A-4th generation tea farmer in Tsuwano — San'in's "Little Kyoto" — tends his fields without pesticides, fed by one of Japan's cleanest rivers. Shūsuien's one-hour tea experience is one of Japan's last of its kind.

a converted soy sauce factory steps from Korakuen garden — where a award-winning tea farmer serves guests on weekend evenings and blended bancha tells the story of a city. Can't get into Sakurai? Try SABOE.