Tsuen Main Restaurant

4.0

This tea merchant was founded in 1160. The shop is currently located in an Edo Period tradesman's house built in 1672. It offers a broad selection of teas including affordable teas for everyday use, high-end luxury teas, unusual varieties of tea, organically grown teas, and more. Guests can enjoy items including matcha sweets and soba noodles made with organically grown matcha tea while taking in views of Uji Bridge and the Uji River from the shop's teahouse.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Uji-shi Uji Higashiuchi 1 Map
Area: Around Uji Area
Phone: 0774212243
Hours: 9:30-17:30
Closed: open everyday

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Historic tea house

Reviewed : 2019.12.10

Tsuen should be the oldest tea house in Uji at the same location all along. Visitors would try to have matcha there after long walks along Uji River. Nice to view sunset at the tea house as well.
Old Tea House in Uji, Japan

Reviewed : 2019.04.17

I loved tea teahouse. It claims to be the oldest in China, but I found out that that there is an even older one in the same area.
Oldest tea shop in japan!

Reviewed : 2019.01.06

Just alongside Uji river you can find this charming little tea house. It’s the only one if it’s brand and currently run by its 24th generation.The location was nice, u can see the river when having...