Café & Sweets · Uji

Nakamura Tokichi Honten (Uji) 中村藤吉本店

An 1859 Uji tea merchant's house turned into Japan's most famous matcha cafe: matcha parfaits, jelly in bamboo cups and cha-soba, in a wooden building on the old Uji road.

Hours10:00-17:30 (cafe last order 16:30)

ClosedIrregular

PriceMatcha parfait: ¥1,800
Tea + sweet set: ¥1,500

Getting thereUji Station (JR Nara Line), 2 min

Time needed1 hour + wait

Best timeWeekday mornings

Address10 Ichiban, Uji, Uji City, Kyoto

Websitetokichi.jp

About

Nakamura Tokichi was founded in Uji in 1859, and the main shop occupies its original merchant's house and tea-processing buildings, recognised as an important cultural landscape. The cafe at the back serves the sweets that went viral long before Instagram: matcha parfaits layered with cream, mochi and jelly, namacha jelly served in a bamboo tube, and matcha soba and udon. The front shop sells loose-leaf tea, matcha and gifts. Uji, the birthplace of Japan's finest green tea, is 20-30 minutes from Kyoto by JR or Keihan.

Highlights

Original 1859 tea merchant's house
Matcha parfait and namacha jelly in a bamboo cup
Cha-soba (green tea soba) lunch sets
Tea shop selling Uji matcha and gyokuro
Garden-side seating

Tips

Take a numbered ticket on arrival; waits can be over an hour at weekends
Visit Byodoin first and return when your number comes up
The JR Uji Station branch nearby has shorter queues
Matcha and hojicha powders make good souvenirs

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