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Matcha is a signature dish of Japan; we have verified places to eat it in Kyoto. Stone-ground powdered green tea, whisked with hot water in a tea bowl. Start with where to eat Matcha in Kyoto.
Stone-ground powdered green tea, whisked with hot water in a tea bowl. Kyoto's tea merchants have refined matcha grades since the 13th century.
Matcha entered Japan from Song China in 1191 through the Zen monk Eisai, who planted the first tea seeds at Kosanji Temple in Kyoto's northwest. The Uji region south of Kyoto became Japan's matcha heartland; tea merchants Ippodo (founded 1717), Marukyu Koyamaen (founded 1704) and Nakamura Tokichi (founded 1854) still grade and grind the country's reference matcha. The modern matcha-cafe wave starting at Tsujiri Gion in the 1990s exported Kyoto matcha-as-dessert globally.
Where to eat in Kyoto:
Where to eat Matcha in Kyoto: the editor picks
Private tour · 1h 30m
Experience the tranquility of a nighttime visit to Keishunin Temple in Kyoto. Try your hand at zazen meditation, enjoy a cup of matcha tea, and savor a traditional Jap...
Guided tour · 4h 30m
Matcha green tea from Uji, Kyoto, is popular worldwide. This slow cycling tour allows you to enjoy the story of beautiful and tranquil Uji with a navigator who knows t...
2 hours
Meet your guide in Uji and walk through the historic town, passing the UNESCO site Ujigami Shrine. Then visit a traditional house for matcha tasting and a tea ceremony...
