Otanien Tea Shop is located on Higashi-oji Street near Tofukuji Temple and Sennyuji Temple. It has been in business for more than 90 years, and is well known as a specialty store of Uji tea. The store's policy is to offer truly delicious Uji tea at reasonable prices. In order to maintain high quality and stable prices throughout the year, the owner purchases tea leaves at the tea market and blends them himself without going through a wholesaler. The third-generation owner, who holds a 5-dan tea judging certificate, is a connoisseur of tea, and has long been a trusted customer. The store also has a Japanese tea instructor and a team of tea professionals.
In addition to tea leaves, the company also develops its own sweets such as Uji tea ice cream and raw matcha chocolate. These sweets, made by a long-established tea shop that knows everything there is to know about tea, have been well received and have been introduced in numerous magazines, TV programs, and other media. The store also has a coffee shop space and offers a menu that includes parfaits and other specialties available only at the store. The shop also offers a casual matcha (powdered green tea) experience, where you can sit in a chair and learn how to make delicious matcha tea. After experiencing the charm of tea at the store, buy tea leaves and sweets as souvenirs to enjoy at home. You can also purchase sweets through mail order, so why not try the taste that a long-established shop is proud of?