Autumn Festival Programs
The 7th World O-CHA(Tea) Festival disseminates attractions of tea including displaying of tea
related products, programs to enjoy teas in the world, proposing a brand-new Japanese tea café styleand space, sharing cultural and science academic research achievements such as functionality of tea.
●Access to the venue
Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center“GRANSHIP” (2-3-1 Higashi-Shizuoka,Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka)
From Tokyo
Approx. 1 hour by Tokaido Shinkansen(Hikari) from Tokyo to Shizuoka Station.
Transfer to the Tokaido Main Line at JRShizuoka station, and it’s about a 3-minuteride to Higashi-Shizuoka station. Thenabout a 3-minute walk fromHigashi-Shizuoka station.
From Osaka
Approx. 2 hours by Tokaido Shinkansen (Hikari) from Shin-Osaka to Shizuoka Station.
Transfer to the Tokaido Main Line at JR Shizuoka station, and it’s about a 3-minute ride toHigashi-Shizuoka station. Then about a 3-minute walk from Higashi-Shizuoka station.

＜Access Map＞
Shizuoka Railway

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6min

Naganuma
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14min

ShinShimizu
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7min. on foot1hr.
Nagoyasta.

1hr.

JR Toukaido
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JR Toukaido Line

3min.

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Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ)
Bus 55min.

3min. on footGranship

●Event programs (Program content is subject to change.）
Outline of the programs

World O-CHA(Tea) Trade Fair
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Large Hall-Ocean on 1st floor, Lobby on 3rd floor and Outside space
Content：Overall Tea Trade Fair provides display and sales of teas including tea
related products and business negotiations.
Tea Tasting Festival
Date：November 9 on Saturday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：South foyer in the Middle Hall-Earth on 2nd floorContent：Sampling and sales of branded teas produced by the skillful tea farmers,and voting to your favorite tea.

Making connections through tea ♡everyone together♡Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Outdoor Lawn Open Space
Content：Displaying and selling of foods and miscellaneous goods used tea

World Green Tea Contest 2019
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Entrance Hall of Middle Hall-Earth on 1st floorContent: Display of the awarded tea products in World Green Tea Contest 2019.
It’s a competitive exhibition to propose innovative products that point tothe future of green tea.
Japanese Tea Serving Style Competition
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Reception Hall on 6th floorContent：Japanese Tea Serving Style Competition winners operate temporary tea
café where people wish to drop by and having a cup of Japanese tea.
Display of “Kisha-Dobin” & “Chanoki-Ningyou”
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Reception Hall on 6th floorContent：Display of antique earthen teapots, vessels sold to train passengers to drink
tea and wooden dolls of women wearing tea picking costume carved outof a tea tree. The seminar featured “Kisha-Dobin” is scheduled to be heldin the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. And the seminar featured“Chanoki-Ningyou” is also scheduled to be held in the afternoon on
Thursday and Sunday.

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Street Tea Café Experience in the World
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Outdoor South passage
Content：Duplication of street tea café in the seven countries, and it givesopportunities to come in touch with a foreign tea consuming culture
through touching local tea utensils.
World Tea Party
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Foyer of Large Hall and Lobby on 3rd floor, Exhibition Gallery on 6thfloorContent：Domestic & foreign tea specialists hold a tea party to learn and enjoy
global tea consuming customs and the way of tea.
Exhibition of Instagram Photo Contest
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Entrance Hall on 1st floorContent：The theme of the contest is “A picture shows having fun of tea”. Displayof entered and awarded photos in the contest.

Tea Tradition Shown in the World of Kyogen Play
Date：November 10 on Sunday
Place：Middle Hall-Earth on 1st floorContent：Kyogen play with a 700-year history illustrates tea which has been loved
by the people since ancient times.
World Green Tea Conference 2019
Date：November 8 on Friday
Place：Conference Hall-Winds on 11th floorContent：Conference to discuss on tea consuming trends and cultures toward theexpansion of green tea market in the globe by the tea specialists andresearchers.
Shizuoka Forum on Health and Longevity
Date：November 9 on Saturday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Conference Hall-Winds on 11th floor, Conference rooms on 10th floorContent：Holding academic session, poster session and forum for citizen etc. under
the theme of “Health, Longevity and Tea”.

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Date：November 8 on Friday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Audio-Visual Hall on 2nd floorContent：Passing on the current Japanese tea across the country and generations!
The documentary film which illustrates the world of ongoing Japanese tea will beshown twice on the day from 11:00AM and 2:00PM with English subtitles. Only
2:00PM is available on Nov.9.
International Conference on philosophy of Longevity
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 8 on Friday
Place：Conference rooms on 10th floorContent：Holding academic sessions to consider new way of life in old age, theImages

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Symposium hosted by the Global Center for Asian and Regional Research,
University of Shizuoka
Date：Symposium, November 7 on Thursday
Exhibition, November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Symposium, Conference rooms on 10th floor
Exhibition, Exhibition Gallery on 6th floorContent：Symposium to discuss on the various subjects of socioeconomy, history
and culture related to tea. Exhibition of research achievements anddisplay of east Asian tea culture in daily life.
Cultural and Academic Seminars
Date：November 7 on Thursday to November 10 on Sunday
Place：Conference rooms on 9th floorContent：Holding seminars to propose a new idea for the tea industry and explain
functionality of green tea in an easy to understand way.
Cooperated Programs
Date：September to November
Place：Around Shizuoka prefecture
Content：Events to share charm of tea cooperated with the World O-CHA(Tea)Festival.

Tours Coming in to Touch with Charm of Tea and Diversity
Date：September to November
Place：Around Shizuoka prefecture
Content：Tour programs to experience the charm of the tea capital, “Shizuoka”.

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“Tea Industry in the Future”, R&D Platform Symposium
Date：November 7 on Thursday
Place：Conference Hall-Winds on 11th floorContent：Holding a research symposium to share information about the innovativetechnologies related to tea production, manufacturing and distribution inorder to explore future of tea industry.