Japan: Spring Festival ”World O-CHA Market” 2013

Published:2013-03-20 Views: 108 Status: status

Event Date	2013-05-02 - 2013-05-05
City	Shizuoka
Address	Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, Shizuoka, Japan
Venue	Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, Shimada City World Tea Museum and other locations
Organizer	The 5th World O-CHA (Tea) Festival Executive Committee

Introduction

Spring Festival General Information
-Exhibition period : May 2nd (Thu) - May 5th (Sun), 2013
-Venue : Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, Shimada City World Tea Museum and other locations
-Organized by : The 5th World O-CHA (Tea) Festival Executive Committee
Number of visitors (provisional) : Over 20,000 (Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport)
Target visitors : Guests related to tea industory, and businesses; members of the general public
Admission fee : Free
Programs
1.Tea Garden Program
A) Enjoy ‘Shizuoka,the city of tea’ Tea Ceremony Evening, wide varieties of tea from around the world
B) Tea Parties from around the world Various tea parties that visitors can take part in
C) World O-CHA Market Sales of first flush teas, tea-related products, foods
2. Tea production,Culture, and Interaction Tours Tea plantation walking, tea picking, and more
3.Collaborations Between Food and Tea Suggestions of cuisine and sweets using tea and other ingredients from Shizuoka Prefecture
4.Various Seminars and Lectures Seminar on Benefits of Tea, and more
Contact Details
Contact Person:Event Manager
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Remark

World and Japanese Choice Tea Fair Choice teas from many countries and 13 prefectures in Japan were exhibited. Visitors enjoyed trying various teas such as green tea, black tea and oolong tea in each booth, and tea related performance on the mini-stage. There were so many visitors on the third and forth day that the admission was regulated.