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★ TOP 5 ★
From the 'world's strongest' matcha gelato in Asakusa to a 170-year-old Uji tea house.
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Suzukien
NO.1
Suzukien
Matcha gelato (7 levels) ・ Asakusa ・ ¥ Billed 'world's strongest' (shop's claim)
Tea shop founded 1853; with maker Nanaya it serves matcha gelato in 7 grades — No.7 is billed as the world's richest.
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02 Nakamura Tokichi
Nakamura Tokichi
Historic Uji tea house & parfait ・ Uji, Kyoto (1 min from JR Uji Stn) ・ ¥¥ Important Cultural Landscape
Founded 1854; 170+ years of Uji tea served in a preserved century-old shop — try the maccha jelly parfait.
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03 Saryo Tsujiri
Saryo Tsujiri
Matcha parfait café ・ Gion, Kyoto (Gion-Shijo Stn) ・ ¥¥
Café arm of Gion Tsujiri (Uji tea, est. 1860); its towering matcha parfait is a Kyoto rite of passage.
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04 Gion Tsujiri
Gion Tsujiri
Uji tea shop & sweets counter ・ Gion, Kyoto (Gion-Shijo Stn) ・ ¥¥
Founded 1860 in Uji; the Gion flagship sells premium matcha and serves soft serve and matcha sweets.
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05 The Matcha Tokyo
The Matcha Tokyo
Modern organic matcha café ・ Omotesando ・ ¥¥
Contemporary specialty bar serving organic matcha lattes and soft serve — the stylish Tokyo counterpoint.
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