Japanese culture for Foreign Residents “Experience hand-picking green tea leaves” Sunday, May 24th 2015, 13:00 – 15:00 Experience hand-picking green tea leaves and visit the Koukaen tea factory. Koukaen is a local tea producer in Toyota City that cultivates and processes tea using traditional methods. Join us for an awesome experience where you can visit a tea field where the highest quality, hand picked tea is grown. This is a great chance to learn more about Japanese green tea hands-on! l  l  l  l  l  l  l  l  l  When: Sunday, May 24th 2015, 13:00 – 15:00 Where: Koukaen (67, Yashikibata, Yoshiwara-cho, Toyota City) Meet in front of the tea shop. (Parking space available.) Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/vBmBD 13 minutes walk from Wakabayashi Station on Meitetsu Mikawa Line Participants: Foreign residents and their Japanese friends who live in and around Toyota City; Maximum number of participants accepted: 20 Content: ①Experience picking green tea leaves in a field for hand picking. ② Tea factory visit ③Tasting of tea. ④Tasting rice ball with green tea leaves Explanation is in English and Japanese. The event may be cancelled in case of bad weather conditions. Fee: 1,000 yen (6 years and over) 500 yen (Children from walking age -5) Application: Starts from May ５th. Call Toyota International Association, Tel: 0565-37-0400 (TIA) or contact TIA Volunteer group E-IFF via e-mail: [email protected]　with your name, phone number and e-mail address. (We will contact you in case the event is cancelled.) 外国人向け日本の食文化講座 「お茶の手摘み体験会」 ２０１５年５月2４日(日)　13:00～15:00 伝統的な方法で日本茶の栽培、加工を豊田市でされている茶園、高香園でお茶摘み体験、お茶の試飲、日本茶の加工の様子を見学できます。特に手摘み用の茶園での茶摘み体験は貴重な体験となることでしょう。直にお茶に触れることで日本茶についてもっと詳しく学んでみませんか？と　き　２０１５年５月2４日(日)　13:00～15:00 l  ところ　高香園（豊田市吉原町屋敷畠67　駐車場あり）地図リンク：https://goo.gl/maps/vBmBD 名鉄三河線「若林」駅より徒歩１３分 l  対　象　豊田市と近郊に住む外国人市民と付き添いの日本人 l  内　容　①手摘み用茶園にてお茶摘み体験 ②お茶加工工場見学 ③お茶の試飲 ④茶飯のおにぎりの試食 * 説明は日本語と英語で行う。雨天中止の場合あり。 l  定　員　先着２０人 l  費　用　小学生以上〜大人１，０００円　1歳〜５歳５００円 l  申込み　５月５日よりＴＩＡの専用電話（37－0400）もしくは E-IFF　[email protected]にお名前、連絡先電話番号、メールアドレスを添えてお申し込みください。 l  （中止の場合の連絡に使います。）