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Kyoto Matcha & Wagashi Pilgrimage — Fresh-Ground Matcha and Old-Shop Sweets — Kyoto

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Kyoto Matcha & Wagashi Pilgrimage — Fresh-Ground Matcha and Old-Shop Sweets

Half-day

5 stops · Half-day

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In Kyoto, city of tea, a sweet course digging into matcha and wagashi alone. Link a tea room that brews for you, the byword for thick matcha parfait, and an Edo-era kuzukiri institution, from Gion to downtown.

Half-day5 stopsEst. budget 42,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Ippodo Tea Kyoto Main Store一保堂茶舗 京都本店

    Cafe · 50 min stay

    Founded 1717. At the attached tea room 'Kaboku,' staff show you how to brew while you taste matcha and sencha for yourself.

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  2. Transit 12 min
    2

    Saryo Tsujiri Gion Main Store茶寮都路里 祇園本店

    Gion · Cafe · 50 min stay

    The byword for rich matcha parfait. The Gion main store, always with a line, for a parfait where the bittersweetness of Uji tea shines.

  3. Walk 3 min
    3

    Kagizen Yoshifusa鍵善良房

    Gion · Dessert · 40 min stay

    An Edo-era institution. The specialty kuzukiri, chilled and dipped in brown-sugar syrup — an authentic wagashi experience.

  4. Walk 4 min
    4

    ZEN CAFE젠 카페

    Gion · Cafe · 40 min stay

    A modern branch run by Kagizen. Seasonal fresh sweets with coffee or matcha in a minimal space.

  5. Transit 15 min
    5

    Nakamura Tokichi Kyoto Station中村藤吉 京都駅店

    Cafe · 40 min stay

    Matcha jelly and parfait from the Uji institution. A handy branch to stop at on the way back if your itinerary can't reach the Uji main shop.

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