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LOGOS LAND

LOGOS LAND was founded in 2018 with the cooperation of Kyoto Prefecture's Joyo City and the outdoor equipment company LOGOS. Many facilities were constructed across 9 hectares of land with the concept of outdoor eating, drinking, playing and sleeping. There are indoor tents for overnight stays with a veranda for BBQs, so there's no need to worry about the weather. The BBQ facilities outside are well-equipped with all the ingredients you'll need, so visitors can come empty-handed and just enjoy. In addition, there is a family-style restaurant and a café serving delicious food and desserts. In the park, there is a 140 meter-long slide, a giant trampoline, and a castle-like playground for adults and kids to explore, all ideal for a day spent together with the family.

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Wazukasou

In Wazuka-cho, a town in Kyoto Prefecture and part of Uji's tea region, there is a small 4-room Japanese inn, Wazukasou. Wazukasou was formerly a small mountain cabin, but in July 2017 it was reopened as an inn. Apart from staying the night, you can also come and enjoy the delicious cuisine here (prior reservation is needed). The lunch time limited menu includes matcha tofu, roasted tea rice, deep-fried tea leaves, and more: a perfect combination of tea and Japanese style cuisine that can only be tasted here in the town of tea (the lunch course is 2,888 yen including tax). Come enjoy delicious food surrounded by tea fields.

In the inn's main building there are 2 Japanese-style rooms, and 2 Westernized Japanese rooms, and in the annex there is room for 30 individuals or groups of 8 people and more to stay. For dinner you can enjoy the seasonal kaiseki (formally arranged course meal), which incorporates tea through matcha tofu and roasted tea (houjicha) pudding. The baths are also infused with green tea, perfect for relaxation. With real tea in tea light candle burners giving off the scent of tea, and a complimentary sencha (green tea) after breakfast, the hospitality of this inn is irresistible for tea-lovers, and lives up to the inn’s own concept of "enjoying tea with the five senses."

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Keihanna Plaza Hotel

Keihanna Plaza is the central intersecting facility of Keihanna Science City (officially known as the Kansai Science City), inside which is the Keihanna Plaza Hotel. Close by are the world heritage sites of Byodo-in Temple and Uji-gami Shrine, many other temples and shrines, and the famous tea fields that make Uji green tea. Kyoto, Nara and Osaka are all conveniently accessible from the Keihanna Plaza Hotel. The rooms are spacious with a total area of 22.5-24.5㎡ for the standard single room, and 30.5-33.3㎡ for a twin room, making an enjoyable stay for families, friends, or colleagues. Next to the hotel is the Kansai-kan (Kansai branch) of the National Diet Library, and the Vierra Town shopping mall, including a variety of restaurants, Daiso (a 100 yen shop) and a supermarket (Lamu) open from 7 a.m. to midnight, convenient for meals and shopping.

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SPA & HOTEL Suishun Matsuiyamate

Suishun, a spa where you can stay overnight, has opened in Kyotanabe City! After you've enjoyed the hot springs and the facilities, you can relax in our guest rooms, prepared with choice bedding. This high class spa hotel is equipped with one of the largest stone saunas in the region, and a comfortable recliner chair area, so that you can recover from the fatigue of your travels even on a day trip.

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MARU＋JYU

Opened in September 2016, this guest house is a renovated 100-year-old former tea-processing house. While retaining the best of the original building, like its thick beams, the texture of soil has been used for the dirt floor and walls to bring out the atmosphere of a tea-processing house. Visitors can also experience traditional Japanese culture firsthand through the work of Kyoto lantern craftsmen, plasterers, lighting designers, etc. From the windows, you can see the rural scenery of Ujitawara and Mt. Jubu in the distance, and the stars spreading across the sky at night. It's an inn perfect for those who want to spend a quiet time enjoying the best of the seasons. There is also a cypress bath and kitchen, perfect for long stays.

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Blodge Lodge

Blodge Lodge is recommended for you if you:
- Want to experience the quiet atmosphere in the midst of a tea field
- Are interested in hearing about immigration experiences (the host is a migrant)
- Would like to enjoy some conversation in English

Come enjoy a little homestay in a quiet environment surrounded by tea fields at this cozy bed and breakfast! All members of the family here are bilingual. (English/Japanese)

[Activity Information] Japanese tea tasting, tea ceremony experience, cooking experience, etc. (A separate fee is required for activities. Please inquire when you make your reservation.)
[Capacity] 2 groups per day. (7 people max.)

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The Tea Farm Guest House Enu To Enu

Opened at the end of July 2017, this farmhouse inn is an inn that only tea farmers can provide.
The inn's young proprietress, a member of the Kita family, who have been running tea farms for generations in the town of Wazuka, was at the center of the process, which started with remodeling their old private house to convey the charm of Wazuka and its tea.

Before dinner, you can experience tea harvesting in the tatami room, picking from the specially prepared tea branches.
The many dishes of the Japanese course to follow will also be made with tea, starting with tempura of the tea leaves you picked yourself, all prepared carefully and thoughtfully by the young Ms. Masako (the family's second daughters) for a complete course meal!

Guests can also taste different some of the over 20 (!) different types of tea that grow in the garden here, and hear about tea from Ms. Kyoko (the mother), a Japanese tea instructors, and Mr. Kazuo (the father), a tea producer.
Enu To Enu is an inn that's irresistible for tea lovers, where you can hear directly from tea farmers, as well as tour and experience the tea factory (for an extra fee).

In addition, you can also experience tea harvesting, tea factory tours, and black tea preparation for an additional fee.
A Japanese course made using tea is also available for lunch and dinner (3,500 yen).
*Only when there are no guests staying at the hotel.

Please see here to get an idea of the day-to-day at the inn:
https://www.facebook.com/kyototeafarmnton/

*Because we are tea farmers, the content of the activities on offer vary depending on the season.

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Dosenbo Sanso

The village of Minamiyamashiro is located on the borders of Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, and Mie Prefectures. On the mountaintop, on a plateau at an elevation of 500m is a farmhouse inn that grows pesticide-free blueberries. From early August to late October, you can enjoy blueberry picking as you listen to the birdsong and the babbling of the stream in the fields above which fireflies dance. In winter, you can enjoy wild boar meat, homemade miso, and locally produced vegetables. Eat wild boar hot pot, which is made by boiling vegetables with natural mineral water from the local well. There are also many other gourmet foods that can only be found here, inclduing sukiyaki made with chicken and rich eggs from local breeds, carefully raised in the bountiful natural environment here; as well as lightly-seasoned pheasant hot pot.

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Matcha Art Experience (Wazukacha Cafe)

At this matcha art activity, you can create a picture on matcha using matcha! Even just drawing lines to create patterns, or writing letters is fun. It's a unique tea experience that everyone from small children to adults can enjoy a taste of. After the activity, everyone can enjoy Japanese sweets and matcha.

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Kyo-yaki Pottery/Kiyomizu-yaki Pottery Kiln Tour & Painting Experience (Sumiyama Pottery Village)

Tour a kyo-yaki/kiyomizu-yaki pottery (both local forms of Kyoto pottery) production studio and take part in a pottery-painting workshop. There are 10 different pottery rooms, and pottery on sale as well.
Paint on unglazed teacups, plates, etc.The finished pieces will be mailed to participants about 20 days after the workshop.

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Gyokuro Tea Hand-Kneading Experience (Fugenji Fureai no Eki)

The best gyokuro maker in Japan, Toshikazu Yamashita, and his students will teach you how to make gyokuro, the finest green tea. Gyokuro, which you will knead from raw tea leaves yourself during this experience, is truly one of the best in the world. You can also bring the kneaded tea leaves back with you, and a Japanese tea instructor will teach you how to brew the finest gyokuro.

Fugenji Fureai no Eki sells local goods directly from farmers, including fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers, tea, pickled goods, miso, and other processed products; as well as handmade bento lunches, bread, and sweets.

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Chakabuki Tea Tasting Experience (Soenkoyuan YANTAN)

Chakabuki is a kind of tea guessing game, in which participants try to remember the flavor of a tea they've drunk once, and determine which out of several teas was the same one they'd had before. This program is easy to understand, even for first-timers.

Soenkoyuan YANTAN is a rennovated former tea-processing factory located in Yuyadani in the town of Ujitawara, the birthplace of Japanese tea. Now, it is a heartwarming place of community, presented with the hospitality of the local people. You can find tourist information, special products such as tea on sale, and tea-related experiential programs to discover the area's charm. In addition to the tea and sweets at the coffee shop, you can also enjoy lunch made using local products on weekends.