In Kyoto, a Japanese tea shop in a covered marked


5 April 2011
In Kyoto, a Japanese tea shop in a covered marked

This is what a Japanese tea shop looks like. Or rather, a tea shop in a covered market, like here at Nishiki Ichiba in Kyoto. In the foreground are chests full of Hojicha and, on the right, the apparatus with a chimney is actually a Bancha roaster. It is used to produce Hojicha. It gives off a wonderful woody, caramelised aroma which spreads to the nearby stalls.

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  1. Hi!

    This store is absolutely wonderful. When I visited the tea shop some years ago I spent several hours talking with the sweet man who lived from selling te. I still have the box of “home-made” green powdered tea I bought there:)

    Pia

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