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We did the soy sauce workshop at Meijiya Shoyu, and it was one of the best things we did on our trip! We got to see the production, press our own soy sauce, and taste the difference between various soy sauces. Both the sensei, who is one of the owners of the shop, and our translator, Teresa, were amazing! We talked so much that our tour took a little longer, and we had a wonderful time!

We went for the miso-making workshop at Meijiya Shoyu, a shop dating back to the Meiji era as their name suggests. The sensei was one of the co-owners who kindly shared his expertise in guiding us on how to make miso and the differences in the miso we see in the market. Teresa was also very helpful in her translations, which made for an effective and heartfelt cross-cultural understanding. After our miso was made, we were guided to an inner room to do a tasting of the various miso pastes to better understand what was shared in the workshop. We (“Nani” included) thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. Sensei also wrapped our miso nicely in cloth for us to take it home with. We only managed to buy a bottle of shoyu to bring along but hope to be back to try the shoyu making lesson in the future! Highly recommended!!

I booked a tour at Meijiya shōyu as a birthday present for my husband - and he just loved it. And so did our two kids (aged 6 and 11). We learned so much about soy sauce in general, enjoyed the tour of the building and loved to make our very own shoyu as well as to taste four different soy sauces with tofu. But most of all we LOVED the welcoming atmosphere: Everyone was so kind and lovely and patient. The interpreter as well as the young owner and his (I suppose) mom. Of course, the bottles of our own shoyu as well as the kind gifts weren't the only thing we took home: We couldn't resist and bought different soy sauces for ourselves and our families back home. Big recommendation thus! Not only for soy sauce lovers.

We had a wonderful experience at Muramatsu Shoten. Mr. Muramatsu and Yukiko were kind and accommodating for us even though it was a closed day. Although we missed the tea picking season, we will had a great time. We learned so much more about tea plantation and Chakabuki was very fun. We have a greater appreciation for the tea growing and tasting. We look forward to returning and perhaps getting a better score :) High recommend stopping by!

We got the chance to book a tour at Meijiya shōyu to experience how soy sauce is made in an over 100 year old family owned factory. Our interpreter Teresa did a fantastic job and Sensei answered all our questions we had regarding the process, ingredients and history. The tour started with history about how soy sauce is made and the factory itself, followed by a tour of the building and different production steps. Afterwards it was hands-on to make our very own shōyu! You get to take home a small bottle of your own soy sauce, and do a tasting of four soy sauces at different fermentation stages with tofu. Make sure you still have some room in your suitcase for some shopping after the tour! We will definitely be back. Thanks!