For photographers
For photographers
The tea fields that cover the mountain slopes are Kyoto Prefecture Landscape Asset No. 1, “Uji-cha no Sato: the Tea Fields of Wazuka”. We have gathered this site’s photos and drone footage, the direction and distance of each photo spot, and a calendar of the best seasons in one place.
12 photo spots (nearest to Wazuka no Sato first)
- Tomb of Prince Asaka (north-east · about 146 m in a straight line)
- Wazuka Sports Park (south-west · about 243 m in a straight line)
- Nagai (south-south-west · about 636 m in a straight line)
- Kamatsuka (east · about 735 m in a straight line)
- Shirasu (west · about 832 m in a straight line)
- Bessho (north-north-east · about 885 m in a straight line)
- Miroku Magaibutsu (south-west · about 970 m in a straight line)
- Naka (east-north-east · about 1,431 m in a straight line)
- Erihara (south-south-west · about 1,657 m in a straight line)
- Ishitera (south-west · about 1,948 m in a straight line)
- Koshigoe Pass (west-north-west · about 2,107 m in a straight line)
- Yubune (north-east · about 5,855 m in a straight line)
Coordinates are the photo-spot positions registered on this site. The Harayama area is off-limits to visitors, so it is not listed.
Photos and drone footage
This site’s gallery has 77 photos taken in Wazuka Town and aerial drone footage of 6 areas. For the changing seasons, see the “Wazuka through the year” calendar.
Before you come to shoot
- Cherry blossoms and tea fields can be seen together only in spring (from a photo caption on the top page).
- The tea fields are the farmers’ workplace. Please do not step between the rows; take your photos from the road.
- 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)