Uji

Tea · Uji

Byodo-in Omotesando Street: the tea shops of Uji

The temple's approach street is all tea: matcha fried in tempura, matcha ice cream, green tea soba, and powders to buy for home (¥1,000 for

¥1,200 · ≈ $8MapsFull itinerary

Uji · Tea

Nakamura Tokichi Honten

A tea house in Uji whose main store combines a tea shop and a cafe. A 30-gram tin of matcha starts at ¥1,980, and the expensive types reach tens of thousands of yen. From 1 September 2026 the company raised prices on some of its products. The shop and the cafe are open 10:00 to 17:30, admission to the cafe closes at 16:00, and there are no advance reservations.

¥1,980 · ≈ $13MapsSource

✓ Price checked September 2026

Uji · Tea

Tsuen Tea

A tea house that according to the company was founded in 1160, and sits at the eastern end of Uji Bridge, across from Keihan Uji Station. A tin of Fujikage matcha, 30 grams, costs ¥2,376, and there are also gyokuro, sencha and tea-flavored soba noodles. The shop is open every day 10:30 to 17:30, and last order in the tearoom is at 16:00.

¥2,376 · ≈ $15MapsSource

✓ Price checked September 2026

Temple · Uji

Byodo-in: the Phoenix Hall on the 10 yen coin

You start at the hall from 1053 that stands on a pond.

¥1,000 · ≈ $6MapsFull itinerary

Uji · Culture

Taihoan (Uji City Tea House)

At the municipal tea house Taihoan, named after the Phoenix Hall of Byodo-in across from it, you watch a teacher prepare tea, drink it with a seasonal sweet and then whisk matcha yourself. It lasts about 40 minutes and costs ¥3,600, and you sit at a table and not on your knees. You must book at least 3 days ahead using the form on the Uji tourism association website, and you get the ticket at the tourist center across from the tea house. Closed between 21 December and 9 January, and also on the last day of every month, or on the last weekday when that day falls on a weekend or a holiday.

¥3,600 · ≈ $23MapsSourceBook on Klook

✓ Price checked September 2026

Uji · Culture

Fukujuen Uji Kobo (Uji Tea Workshop)

At the Fukujuen workshop by the Uji River you grind tencha leaves on a hand-turned millstone, and then whisk and drink the matcha that comes out, with a sweet. It lasts about 40 minutes and costs ¥2,750 from elementary school age, and you pay at reception on the day itself. It is better to book, but when there is room they also accept people on the same day, from 10:00 until last admission at 15:00. The tea powder scatters, so it is worth coming in comfortable clothes, and the website is in Japanese only.

¥2,750 · ≈ $17MapsSourceBook on Klook

✓ Price checked September 2026