuka.com" } ] }, "experience": { "eyebrow": "Experience", "title": "Experiences & walks", "subtitle": "Get closer to Wazuka through experiences only Chagenkyo can offer. For details and availability, please contact the guides below.", "items": [ { "title": "Tea-picking experience", "body": "The one thing to do when you come to Wazuka. The scent of freshly picked leaves can only be had on the spot, and the leaves you pick are yours to take home. Timing and conditions depend on the host, and booking is required in every case, so please apply in advance.", "guide": "For details and bookings, contact the tourist information centre or each host organisation." }, { "title": "Bicycle rental", "body": "Cycling the lanes between the tea fields is a lovely way to explore. The bicycles have electric assist; reception is from 9:00 to 16:30 and the fee is 2,500 yen per day.", "guide": "For details and bookings, contact the tourist information centre." }, { "title": "Green Slow Mobility", "body": "Ride the Gu-chamo, an electric vehicle travelling at under 20 km/h, with a driver and guide, to the Japan Heritage tea landscape of Ishitera. Seasonal service on weekends and public holidays; 1,000 yen for adults.", "guide": "For dates, times, fares and the route, contact the tourist information centre." } ], "guideBand": "For details of tea-picking and bicycle rental, and to book, please contact the tourist information centre.
Our Wazuka no Sato staff are also happy to suggest ways to explore the town — just ask.", "ctaGuide": "See the tourist information centre", "ctaContact": "Contact Wazuka no Sato", "disclaimer": "ℹ️ Information is subject to change. Please always check the latest details and opening status on each linked site and with each facility." }, "trips": { "eyebrow": "Trip Ideas", "title": "Choose by the kind of trip", "subtitle": "Who you are coming with, and what you want to do. Five ways to explore, each starting and ending at Wazuka no Sato.", "items": [ { "title": "A First Half-Day", "body": "From the Man’yoshu hill two minutes away to a prince’s tomb afloat in the tea fields and an old temple of autumn colour — none of them more than 11 minutes’ walk away. Then back to Wazuka no Sato for lunch.", "guide": "See the half-day route →" }, { "title": "With Family", "body": "A park with a lawn and play area, a mystery walk rally for parents and children, and in summer a river only 10–20 cm deep. Shaved ice or a parfait on the way home.", "guide": "See the family route →" }, { "title": "Visiting from Overseas", "body": "About 75 minutes from Kyoto Station by train and bus. Tea-field tours with English booking forms, and a hilltop teahouse with an English booking screen.", "guide": "See the guide for overseas visitors →" }, { "title": "For Groups", "body": "Coaches park behind Wazuka no Sato. Tea-culture programmes for groups of 10 or more as a rule, and lunch bookings for up to 20.", "guide": "See the group route →" }, { "title": "Out with a Camera", "body": "Rows of tea across whole hillsides, misty mornings, cherry blossom and autumn leaves — shot from the roads and the viewing facility. When to go, and what to respect.", "guide": "See the photography route →" } ] }, "seasons": { "eyebrow": "Through the year", "title": "Wazuka through the year: what to see when", "rows": [ { "when": "10 January", "what": "Toka Ebisu at Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine (a Shinto rite held in the shrine grounds)" }, { "when": "February", "what": "Plum blossom at Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine (from the town's flower calendar)" }, { "when": "Late February to March", "what": "Hanana (rapeseed flowers, a local speciality) and plum blossom, as the tea fields get ready for spring's new tea" }, { "when": "Early to mid-April", "what": "Cherry trees at Iwaibashi Bridge in bloom (Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Federation, in Japanese). In town the cherries usually open in turn along the Ishitera cherry avenue, the Seseragi Path at Nagai, then Iwaibashi" }, { "when": "April", "what": "Weeping cherries, first in Ikujigaoka Park (Wazuka Sports Park), then at Saiganji in Yubune (from the town's flower calendar)" }, { "when": "May–June", "what": "Tea picking (Wazuka Town Revitalisation Centre: May–June only, for groups of 10 or more as a rule, booking required (its private tour for individuals takes July and August off · tour page))" }, { "when": "Mid-April to May", "what": "Black shade covers (kanreisha) go over the fields grown for gyokuro and tencha (the leaf for matcha) to build up flavour; in the low fields in the centre of town they start to show from about mid-April" }, { "when": "Late April to May", "what": "New-tea harvest (from late April in the early fields, busiest in May · About Wazuka tea)" }, { "when": "June to July", "what": "Second-flush season. Towards the end of July the covers usually start to come off and the fields turn all green again" }, { "when": "7 July", "what": "Gion festival at Yasaka Shrine in Naka, held on this day every year and known locally as “Gion-san”" }, { "when": "Summer", "what": "Shaved ice (summer only · menu)" }, { "when": "Summer", "what": "River play at Yubune Forest Park, in a stream 10–20 cm deep (open weekends & holidays only; on weekdays in the summer holidays, only when booked)" }, { "when": "From mid-September", "what": "Rice on the flat land turns gold against the deep green of the hillside tea fields. The rice is harvested early, because the autumn bancha harvest starts in October" }, { "when": "October to November", "what": "Autumn bancha harvest, and small white tea flowers" }, { "when": "Second Sat & Sun of October", "what": "Autumn festival at Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine, praying for a good harvest (10–11 October in 2026)" }, { "when": "Early to late November", "what": "Autumn colours at Shohoji Temple (Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Federation, in Japanese)" }, { "when": "November (2026)", "what": "Chagenkyo Matsuri tea festival (Sun 8 Nov, 10:30–18:00, in and around Wazuka Sports Park · Wazuka Town event announcement, in Japanese)" }, { "when": "Winter mornings", "what": "Frost on the tea rows (photo); snow covers the fields two or three times a year" }, { "when": "Winter", "what": "Matcha zenzai (recommended in winter · menu)" } ], "note": "Dates vary from year to year.", "more": "For a month-by-month guide to what is in season and what is on, see Wazuka through the year." } }, "cafe": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "CAFE — wazukanoSATO", "title": "Eat", "titleEn": "CAFE", "subtitle": "The taste of Wazuka, in one warm meal.", "lead": "wazukanoSATO Cafe sits right beside the farm shop. The mothers of Wazuka prepare set trays, a daily lunch, and sweets made with Wazuka tea.", "badges": [ "🪑 14 indoor + 16 outdoor terrace seats", "🍵 Complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha tea", "🍚 Home-cooked meals by Wazuka's mothers" ] }, "about": { "eyebrow": "About the cafe", "title": "About wazukanoSATO Cafe", "image": "images/wazukanosato-cafe-logo.jpg", "imageCaption": "", "body": "There are 14 seats indoors, plus 16 outdoor terrace seats (under the eaves and in the open air) on fine days. Each table comes with complimentary tea to enjoy freely. We cook with rice and vegetables from Wazuka, and above all, local Wazuka tea. Taste what you just bought in the shop, right here — that's the joy of this cafe." }, "meals": { "eyebrow": "Meals", "title": "Meals", "subtitle": "Daily lunch, tamago-kake-gohan and set trays. Tap any card to see a sample of the menu. Weekend and holiday lunches and set trays are prepared in limited numbers, so we recommend booking by the day before.", "note": "", "items": [ { "title": "Mom's Daily Lunch", "price": "from 900 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Today's treat, fresh from the farm shop.", "list": [ "Main dish made with the day's produce from the farm shop", "Wazuka-grown rice & miso soup", "Small side dish & pickles" ], "note": "The menu changes daily — what's served is part of the fun. Limited servings, until sold out. Reservations for up to 20 people and take-away are also available.", "variants": [ { "title": "Oyakodon with Cha-no-Tsuki Egg", "price": "950 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Made with eggs from hens raised on Wazuka tea. A silky, fluffy oyakodon.", "list": [ "Eggs with a rich flavour, deep colour and high nutritional value", "Wazuka-grown rice & miso soup", "Small side dish & pickles" ], "note": "The eggs used here are also sold in the shop.", "image": "images/lunch-oyakodon.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-oyakodon-banner.jpg", "story": "The eggs are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea — nutrient-rich eggs with a deep flavour and colour." }, { "title": "Shrimp Tempura Rice Bowl", "price": "1,300 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "A taste of the hills in one bowl — piled high with seasonal vegetable and shrimp tempura.", "list": [ "Assorted shrimp & seasonal vegetable tempura", "Wazuka-grown rice", "Miso soup" ], "note": "Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/lunch-ebiten.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-ebiten-banner.jpg", "story": "The rice is Wazuka-grown. Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha." }, { "title": "Grilled Eel Rice Bowl", "price": "1,500 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Freshly grilled and fragrant. A sweet-savoury glaze that goes perfectly with rice.", "list": [ "Plump, freshly grilled eel (unagi)", "Wazuka-grown rice", "Made with \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" eggs" ], "note": "Served as a single item only.", "image": "images/uploads/lunch-unagi-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-unagi-banner.jpg", "story": "The rice is Wazuka-grown, and the eggs are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea." }, { "title": "Katsu & Egg Hot Pot Set", "price": "1,380 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "A crisp, freshly-fried cutlet with soft, silky Cha-no-Tsuki egg, all in one pot.", "list": [ "Our signature crispy tonkatsu", "Soft, silky Cha-no-Tsuki egg", "Served with oboro tofu, ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition" ], "note": "", "image": "images/lunch-katsutoji.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-katsutoji-banner.jpg", "story": "The eggs are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea, and the set comes with oboro tofu ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." }, { "title": "Tempura Udon", "price": "800 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Freshly-fried tempura, a fragrant broth. A comforting Japanese feast.", "list": [ "Freshly-fried shrimp & vegetable tempura", "Fragrant udon broth", "Spring onion garnish" ], "note": "Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/lunch-udon.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-tempura-udon-banner.jpg", "story": "Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha." }, { "title": "Yakisoba Set", "price": "900 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "A rich, savoury sauce topped with a fried \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" egg — tsukimi yakisoba to satisfy body and soul.", "list": [ "Yakisoba in a rich sauce, topped with a fried \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" egg", "Miso soup & small side dish", "Pickles" ], "note": "Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/lunch-yakisoba.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-yakisoba-banner.jpg", "story": "The fried egg on top is a \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" egg, from hens raised on Wazuka tea." }, { "title": "Kitsune Udon", "price": "700 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Sweet, salty and addictive! Juicy fried tofu — kitsune at its best!", "list": [ "Sweet-simmered fried tofu (abura-age)", "Fragrant udon broth", "Spring onion garnish" ], "note": "Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/lunch-udon.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-kitsune-udon-banner.jpg", "story": "Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha." }, { "title": "Pork Shogayaki (Ginger Pork) Set", "price": "1,100 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Fresh grated ginger and a savoury-sweet soy glaze, in a home-made favourite.", "list": [ "Home-made shogayaki (soy-based ginger glaze)", "Wazuka-grown rice", "Salad, pickles & tofu" ], "note": "Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/lunch-shogayaki.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-shogayaki-banner.jpg", "story": "The rice is Wazuka-grown. Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha." }, { "title": "Home-made Tonkatsu Set", "price": "1,300 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Crisp outside, tender inside — a hand-made cutlet with rich tonkatsu sauce.", "list": [ "Crisp, fresh salad from the farm shop", "Served with oboro tofu, ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition", "Fried to order" ], "note": "Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/lunch-tedukuri-tonkatsu.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/lunch-tedukuri-tonkatsu-banner.jpg", "story": "The salad is made with fresh produce from the farm shop, and the set comes with oboro tofu ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." } ], "variantsIntro": "The daily lunch changes with what's available at the farm shop that day. Here are some dishes that have appeared before — the actual menu varies by day.", "image": "images/uploads/lunch-summary-banner.jpg", "story": "The menu comes from whatever the farm shop has that day, served with Wazuka-grown rice and miso soup. Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha." }, { "title": "Tamago-kake-gohan", "image": "images/uploads/tkg-summary-banner.jpg", "price": "from 850 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Tamago-kake-gohan — a raw egg over hot rice — made with \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" eggs, raised on Wazuka tea.", "list": [ "\"Cha-no-Tsuki\" eggs raised on Wazuka tea", "Wazuka-grown rice", "Oboro tofu (No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture, National Tofu Competition)", "Miso soup, small side dish & pickles" ], "note": "From the simplest bowl to a truly indulgent one.", "variantsIntro": "From a simple classic to a hearty, indulgent tray — choose what suits you.", "variants": [ { "title": "Tamago-kake-gohan Set", "price": "850 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "A special tamago-kake-gohan (a raw egg over hot rice) made with Cha-no-Tsuki tea eggs.", "list": [ "\"Cha-no-Tsuki\" eggs raised on Wazuka tea", "Wazuka-grown rice", "Oboro tofu (No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture, National Tofu Competition)", "Miso soup, small side dish & pickles" ], "note": "Wazuka's treat, in its simplest form.", "image": "images/tkg-rice-egg.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/tkg-basic-banner.jpg", "story": "The eggs are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea. The rice is Wazuka-grown, and the oboro tofu was ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." }, { "title": "Tamago-kake-gohan with Bonito Flakes", "price": "1,000 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Tea-fed egg, white rice, bonito flakes and soy sauce, each bringing out the best in the others: our ideal tamago-kake-gohan (a raw egg over hot rice).", "list": [ "\"Cha-no-Tsuki\" eggs raised on Wazuka tea", "Bonito flakes (hanakatsuo) & soy sauce", "Wazuka-grown rice, miso soup & oboro tofu" ], "note": "Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/tkg-hanakatsuo.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/tkg-hanakatsuo-banner.jpg", "story": "The eggs are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea." }, { "title": "Superb Tamago-kake-gohan Tray", "price": "1,680 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Simple, yet indulgent: tamago-kake-gohan (a raw egg over hot rice) at its finest.", "list": [ "\"Cha-no-Tsuki\" egg, from hens raised on Wazuka tea", "Seasonal tempura (shrimp, vegetables, etc.)", "Green tea soba with eel (unagi) & matcha salt", "Wazuka-grown rice & oboro tofu (No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture, National Tofu Competition)" ], "note": "A limited-quantity special price. Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/tkg-gozen.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/tkg-gozen-banner.jpg", "story": "Wazuka tea goes into three parts of this tray: the \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" egg (from hens raised on Wazuka tea), the tea soba and the matcha salt. The oboro tofu was ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." } ], "story": "The eggs are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea. The rice is Wazuka-grown, and the oboro tofu was ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." }, { "title": "Set Trays", "price": "from 1,680 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "The bounty of Wazuka, on one tray.", "list": [ "Seasonal tempura (shrimp, vegetables, etc.)", "Green tea soba with grilled eel", "Oboro tofu (Kyoto No. 1, National Tofu Competition)" ], "note": "Every tray comes with seasonal tempura (shrimp, vegetables, etc.) and green tea soba. A little treat for anniversaries and special days.", "image": "images/gozen-summary.jpg", "variantsIntro": "Oyako and unagi trays, and other slightly indulgent sets.", "variants": [ { "title": "Tamago-kake-gohan Tray", "price": "1,680 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Tamago-kake-gohan (a raw egg over hot rice) made with eggs from hens raised on Wazuka tea.", "list": [ "\"Cha-no-Tsuki\" egg, from hens raised on Wazuka tea", "Seasonal tempura (shrimp, vegetables, etc.)", "Green tea soba with eel (unagi) & matcha salt", "Wazuka-grown rice & oboro tofu (No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture, National Tofu Competition)" ], "note": "A limited-quantity special price. Contents may vary depending on the day's produce from the farm shop.", "image": "images/gozen-tkg-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/gozen-tkg-v2.jpg", "story": "Wazuka tea goes into three parts of this tray: the \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" egg (from hens raised on Wazuka tea), the tea soba and the matcha salt. The oboro tofu was ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." }, { "title": "Oyako Tray with Cha-no-Tsuki Egg", "price": "1,830 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "An oyakodon tray made with \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" eggs, served with seasonal tempura (shrimp, vegetables, etc.) and green tea soba.", "list": [ "Oyakodon with Cha-no-Tsuki egg on Wazuka-grown rice", "Seasonal tempura (shrimp, vegetables, etc.)", "Green tea soba with eel (unagi)", "Oboro tofu & miso soup" ], "note": "Finished with a softly set egg for a gentle flavour.", "image": "images/gozen-oyako-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/gozen-oyako-v2.jpg", "story": "The eggs are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea." }, { "title": "Grilled Eel Tray", "price": "2,500 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "A tray for a special day.", "list": [ "Grilled eel (unagi kabayaki) topped with shredded egg, on Wazuka-grown rice", "Seasonal tempura (shrimp, vegetables, etc.)", "Green tea soba with eel", "Oboro tofu (No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture, National Tofu Competition) & miso soup" ], "note": "For anniversaries and treats.", "image": "images/gozen-unagi-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/gozen-unagi-v2.jpg", "story": "The grilled eel comes topped with shredded egg (kinshi tamago), and the tea soba is dressed with eel too. The oboro tofu was ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." } ], "story": "The eggs in the Tamago-kake-gohan and Oyako trays are \"Cha-no-Tsuki\", from hens raised on Wazuka tea." }, { "title": "Wazuka Tea Green Shrimp Tempura Curry", "price": "1,500 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "A curry made with plenty of Wazuka tea.", "list": [ "An original curry created by our pâtissier", "Wazuka-grown rice", "100% coconut milk with 15 spices" ], "note": "An indulgent curry made with premium Wazuka-grown sencha.", "image": "images/curry-poster-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/curry-poster-v2.jpg", "story": "A curry made with plenty of Wazuka tea, served with Wazuka-grown rice." }, { "title": "Oboro Tofu — Three Ways", "price": "580 yen (tax incl.)", "copy": "Rich, silky tofu served three ways.", "list": [ "Award-winning tofu — ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition", "Three toppings: salted kelp, ginger soy sauce, and chopped spring onion", "Presentation may vary depending on availability" ], "note": "Rich, silky tofu served three ways.", "image": "images/oboro-tofu-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/oboro-tofu-v2.jpg", "story": "This oboro tofu was ranked No.1 in Kyoto Prefecture at the National Tofu Competition." } ] }, "sweets": { "eyebrow": "Drinks & Sweets", "title": "Drinks & Sweets", "subtitle": "Savour Wazuka tea to the fullest. Round off your meal, or take a break, with seasonal sweets and drinks.", "items": [ { "title": "Iced Green Tea", "body": "Our classic — a cold, sweet, mellow drink made with Wazuka-grown tea leaves. Also available as a vanilla float (600 yen, tax incl.).", "image": "images/sweet-green-tea.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-green-tea-badge.webp", "story": "The tea leaves are Wazuka-grown. Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha.", "price": "450 yen (tax incl.)" }, { "title": "Shiso Juice", "body": "A crisp, refreshing home-made shiso (perilla) juice, made with Wazuka-grown shiso. Perfect on a hot day. Choose it with water or soda, or as a vanilla float (680 yen, tax incl.).", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-shiso-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-shiso-badge.webp", "story": "Home-made, with Wazuka-grown shiso.", "price": "480 yen (tax incl.)" }, { "title": "Coffee", "body": "A pause after your meal: our original-blend Wazuka no Sato Coffee, served hot or iced. 50 yen off when ordered with a meal.", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-coffee-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-coffee-badge.webp", "story": "Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha.", "price": "450 yen (tax incl.)" }, { "title": "Wazuka Ginger Drink", "body": "A crisp, refreshing Japanese-style ginger drink with both sliced and grated ginger, served hot or iced.", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-wa-ginger-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-wa-ginger-badge.webp", "story": "Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha.", "price": "450 yen (tax incl.)" }, { "title": "POP Melon Soda", "body": "A nostalgic, colourful melon soda. A sweet aroma and a refreshingly fizzy finish. Also available as a vanilla float (500 yen, tax incl.).", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-pop-melon-soda-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-pop-melon-soda-badge.webp", "story": "Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha.", "price": "350 yen (tax incl.)" }, { "title": "Wazuka Tea Parfait", "price": "680 yen (tax incl.)", "body": "An original wazukanoSATO parfait inspired by the scenery of Wazuka's tea fields, made with plenty of Wazuka tea.", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-tea-parfait-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-tea-parfait-badge.webp", "story": "An original wazukanoSATO parfait, made with plenty of Wazuka tea." }, { "title": "Shaved Ice Summer only", "body": "Fluffy shaved ice made with high-purity ice, in two flavours: \"Rich Condensed Milk & Strawberry\" and \"Refreshing Shiso\", made with Wazuka-grown shiso. Take-away available.", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-kakigori-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-kakigori.png", "story": "Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha.", "price": "680 yen (tax incl.)" }, { "title": "Matcha Zenzai Great in winter", "body": "Our signature matcha zenzai, made with plenty of Wazuka-grown matcha: slightly bitter matcha with sweet, gentle azuki beans. A warming bowl for cold days.", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-zenzai-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-zenzai-badge.webp", "story": "Enjoy it with the complimentary Wazuka-grown hojicha.", "price": "680 yen (tax incl.)", "badge": "Limited quantity" }, { "title": "Cha-tarashi Dango", "price": "680 yen (tax incl.)", "badge": "Limited quantity", "body": "Home-made dango made with plenty of Wazuka-grown matcha.", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-chatarashi-dango-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-chatarashi-dango-badge.webp", "story": "Cha-dango in the tradition of Wazuka." }, { "title": "Extra-Rich Matcha Latte", "price": "780 yen (tax incl.)", "badge": "Limited quantity", "body": "Extra-rich Wazuka matcha with milk, topped with whipped cream and a dusting of matcha — an indulgent cup, rich and deeply Japanese.", "image": "images/uploads/sweet-matcha-latte-detail.jpg", "cardImage": "images/uploads/sweet-matcha-latte-badge.webp", "story": "The matcha is extra-rich, Wazuka-grown matcha." } ], "taxNote": "" }, "allergy": { "title": "Allergy & food information", "body": "If you have any allergies, please let our staff know when you order. Our set trays (Tamago-kake-gohan, Oyako and Grilled Eel) all come with green tea soba and shrimp tempura. Because we share cooking equipment, trace amounts may be present in our dishes.", "sub": "Menu items and ingredients may change depending on what's available. If you have any concerns, please don't hesitate to ask our staff.", "short": "If you have any allergies, please let our staff know when you order.", "linkLabel": "Allergy & food information" }, "teaBand": { "title": "Take your time in Wazuka.", "subtitle": "We do get busy at peak times. For group visits, please contact us in advance.", "ctaPrimary": { "label": "📞 Call Wazuka no Sato", "href": "tel:+81774397790" }, "ctaAccess": { "label": "🚗 How to get here", "href": "access.html" }, "ctaOutline": { "label": "🛍️ About the farm shop", "href": "index.html#about" }, "shopNote": "Found something you love? The farm shop next door stocks Wazuka tea — sencha, matcha, hojicha and more — along with mostly Wazuka-grown vegetables and locally made foods (pickles, side dishes, jams and more). The \"Cha-no-Tsuki\" eggs used in our dishes are also sold in the shop.", "mapNote": "On Google Maps, we are listed as \"交流ステーション和束の郷\" (Wazuka no Sato Station)." }, "menuGallery": { "bannerLabel": "View the menu", "images": [ "images/uploads/menu-page-01.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-02-v2.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-03.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-04.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-05.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-06.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-07.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-08-v2.jpg", "images/uploads/menu-page-09.jpg", "" ], "coverImage": "images/uploads/menu-cover.jpg", "visitNote": "", "zoomHint": "🔍 Tap the button or double-tap to zoom" }, "teaEat": { "title": "Eat Wazuka tea, not just drink it", "lead": "Leaves picked in this town — not only in the cup, but on the plate.", "items": [ { "image": "images/uploads/sweet-green-curry-badge.webp" }, { "image": "images/uploads/sweet-oyako-gozen-badge.webp" }, { "image": "images/uploads/sweet-chatarashi-dango-badge.webp" }, { "image": "images/uploads/sweet-matcha-latte-badge.webp" } ] } }, "contact": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "Contact", "title": "Contact", "titleEn": "CONTACT", "subtitle": "For visits and reservations, group bookings, media enquiries and more — please feel free to get in touch." }, "tel": { "label": "📞 Contact us by phone", "number": "+81 774-39-7790 (0774-39-7790 in Japan)", "hours": "Available during opening hours
Weekdays 10:00–15:00 / Sat, Sun & public holidays 10:00–16:00
(Closed Mon & Tue (Tue & Wed when Monday is a public holiday; Mon & Wed when Tuesday is a public holiday))" }, "form": { "nameLabel": "Name", "contactLabel": "Email or phone", "contactHint": "Please enter an email address or phone number where we can reach you.", "typeLabel": "Type of enquiry", "types": [ "General enquiry", "Reservations", "Groups & private bookings", "Media & press", "Other", "Selling or market stalls", "Feedback" ], "messageLabel": "Message", "messageHint": "Including your preferred date, time and number of guests helps us respond quickly.", "consentLabel": "I agree to the Privacy Policy and wish to send this message.", "submitLabel": "Send", "submitNote": "※ We'll check your message on a day we're open and then get back to you.
If you're in a hurry, please call the number above.", "submitSending": "Sending…", "submitSuccess": "Thank you — your message has been received. We'll check it on a day we're open and then get back to you. If it's urgent, please call +81 774-39-7790.", "submitError": "Something went wrong sending your message. Please call us instead, or try again in a moment.", "typeHints": { "group": "Please include your planned date, group size, arrival time, number of buses, whether you would like a meal, and any food allergies (for serious allergies, please call us).", "participate": "Please describe your products, quantities, price range and how you would deliver them.", "media": "Please tell us the outlet, the nature of the feature, preferred dates and whether filming is involved.", "feedback": "Please tell us the date of your visit, what you enjoyed and what we could improve." }, "sourceLabel": "How did you hear about us? (optional)", "sources": [ "Search", "Instagram", "Recommended by a friend", "Passing by", "Group / travel agency", "Other" ], "noscript": "You can still send this form. If it's urgent, please call +81 774-39-7790." } }, "faq": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "FAQ", "title": "Frequently Asked Questions", "titleEn": "FAQ", "subtitle": "Here are the questions we're asked most often.
If this doesn't answer yours, please feel free to contact us." }, "items": [ { "q": "When are you closed?", "a": "We're closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. When Monday is a public holiday, we close on Tuesday and Wednesday instead; when Tuesday is a public holiday, we close on Monday and Wednesday. Opening hours are 10:00–15:00 on weekdays and 10:00–16:00 on weekends and public holidays. 📞 +81 774-39-7790" }, { "q": "Is there parking?", "a": "You can use the Green Tea Wazuka car park behind Wazuka no Sato (80 cars, large tour buses welcome). It serves the whole of the Green Tea Wazuka site, so it is open to visitors to Wazuka no Sato and to anyone visiting the town of Wazuka. If you're coming by group or large bus, calling ahead helps us welcome you smoothly." }, { "q": "Do I need a reservation?", "a": "No reservation is needed to visit the farm shop — everyone is welcome to drop by. For meals on weekends and holidays, which can get busy, we recommend booking by the day before." }, { "q": "Can I pay with cashless methods?", "a": "Please check with the store for what we accept. Calling ahead before your visit is the surest way to confirm." }, { "q": "Is there Wi-Fi?", "a": "Please check with the store." }, { "q": "Are pets allowed?", "a": "Please check with the store." }, { "q": "What should I do if I have a food allergy?", "a": "If you have any allergies, please let our staff know when you order. Because we share cooking equipment, trace amounts may be present. If you have a severe allergy, please call us in advance. See Allergy & food information." }, { "q": "I'm an overseas visitor — is English spoken?", "a": "We can help in simple English, and we do our best to make your visit relaxed and enjoyable." }, { "q": "Are there sights within walking distance?", "a": "Yes. Ikujigaoka Park next door is about 2 minutes on foot (roughly 110 m, almost flat), with a lawn and, at the entrance, the town's only Man'yoshu poem monument. The Tomb of Prince Asaka is about 5 minutes away (roughly 350 m), Shohoji Temple about 11 minutes (roughly 700 m), the Miroku Magaibutsu rock-carved Buddha about 18 minutes (roughly 1.4 km) and the Kamatsuka Tea Fields about 10 minutes (roughly 0.8 km)." }, { "q": "Where can I see the tea fields?", "a": "The nearest are the Kamatsuka Tea Fields, about 10 minutes on foot (roughly 0.8 km). By car, the Ishitera Tea Fields are about 6 minutes away (29 parking spaces; the town asks visitors not to park on the road). Note that the Harayama area is off-limits to visitors." }, { "q": "Can I get here by bus?", "a": "Yes. From in front of JR Kamo Station, take the Nara Kotsu Wazuka–Kizu Line bus (bound for Wazuka-cho Harayama) and get off at \"Wazuka Yamano-ie\" — about 14 minutes on the bus, then about 4 minutes on foot. On weekends and public holidays in season, a seasonal bus also runs from the Uji side. Timetables are on the Access page." }, { "q": "Can I try tea picking?", "a": "Yes. Timing and conditions depend on who runs it. At the Wazuka Town Revitalisation Centre, tea picking is a limited-season programme in May and June for groups of 10 or more as a rule, booked at least a week before the tour. On the Centre's private tour for individuals (from 2 people, booked at least 2 days ahead; no tours in July and August), the tea-field walk can sometimes be switched to tea picking, but not in every season, so please ask first (tours and experiences line +81 774-78-3396). Dates can change with the growth of the leaves and the weather, so please check before you come. Before or after, come to wazukanoSATO Cafe for lunch." }, { "q": "Is it a good half day out with children?", "a": "Yes. Arrive when we open at 10:00, let the children run about on the lawn at Ikujigaoka Park next door (about 2 minutes on foot), then have lunch at wazukanoSATO Cafe — the Tamago-kake-gohan set from 850 yen, or the daily lunch. For a snack, try the Cha-tarashi Dango (680 yen) or shaved ice in summer, and pick up morning-picked vegetables and Wazuka tea at the farm shop on your way home. On weekends and holidays, Yubune Forest Park (about 18 minutes by car; open on weekends and holidays, closed in winter) has a shallow stretch of river only 10–20 cm deep where children can play in the water." }, { "q": "Is there anything to enjoy on a rainy day?", "a": "Plenty. The cafe seats 14 indoors: try the Wazuka Tea Parfait (680 yen) or the Extra-Rich Matcha Latte (780 yen), or Matcha Zenzai in winter. The farm shop has Wazuka tea, vegetables, processed foods and handicrafts to browse. And the photo gallery lets you take in the tea fields and drone footage. Parking for 80 cars is right behind the building." }, { "q": "Can groups or tour buses stop for a meal or a break?", "a": "Yes. Please call us in advance (+81 774-39-7790) to talk through numbers, arrival time and what you'd like to eat. If anyone in your group has a food allergy, please let us know when you book. The car park behind Wazuka no Sato takes large tour buses. See Groups & Stay for details." }, { "q": "When is the best time to visit?", "a": "Any time of year. Early to mid-April brings the cherry trees at Iwaibashi Bridge; late April into May brings the new-tea harvest, busiest in May; summer means shaved ice and river play; October and November bring the autumn bancha harvest and small white tea flowers; Sunday 8 November 2026 brings the Chagenkyo Matsuri tea festival (10:30–18:00, in and around Wazuka Sports Park — Wazuka Town event announcement, in Japanese); early to late November is autumn colour at Shohoji Temple; and winter is the season for Matcha Zenzai. See the quick guide on the Around Wazuka page, or Wazuka through the year for a month-by-month guide." }, { "q": "Where can I send feedback or requests?", "a": "By phone (+81 774-39-7790), or through the contact form — choose \"Feedback\" as the enquiry type." } ], "ctaLabel": "Contact us" }, "group": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "Groups & Stay", "title": "Groups & Stay", "titleEn": "GROUP & STAY" }, "reserve": { "eyebrow": "Reservation", "title": "Reservations", "subtitle": "Weekend and holiday lunches and set meals are available in limited numbers. We recommend booking by the day before.", "phone": { "title": "📞 By phone", "body": "The surest and quickest way. Let us know your preferred date, number of guests, meal choices and any food allergies.", "tel": "+81 774-39-7790 (0774-39-7790 in Japan)", "telHours": "Available during opening hours" }, "form": { "title": "✉️ By contact form", "body": "If you're not in a hurry, you can also use our contact form.
Please tell us your preferred date, number of guests, meal choices and any food allergies (for serious allergies, please call us). We'll check your message on a day we're open and then get back to you.", "ctaLabel": "Go to the contact form" } }, "groups": { "eyebrow": "For Groups & Buses", "title": "Visiting with a group or large bus", "subtitle": "We welcome groups and tour buses. The car park is the Green Tea Wazuka car park behind Wazuka no Sato (80 cars, large buses welcome).", "flowLabel": "Flow", "flowTitle": "How a group visit works", "flow": [ { "title": "Call us in advance", "body": "Let us know your visit date, group size and rough arrival time." }, { "title": "Discuss numbers & meals", "body": "Talk through set meals, any food allergies, breaks and souvenir needs together." }, { "title": "Visit on the day", "body": "Large buses can park in the Green Tea Wazuka car park behind Wazuka no Sato. Our staff will show you the way." } ], "bandNote": "Combine a walk among the tea fields with a break, a meal and some souvenir shopping —
please do stop by." }, "stay": { "eyebrow": "Stay in Wazuka", "title": "Stay in Wazuka", "subtitle": "Spend another night in the tea town. Here are places to stay in Wazuka.
We can only introduce these lodgings — please book each one directly.", "items": [ { "name": "Atsuan", "yomi": "Atsu-an", "feature": "A whole-house retreat booked exclusively (one group per day). Enjoy a quiet, private stay with the chance to try pottery.", "tags": [ "Whole house", "One group/day", "Pottery" ], "price": "From 17,000 yen with breakfast(tax incl., per person)", "link": "See the official site", "href": "https://atsuan-wazuka.com/" }, { "name": "Kyoto Wazuka-so", "yomi": "Kyoto Wazuka-so", "feature": "A relaxed, inn-style stay. Enjoy Wazuka tea with all five senses, from a tea bath to a tea kaiseki course.", "tags": [ "Inn style", "Tea bath", "Tea kaiseki" ], "price": "From 17,600 yen with 2 meals(tax incl., approx.)", "link": "See the official site", "href": "https://wazukaso.com/" } ], "disclaimer": { "title": "Please note when booking accommodation", "list": [ "We are not responsible for information or services provided on external sites.", "Rates and availability are subject to change. Please always confirm and book directly via each property's official site or by phone." ] } }, "teaBand": { "title": "Happy to help with groups and stays.", "subtitle": "From visits and set-meal bookings to large-bus stops, please feel free to get in touch.", "ctaPrimary": { "label": "📞 Call Wazuka no Sato", "href": "tel:+81774397790" }, "ctaOutline": { "label": "Contact form", "href": "contact.html?type=group" } }, "stayBand": { "title": "Before or after your stay, visit Wazuka no Sato", "body": "Arriving in Wazuka the day before? Call us to book the next day's lunch or set meal. On your way home, pick up Wazuka tea and freshly picked vegetables at the farm shop.", "ctaLabel": "📞 +81 774-39-7790", "hoursLead": "Opening hours: " }, "capacity": { "title": "What we can seat", "seats": "14 seats indoors + 16 on the outdoor terrace (terrace on fine days only)", "note": "We take bookings for the daily lunch for up to 20 people (take-away is also available). For larger groups, please call us to discuss.", "ctaLabel": "See the menu & prices →", "ctaHref": "cafe.html" }, "dropin": { "title": "Short stops without a meal are welcome too", "body": "Park at the rear car park (large buses welcome, 80 cars) → browse the farm shop for Wazuka tea (tea bags, sencha, hojicha), tea dango, pickles and freshly picked vegetables (mainly from Wazuka, with produce from nearby areas too) → head off. A quick call beforehand makes things run smoothly." } }, "know": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "PRESS & SOURCES", "title": "Media", "titleEn": "PRESS", "lead": "How to request an interview or filming at Wazuka no Sato, and the published sources behind this site. We'd love to share the story of this tea town with more people.", "igLabel": "📷 Follow us on Instagram", "igHref": "https://www.instagram.com/wazukanosato" }, "media": { "items": [] }, "press": { "eyebrow": "For Press", "title": "Requesting an interview or filming", "subtitle": "For members of the press", "intro": "If you would like to interview or film here, please first send us the details listed below. Once we know what you have in mind and when, we will let you know whether we can accept.", "flowTitle": "How coverage requests work", "flow": [ { "title": "Get in touch", "body": "Contact us via the contact form or by phone." }, { "title": "Confirm details & schedule", "body": "We'll ask about the content and your preferred dates, then discuss whether we can accept and when." }, { "title": "On the day", "body": "We'll agree how the day will run when we discuss the schedule." } ], "checkTitle": "What to let us know when you contact us", "checkList": [ "Outlet name (programme, publication, website, etc.)", "Programme or article name (segment or feature)", "Preferred dates (a few options help us schedule)", "What you'd like to film (interior, products, cafe, staff, etc.)", "Planned publication / broadcast / release date", "Name and contact details of the person in charge" ], "noteTitle": "A few requests", "noteList": [ "During busy periods (weekends and holiday seasons) scheduling may take a little longer.", "Please take care to avoid identifiable footage of other guests or staff." ], "ctaLabel": "Go to the contact form", "ctaNote": "If you're in a hurry, please call +81 774-39-7790." }, "sns": { "eyebrow": "Photos & SNS", "title": "Photography & social media", "subtitle": "For all visitors", "welcomeTitle": "Photos of the interior and your meal, and posts on social media, are very welcome!", "welcomeBody": "Please capture and share your happy moments at Wazuka no Sato. We love seeing your posts — tag them with \"#wazukanosato\".", "noteTitle": "When taking photos", "noteList": [ "Please take care not to include other guests in your shots.", "If you plan to film video or live-stream, please let our staff know beforehand." ] } }, "news": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "News", "title": "News", "titleEn": "NEWS", "intro": "The latest from Wazuka no Sato Station." }, "items": [ { "date": "2026.09.23", "cat": "Notice", "title": "The Wazuka no Sato Station website is now live." }, { "date": "2026.09.26", "cat": "Event", "title": "Chagenkyo Matsuri tea festival: Sun 8 Nov, 10:30–18:00, in and around Wazuka Sports Park" } ], "backLabel": "Back to top", "festivalNote": "The date, times and venue of the Chagenkyo Matsuri are given in the Wazuka Town event announcement (in Japanese)." }, "shopping": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "SHOPPING — Farm Shop", "title": "Shop", "titleEn": "SHOPPING", "subtitle": "The bounty of a tea town, fresh the same day.", "lead": "Vegetables set out first thing by Wazuka's farmers, and tea grown with care in this valley. Pickles and other prepared foods, plus local handicrafts, alongside produce from neighbouring areas and everyday essentials. What's on the shelves depends on the season, the weather and the day's harvest." }, "products": { "eyebrow": "Products", "title": "What you'll find in the shop", "subtitle": "Four main categories. Stock changes every day — the fun is seeing what's arrived.", "items": [ { "image": "images/shopping-vegetables.jpg", "tag": "Produce", "title": "Morning-fresh vegetables", "copy": "Straight from the field to the shelf.", "body": "Mostly seasonal vegetables grown in Wazuka. Picked that morning for real freshness — leafy greens, root vegetables and seasonal fruits, whatever came in that day.", "note": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-05.jpg", "tag": "Tea town", "title": "Wazuka tea", "copy": "A rich line-up, as you'd expect from a tea town.", "body": "Tea leaves from Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture's largest tea-growing area. From sencha and new-crop tea to fragrant roasted hojicha, whisked matcha, genmaicha and tea bags — a wide selection. Ask our staff anytime if you'd like help choosing or comparing teas.", "note": "" }, { "tag": "Pickles & more", "title": "Prepared foods", "copy": "For your table, or to take home.", "body": "Prepared foods such as pickles and side dishes, tsukudani (simmered savouries), seasonal jams and tea dango. What's on the shelf depends on the day's deliveries. Many come in small numbers, so grab them while you can.", "note": "", "image": "" }, { "tag": "Wazuka craft", "title": "Handicrafts", "copy": "Giving old things new life.", "body": "Handmade textiles crafted from reused vintage kimono, alongside characterful pottery and other pieces made by Wazuka's own makers. Every item has its own face — enjoy the chance to find a true one-of-a-kind.", "note": "", "image": "" } ] }, "notice": { "eyebrow": "Before you shop", "title": "Before you shop", "cards": [ { "icon": "📦", "title": "About stock", "body": "Products depend on what farmers and makers bring in each day. The items and quantities on the shelves change daily with the weather and the season.", "strong": "Please check in store for today's stock.", "sub": "※ This website does not offer online sales or real-time stock information." }, { "icon": "🏷️", "title": "About prices", "body": "Any reference prices shown on this page are a guide only. Actual prices vary by product and season.", "strong": "As a rule, all prices are shown including tax.", "sub": "※ Please check the price tags in store for exact prices." } ], "taxNote": "※ All prices and products shown are a guide and may differ from what is actually available." }, "teaBand": { "title": "Today's shelves are today's only.", "subtitle": "Early morning is the best time. Take a break in the cafe while you browse at your own pace.", "ctaPrimary": { "label": "🍚 See the wazukanoSATO Cafe menu", "href": "cafe.html" }, "ctaOutline": { "label": "🚗 Access & hours", "href": "access.html" } } }, "participate": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "Join Us", "title": "Participate", "titleEn": "PARTICIPATE", "lead": "Wazuka no Sato is a farm shop where the people who grew it and made it stand behind every product. Whether you live in Wazuka or beyond, you are welcome to take part. Your vegetables, tea, home-made goods and crafts belong here too." }, "intro": { "eyebrow": "About", "title": "We're looking for producers and vendors", "paragraphs": [ "Wazuka no Sato Station is always looking for products to sell. Whether you live in Wazuka or elsewhere, farmers, producers and makers are all welcome to take part. Vegetables and fruit, Wazuka tea, home-made goods such as pickles and jam, and handicrafts like pottery and textiles — any genre is welcome. Producers set their own prices.", "As a farm shop with a human face behind every product, we welcome many customers and visitors. Why not bring what you've grown or made straight to the people who come to this tea valley? If you live further away, please just ask." ] }, "benefits": { "eyebrow": "Why Join", "title": "Why sell with us", "subtitle": "From Wazuka or from further afield — even a single small item is welcome. Please get in touch.", "items": [ { "icon": "🏪", "title": "A direct sales channel", "body": "Use our shelves, right in the centre of town, as your own point of sale. We're happy to discuss pricing and display together." }, { "icon": "🚌", "title": "Exposure to visitors", "body": "Your products will be seen by tourists and tour-bus groups visiting Chagenkyo, the “Tea Utopia” of Wazuka, a member of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan." }, { "icon": "🤝", "title": "A connection to the community", "body": "Build ties with Wazuka producers and our staff. For those outside the town, it can be a way in to the tea valley itself. Join in information exchange and seasonal projects." }, { "icon": "📋", "title": "Small quantities welcome", "body": "No need for a large volume. Quantity, frequency and how you get your goods to us can all be worked out to suit you." } ] }, "marche": { "eyebrow": "Marché", "title": "Wazuka no Sato Marché — Vendors Wanted", "subtitle": "Join any time, at whatever hours suit you", "lead": "We're always looking for vendors for our marché. Whether you're from Wazuka or elsewhere, anyone is welcome to take part, at any time. Please start with a simple enquiry.", "categories": [ "Vegetables", "Takoyaki", "Sweets", "Dango", "Yakisoba / Okonomiyaki", "Handicrafts", "Bazaar", "Other" ], "permitNote": "※ A street-vendor permit is required for stalls serving food or drink.", "ctaTelLabel": "📞 Call Wazuka no Sato", "ctaMailLabel": "✉️ Email wazukanosato@gmail.com" }, "flow": { "eyebrow": "How to Join", "title": "How it works", "subtitle": "Please start with a simple enquiry.", "steps": [ { "icon": "📞", "title": "Get in touch", "body": "Call us or use the contact form to tell us briefly what you'd like to sell." }, { "icon": "🍵", "title": "Talk it through", "body": "Our staff will discuss the details with you — product, quantity, pricing and delivery." }, { "icon": "🌱", "title": "Register & start selling", "body": "Once the details are settled, we'll register you and begin selling in store." } ] }, "disclaimer": { "title": "A few notes before you join", "list": [ "Full details will be explained individually by our staff when you get in touch." ] }, "cta": { "title": "Feel free to ask about becoming a producer or vendor.", "subtitle": "\"Would this work?\" \"Can I take part from outside Wazuka?\" — even a simple enquiry is welcome.", "ctaPrimaryLabel": "📞 Call Wazuka no Sato", "ctaOutlineLabel": "Contact form" } }, "gallery": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "GALLERY — wazukanoSATO", "title": "Gallery & Music", "titleEn": "GALLERY & MUSIC", "lead": "A look at the fan-shaped tea fields of Ishitera and the scenery of Wazuka through the seasons, in photographs and drone footage, together with Travel Music to listen to as you gaze over the fields or walk the town. Tap a banner below to enter each room." }, "intro": { "eyebrow": "Photo Gallery", "title": "The beautiful scenery of Wazuka", "body": "Wazuka, known as Chagenkyo — the “Tea Utopia,” in the town's own English. Tea fields blanketing the mountainsides, a countryside lit by the morning and evening sun, a landscape that shifts with the seasons. Here's a look at its charm, in photos and in aerial footage shot by drone. Many of these photos were taken a short walk or drive from Wazuka no Sato. When you've finished shooting, come and take a break at wazukanoSATO Cafe." }, "photos": [ { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-01.jpg", "caption": "Contrails over the tea fields", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Trimmed rows ripple across the slope in wave after wave. A single contrail crosses the clear winter sky - a reminder that even this quiet tea field has its moments of connection with the far-off world above.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-02.jpg", "caption": "The circular tea garden of Harayama", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "The tea garden seen from directly above. The rows trace the contours in concentric rings, cut across by a single working path. Even one photograph shows how people shaped this round landscape over many years. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "area": "Harayama" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-03.jpg", "caption": "Tea fields at Harayama", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "The rows fan around the hillside, changing direction as they go. The rooftops of the hamlet beyond quietly tell you that this tea field sits right beside someone's daily life. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "area": "Harayama" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-04.jpg", "caption": "Circular tea garden with red spider lilies", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Red spider lilies light a line of scarlet at the foot of the sweeping rows. The end of summer and the start of autumn overlap here as green and red - a sight that lasts only a short while. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "area": "Harayama" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-05.jpg", "caption": "Tended rows at Harayama", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "The rows run straight from your feet up to the ridge. More tea fields spread across the far side of the valley - Wazuka is tea country in every direction. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "area": "Harayama" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-06.jpg", "caption": "Tea fields at Erihara", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Frost-fan posts stand quietly across the tea fields on the slope. Easy to overlook, each one shields the new shoots from the cold and carries Wazuka through the year.", "area": "Erihara" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-07.jpg", "caption": "Erihara seen from Shirasu across the valley", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Terraced tea fields fill the valley slope. A single work hut stands among them - a whole hillside shaped by hand, over generations.", "area": "Erihara" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-08.jpg", "caption": "Tea fields and hills at Shirasu", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Tea fields follow the gentle ridge, with range upon range of hills beyond. The white posts standing among them are frost fans, quietly watching over this land.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-09.jpg", "caption": "Shirasu tea fields catching the light", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Low sunlight turns every row to gold. In this light the fine texture of the layered leaves appears - something you cannot see with the light behind you.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-10.jpg", "caption": "Blue sky over the Shirasu tea fields", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Tea fields on a clear day. Unbroken green runs from the rows at your feet to the far hill, dotted with the white of the frost fans. The green against the blue of the sky makes a beautiful contrast.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-11.jpg", "caption": "A path through the Shirasu tea fields", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "A path between the tea fields climbs toward the trees at the top of the hill - the kind of walk that belongs to Wazuka.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-12.jpg", "caption": "Shirasu tea fields below Mt. Yuya", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Tea fields cover both sides of the valley. The stepped path in the middle leads down into the fields, with hills and houses lying still beyond.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-13.jpg", "caption": "The hilltop tea fields of Shirasu", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Tea bushes cap the summit in a smooth dome. Ringed by trees, the crown alone is planted in concentric rows - the view known as the tea field in the sky.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-14.jpg", "caption": "Ishitera, a Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Paths wind across the slope with tea filling every space between. The red roof of a work hut quietly gives away the scale of it.", "area": "Ishitera" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-15.jpg", "caption": "New tea shoots at Koshigoe Pass", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "New shoots at picking time. The soft yellow-green leaves glow with the light, and the hazy hills lying behind give the scene a quiet depth.", "area": "Koshigoe Pass" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-16.jpg", "caption": "The new shoots of tea", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "The new shoots up close - the upright tips, and even the fine down catching the light. This is the most important moment of Wazuka's year.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-17.jpg", "caption": "Tea fields and houses at Kamatsuka", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Beyond the rooftops, hill after hill of tea. This is Wazuka: a town where daily life and the tea fields sit side by side.", "area": "Kamatsuka" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-snow-01.jpg", "caption": "Snow on the hillside tea fields", "category": "Snow & Frost", "description": "Snow across the hillside fields. Only the crest of each row is edged in white, so the shape of the field stands out clearly beneath the snow. Wrapped in stillness, it is a view that belongs to winter.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-snow-02.jpg", "caption": "Snow-covered tea fields above the hamlet", "category": "Snow & Frost", "description": "Tea fields under a blanket of snow, with a small hamlet nestled below. This is how winter quiet settles over Wazuka.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-snow-03.jpg", "caption": "Snow on the tea rows under blue sky", "category": "Snow & Frost", "description": "Snow-laden rows roll in broad waves. Under a clear sky the stripes of white and green carry on toward the distant hills. A crisp, bright winter morning.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-snow-04.jpg", "caption": "Frost on the hilltop tea fields", "category": "Snow & Frost", "description": "A frosted morning in the fields. The leaf tips turn white and the rows rise in silver outline - the colder the morning, the finer the sight.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-snow-05.jpg", "caption": "Snow on the Kamatsuka tea fields", "category": "Snow & Frost", "description": "Tea fields deep in snow and mist. The rooftops below are white too, their outlines just visible through the haze.", "area": "Kamatsuka" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-01.jpg", "caption": "Peaks above a sea of clouds", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "A sea of cloud fills the valley and drifts slowly between the hills - a special sight in Wazuka, appearing only on cold, clear mornings.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-02.jpg", "caption": "Sea of clouds toward Mt. Yuya, Koshigoe Pass", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "The sea of cloud seen over the tea bushes in front. Look down and there are tea leaves; look up and you are above the clouds - a luxury of a view that only these high-set fields can offer.", "area": "Koshigoe Pass" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-03.jpg", "caption": "Wazuka under a sea of clouds", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "A white sea fills the valley completely. Only the peaks emerge like islands, fading away into the distance - a measure of how deep the valleys of Wazuka run.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-04.jpg", "caption": "A rainbow over the Shirasu tea fields", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "A wide rainbow after the rain. Tea fields and houses stand in the foreground as the arc rises from the ridgeline, as if sending this land a small blessing.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-05.jpg", "caption": "Sunset at Shirasu with Tenku Cafe", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Tenku Cafe stands at the far left. The evening sky turns crimson and the cedars stand out in black silhouette - the quiet few minutes in which Wazuka sees out the day.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-06.jpg", "caption": "The village in morning mist", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Hillsides emerge softly from the morning haze. The sky blushes faintly pink, and the trees in front line up like shadow puppets. The village has not yet woken.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-07.jpg", "caption": "Sea of clouds from above Bishamonji", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Sunlit cloud slides between the ridges. The green of the trees in front glows softly in the morning light, and you can almost feel the clear air of early morning.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-08.jpg", "caption": "Sunrise over the clouds, Koshigoe Pass", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Sun, cloud, and hills afloat on a sea of mist, all in one frame - the sheer width of sky you only see from up high.", "area": "Koshigoe Pass" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-09.jpg", "caption": "Dawn from Koshigoe Pass", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Dawn light spills from beneath the clouds, lifting layer upon layer of hills into silhouette - the quietest moment of all, announcing the start of the day.", "area": "Koshigoe Pass" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-10.jpg", "caption": "Light over the hills toward the Soni highlands", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Shafts of light fall straight through a break in the cloud, softly lighting the blue-hazed ranges below. A curtain of light wraps the hamlets of Wazuka.", "area": "Koshigoe Pass" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-11.jpg", "caption": "A misty morning from the Ishitera field path", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Curving rows emerge quietly from the morning mist. Beyond the cedars the haze still holds, and the light comes soft and even - a time that makes you hold your breath.", "area": "Ishitera" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-12.jpg", "caption": "Sunrise over Wazuka I", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Wazuka from the air. Houses, tea fields and paddies interlock like mosaic in the folds of the hills, with a single valley lying still through the middle.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-13.jpg", "caption": "Sunrise over Wazuka II", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "From above you can see how each slope turns its rows a different way. Every shade of green marks a plot that someone has tended with care.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-14.jpg", "caption": "Sunrise over Wazuka III", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "The interlocking pattern of hamlet and tea field in Wazuka, seen from the air. With little flat ground, every slope here has been carefully put to use.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-01.jpg", "caption": "Cherry trees along the Iwaibashi bank, Naka", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "Someone walks slowly beneath the cherry trees in full bloom, pushing a bicycle. The green hill beyond is tea - in Wazuka, blossom and new shoots share the same season.", "area": "Naka" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-02.jpg", "caption": "Cosmos in bloom at Bessho", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "Autumn cosmos sway across the whole field. Beyond the flowers, the rounded rows of tea: in Wazuka's autumn, flowers and tea stand side by side.", "area": "Bessho" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-03.jpg", "caption": "The weeping cherry beside Terasu Wazuka", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "A weeping cherry spreads wide above a stone wall. Deep pink strands hang down, and fallen petals carpet the ground beneath, making a second spring of their own.", "area": "Wazuka Sports Park" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-04.jpg", "caption": "The weeping cherry of Saiganji, Yubune", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "A great weeping cherry stands beside Saiganji. Pale blossom falls like water down the branches, answering the deep green of the cedars behind.", "area": "Yubune" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-05.jpg", "caption": "Shirasu in cherry blossom season", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "Looking down through the blossom to flooded paddies and the houses below. The sky reflects in the water, as if announcing the quiet start of spring.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-06.jpg", "caption": "Spring from the road above Bishamonji", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "Wild cherries dot the hillside, mingling with the pale green of trees just coming into leaf - a palette only a spring mountain shows.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-07.jpg", "caption": "Cherry blossom over the Ishitera tea fields", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "Beneath the cherry branch, the neatly trimmed rows run on. Pink blossom against green tea - a pairing that belongs to Wazuka.", "area": "Ishitera" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-blossom-08.jpg", "caption": "Wisteria at Tsugakubashi", "category": "Blossom & Flowers", "description": "Wisteria hangs toward the water. In a valley full of new leaf, only the pale mauve clusters stir, cool against the green - the view from the foot of Tsugakubashi.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-01.jpg", "caption": "Autumn colours at Wazuka Sports Park", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Gentle hills lie beyond the autumn trees. Lawn, colour and mountain together - a view particular to the park.", "area": "Wazuka Sports Park" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-02.jpg", "caption": "An avenue of autumn colour, Wazuka Sports Park", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Clipped enkianthus makes a band of crimson along the path. The maples overhead have turned too - a walk framed in red above and below.", "area": "Wazuka Sports Park" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-03.jpg", "caption": "Crimson enkianthus at Wazuka Sports Park", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Rounded enkianthus fills the foreground. Softer colours still linger on the far hills - the season caught mid-turn.", "area": "Wazuka Sports Park" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-04.jpg", "caption": "Autumn leaves against the sky", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Look up: scarlet maple against blue. Light slips through the gaps between leaves, making the red burn brighter still.", "area": "Wazuka Sports Park" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-05.jpg", "caption": "Autumn at Bishamonji, Shirasu", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Autumn colour beside a tiled temple roof, with the tea fields reaching right to its foot. Morning mist still lingers in the valley behind - the quiet of autumn in the village.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-06.jpg", "caption": "Autumn from the road above Bishamonji", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "A hamlet in the hills, framed by turning trees. The far ranges haze in the morning light, fold upon fold.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-07.jpg", "caption": "Autumn tea fields and Mt. Jubu", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "The tea on the ridge stays green while the woods around it turn red and gold. It is an autumn scene that belongs to Wazuka, where the contrast between evergreen tea and deciduous forest stands out most.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-08.jpg", "caption": "Autumn leaves above the clouds", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Through red leaves, a sea of cloud fills the valley. Scarlet leaves, white cloud and blue-hazed hills come together in a single view.", "area": "Koshigoe Pass" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-09.jpg", "caption": "Looking south from near Koshigoe Pass", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Beyond sunlit red leaves, cloud flows between the ridges - the reward of a sharply cold autumn morning.", "area": "Koshigoe Pass" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-10.jpg", "caption": "Shirasu and Erihara from Koshigoe Pass", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Tea fields and houses gather at the foot of the turning hillside. In Wazuka's autumn, village and mountain colour together.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-wildlife-01.jpg", "caption": "A Japanese pygmy woodpecker among cherry buds", "category": "Wildlife", "description": "The bird perches among cherry buds just beginning to open, its black-and-white barring close to the colour of the branch.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-wildlife-02.jpg", "caption": "Macaques by the tea hedge", "category": "Wildlife", "description": "A young macaque nestles close to its mother on the grass beside a tea hedge. In Wazuka, you sometimes meet Japanese macaques around the tea fields like this.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-wildlife-03.jpg", "caption": "A macaque among the dandelions", "category": "Wildlife", "description": "A Japanese macaque looks straight back at you past a dandelion - yellow flower and red face, unexpectedly close together. A scene that raises a smile.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-wildlife-04.jpg", "caption": "Macaques gathering in the tea fields", "category": "Wildlife", "description": "A troop crosses slowly between the rows. Look closely and more of them are tucked into the shade of the bushes - a reminder that this land does not belong to people alone.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-wildlife-05.jpg", "caption": "A brown-eared bulbul in the cherry blossom", "category": "Wildlife", "description": "The bird leans in among the opening blossom. They come to the cherry trees each spring for the nectar.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-wildlife-06.jpg", "caption": "A green pheasant at Ishitera, the bird of Wazuka", "category": "Wildlife", "description": "The green pheasant, bird of Wazuka. The lapis blue of its neck and breast and the red around its eye are strikingly vivid as it stands in the grass.", "area": "Ishitera" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-wildlife-07.jpg", "caption": "Spot-billed ducks in the paddies, Ryokusen Course", "category": "Wildlife", "description": "Two spot-billed ducks on a dandelion-strewn bank. A common sight in Wazuka once the paddies fill with water.", "area": "Miroku Buddha" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-01.jpg", "caption": "The Wazuka River and the town", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Houses and fields line the Wazuka River with hills all around - a view that shows how the river forms the spine of this town.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-02.jpg", "caption": "The valley hamlet of Yubune", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Houses run in a narrow ribbon along a valley enclosed by deep cedar forest - the shape of a Wazuka hamlet, held by the mountains.", "area": "Yubune" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-03.jpg", "caption": "The Miroku Buddha, Wazuka Ryokusen Course", "category": "Village Life", "description": "The Miroku Buddha carved into the rock face, surrounded by trees and standing in quiet dappled light. You meet it along the Ryokusen walking course.", "area": "Miroku Buddha" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-04.jpg", "caption": "The tomb of Prince Asaka and the village", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Brushstroke clouds spread across a deep blue sky, with paddies and tea fields below and the hills and houses beyond - an open view toward the tomb of Prince Asaka.", "area": "Tomb of Prince Asaka" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-05.jpg", "caption": "Hyakujo Rock at Yubune", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Hyakujo Rock at Yubune. The vast stone face appears between the trees, carrying the weight of a very long time.", "area": "Yubune" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-06.jpg", "caption": "An old tree at Shirasu", "category": "Village Life", "description": "A bare old tree spreads its branches against a bright sky. The twisting form alone tells you how long it has stood.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-07.jpg", "caption": "Rice drying on racks at Shirasu", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Cut rice dries on wooden racks, with tea fields and frost fans on the slope behind - rice and tea side by side, autumn in Wazuka.", "area": "Shirasu" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-08.jpg", "caption": "Tea fields and rice paddies from Nagai", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Tea in front, ripened rice beyond, then houses and a rounded hill of tea behind - how the land of Wazuka is used, all in one frame.", "area": "Nagai" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-09.jpg", "caption": "The tomb of Prince Asaka across the Wazuka River", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Beyond the rippling river, a hillside of tea fields and rooftops sits quietly. Soft evening light spills over the scene, tracing the rhythm of daily life this land has carried for generations.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-tea-18.jpg", "caption": "Tea fields with a red barn", "category": "Tea Fields", "description": "Rows of tea sweep along the curve of the hill, gathering around a small red barn at their centre. Under a clear sky, the green of the fields and the barn's warm red quietly echo each other.", "area": "Ishitera" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-10.jpg", "caption": "Harvesting tea by machine", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Two workers in straw hats guide a tea-harvesting machine down the rows. This work, carried out under the summer sun, is what keeps Wazuka's tea coming.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-15.jpg", "caption": "Sunset behind the ridge", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "The sun sinks behind the ridgeline, edging a bare tree and a small cloud in gold. A quiet, radiant moment marking the close of the day.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-11.jpg", "caption": "Autumn leaves at the sports park", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Coloured maple branches arch overhead, leading down a path carpeted with fallen leaves - an autumn walk through the sports park.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-12.jpg", "caption": "Autumn colours in the garden", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Moss-covered stones and a dry garden are layered with maples turning red and orange - a corner where autumn's colour gathers in stillness.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-13.jpg", "caption": "Autumn leaves against a blue sky", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Against a clear autumn sky, maples blaze in colour across the garden, their brightness set off by the deep green behind them.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-autumn-14.jpg", "caption": "A path through autumn leaves", "category": "Autumn Colours", "description": "Trees along a stone-walled path turn yellow and orange on either side - an autumn walk that invites you to tread through the fallen leaves.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-11.jpg", "caption": "A garden in fresh green", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Beyond the fresh green maple leaves, a lawn and moss-covered garden stones spread out quietly - a cool, green scene of the new-leaf season.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-village-12.jpg", "caption": "Fireworks at the Chagen Festival", "category": "Village Life", "description": "Fireworks bloom across the night sky, lighting up the mountain village below - a once-a-year highlight in Chagenkyo Wazuka.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-16.jpg", "caption": "A great rainbow over the tea fields", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "After the rain, a double rainbow arches wide over the hillside of tea - a rare, gift-like moment.", "area": "" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-17.jpg", "caption": "The circular tea garden at sunset", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "As the sky shifts from amber to violet, a rounded tea field traces a soft silhouette beneath it - a view that belongs to Wazuka at day's end. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "area": "Harayama" }, { "image": "images/uploads/gallery-sky-18.jpg", "caption": "Tea fields and rice paddies at sunset", "category": "Clouds & Dawn", "description": "Under a violet-tinged evening sky, tea fields, rice paddies and vegetable plots sit side by side, their differing greens dissolving into the colours of dusk - a scene typical of Wazuka.", "area": "" } ], "note": "", "banners": { "photos": { "label": "Photos" }, "drone": { "label": "Drone Footage" }, "music": { "label": "Travel Music" }, "fullpage": { "label": "Watch on YouTube" }, "areaMap": { "label": "See this area on the map" } }, "musicSection": { "eyebrow": "Travel Music", "title": "Travel Music — Listening as You Walk the Tea Fields", "body": "Twenty-two pieces to help you refresh as you gaze over the tea fields or stroll through the town. Lay the world of the music over the Wazuka landscape and even a familiar road looks a little different. Please read the descriptions and the “scenes” as the Council’s own impressions.", "tip": "🎧 We recommend earphones. If you listen while walking, keep the volume low enough to hear cars and farm work, and consider leaving one ear free. On a smartphone, playback stops when the screen turns off (a limitation of embedded YouTube players).", "note": "Audio is played with YouTube’s embedded player from videos published by the artists, their labels and YouTube’s official distribution channels (“- Topic”); nothing from YouTube loads until you press play. The source of each track is shown when you open its description. The embedded player is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. The descriptions are the Council’s impressions.", "plTitle": "My playlist", "plHint": "Use “+ Add” on any track to collect songs here and play them in order. Drag the ≡ handle (or use ↑↓) to change the order. Saved on this device.", "listHint": "Tap a title to open the description, the scenes it suits and its source.", "sceneAdd": "Add the %d tracks shown to the playlist" }, "music": { "items": [ { "title": "Homecoming", "artist": "Thomas Bergersen", "image": "Grand, with the swell of heading somewhere you belong. For a viewpoint where the tea fields run up to the ridgeline — and for watching the drone footage. The way it builds slowly from a quiet opening feels like the climb itself, and it is worth pacing your walk so that the music is at its fullest just as you reach the top. A first track for the journey: look down over the valley and breathe.", "scenes": "The Ishitera viewpoint; watching the aerial films; the start of a journey", "channel": "YouTube “Thomas Bergersen” (the artist’s official channel)" }, { "title": "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair", "artist": "Claude Debussy / Richard Stoltzman, clarinet", "image": "The soft breath of the clarinet feels like spring air itself. A piece to play quietly in the brief season when the cherry avenue from Ishitera Bridge and the green of the overwintered tea fields can be seen together. Originally a piano prelude, here the wind instrument carries the melody one breath at a time, at the pace of petals drifting down on the breeze. Walk slowly, while the morning light is still low.", "scenes": "A spring morning; the cherry trees and tea fields at Ishitera", "channel": "YouTube “PARMA Recordings” (the label’s official channel)" }, { "title": "energy flow", "artist": "Ryuichi Sakamoto", "image": "A piano like a deep breath. By the cafe window, watching the steam and thinking back over the road you walked. It seems to say there is nothing you need to hurry to do. The same phrase returns again and again with small changes of expression, and your own breathing seems to slow to match it. For a rainy day, too, when the rows outside the window soften into mist.", "scenes": "After a walk, over a cup of Wazuka tea at the cafe; a rainy-day rest", "channel": "YouTube “Warner Music Japan” (the label’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Kaze ga Fuiteru (The Wind Is Blowing)", "artist": "Heku to Pascal", "image": "A light-footed song for walking into the wind. For a slow walk along the Sakura Seseragi Path or beside the Wazuka River, where it mixes well with the sound of wind crossing the rows. The acoustic sound and gentle vocals sit right at walking pace, and it is at its best in earphones, layered over the sound of the river. For spring and early summer, when the breeze feels good.", "scenes": "The Sakura Seseragi Path; a riverside stroll", "channel": "YouTube “SPACE SHOWER” (the label’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Fine Day!", "artist": "Iwao Furusawa, violin", "image": "A skipping violin: music for setting out on a fine day. Leaving Wazuka no Sato for Shirasu Bridge and the riverside path, your step seems to lighten of its own accord. The bright tone and bouncing rhythm belong to the light of a clear late morning, and in flower season even the colours along the roadside seem to sharpen. For the first few minutes of a walk.", "scenes": "The start of a walk on a clear day, from Wazuka no Sato down to the river", "channel": "YouTube “Iwao Furusawa - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "Merry-Go-Round of Life", "artist": "Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle)", "image": "On a waltz rhythm, the scenery seems to turn slowly. For the heights of Ikujigaoka Park, looking out over the town and letting your gaze sweep around. The sway of three-four time suits both the stride of a gentle downhill walk and the pace at which the evening light changes. There is a touch of wistfulness in the melody, so it also fits a last look back at the town before leaving.", "scenes": "Looking out over the town from Ikujigaoka Park or the rise at Tenmangu", "channel": "YouTube “JoeHisaishiVEVO” (the label’s official channel)" }, { "title": "A Town with an Ocean View", "artist": "Joe Hisaishi (from Kiki's Delivery Service) / performed on the Electone by Yamaha Japan", "image": "The lift of that moment when you reach the top of a slope and the view opens. Over rows that roll on like waves, the brightness of a town above the sea seems to shine through. This performance recreates the colours of an orchestra on a single Electone, and its light rhythm recalls the flutter of arriving in a town you do not yet know. For the first place in Wazuka where you look out over the fields.", "scenes": "Where a climb opens the view: Ikujigaoka Park, the Kamatsuka tea fields", "channel": "YouTube “Yamaha Japan” (the official channel of Yamaha, who perform it)" }, { "title": "The Path of the Wind", "artist": "Joe Hisaishi (from My Neighbor Totoro)", "image": "Like wind slipping between the trees. Mountain-edge lanes, the narrow paths between tea fields, the groves of shrines and temples — its pace matches a walking stride. The melody wanders back and forth over a low, steady pulse, much as the scenery changes with every bend in a lane. For shaded paths, and for a quiet walk in light rain.", "scenes": "Lanes through the hamlets, shrine and temple groves; a day of light rain, too", "channel": "YouTube “Joe Hisaishi - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "Oriental Wind", "artist": "Joe Hisaishi", "image": "A steady, quiet rhythm, like wind passing over the rows. It sits most naturally in the season of fresh green, walking between fields with no covers on. The music repeats one motion while the scenery slowly changes, which suits rows of green streaming past a car window as well as terraced fields seen on foot. A piece for the wind of early summer.", "scenes": "From fresh green to early summer, walking the lanes through the tea fields", "channel": "YouTube “JoeHisaishiVEVO” (the label’s official channel)" }, { "title": "One Summer's Day", "artist": "Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away)", "image": "A piano that quietly brings summer back. Wet rows after an evening shower, the cicadas fading — close to the feeling of turning for one last look on the way home. The gentle theme swells, then settles again, much as the day's events fill your chest and slowly calm. With the dusk-lit tea fields at your back.", "scenes": "A summer evening after rain; looking back at the fields on the way home", "channel": "YouTube “Joe Hisaishi Official” (the artist’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Summer", "artist": "Joe Hisaishi (from the film Kikujiro)", "image": "A bounce in the step, like the first morning of the summer holidays. It suits the season when the blue sky and the deep green of the fields face each other most strongly, and you slip between the uncovered rows by bicycle or on the Guchamo tour. The springing pizzicato and the simple tune are the very mood of a morning spent unfolding a map and deciding where to go. On hot days, go early.", "scenes": "A summer morning, before setting off by bicycle or on the tea-field tour", "channel": "YouTube “JoeHisaishiVEVO” (the label’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Morning Mood (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1)", "artist": "Edvard Grieg / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan", "image": "The piece that has come to stand for daybreak itself. A flute melody rises slowly and the light spreads to fill the valley — much as the morning mist lifts and the rows of tea bushes emerge as green stripes. The same melody returns on one instrument after another, each time a little higher and brighter, at exactly the speed at which the colour of the mist changes as the sun climbs. For autumn and winter mornings with a sea of cloud.", "scenes": "A sea of mist at dawn; waiting for sunrise at a viewpoint; the quiet before Wazuka no Sato opens", "channel": "YouTube “Berliner Philharmoniker - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "Air on the G String", "artist": "J. S. Bach, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan", "image": "One long melody stretches on without a break. An unhurried morning, a steaming cup, the tea rows outside the window half in view — music for exactly that kind of hour. The bass walks slowly beneath a melody that sings in long breaths, like the rows of tea bushes running one by one into the distance. For the quiet of the cafe just after opening.", "scenes": "A rainy day at the cafe; the first cup of Wazuka tea of the morning", "channel": "YouTube “Berliner Philharmoniker - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "Song of Life", "artist": "Libera (boys' choir)", "image": "Clear voices that seem to rise straight into the sky. Cold morning air, the sun breaking above a sea of cloud, dew on the new shoots — it suits the purest moments of a Wazuka morning. As the voices gather and spread, it is like light reaching across the valley to the far hills, and you want to stop and look up. For early mornings in new-tea season.", "scenes": "An early-morning viewpoint; spring, when the new shoots have filled the fields", "channel": "YouTube “Libera Official” (the artist’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Only Time", "artist": "Enya", "image": "Time seems to slow down. A sea of mist, frost on the rows, a morning dusting of snow — a companion for winter in Wazuka, when the turning of the seasons is best watched without hurry. The layered voices seem to come from far away, as if the depth of the white, hazy valley had been turned into sound. With a warm drink in hand, looking out of the window.", "scenes": "A frosty winter morning; a valley softened by rain or mist, seen from the cafe window", "channel": "YouTube “enyatv” (the artist’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Amazing Grace", "artist": "Hayley Westenra", "image": "The hymn everyone knows, in a clear voice. It fits the quiet that comes when you pause before the Miroku stone Buddha or in the grounds of Tenmangu Shrine or Shobo-ji. Sung with little ornament, it does not intrude on anyone paying their respects, and seems to settle in with your own breathing. For temple grounds after rain.", "scenes": "Quiet moments at the Miroku Buddha, Wazuka Tenmangu, Shobo-ji and other shrines and temples", "channel": "YouTube “Hayley Westenra - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "TAKUMI", "artist": "Suguru Matsutani (composer and pianist)", "image": "Respect for craft, carried on a quiet heat. The backs of growers tending the rows, the shading covers going on, the stages of tea-making — it reminds you that the Wazuka landscape is a working place. The piano gathers strength little by little through its repetitions, like the years of the same daily work that built this scenery. The fields are private land: listen from the road.", "scenes": "In picking and shading season, watching working fields from the road", "channel": "YouTube “松谷 卓 [MATSUTANI, Suguru]” (the artist’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Fūrin Kazan — Main Theme", "artist": "Akira Senju (NHK Taiga drama Fūrin Kazan)", "image": "A stately melody echoing between mountains. The ranges that ring the valley and the strength of the terraced fields — as if the landform of Wazuka itself were sounding. The great orchestral swells suit a mountain drive where a new valley appears over every ridge; the quiet passages suit the hour when evening light stretches the shadows of the hills.", "scenes": "A viewpoint over the valley; driving the mountain roads", "channel": "YouTube “Akira Senju - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "Etupirka", "artist": "Taro Hakase, violin", "image": "A violin that seems to retrace the memory of a journey. It suits a drive along the lanes between the fields, the view changing with every bend. The long-breathed melody climbs little by little, and when it meets the moment a tea field opens beyond a curve, the scenery seems to have timed itself to the music. For late afternoon, when the western sun lights the rows.", "scenes": "Driving the tea-field roads; taking the prefectural road slowly", "channel": "YouTube “HATSCHANNEL” (the artist’s official channel)" }, { "title": "Understanding", "artist": "Yoshihisa Hirano", "image": "A quiet piano that seems to set down, one by one, the feelings you could not put into words. It is a short piece of about two minutes, yet it moves gently from hesitation to acceptance, and when it ends your mind feels a little more in order. For the hour when the evening light stretches the shadows of the rows, looking back along the road you walked. Somewhere with a view over the tea fields, as you slowly close the day.", "scenes": "Dusk, Heading home, Tea-field views", "channel": "YouTube “Yoshihisa Hirano - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "Always: Sunset on Third Street — Opening Title", "artist": "Naoki Sato (from the film Always: Sunset on Third Street)", "image": "The colour of sunset, and of nostalgia. For the hour when the tea fields turn orange, the sunset seen from Iwai Bridge, and lights coming on under the village roofs. The broad orchestral passage seems made for the few minutes when the whole western sky above the valley is stained with colour, and the sky settles at the same pace as the music.", "scenes": "Tea fields at dusk; the sunset from Iwai Bridge", "channel": "YouTube “Naoki Sato - Topic” (YouTube’s official distribution channel, audio supplied by the label)" }, { "title": "Kaerou (Let's Go Home)", "artist": "Fujii Kaze", "image": "A gentle song for folding the day away. With the dusk-lit fields at your back, waiting for the bus at the Wazuka Yamanoie stop. A song that makes you think you will come again. Its words are soft, yet it leaves you standing a little straighter — a fitting last track for the journey. For the few minutes before the bus comes.", "scenes": "Waiting for the bus home; the last moments of the day", "channel": "YouTube “Fujii Kaze” (the artist’s official channel)" } ] }, "droneSection": { "eyebrow": "Drone Footage", "title": "Drone Footage", "body": "Aerial footage of Wazuka, shot by drone. Choose the area you would like to see." }, "droneVideos": [ { "area": "Ishitera area", "caption": "Tea field scenery", "description": "Looking straight down on the tea fields of Ishitera. The rows fan out along the slope, and you can pick out the black-covered plots and the farm tracks threading between them.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/L2qsRTErAjo", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/L2qsRTErAjo" }, { "area": "Ishitera area", "caption": "Tea fields from above (1)", "description": "Ishitera from high above. The plots follow the shape of the valley, and tea covers the mountainside almost completely. Ishitera is one of the areas registered as “Uji-cha no Sato: the Tea Fields of Wazuka,” Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset No. 1. The Japan Heritage story “A Historical Walk through 800 Years of Japanese Tea” also names it as a place where, from the 20th century on, rows of tea were cleared right up to the hilltops.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/B2U_fESpeEg", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/B2U_fESpeEg" }, { "area": "Ishitera area", "caption": "Tea fields from above (2)", "description": "Following the tea fields up to the crest of the hill from a lower altitude, under a clear blue sky. The fans standing among the rows, a work shed and a light truck all hint at the daily work of growing tea.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/VvulKQCh2UY", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/VvulKQCh2UY" }, { "area": "Ishitera area", "caption": "From the ground up into the sky", "description": "Starting at eye level in the Ishitera tea fields and rising into the sky. As the viewpoint climbs, the stone-walled terraces and the rolling rows come together into a single picture.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/m1zKp9ZbKRc", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/m1zKp9ZbKRc" }, { "area": "Ishitera area", "caption": "The tea fields", "description": "A slow look across the tea fields of Ishitera: rows facing different ways on each slope, work sheds dotted about, and ridgelines layered behind. This is the best known tea landscape in Wazuka.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/mg0SWmzIQ2A", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/mg0SWmzIQ2A" }, { "area": "Harayama area", "caption": "The round tea field (1)", "description": "The round tea field of Harayama from directly overhead. Rows curve along the contour lines in layer after layer, and a large cedar casts a long shadow across them — a shape made by hand, following the land itself. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/u275c1tRRaw", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/u275c1tRRaw" }, { "area": "Harayama area", "caption": "The round tea field (2)", "description": "Following the curves of the round tea field from a little further back. Plots divided by stone walls overlap like folding fans, and the shifting greens pick out every single row. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/pFg20nm6nuM", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/pFg20nm6nuM" }, { "area": "Harayama area", "caption": "The round tea field from above", "description": "Rows under black covers, arranged in arcs. This is the shading used to grow tencha, the leaf that becomes matcha. The black of the covers against the green of the next plot is striking. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/t1fbdxftKng", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/t1fbdxftKng" }, { "area": "Harayama area", "caption": "The round tea field, wide view from above", "description": "Harayama seen from high up. Tea fields including the round tea field spread across the whole slope, and the patchwork of plots carries on into the head of the valley. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/rW_3d5kZCQ0", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/rW_3d5kZCQ0" }, { "area": "Harayama area", "caption": "The round tea field", "description": "A long, close look straight down at the round tea field of Harayama: curving rows, and the shadow of a tree stretching across them. The pattern shifts as the angle changes. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/a5lTKSMczlM", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/a5lTKSMczlM" }, { "area": "Harayama area", "caption": "Tea fields near the shrine in Harayama", "description": "Tea fields right beside where people live, close to the shrine in Harayama. Farm tracks thread between the plots on the slope, and beyond them a village of tiled roofs opens up. Note: The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/8CW1Fw3QwBY", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/8CW1Fw3QwBY" }, { "area": "Shirasu area", "caption": "Mist seen from above", "description": "A quiet hour in Shirasu, with morning mist drifting through the valley. The mist creeps between hillsides just beginning to turn, and the tea fields and harvested paddies emerge from it.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/OghM8lQ3f4s", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/OghM8lQ3f4s" }, { "area": "Kamatsuka area", "caption": "Wazuka seen from Wazuka Junior High School", "description": "Looking out over the town from the high ground by Wazuka Junior High School: terraced tea fields running up to the mountains, and houses gathered along the river. Daily life in Wazuka at a glance.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/zVyLKLJODuY", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/zVyLKLJODuY" }, { "area": "Kamatsuka area", "caption": "The view from near the B&G Ocean Centre", "description": "Under a wide open blue sky, looking across the valley from around Kamatsuka. 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From the tea fields in the foreground to tiled roofs, the river and its bridge, and the mountains layered beyond, the eye is led deep into the valley.", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/vhdlPPln1N8", "watchUrl": "https://youtu.be/vhdlPPln1N8" } ], "droneAreaLabels": [ "Ishitera area", "Harayama area", "Shirasu area", "Kamatsuka area", "Naka area", "Nagai area" ], "droneAreaMaps": [ "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.7847639,135.8820592&z=15&t=k&output=embed", "", "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.796466,135.889120&z=15&t=k&output=embed", "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.796449,135.906265&z=15&t=k&output=embed", "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.802584,135.911818&z=15&t=k&output=embed", "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.790661,135.896444&z=15&t=k&output=embed" ], "droneNote": "", "photoRoomLabels": [ "Tea Fields", "Snow & Frost", "Clouds & Dawn", "Blossom & Flowers", "Autumn Colours", "Wildlife", "Village Life" ], "photoSection": { "eyebrow": "Photo Gallery", "title": "Wazuka in Photographs", "body": "Photographs of Wazuka through the seasons, arranged by room. 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The Council complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other relevant laws and guidelines, and handles personal information appropriately in accordance with the policy set out below.", "sections": [ { "heading": "1. Collection of Personal Information", "body": "The Council collects personal information by lawful and fair means, and only to the extent necessary, through enquiries, reservations, group/private bookings, media coverage requests, surveys and similar channels. The personal information collected may include name, phone number, email address, postal address, and the content of your enquiry. When you send an enquiry through the contact form, we also record the IP address it was sent from, to prevent misuse." }, { "heading": "2. Purpose of Use", "intro": "The Council uses the personal information it collects within the scope of the following purposes.", "list": "
  • To respond to and communicate about enquiries, reservations and applications
  • To confirm, change or cancel reservations
  • To provide, operate and improve the services of the Facility
  • To respond to media coverage and public-relations requests
  • To send information and notices relating to the Facility
  • To comply with legal requirements and for other duties incidental to the above
    • " }, { "heading": "3. Provision to Third Parties", "intro": "The Council will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining your prior consent, except in the following cases.", "list": "
  • Where required by law
  • Where necessary to protect a person's life, body or property, and obtaining consent is difficult
  • Where provided to a subcontractor to the extent necessary for a reservation or service (in which case the Council will exercise appropriate oversight of the subcontractor)
    • " }, { "heading": "4. Management and Security Measures", "body": "The Council implements necessary and appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, loss, destruction, tampering and leakage of personal information, and strives to keep personal information accurate and up to date." }, { "heading": "5. Disclosure, Correction and Deletion", "body": "Customers may request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion or suspension of use of their own personal information held by the Council. Please contact the enquiry desk below to make such a request. After confirming your identity, the Council will respond promptly in accordance with applicable law." }, { "heading": "6. Cookies, Access Records and External Services", "body": "The Facility's website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve its services and understand how the site is used. If you do not wish cookies to be used, you can disable them in your browser settings. Some pages also embed videos from YouTube (Google LLC). These are embedded in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), so no cookies are stored until you play a video; once a video is played, YouTube may use cookies and similar technologies. The top page and the Access page load Google Maps (Google LLC) only when you press “Show map”; when a map is displayed, Google may use cookies and similar technologies. The site also uses Google Fonts (Google LLC) to display text, so when a page is displayed, your device sends information such as its IP address to Google's servers. Our own visitor statistics do not use cookies; they record the date and time, the page, the type of action, the language and the referral source (utm parameters and the referring site’s domain) and device type (phone, tablet or PC). IP addresses are not included in these statistics. Separately, the server's operational records (access logs) keep entries that include IP addresses for a certain period, for security and troubleshooting.", "note": "" }, { "heading": "7. Contact for Enquiries", "intro": "For enquiries or requests regarding the handling of personal information, please contact the following.", "list": "
  • Operator: Wazuka no Sato Council (和束の郷協議会)
  • Facility: Wazuka no Sato Station
  • Address: 35 Ohazama, Shirasu, Wazuka-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-1222, JAPAN
  • Phone: +81 774-39-7790
  • Hours: during opening hours (see opening hours & closed days)
    • " }, { "heading": "8. Amendments to this Policy", "body": "The Council may revise this policy without prior notice in response to changes in law or its own practices. Any revised policy takes effect from the moment it is posted on the Facility's website." } ], "revision": "Established: 1 July 2026
    Revised: 27 September 2026
    Wazuka no Sato Council
    " } }, "disclaimer": { "hero": { "bgImage": "", "eyebrow": "Disclaimer", "title": "Disclaimer", "titleEn": "TERMS OF USE" }, "body": { "lead": "This page sets out the terms on which you may use the website of Wazuka no Sato Station (operated by the Wazuka no Sato Council), at https://wazukanosato.com/ (“this site”), and the limits of our liability. It also explains how this site is put together and kept up to date. By using this site you are taken to have accepted what is written here.", "sections": [ { "heading": "1. Who runs this site", "body": "This site is run by Wazuka no Sato Station (which includes the wazukanoSATO Cafe) in Wazuka, Soraku-gun, Kyoto. The operating body is the Wazuka no Sato Council (35 Osama, Shirasu, Wazuka-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-1222). This site is not an official site of Wazuka Town, the Wazuka Tourism Association, Kyoto Prefecture or any other public body. Please send enquiries and corrections about this site to us, using the contact details in section 21 below, rather than to those bodies." }, { "heading": "2. What the information on this site is", "body": "This site exists to help people who are visiting Wazuka. What is written here is guidance based on what we were able to confirm at the time of writing; it is not a guarantee. This is particularly true of information about temples, shrines, shops, transport and events run by others, which those operators may change at any time. Please confirm with each operator before you set out." }, { "heading": "3. Accuracy and liability", "body": "We take care to keep the information on this site accurate, but we do not warrant that it is complete, accurate, current or fit for any purpose. We accept no liability for loss arising from information having changed, from an error, or from information not being included, except where the loss is caused by our intent or gross negligence (see also section 24, Limitation of liability)." }, { "heading": "4. We show our sources", "intro": "Nothing here is written from hearsay. For history, public schemes, statistics and annual events we work from public bodies and official sites wherever we can, and we list those sources on the page itself. As at 2 October 2026:", "list": "
  • the site carries 808 source references in total (300 distinct URLs)
  • 44 pages carry a list of sources
  • 130 of those sources are from public bodies — the national government, Kyoto Prefecture, Wazuka Town and universities (lg.jp / go.jp / pref / ac.jp)
  • the main sources are Wazuka Town, Kyoto Prefecture, the National Diet Library Digital Collections, the Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Federation, Ocha no Kyoto and the Wazuka Tourism Association
  • 46 pages state the date on which we last opened and checked every source link on that page
    • " }, { "heading": "5. Traditions and local stories", "body": "Some local stories cannot be confirmed from public records. Rather than leave them out, we write them with the claim softened — “it is said that…” or “tradition holds that…” — and add a note saying that we could not confirm it in public records, together with where to ask. Where sources disagree about a date or a figure, we set out what each source says." }, { "heading": "6. Prices, opening hours and event dates", "intro": "Prices, opening hours, closing days and event dates for places other than our own are as published by each operator at the time of writing. They change without notice.", "list": "
  • items that give a price or a date for other places carry their source, and our guide pages for sights also state the date we checked it. For fares and timetables, the source pages are watched automatically every week
  • prices at our own shop and café are shown including tax and may change with the season and what is available; the price shown in the shop prevails
  • the “This week in Wazuka” box on the home page, the “Wazuka through the year” page and the “Around Wazuka” page each carry a note asking you to confirm with the organiser before you set out
  • events with fixed dates are removed automatically once a set period has passed since they ended
  • even so, what you find may differ. Please confirm with the organiser
    • " }, { "heading": "7. Our shop and café: products and menu", "intro": "What this site says about the products in our farm shop and the menu at wazukanoSATO Cafe reflects the position at the time of writing.", "list": "
  • the shop centres on vegetables and tea grown in Wazuka, alongside produce from neighbouring areas and goods we buy in. Please check the label on each product for its origin and ingredients
  • stock changes daily; items may sell out or not be available on a given day, and limited items end when they are gone
  • menu photographs show one example of how a dish is served. Contents, tableware and side dishes change with the season and what is available
  • for ingredients and allergens, please ask our staff in the shop before you order. Please do not rely on this site alone
  • this site has no facility for buying products or making bookings (we do not sell by mail order). For group visits and similar requests, please telephone us using the contact details below
    • " }, { "heading": "8. Photographs", "intro": "The photographs on this site were either taken by the Council or are used with the permission of the photographers and rights holders.", "list": "
  • 99 images are used in the body of the site (shared by the Japanese and English pages), all served from our own server
  • there is not one instance of an image being loaded directly from another site (hotlinking)
  • photographs taken by people other than the Council are published with the permission of the photographers and rights holders, who retain the copyright in them
  • one event flyer published by its organiser is shown, and we will act promptly on any request from that organiser
  • if you appear in a photograph and would prefer not to, please tell us using the contact details below and we will look into it and act promptly
  • if you believe any image affects your rights, please tell us using the contact details below and we will look into it and act promptly
    • " }, { "heading": "9. Quotation", "intro": "Where we quote someone else’s writing, we follow the requirements for quotation under Article 32 of the Japanese Copyright Act: the quotation must be necessary, clearly distinguished from our own text, subordinate to it, and attributed.", "list": "
  • quotations are set off with quotation marks and always carry the name of the source
  • we quote only as much as the point requires, and never let quotation make up the bulk of a page
  • we do not quote reviews written by members of the public
  • we do not summarise or alter an original and then present it as a quotation
    • " }, { "heading": "10. Using material from this site", "body": "Copyright in the text, photographs and tables on this site belongs to the Council or to the rightful owner. Please do not reproduce, republish or alter them beyond what the Copyright Act permits for private use and quotation. If you quote or refer to this site, we would be grateful if you would name the source as “Wazuka no Sato Station website (wazukanosato.com)” and link to the page concerned. Please also do not use the name or logo of this site without permission. If you would like to use something, please ask us using the contact details below." }, { "heading": "11. Links from this site to other sites", "intro": "This site links to other sites, chiefly to show where our information comes from. We do not control those sites.", "list": "
  • we do not warrant, and accept no liability for, the content, services or safety of a linked site
  • the content of a linked page may be changed, moved or deleted without notice
  • we link to the specific page that supports what we have written, so that the basis for it can be seen
  • once a week we check automatically that every link on this site is still live
  • some parts of this site are displayed using outside services — maps (Google Maps), video (YouTube) and fonts (Google Fonts). Their use is governed by each provider’s terms. See our Privacy Policy for details
  • any booking, purchase or application you make on a linked site is a transaction between you and that site’s operator. The Council is not a party to it and accepts no liability for it
    • " }, { "heading": "12. Linking to this site", "body": "You are free to link to this site, and you do not need to tell us. We would ask you not to link in a way that misrepresents what we have written, and not to link from a site that breaks the law or offends public order and morals. Please also do not display pages of this site inside another site’s frame or embedded in another page." }, { "heading": "13. How we decide what to include", "intro": "Whether a temple, shrine, shop or event appears on this site is decided by the Council, on the basis of whether it helps someone visiting Wazuka.", "list": "
  • We do not take payment for inclusion. Nothing on this site is advertising, and there are no affiliate links or paid articles of any kind
  • Inclusion is at the Council’s discretion, and we may be unable to act on a request to be included
  • Not being included does not mean we think less of a place. It may simply be a matter of space, of what we have been able to visit, or of what sources exist
  • If you would prefer not to be listed, please tell us using the contact details below and we will act promptly
    • " }, { "heading": "14. How we write about other places and businesses", "intro": "We describe temples, shrines, shops, transport and events around Wazuka to help people planning a visit. These are descriptions of fact. They do not indicate any partnership with, or endorsement by, the Council.", "list": "
  • we work from official sites and published material from public bodies
  • we give the source, and on our guide pages for sights also the date we checked it
  • the names, logos and trade marks of the places and businesses described belong to their respective owners. We use them only as far as is needed to describe the facts
  • If you run a place described on this site and would like a correction, or would prefer not to be listed, please tell us using the contact details below. We will look into it and act promptly.
    • " }, { "heading": "15. Reviews and ratings", "intro": "Some pages on this site explain how to find a place’s reviews on Google Maps and how to write one. On this we promise the following.", "list": "
  • we give nothing in return for a review — no discount, gift or payment of any kind
  • we do not dictate or steer the content or the rating of a review. Whether to write one, and what to say, is entirely your decision
  • we do not reproduce review-site ratings or the text of individual reviews on this site
  • review sites are run by their own operators, and the Council accepts no liability for what appears on them
    • " }, { "heading": "16. Fact, and our own view", "body": "This site contains both statements of fact that we have checked and our own view — what we found enjoyable, what we would suggest. We write the second kind so that it reads as a view rather than a fact (“we think…”, “we would suggest…”). We have no intention of criticising any place, business or person, or of suggesting that one is worse than another. If anything here reads that way, please tell us using the contact details below." }, { "heading": "17. The English version", "body": "The English pages of this site are prepared by the Council from the Japanese pages. For proper nouns we follow the Japan Tourism Agency’s multilingual guidance and each place’s own official English spelling where one exists; where none exists, the spelling is our own choice. If the Japanese and English versions differ, the Japanese version prevails. Comments on the English wording or translation are welcome through the contact details below." }, { "heading": "18. Read-aloud and automatically generated parts", "intro": "Some parts of this site involve machines. Here is what they do and where their limits lie.", "list": "
  • the read-aloud function uses the synthetic voice built into your device or browser. Proper nouns — place names, temple and shrine names, personal names — can be mispronounced. We have registered 635 readings to reduce this, but it cannot prevent every error. For the correct reading, see the furigana in the text and the sources
  • the “This week in Wazuka” box on the home page is rebuilt every day from calendar data that the Council compiled from sources. We do not take information from other sites automatically for publication. Please direct questions about an event to its organiser
  • the “Wazuka through the year” page is rebuilt every day from calendar data that the Council compiled from sources. Because a machine decides the dates, there can be a short lag in marking an event as ended or in switching the month
  • where an automatically generated part turns out to be wrong, we correct it promptly
    • " }, { "heading": "19. “Travel Music” (Gallery & Music)", "intro": "The “Travel Music” section of the Gallery & Music page suggests pieces to listen to as you gaze over the tea fields or walk through the town. The audio is handled as follows.", "list": "
  • we do not hold or stream the audio ourselves. Each piece is a video published on YouTube by the rights holder (the artist or label) or by YouTube’s official distribution channel, played as it is through YouTube’s embedded player. Nothing from YouTube loads until you press play
  • the embedded player is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy, and YouTube may collect viewing data when a piece is played. The Council does not receive that data
  • the descriptions and the “scenes” are the Council’s own impressions. Titles, composers and performers follow the information given by the publisher of each video. The source of each piece (the channel that publishes it) is shown when you open its description
  • the selection is the Council’s own. It is not an endorsement by, or a partnership with, any rights holder or label, and we receive no payment for including any piece
  • a video may become unavailable without notice at the publisher’s discretion. When we notice that a piece can no longer be played, we replace or remove it promptly
  • “My playlist” is stored only in your own device (browser) and is never sent to our server
  • if you listen while walking, keep the volume low enough to hear traffic and farm work, and stay aware of your surroundings. The tea fields are private land. As set out in section 24, the Council cannot accept liability for accidents while walking or driving
    • " }, { "heading": "20. When we find an error", "intro": "When we learn that something here is wrong, we correct it promptly.", "list": "
  • where the correction matters, we make clear what was changed
  • edits are recorded every two minutes, so it is possible to trace when a passage was changed and how
  • if the source itself has changed, we move the reference to the new source and update the date we checked it
  • it may take some time between receiving your message and confirming and correcting the point. If it is urgent, please telephone us
    • " }, { "heading": "21. How to raise something with us", "intro": "Please tell us about anything at all — an error, a concern about rights, or a request to remove a link or an entry. We will look into what you tell us and act promptly.", "list": "
  • Contact form: the “Contact” page of this site
  • Telephone: +81 774-39-7790 (Wazuka no Sato Station, in Japanese)
  • It helps if you can give us the URL of the page and tell us which passage you mean
    • " }, { "heading": "22. How we handle what you raise", "intro": "We deal with corrections and requests in the following way.", "list": "
  • we first establish the facts. To do so we may ask you to point to the passage concerned and to the basis for your view (a document, a URL or similar)
  • where we confirm that you are right, we correct or remove the passage promptly and, where it matters, make clear what was changed. Where we cannot confirm it, we tell you why
  • where a request concerns a third party’s rights, we act once we have confirmed that it comes from the rights holder or their authorised representative
  • what we do is decided by the Council in accordance with the law and this page. We do not change a statement of confirmed fact simply because one person asks us to
  • we may decline to deal with conduct that goes beyond what is reasonable — unfounded defamation, threats, intimidation, repetition of the same demand, or demands that obstruct our work
  • we keep a proper record of what is raised with us and how we responded
    • " }, { "heading": "23. While you are here", "intro": "Almost all of the tea fields in Wazuka are private land and a working place. So that everyone can enjoy the view, we ask the following.", "list": "
  • Please do not walk into the tea fields. Look from the road
  • Please do not go close to people at work to take photographs
  • Please do not touch the tea bushes or crops, or take anything from the fields. Please take your litter home
  • Please park only in designated car parks, never on the road or on farm tracks. For parking at Wazuka no Sato, see the Access page
  • One district (Harayama) is closed to visitors. It cannot be visited
  • Flying a drone requires the procedures laid down by the Civil Aeronautics Act and other laws, and the permission of the landowner or manager. The Council is not in a position to permit flights over the tea fields
  • Roads in the hills are narrow, with steep and unpaved stretches. Please wear shoes you can walk in
  • What you do on site is your own responsibility. We accept no liability for accidents, injury or loss
    • " }, { "heading": "24. Limitation of liability", "body": "We accept no liability for any loss arising from your use of this site, or from action taken on the basis of information on it. The same applies to any interruption, suspension or ending of this site, to loss of data, and to damage caused by computer viruses or the like. This does not apply where the loss is caused by our intent or gross negligence." }, { "heading": "25. How this site is kept up", "intro": "After it is written, this site is kept up by the following.", "list": "
  • once a week, every link on the site is checked automatically to see that it is live
  • once a week, the source pages for information that changes often, such as transport, are watched automatically for changes
  • every day, the “This week in Wazuka” box and the “Wazuka through the year” page are rebuilt. Events that have ended drop out
  • edits are recorded every two minutes (more than 760 records so far)
  • a copy of every file is kept before it is changed (more than 342 so far)
  • 145 pages are published — 81 in Japanese and 64 in English. 143 pages declare the Japanese–English pairing (hreflang) and 140 carry structured data for search engines
  • 45 pages have a read-aloud function, with 635 readings registered for proper nouns
    • " }, { "heading": "26. Personal information", "body": "For personal information, please see our separate Privacy Policy." }, { "heading": "27. Governing law", "body": "The use of this site, and the interpretation and application of this page, are governed by Japanese law. Where the Consumer Contract Act or other law provides otherwise, that law applies." }, { "heading": "28. Changes to this page", "body": "We may change what is written on this page as the need arises. Any change takes effect when it is published on this site. Significant changes are recorded in the revision history at the foot of this page." } ], "revision": "Published: 2 October 2026
    \n Revised: 2 October 2026 (sections 7, 15, 17, 18 and 21 added; other sections expanded; figures updated)
    \n Revised: 2 October 2026 (sections 21 and 26 revised)
    \n Revised: 3 October 2026 (section 19 on Travel Music added; later sections renumbered)
    \n Wazuka no Sato Council
    " } } } }