MATCHA
★ TOP 5 ★
From the 'world's strongest' matcha gelato in Asakusa to a 170-year-old Uji tea house.
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Nakamura Tokichi 中村藤吉本店
Founded 1854; 170+ years of Uji tea served in a preserved century-old shop — try the maccha jelly parfait.
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Saryo Tsujiri 茶寮都路里
Café arm of Gion Tsujiri (Uji tea, est. 1860); its towering matcha parfait is a Kyoto rite of passage.
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Gion Tsujiri 祇園辻利
Founded 1860 in Uji; the Gion flagship sells premium matcha and serves soft serve and matcha sweets.
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The Matcha Tokyo ザ・マッチャ・トーキョー
Contemporary specialty bar serving organic matcha lattes and soft serve — the stylish Tokyo counterpoint.
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