Uji, Kyoto · Food
Where to Eat in Uji: 8 Tea Houses for Matcha, Sweets and Cha-soba
8 places to eat · checked October 22, 2026
8 places for matcha and Uji tea, from Uji Bridge outward
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 22, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Tsuen通圓
Tea house and tea shop (matcha sweets, cha-soba) · Uji Bridge
A tea shop founded in 1160 at the east end of Uji Bridge, with a tea room looking over the Uji River. It serves matcha sweets made with freshly ground matcha, cha-soba made with organic matcha, and its tea dango with matcha or sencha.
- Access
- Directly in front of Keihan Uji Station; about 7 minutes on foot east from JR Uji Station. Address: 1 Uji Higashiuchi.
- Hours
- 10:30–17:30 (last order 16:00)
- Closed on
- Open all year
2Nakamura Tokichi Byodoin store中村藤吉本店 平等院店
Tea shop and café (matcha sweets) · Byodoin Omotesando
Nakamura Tokichi's café and tea counter on the Byodoin Omotesando approach. The menu includes Uji-teira matcha sponge, namacha matcha jelly and matcha ice cream.
- Access
- From JR Uji or Keihan Uji, walk towards Uji Bridge and turn into Byodoin Omotesando; the shop is about 100 m along on the left. Address: 5-1 Uji Renge. No parking.
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00 (café last order 16:30; may stop seating earlier when busy)
3Sabo Toka (Byodo-in tea room)平等院 茶房 藤花
Temple tea room (Uji matcha, gyokuro, sencha) · Byodo-in
Byodo-in's own tea room, across from the Hoshokan museum inside the precinct. Each tea comes with the temple's original dry sweets.
Closed Monday–Wednesday except public holidays.
- Access
- Inside the Byodo-in precinct, across from the Hoshokan.
- Hours
- 10:00–16:30 (last order 16:00)
- Closed on
- Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays (open on public holidays); closed days vary by season
- Price
- Uji matcha ¥1,000; Uji gyokuro ¥1,000; Uji sencha ¥800; cold versions ¥900–¥1,200
4Nakamura Tokichi Honten中村藤吉本店 宇治本店
Tea shop and café (matcha sweets, cha-soba) · Uji Ichiban
Nakamura Tokichi's main shop, with a tea counter, a café serving cha-soba and matcha sweets such as Uji-teira and namacha jelly, and a tea room from the Genroku era used for a booked tea ceremony experience. The café takes no reservations and shows its waiting list online.
- Access
- Address: 10 Uji Ichiban, Uji. Customer parking. The shop's page gives no walking time from the stations.
- Hours
- Tea counter and café 10:00–17:30 (café and cha-soba last order 16:30; café reception until 16:00)
5Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten and Kanbayashi Memorial Hall上林春松本店 直営小売店・宇治・上林記念館
Tea shop with tea seats, and a small tea-merchant museum · Uji Myoraku
A tea merchant's shop with seats where tea is served, next to its memorial hall in the last surviving nagaya-mon gatehouse of an Uji tea master's house. The hall shows Luzon tea jars used to carry tea to the court and shogunate, and letters from Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
- Access
- 6 minutes from JR Uji Station, 8 minutes from Keihan Uji Station (the shop's figures). Address: 38 Uji Myoraku.
- Hours
- Shop 9:00 until dusk; memorial hall 10:00–16:00
- Closed on
- Memorial hall: Fridays, 13–16 August, 30 December–5 January
- Price
- Memorial hall ¥200
6Tsujiri Rihei Honten Uji main shop辻利兵衛本店 京都宇治本店
Tea house (matcha sweets, tea grinding) · Uji Wakamori
A tea merchant founded in 1860, whose Uji shop has a tea room, takeaway and a tea grinding experience: you grind tencha on a stone mill, then drink it as thick and thin matcha. The menu includes daifuku with organic Uji matcha.
- Access
- Address: 41 Uji Wakamori, Uji. The shop's pages give no walking time from the stations.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last order 17:00; may close earlier when busy)
- Closed on
- No regular closed day; occasional closures are posted on the site
7Fukujuen Uji Tea Workshop (Fukuju Saryo)福寿園 宇治茶工房・福寿茶寮
Tea workshop and café (cha-soba, matcha sweets) · Uji Yamada
Fukujuen's tea workshop on the Uji River, near Asagiri Bridge and Nakanoshima, with tea experiences such as grinding matcha on a stone mill and a second-floor café, Fukuju Saryo. The café menu lists cha-soba ¥990, matcha anmitsu ¥990, matcha zenzai ¥990 and a matcha ice parfait ¥1,100.
- Access
- About 7 minutes on foot from Keihan Uji Station; about 15 minutes from JR Uji Station. Address: 10 Uji Yamada.
- Hours
- Workshop 10:00–17:00; café last order and experience times change, see the site's news
- Closed on
- Irregular
- Price
- Cha-soba ¥990; Uji cha-soba set ¥1,980
8Fukujuen Ujichatei福寿園 宇治茶亭
Riverside tea house · Uji Tokawa
Fukujuen's second tea house in Uji, on the Uji River on the opposite bank from its Uji Tea Workshop.
- Access
- About 15 minutes on foot from Keihan Uji or JR Uji Station. Address: 1-1 Uji Tokawa.
- Hours
- 11:30–16:00
- Closed on
- Irregular
Good to know
Food in Uji means tea. The places here are tea merchants' shops and tea houses, most of them between Uji Bridge and Byodo-in: Tsuen at the east end of the bridge, Nakamura Tokichi's store on the Byodoin Omotesando approach, and Byodo-in's own tea room inside the precinct. For cha-soba (soba made with tea), Tsuen, Nakamura Tokichi Honten and Fukujuen's Uji Tea Workshop all list it.
Where a last order is published, it falls between 16:00 and 17:00. Byodo-in's Sabo Toka is closed Monday to Wednesday except on public holidays, and the Nakamura Tokichi café takes no reservations and shows its waiting list on its own page. A plain bowl of matcha with a sweet is also served at Taiho-an, the city-run tea house on the things-to-do page.
Matcha sweets, cha-soba or a quiet cup
What each place serves that is published on its own page, and when the last order is.
| Place | What is listed | Last order | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuen | Matcha sweets, cha-soba, tea dango with matcha or sencha | 16:00 | In front of Keihan Uji; about 7 min from JR Uji |
| Nakamura Tokichi Byodoin store | Uji-teira, namacha jelly, matcha ice cream | 16:30 | About 100 m along Byodoin Omotesando |
| Byodo-in Sabo Toka | Uji matcha, gyokuro or sencha with temple sweets (¥800–¥1,200) | 16:00 | Inside Byodo-in |
| Nakamura Tokichi Honten | Cha-soba, matcha sweets | 16:30 | Uji Ichiban; customer parking |
| Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten | Tea served at seats in the shop; memorial hall ¥200 | Shop open until dusk | 6 min from JR Uji, 8 min from Keihan Uji |
| Tsujiri Rihei Honten | Matcha daifuku, stone-mill grinding experience | 17:00 | Uji Wakamori |
| Fukujuen Uji Tea Workshop | Cha-soba ¥990, matcha parfait ¥1,100, tea experiences | Changes; see the site | About 7 min from Keihan Uji |
By kind of trip
Cha-soba for lunch
These three list cha-soba. The Fukujuen workshop prices it at ¥990 and an Uji cha-soba set at ¥1,980.
Tsuen · Nakamura Tokichi Honten · Fukujuen Uji Tea Workshop (Fukuju Saryo)
Matcha sweets on the Byodo-in walk
Both are on the way to or inside Byodo-in. Sabo Toka serves each tea with the temple's own sweets and is closed Monday to Wednesday.
Nakamura Tokichi Byodoin store · Sabo Toka (Byodo-in tea room)
Grind your own matcha
Tsujiri Rihei has you grind tencha on a stone mill and then drink it; Fukujuen's workshop runs stone-mill matcha making among other tea experiences.
Tsujiri Rihei Honten Uji main shop · Fukujuen Uji Tea Workshop (Fukuju Saryo)
Tea history, indoors
Kanbayashi's memorial hall (¥200, closed Fridays) shows Luzon tea jars and Hideyoshi's letters. Tsuen has been at Uji Bridge since 1160.
Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten and Kanbayashi Memorial Hall · Tsuen
Questions
Where can I eat cha-soba (green tea soba) in Uji?
Tsuen at the east end of Uji Bridge, Nakamura Tokichi Honten (last order 16:30) and Fukujuen's Uji Tea Workshop, where cha-soba is ¥990, all list it on their own pages.
Do I need a reservation for Nakamura Tokichi?
The main shop's café takes no reservations; it runs a waiting list that you can follow on its page, and the café reception closes at 16:00. Its tea ceremony experience is booked separately.
What time do Uji tea houses close?
Last orders: Tsuen 16:00, Byodo-in's Sabo Toka 16:00, Nakamura Tokichi 16:30, Tsujiri Rihei 17:00. Fukujuen's Ujichatei is open 11:30–16:00.
Can I have matcha inside Byodo-in?
Yes, at Sabo Toka, the temple's tea room across from the Hoshokan: Uji matcha with the temple's dry sweets is ¥1,000. It is open 10:00–16:30 and closed Monday to Wednesday, except on public holidays.