Otonashi-cha Tea New Tea Festival(New Tea Leaves Offered to Shrine, Wishing for an Abundant Harvest)

音無茶の新茶祭

New Tea Leaves Offered to Shrine, Wishing for an Abundant Harvest

Before the harvest of Otonashi-cha tea leaves, which is the specialty of Hongu-cho, Tanabe City, the New Tea Festival is held in which female shrine attendants pick new leaves and offer them to the deity. The contrast of their costume against the green leaves in the tea garden is very striking.

Information

Area
Hongu, Hongu-cho, Tanabe-shi
Season / Time zone
Spring(April) / Daytime
Weather conditions
Sunny Cloudy
Frequency of appearance
Once a year

Access

About 3 min. on foot from Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine

Recommended spot

Tsugizakura-Oji Shrine > Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine