We regularly hold events at this guest house. Join us for a workshop on Zen meditation or yoga and thai massage is available too in the mountains, or come to one of our get-togethers. We have barbecues, mochi-making parties, and hot pot dinners.
Tea Picking Experience
Activities with additional fee
Cypress bath with superb view
Only guests using private rooms can enjoy the open-air cypress bath with a superb view for an additional fee. There is no gas, and it is a type that you can enjoy by adding firewood and boiling water with fire.
Fee: 2000 yen per group (if you share it on your SNS, it would be 1000 yen)
Thai Traditional massage
Thai Traditional Massage is available only when the owner who has learned massage in Thailand is not busy.
Fee: 3000 yen per hour
Outdoor Sauna
How about a great outdoor sauna?
Fee: Sharing with others, 1000 yen per person (two or more people required)
Private, 4000 yen for 1 group (up to 6 people)
You can pick as much tea as you like and make oolong tea or black tea. and take it home as a souvenir (Must stay at least 2 nights)
Fee : 2000 per person
Lunch or Dinner at Rakuenbangohan
A couple who have moved to a village just a 5-minute walk from the Sky Tea House runs a curry shop.
They are originally running a popular curry restaurant in Fukuoka. They moved here because of they fell in love in this place.
Lunch & dinner course 1500 yen (with dessert and coffee)
Reservation required Tel : 090-9894-2297
The atmosphere of this quaint Japanese village is unforgettable. Each season has charming characteristics such as fireflies, cherry blossoms, and the scent of fresh tea. Right outside the guesthouse are terraced rice fields which are becoming rare in this day and age. There is also a beautiful waterfall nearby that’s great to visit on hot summer days.
There are many places to hike near the guest house, but a particularly good area is the grounds of Reiganji Temple. The origins of yamecha are deeply rooted in this temple. The monk who brought tea to Yame once meditated at the top of its cliffs. The cliffs have a very unique shape and are certified as Japan’s three largest rocks. In fact, these formations alone are a popular tourist attraction in Japan. You can see Sky Tree House from the top of them!
For those interested in farm work, please feel free to talk to the friendly couple next door. Their names are Mr. and Mrs. Higuchi. Try out your Japanese by asking them, “kyou wa nanba suttou?” They know a great deal about this area and are happy to converse with travelers. You can also buy their tea and rice as souvenirs!
Travelers are also welcome to help out in the fields and learn about farming in Japan. It’s hard, dirty work, but well worth the effort for cultural experiences and personal connections.
Daikouen Tea Farm has been a family-owned business for over 40 years. They do everything from cultivating tea plants to selling it straight from their factory. Their farm has beautiful traditional Japanese scenery and their tea plants aren’t raised with harsh chemical pesticides. When their work isn’t keeping them too busy, they welcome visitors for tours. (They sell a range of different teas as well as rice they’ve harvested.)
Visitors can rent bicycles for a small fee and ride down the picturesque Kasahara valley. The ride from Sky Tea House to the middle of Kurogi takes about 30 minutes. You can arrange to pick you up then.
