Tea Houses & Shops · Kobe Motomachi
Hokodo (Kobe Motomachi) 放香堂
Kobe Motomachi tea merchant founded in the Tenpo era (1830s), also remembered as Japan's first coffee house.
Hours10:00-19:00
ClosedWednesdays (open if holiday); Jan 1-3
PriceFree
Getting thereJR Motomachi Station, 5 min
Time needed30-60 min
Address3-10-6 Motomachi-dori, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0022
About
Hokodo has sold tea on Motomachi since the 1830s and grows and processes its own leaves. In 1878 it advertised coffee by the cup, making it known as Japan's first coffee shop. Today the historic store sells its own sencha and Japanese teas.
Highlights
- Tea merchant since the 1830s
- Japan's first coffee seller (1878)
- Own-grown sencha
Tips
- Closed Wednesdays (open on holidays)
- Sister café Hokodo Coffee is nearby
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