Travel in Chiba Boso Peninsula #1 : Honey workshop (English & Japanese)

in Worldmappin11 months ago

(日本語は下にあります)

【ENG】

The other day, I went on a trip with my family for the first time in a while! The destination for this trip was the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture. Although the Boso Peninsula is only about a two-hour drive from Tokyo, it offers a wide variety of sightseeing spots, from rich nature and marine recreation to unique gourmet cuisine. I would like to introduce some of the best places I visited on my trip in this post in the hope that I can convey the beauty of Japan to you. Pinmapple allows only one pin per post, so I'll be posting about one place at a time in a series. Let's start with the first one we went to, the honey workshop!

✈︎Overview of Honey workshop

Honey workshop is a honey specialty store and meadery based on the concept of enjoying honey with all five senses. The history of mead is long, and it is said to be the first alcohol that humans encountered 14,000 years ago. It is a brew made by adding yeast to honey and water and fermenting it. The store has become a place to see, hear, smell, touch, and taste honey and mead made by beekeepers. It's a great place for honey lovers!

✈︎ Location and access

The address is Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture, and access may be a little difficult without a car. It is located 5 minutes from the Kimitsu Interchange on the Tateyama Expressway. If you go by train, it is about 20 minutes by cab from Kimitsu Station on the JR Uchibo Line. Since the Boso Peninsula is often circled by car, it is convenient to be close to an expressway exit. Tokyo, about 20 minutes from Tokyo Station on the Keiyo Line. It is located in Kasai Rinkai Park, just before Tokyo Disney Resort.

✈︎All-you-can-eat

When you go through the entrance of the store, which is instantly recognizable as a honey shop, you can smell the rich sweet aroma. The sweet smell makes you feel hungry. And the first thing prepared for you is a honey tasting corner. So, first of all, you are supposed to try the store's signature honey.


Five kinds of honey are available at the table here, and you are free to sample honey with a spoon. We were happy to hear that we could eat until we were satisfied. I had a good selection of five kinds of honey. The following honeys were prepared this time.

・Acacia honey

Characterized by its high quality and clean taste with few peculiarities. It is called the queen of honeys.

・Cherry honey

Rare honey with a deep, rich, fruity and refreshing sour taste.

・Tochi honey

A honey with a rich, deep, creamy flavor.

・Hyakka honey

Honey made from the nectar of various flowers. It has a rich aroma and flavor.

・Buckwheat honey

The most nutritious honey in the world. It is especially rich in iron and has a unique flavor and a hint of sourness.

All the honeys are different from the honeys you usually buy at the supermarket and have a deeper taste. They are all sweet, but each has its own unique flavor and aroma, and the characteristics of each flower remain. The honey you like can be bottled and purchased right next door. We bought cherry honey.

✈︎Honey liquor

Behind the honey tasting area is a honey liquor section. This will be mead. The Honey Workshop's mead is made from 100% honey with no additives. Also, while other companies' products may blend fruits and herbs, Honey Workshop's mead is brewed with only honey, water, and yeast. You can enjoy the natural sweetness and flavor of honey.


And you can also taste the alcohol. However, I am not allowed to drink because I have to drive. So I bought the craft mead shown in the lower right photo to drink at my accommodation. This product is made at a lower price so that you can enjoy mead as a familiar product. Other meads are priced about the same as a good wine.

✈︎Non-alcoholic drink

Don't worry if you can't drink alcohol. There is a wide selection of non-alcoholic drinks here. Of course, you can sample these as well. All of them are refreshing and delicious with honey and the acidity of the fruit.

✈︎Other Products

There is also an exciting array of other honey-related products. There are also many jars of Manuka honey, candies, and other cute packaged snacks that make great souvenirs.


They also have a classy gift box that makes a great gift idea. Anyway, it's all about honey.

In addition, there is an ice cream vendor outside, where you can eat your ice cream on the spot. The ice cream itself is smooth and delicious, and they also serve it with frozen strawberries and honey, which is sold inside the store. It is winter and cold, but very tasty.

Inside the restaurant, there is a seating area for eating ice cream so that you can relax and enjoy the ice cream. What's more, there is a honey corner prepared there, and you can freely pour your favorite honey on it additionally. Finding your favorite honey or honey that goes well with ice cream is sure to be a lot of fun with your kids.

✈︎Impressions

This is a very nice spot to enjoy a variety of products in a store specializing in honey. This time we entered the store almost as soon as it opened, so the number of people in the store was small, but when we visited on a holiday before, the place was crowded with many people. You need to be careful when it is crowded, but I think it is very enjoyable even with small children. Although we did not participate this time, they also offer a tour of the workshop, including a 40-minute tour of the mead factory and observation of the ecology of bees. I would like to participate when my son is a little older. It is fun just to look at the store, so please visit!

【日本語】

先日、久しぶりに家族で旅行に行ってきました!今回の旅先は千葉県の房総半島です。房総半島は東京から車で2時間程度の近さですが、豊かな自然やマリンレジャー、個性的なグルメまで、多彩な観光スポットがあります。皆さんに日本の良さが伝われば良いなと思いこの投稿で旅先の良かった場所について紹介したいと思います。少しでも日本に行ってみたいな、楽しそうだなと思っていただけたら嬉しいです。Pinmappleは一つの投稿に一つのピンしか紐付けできないので、一箇所ずつシリーズでお届けします。それでは最初に行ったはちみつ工房からスタートです。よろしくお願いします。

✈︎はちみつ工房の概要

はちみつ工房は、はちみつを五感で楽しむをコンセプトにしたはちみつ専門店兼ミーダリーです。ミーダリーとはミードつまり蜂蜜酒の醸造所のことです。蜂蜜酒の歴史は古く、14,000年前に人類が初めて出会ったお酒とも言われています。蜂蜜、水に酵母を加えて発酵させることで出来上がる醸造酒です。養蜂家が作るハチミツとミードを見て、聞いて、嗅いで、触れて、味わうことを大切にするショップとなっています。ハチミツ好きにはたまらない場所ですね!

✈︎場所やアクセス

住所は千葉県君津市、アクセスは車でないと少し行きにくいかもしれません。館山自動車道の君津インターチェンジから5分の場所にあります。電車で行く場合はJR内房線君津駅よりタクシーで20分程度の場所にあります。房総半島は車で周る事が多いため高速道路の出口に近いのは便利ですね。

✈︎ハチミツ食べ放題

一目でハチミツ屋さんだと分かるお店の入り口を潜ると豊かな甘い香りを感じる事ができます。甘い匂いにお腹も空いてくる気がします。そして、まず最初に用意されているのは、ハチミツの試食コーナーです。まずは自慢のハチミツを食べてみろという事ですね。


ここでは5種類のハチミツがテーブルに用意されていて、スプーンで自由にハチミツを試食する事ができます。気が済むまで食べて良いとのことなので嬉しいです。しっかり5種類のハチミツを頂きました。今回用意されていたのは以下のハチミツ達です。

・アカシアハチミツ

高級かつクセの少ないすっきりとした味わいが特徴。ハチミツの女王と呼ばれている。

・さくらんぼハチミツ

深いコクとフルーティーでさっぱりとした酸味が特徴の希少なハチミツ。

・トチハチミツ

濃厚で奥深いクリーミーな味わい。

・百花ハチミツ

様々な花の蜜を集めたハチミツ。豊かな香りと風味を楽しめる。

・そばハチミツ

世界で最も栄養価の高いハチミツ。鉄分が特に豊富で独特な風味とほのかな酸味が特徴。

どのハチミツも普段スーパーで買うハチミツとは一味違って味に深みがあり、甘いのは皆同じなのですが、それぞれの花の特徴がしっかり風味や香りとして残っていて、どれも個性的なハチミツです。気に入った蜂蜜はすぐ隣でボトル詰めして購入する事ができます。私たちはさくらんぼハチミツを購入しました。

✈︎ハチミツのお酒

ハチミツの試食エリアの奥にはハチミツのお酒のコーナーがあります。これがミードになります。ハチミツ工房のミードは素材にこだわっており、添加物を入れない100%のハチミツを使用しているそうです。また、他社の製品ではフルーツやハーブをブレンドすることもあるそうですが、ハチミツ工房のミードはハチミツと水、酵母のみで醸造されています。ハチミツ本来の甘みや風味を楽しむ事ができます。

そしてお酒も試飲する事ができます。しかし私は車の運転があるため飲むことはできません。そこで宿泊先で飲むために右下の写真に写っているクラフトミードを購入しました。ミードを身近な商品として楽しめるように値段を抑えて作られた製品です。他のミードはそこそこ良いワインくらいの値段設定です。

✈︎ノンアルコールドリンク

お酒が飲めない方も安心してください。ノンアルコールのドリンクも充実しています。もちろんこちらも試飲可能です。どれもハチミツとの相性は抜群でフルーツの酸味が効いてさっぱりと美味しいです。

✈︎その他の商品

その他にも色々なハチミツ関連商品が並んでいてみていて飽きないです。瓶詰めされたマヌカハニーやキャンディ、可愛くパッケージされたお菓子も多く揃っていてお土産に最適です。


品の良いギフトボックスも用意されているため贈り物にするのも良いでしょう。とにかくハチミツ尽くしです。

さらに外にはアイスクリームの販売所があり、アイスクリームをその場で食べる事ができます。アイスクリーム自体が滑らかで美味しいのに加えて、フローズンストロベリーと店内で販売されているハチミツをかけてくれます。冬で寒いのですが、とても美味しいです。

店内にはアイスクリームを食べるための席が用意されているので落ち着いて食べる事ができます。なんとそこにはそこには追いはちみつコーナーが用意されていて、追加で好きなハチミツを自由にかける事ができます。自分の好みのハチミツやアイスと相性の良いハチミツを探すなど、子供と一緒に盛り上がる事間違いなしです。

✈︎感想

ハチミツに特化したお店で様々な製品を楽しめるとても良いスポットです。今回は開店とほぼ同時に入店したため店内の人数は少なかったですが、以前休日に行った時は多くの人で賑わっていました。混雑している時は注意が必要ですが、小さな子供連れでもとても楽しめると思います。また、今回は参加しませんでしたが、工房の見学ツアーも開催されており、ミツバチの生態観察やミード工場の見学など40分程度のないようになているみたいです。もう少し息子が大きくなったら参加したいと思います。お店を見るだけでも楽しいのでぜひ行ってみてください!

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