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Takayama Chikurinen
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Location information
- Name
- Takayama Chikurinen
- Address
- Ikoma city, Nara prefecture
- Description
- The Takayama area is famous for making tea whisks (chasen). Local families have been passing down the trade for 500 years. The whisks are made from bamboo which grows across the area. This traditional garden features a bamboo forest, with 50 different species of bamboo. On weekends and public holidays you can see free demonstrations of whisk making by local craftspeople and try making matcha tea. You can also enjoy green tea and sweets in the garden.
- Date of photo shooting
- December 2003
- Shooting Time
- Noon
- Weather at the Time of Shooting
- Sunny
- Category
- historic sites/gardens
Contact info for inquiries
- Address
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Noborioji-cho 30, Nara city, Nara prefecture, 630-8501
- Contact Information
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TEL:+81-742-27-8478
FAX:+81-742-27-8481
- Contact
- Inquiries on the WEB
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