Kouroan tea shop & farm — Restaurant in Kyoto

Charming tea shop specializing in sencha (a type of green tea). The interior is full of tasteful furniture and has lovely reed (not paper) sliding doors to let the air ventilate to cool the premises. The staff are extremely courteous. The lady who made my tea seemed to be an expert in the arts of the tea ceremony. It was wonderful to see how serious she was in carefully carrying out the moves of the ceremony. It was like gentle poetry in motion. The sencha was delicious. It was accompanied by a sumptuous wagasahi sweet, matcha ice cream, assorted sweets, and some picked soy beans (which burst with taste and flavour in my mouth). All of these perfectly complemented the tea. My visit was a wonderful, calm, and peaceful cultural experience, steeped...

We are so glad we stumbled upon this cute little shop! It was the perfect matcha tea experience! The host was quiet at first but once we engaged in conversation he was very open and friendly. I feel like he was allowing us to decide how much interaction we wanted, which was so sweet. Everything we tried was amazing! After our ceremony, we bought some tea and fermented soy beans and they packaged it with care. It was one of our favorite experiences in Kyoto. A moment of quiet after all the crowded streets of Gion...

Their green tea ice cream is outstanding, with a stunningly beautiful presentation. The environment with the little bench to rest on as you have your snack outside is very atmospheric and relaxing. You can also buy tea inside, which is very expensive and is of very...