Tea Shop Yūhi — Restaurant in Hakodate

A small, unassuming cafe tucked away at a relatively obscure location. The small wooden structure building housing the cafe appears to have been a sort of government facilities in the past located just past the foreigners cemetery between 2 roads.

It sits on a small hilly parcel of land overlooking the bay of hakodate. Thus the window seats in the cafe offer a very pleasant view of the sea and mountains.

There were few patrons in the cafe during my visit. The atmosphere in the cafe was quiet and soothing with a bit of sense of history and eccentric. The cafe offers a wide array of tea from all across Japan for patrons. The tea - served with a small snack - really compliments and accentuates the whole experience of sitting in the cafe and just looking towards the beautiful bay...

It is a small and quite Japanese tea room in Hakodate. The building is quite old but cozy. If you are lucky you will have a seat that you can see the Hakodate Harbor and the beautify scenery. The owner brought the first brewed cup of Gyokuro, Japanese green tea when I ordered so that I did t ruin the taste of the tea. I’m a kind of tea expert but liked his way of caring the guest. He kindly explained how to brew the tea. I learned that leftover tea leave can be a good salads with funzu and katuobushi. I want to...

Walked pretty long and arrived just before sunset (16:25). When I entered the owner pointed immediately to a sign where was written that they close at 16:32 (pretty strange closing hour imo) especially whilst Google states they stay open until 19:00 sharp. Conclusion he didn't wanted to make me a tea even after I mentioned I walked over an hour. They bettter change opening hours on Google too or I assume more people will also be...