I was surprised to find this lovely tea house during our Nagaoka Fireworks trip. They offer a good variety of high quality Japanese tea, and traditional desserts to go with it. I had the 2X2 tea combo and the Taga 3 dessert set, both carefully prepared and exquisitely presented. It was a truly immersive and sublime experience!
The staff are friendly and accommodating. The owner speaks fluent English.
I’d very much like to...
Read moreA chill experience where the staff will expertly make you tea from selections sourced from around Japan, and they also have a variety of seasonal Japanese sweets. Afterwards you can buy tea in their shop. Plan on spending 30 min or more here because they take time making the tea and you get 3 servings total. For that reason there could be quite a wait on weekends and holidays. Didn't notice if there was an...
Read moreIt was a great experience!
The tea and the sweets were delicious and watching the tea being made was very interesting. The staff was really kind and took the time to explain everything thoroughly even though I speak very little japanese.
If you are in or near Joetsu and you like tea I highly...
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