Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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). The tea-picking experience run by Wazukaya (Wazuka House), a local-cuisine cooking school, is by reservation only; Wazukaya gives the season as about mid-April to October, and the Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Federation as mid-April to about the end of October. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 home page, or Wazuka through the year for a month-by-month guide.

By phone (+81 774-39-7790), or through the contact form — choose "Feedback" as the enquiry type.