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Kanazawa Kanbayashi Kanazawa Tea Shop Kanazawa Mza

A blissful set of seasonal sweets

The teahouse was established in Kanazawa in 1949, after being split from a long-established business in Kyoto. Using only first-grade green tea, the stick tea is carefully roasted using far-infrared rays, and is well known for its refreshing and easy-to-drink taste. The Kanazawa Mza branch has a cafe where you can enjoy a set of Kaga stick tea and seasonal sweets.

The shallow-roasted, delicately flavored Bocha goes perfectly with the sweetness of Japanese sweets. The tea is served with seasonal sweets that change monthly, and its elegant aroma will make for an enjoyable and elegant break. You can also choose from Japanese black tea and Kaga brown rice stick tea made from tea leaves produced in Ishikawa Prefecture, so why not enjoy them according to your mood of the day?

A rich lineup of products and a tradition that has continued since the establishment of the tea shop

The company produces and sells three types of Kaga stick tea with different tastes, using only the first tea stems at its own factory and roasting them in different ways. The store is located on Kuromon Koji in Kanazawa Emza, a department store across from Omimachi Market, and is just the right place to take a break during shopping.

All teas available at the cafe can be purchased in the store, so you can take your favorite flavor home as a souvenir. There is a wide selection of Japanese teas in general, and it is a fun time to consult with the Staff/staff members while making your choice. Bring back home with you the memories of your trip, as well as the tea selected by our connoisseurs.

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Soft-serve ice cream mixed with Kaga stick tea powder is also popular, and its slightly bitter adult flavor is addictive. The "Kinpaku soft serve" topped with gold leaf, which is typical of Kanazawa, looks gorgeous and uplifting.

Kanazawa Kanazawa Tea Shop Kanazawa Mza

• 5-1 Musashimachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan MAP
• 10 minutes walk from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take a bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at Musashigatsuji/Omi-machi Market, and walk about 2 minutes.
• 10:00-18:30 (L.O. 18:00)
• Closed on the same days as Kanazawa Mza (January 1 and consecutive holidays twice a year)
• 076-260-2608
• Free for 1 hour with purchase of 2,000 yen or more

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THE TEA SHOP CHANOMI Omimachi Ichiba 2nd store

Homemade sweets with the flavor of Kaga stick tea

This teahouse proposes a "lifestyle with Japanese tea. Tea is carefully sifted at the company's own factory. Kaga-bocha, which is made by roasting only the stem part of the tea, has almost no astringency and is characterized by its refreshing taste.

In the café space, you can enjoy original sweets that make the most of the charm of Kaga-bocha. Among them, homemade The popular "Kaga Bocha Mont Blanc" is made with Kaga Bocha tea powder, a homemade meringue topped with a sweet bean paste and sprinkled with a generous amount of the powder. The refined aroma and flavor of Kaga-bocha tea can be directly felt as the original flavor of the ingredients is emphasized without the use of flavoring agents.

A specialty store where you can enjoy tasting teas from around the world.

The café also offers other popular local matcha sweets. Kaga Bocha and other drinks are available in more than 70 varieties, including Japanese teas, aromatic teas, black teas, and coffees.

There is also a wide variety of tea leaves for sale, with a lineup of more than 100 varieties of teas from Japan and around the world. It is also nice that all tea leaves can be tasted free of charge. We also have a full lineup of tea bags called "Fukurocha" so that customers can easily enjoy delicious tea even without a teapot. Visitors can enjoy a treasure hunt to find the perfect cup of tea for themselves.

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There is also a take-out store at Omimachi Ichiba, where you can enjoy "Kaga stick tea soft serve ice cream" with homemade stick tea powder kneaded into the ice cream.

THE TEA SHOP CHANOMI Omimachi Market No. 2

• 88 Aokusa-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Omemachi Ichibakan 1F MAP
• 5 minutes drive from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take a bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at Musashigatsuji/Omi-machi Ichiba and walk about 1 minute.
• 9:30-16:30 (L.O. food 16:00, drink 16:15)
• Wednesdays (open if Wednesday is a national holiday) *Closed irregularly
• 076-213-6501
• No parking *Toll parking is available in the vicinity.

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issho

A long-established tea shop proposes hojicha (roasted green tea) to be enjoyed with all five senses

This hojicha specialty store is under the direct management of Maruhachi Tea Factory, which was founded in 1863. The store is named after Kosugi Issho, a representative haiku poet of the Kaga clan during the Genroku period (1688-1704). At the cafe, visitors can enjoy a monthly selection of carefully selected varieties of hojicha, including the signature product, "Kaga stick tea. There are always three varieties of tea available, which are selected by pouring hot water over the tea leaves and sampling the aroma. By using all five senses to experience the tea, you can find the Japanese tea you prefer. You can also choose your favorite seasonal sweets to go with the tea from several varieties. Artists' vessels selected for each customer are also an enjoyable part of the experience.

A modern space combining a coffee shop and a gallery

The face-to-face counter seating is a special place where you can enjoy communication through tea. Staff/staff members will be happy to teach you about the characteristics of tea leaves and how to make a delicious cup of tea, enriching your daily tea drinking experience. There is also a gallery inside the store, where exhibitions of local artists' works, such as vessels, flowers, and paintings, are mainly held. It is refreshing to see how the atmosphere changes from time to time. There is also a store in the back of the store that sells various types of Japanese teas made by Maruhachi Tea House. It is also a convenient place to look for souvenirs.

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The relaxing aroma of hojicha tea will soothe you. Staff/staff members will be happy to explain the selection of hojicha teas to you in detail.
The store at OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi by Hoshino Resorts also stocks some of the store's teas.

Issho

• 1-26-13 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa MAP
• From the East Exit of JR Kanazawa Station, take the Hokutetsu Bus (clockwise route) around Kanazawa Castle Town, about 14 minutes, and get off at Hashiba-cho, about 5 minutes' walk.
• Coffee shop, gallery, shop 10:00-17:00 (L.O.16:30)
• Mon. and Tues.
• 076-251-0108
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Nodaya Tea Shop

Fragrant stick tea parfait created by a long-established shop

A long-established teahouse established in 1859. The café has been in operation since 1985. It is one of the pioneers of Japanese tea cafes in Kanazawa. Kaga Bocha uses only the first tea stems and roasts its own tea.

The signature item on the menu, the "Dusty Kaga Bocha Parfait," is an all-out Kaga Bocha tea parfait, including soft-serve ice cream made with homemade Bocha tea powder and jellied Bocha tea that has a concentrated Bocha tea flavor. After much trial and error, the powder is made coarser to maximize the aroma. The flavor changes as you eat it, and the aftertaste is refreshing.

Comparison of freshly roasted Bocha teas at a machiya (townhouse) café

The store is housed in a renovated machiya (townhouse) built in 1941, and includes a millstone and a roasting room. At the café, visitors can compare four different kinds of Kaga stick tea, each with a different flavor depending on the roasting process and type of stem. The high-end stems are shallow roasted for sweetness, while deep roasted for fragrance, allowing visitors to taste the differences. Other local specialties include soft-serve ice cream made from stone-ground powdered green tea, which has long been a favorite of the locals.

Why not spend a relaxing moment in a space filled with fragrant aroma while enjoying the view of the Japanese garden in the back of the restaurant?

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At the "Kanazawa Kogei Night Salon," a special event for guests of OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi by Hoshino Resorts, you can also taste tea from the Nodaya Tea Shop, which changes daily. Some products are also available at the store.

Nodaya Tea Shop

• 3 Tatemachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• 15 minutes drive from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take a bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at "Katamachi" and walk about 7 minutes.
• 9:30-18:30
• Jan. 1 and 2 *open irregular holidays
• 076-221-0982
• No parking *Toll parking is available in the vicinity.