うおがし銘茶 茶・銀座

I heard a lot about matcha before going to Japan. I thought there would be matcha tea shops everywhere to order tea just like we have Starbucks in the US (ha). Instead I found matcha ice cream sold everywhere in Japan but had a harder time finding tea. Had heard about this famous tea shop in Ginza and was unable to order a cup of matcha tea there. But did get a small tin of matcha to bring back and enjoy after my trip. This place was not a trip-defining moment or experience but was a fun place to pop into and get a souvenir at a reasonable price.

I am drinking green tea since over 20 years and also travelled through Japan in order to find the best Sencha. And I found it at Cha Ginza! Superb taste and flavour, also great for everday use. I further ordered from the online store to Switzerland and the service and shipping was perfect and without delay. Thanks a lot!

皆さんニコニコしてらして、お茶のことが大好きなのが伝わってとても良い空間です。新茶の贈り物をしたくて伺いましたが、利益より飲む人のことを考えて提案してくださって嬉しかったです。コロナ禍でみんな大変な中、真心こもった丁寧な接客を受けるとほっとしますね。また伺います。

お茶に出会ってかれこれ40年、以前は築地場外市場で買ってました。銀座店ができてからはこちらを利用してます。地上に出て一分、雨の日も傘なしで便利です。
地下鉄出口はアルマーニの店を目印に。壁も階段もおしゃれな真っ黒、階段を登るとアルマーニ店舗脇に出ます。そして、2軒となり。
お天気だったら道なりまっすぐお箸の専門店「夏野」に寄ります。

とても真面目なお茶屋さん。マージンとりすぎ某有名お茶屋が本当に多い中で、バカがつきそうなくらい、顧客のことを常に考えているお茶屋さん。もう少し儲けを考えた方がいいのでは？と思ったり。販売員もお茶が本当に好きで勤務している雰囲気がすぐわかる。経営者が従業員の働きやすやを考えている故の結果かもしれない。季節ごとにお茶が少しづつ提供されているから、飽きない。茶器にもこだわりがあり、毎回訪問すると購入してしまう。バイヤーの研ぎ澄まされた美的センスは申し訳ないが、真似できるレベルではない。コロナで2階の喫茶が現状どうなっているのか分からないが、とても癒やされる。お茶屋に対する古典的なイメージが崩れる。ぜひ、一度足を運んでほしい店の1つ。

2階では非常にリーズナブルな価格でとても品質が高く香り高いお茶とお菓子のセットをいただけます。お店の方もとても良い感じです。

ただ、カフェ利用という形ではなく試飲なので最後さり気なく飲んだお茶の営業があります。

押し付けのような形は全くないので安心して良いのですが、やはり買わないと若干の気まずさがあります。
そのためちょっとお茶飲むだけに利用したいという場合では、2階の利用は少々気が引ける部分があります。

Wonderful place for some authentic Japanese tea. Unfortunately the cafe is closed currently, but you can still try and buy tea here. The service was also lovely. I especially recommend the cold green tea for this season.

Go upstairs for the wonderful tea tasting. Then go downstairs to buy the tea afterwards (I bought the matcha). Tasting was fantastic and well priced. The teas were superb, snacks were tasty and service was friendly. Views weren’t the best, but overall A great experience I highly recommend.

One of best places to buy and taste sencha and other Japanese tea that my wife and I have returned to many times in the past few years. They are owned by a tea distributor so you can buy good quality downstairs at very reasonable prices. Upstairs they serve tea sets with wagashi specially sourced locally to match the tea. The tea change according to the season and the preparation methods are sometimes quite experimental. I have tasted the some of best gyokuro and sencha at this joint. And the tea and sweets are served in beautifully crafted tea wares and plates made by Japanese craftsmen. All in an exquisitely modern setting with wonderful service and often at a price not much more than a grande latte at Starbucks. Highly recommended!

やっぱり美味しい！
日本茶はだいたいこちらのお店で購入します。
ユニークなネーミングのお茶が季節ごとにあったりもしてなかなか面白いです。定番商品の緑茶を購入することが多いのですが、やっぱり美味しい！っていつも思います。

新茶や茶菓子を味わえるイベントも開催しており、気軽に立ち寄れます。
試飲もどんどん勧めてもらえ、飲み比べが出来ます。
お手ごろなお茶から、ギフト向けの物までラインナップも幅広い。

You can enjoy a Japanese tea afternoon set here, or just buy the delicious Japanese tea bag or tea leaf

Japanese tea shop, 1st floor is retail store, English speaking staff is on hand to help. They also have very affordable 700Yen tea sampling menu (normally 3 different teas + small desserts) with seating on 2nd floor (or sometimes even 3rd floor). They were serving very good gyokuro (tasted almost like soup, very umami) & also matcha as part of the sampling menu back in Oct, and various new tea (新茶) in Apr this year. The tea sampling is available up to 5pm, and generally last not more than 30mins, so it's a great way to take a breather from Ginza. Walk ins are ok, but subject to availability due to space constraints. Oh, and do check out the solid mochi shop to your left (as you exit tea shop) at the main road just beside Manneken waffles (they do a good seasonal rice cake - Apr was strawberries / yuzu).