Sunday, March 21, 2010

An Overview of the Trip

April 12 - 25, 2010 - JAPAN
April 12 - Travel
April 13 - 16 - Tokyo (Tsukiji Fish Market, Imperial Palace, Tea House, Tea Ceremony, Ginza district
April 17 - Hakone (Boat ride on Lake Ashi)
April 18 - Shizuoka (Tea Garden, Tea factory, Tea Institute)
April 19 - Shizuoka/Makinohara (Tea Market, Tea Museum, Tea Ceremony, Tea Garden & Picking, Tea Tasting)
April 20 - Okabe (Gyokuro Tea Garden, Tea Factory, Tea Tasting, Shizuoka Tea Department)
April 21 - 23 - Kyoto (Cherry Blossom at Heian Shrine, Gion Tea House, Temple tour, Zen Meditation Class, Pottery Workshop, Kozanji Temple, Tea History Forum, Golden Pavillion, Inari Shrine)
April 23 - Wazuka (Tea picking & Production)
April 24 - Wara (Kimono fitting)
April 24 - Uji (Tea garden, ancient kiln, tea factory, tea tasting)
April 25 - Osaka (Osaka Castle, Shitenoji Temple and Markets, Bunraku Puppet Performance)


April 26 - May 1, 2010 - Korea

April 26 - Seoul (Culture show, Gyeongbok Palace, Folklore Museum, Insadong Market, Namdaemun Market)
April 27/28 - Icheon/Boseong (Icheon Pottery Factory, tea garden)
April 28 - Boseong (Tea Garden, Factory, Tea Tasting, Tea Association, Lecture on Korean Tea & History), Yulpo Green Tea Hot Springs Spa)
April 29 - Seoul (Tea House with tea ceremony)
April 30 - Seoul
May 1 - Return to Canada

2 comments:

  1. Hallo Stefanie!
    Looks like you have a fantastic experience ahead of you. WOW! Double WOW!!! Safe journey.
    Love and loads of hugs,
    Carolin, Tessa & Eckhard

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  2. P.S. Tessa wants you to remember that when you're in Korea...you'll be in the country where ARCHERY is THE national sport!!! :D

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