Highlight of our trip
We really enjoyed our tour of Uji with Sae! Our group of six ranged in age from fifteen to eighty-five. Having someone teach us the history of the locations we were seeing and answering our questions elevated our experience. We all enjoyed the lunch (which was considerably better than one of the previously posted reviews), as well as the matcha/hojicha ice cream and the matcha-making time. When we return to Japan, we will definitely ask for Sae again!
Terrific Tea in Uji
Atsuko was our tour guide and she is amazing! I would definitely recommend her. She was very knowledgeable and taught us a lot of the history of the temple and shrine we visited on the tour. She is very organized and made sure we were having a good time. She had a binder to make sure she talked about everything and even gave us recommendations on where to eat while in Japan. She is what made the tour one of the best we’ve taken. The lunch was delicious and we got to pick what we wanted from a local restaurant and the matcha making part was very informative.
