Kyoto: Tea Ceremony in a Garden Tea House near Kiyomizu-dera
Escape the crowds near Kiyomizu-dera and enjoy a peaceful matcha tea ceremony in a traditional Kyoto tea house overlooking a private garden.
Gion Tsujiri is a cafe in Gion, Kyoto.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Escape the crowds near Kiyomizu-dera and enjoy a peaceful matcha tea ceremony in a traditional Kyoto tea house overlooking a private garden.
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Address: Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0074, Japan
An 18th-century wagashi maker on Shijo-dori with a tatami tea room behind the storefront. Tsukimi rabbit jellies and the most quoted kuzukiri in Kyoto.
Signature drink: Kuzukiri with kuromitsu
Marukyu Koyamaen's Kyoto tasting room on Nishinotoin, run by the Uji tea house founded 1704. Sit in a sashed garden tatami room and order matcha by farm.
Signature drink: Stone-ground matcha set
An 18th-century wagashi maker on Shijo-dori with a tatami tea room behind the storefront. Tsukimi rabbit jellies and the most quoted kuzukiri in Kyoto.
Signature drink: Kuzukiri with kuromitsu
A six-floor Uji-tea house on Shijo-dori, Kyoto. Tea blending in the basement classroom, a soba-and-matcha lunch on the second, hojicha creme brulee on top.
Signature drink: Single-estate matcha
A modern matcha cafe and tasting room on Sanjo-dori, Kyoto. Matcha and hojicha by farm, plus the city's best Kyoto-style cold milk-matcha programme.
Signature drink: Kyoto-style iced matcha latte
Alt. in Nakagyo in Kyoto is a one-woman specialty coffee shop, ex-dietician owner roasting her own beans, daily batch brew and a single counter inside.
Signature drink: Single-origin batch brew
Order: Daily batch brew of the rotating single origin on the chalk board.
Tip: Six seats; the owner roasts and pours. Closed Tuesdays. Cash and IC card only.
A husband-and-wife cafe near Ichijoji in north Kyoto, with a no-laptops policy. Weekenders beans on the pour-over and homemade cakes refreshed daily.
Signature drink: Weekenders blend pour-over