Kirin Gogo-no-Kocha Tour

Point

Afternoon Tea Tour Points

POINT01
Enjoy learning about the manufacturing process through realistic video footage
POINT02
You can taste and experience the tea leaves used in "Afternoon Tea" and Kirin's unique manufacturing process.

Factory Tour Overview

  • Tour name

    Kirin Gogo-no-Kocha Tour

  • Tour start time

    10:00~14:00

  • Travel time

    Approximately 90 minutes (including 20 minutes for tasting)

  • Capacity

    Maximum 25 people

    • When making a reservation, please enter the number of people including infants.
  • Participation fee

    free

  • Closed days

    Mondays (open on public holidays, closed the following weekday)
    Equipment inspection days New Year's holidays

  • Tour Contents

    *The tour of the Shonan Factory does not include a tour of the production line inside the factory.

    entrance

    Once you pass through the gates of Anna Maria, you will enter the world of "Afternoon Tea."
    The space is based on the red color, which is the brand color of "Afternoon Tea," and features a chandelier made from plastic bottles, photo spots, an "Afternoon Tea" product display corner, and more, allowing you to experience "Afternoon Tea" in various ways during the tour.

    Sri Lanka Street & Afternoon Tea Street

    Introducing our commitment to the deliciousness and quality of "Afternoon Tea."
    Sri Lanka Street: Learn about Kirin's commitment to tea leaves and their efforts. You can also take a commemorative photo wearing a tea basket used for picking tea.
    Afternoon Tea Street: Panels will be used to introduce the key points that make "Afternoon Tea" delicious.

    "Afternoon Tea" Virtual Factory

    You can learn about the manufacturing process through powerful images. In addition, with mechanisms that react to human movement and realistic images, you can experience being inside the manufacturing site.

    Machine Room

    You can enjoy experiences unique to a factory, such as using machines that recreate the equipment used to manufacture PET bottle containers and machines that print on labels.

  • Products available for tasting

    • Kirin Afternoon Tea Straight Tea
    • Kirin Afternoon Tea Milk Tea
    • Kirin Afternoon Tea Lemon Tea

    There may be changes depending on the season.

About reservations

Please check before booking

  • The tour of the Shonan Factory does not include a tour of the production line inside the factory.
  • Trucks frequently pass through the factory, so please be careful when passing through.
  • For safety reasons, we do not allow visitors under junior high school age to visit alone.
  • When making a reservation, please enter the number of people including infants.
  • If you do not show up without contacting us to cancel, we may not be able to accept your future bookings.
  • If you have already made a reservation, please make a new reservation after the date of your previous reservation has passed. We appreciate your cooperation so that as many people as possible can visit.
  • To ensure that our customers can enjoy themselves safely, we may contact you by email or phone to confirm your reservation details. Thank you for your understanding.
  • Wheelchairs are not available for rental. Please bring your own.
  • To ensure safety and hygiene within the factory, please refrain from visiting if you are not feeling well (if you have symptoms such as fever or diarrhea).
  • For hygiene reasons, please refrain from bringing in food and drinks. Also, please refrain from eating on the premises (including the gardens).
  • Please refrain from bringing pets (except for assistance dogs).
  • You may only participate in the same tour once per day.
  • We may be forced to close due to bad weather, natural disasters, etc. If we are to be closed, we will inform you in the "Notice to Customers" section at the top of the factory homepage, so please check.
  • Tours are only available in Japanese.
  • Check-in begins 20 minutes before each tour.
  • You will pass through the exterior of the factory from the main gate to the tour entrance. Please be sure to bring an umbrella in case of rain.

Reservation

  • If you have domain restrictions or settings set to block emails from spam filters on your mobile carrier's email, you may not receive the reservation confirmation email. Please make sure to specify the domain "kirin.co.jp" so that you can receive emails from that address.
  • Tours are only available in Japanese.
    The Brewery tour is provided in Japanese only.
    It's important to know.
    We only provide Japanese language guide for you to play.
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Kirin Beverage Shonan Factory

1620 Kurami, Samukawa-cho, Koza-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, 253-0101 (Access here)

Reception hours: 9:30am - 4:00pm (excluding closed days)

TEL:0467-30-9000

Contact form here

Closed on Mondays, New Year's holidays, and other temporary closures
(Please check the calendar on the reservation screen for closing days.)

  • Please be careful not to dial the wrong phone number.

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