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Tea shops inIchinomiya.
Ichinomiya is a textile town in the north-west of Aichi, a short train ride north-west of Nagoya, and it keeps the old Owari habit of serving matcha to guests: its two tea shops stand a few hundred metres apart on Honmachi, the shopping street between Masumida Shrine and the JR station. One is a 1948 family shop that blends its own Uji matcha and specialises in the green teas of Gifu's Mino Shirakawa hills; the other, founded in 1961, reopened in 2024 with a tea stand where the matcha is whisked in front of you. Expect loose leaf in 80 g and 100 g packs from ¥648 for 60 g of Gifu black tea and ¥864 for 100 g of hojicha to ¥2,376 for 80 g of single-cultivar Shizuoka sencha, matcha from ¥1,242 for 20 g, and tax included in every price.

Illustrative tea photograph
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01Loose-leaf specialistOwari-Ichinomiya Ocha no Fukujuen (尾張一宮 お茶の福壽園)
Honmachi 4-chome, 10 min on foot from JR Owari-Ichinomiya station
6 prices listedOwari-Ichinomiya Ocha no Fukujuen (尾張一宮 お茶の福壽園)
4-22-2 Honmachi, Ichinomiya, Aichi (愛知県一宮市本町4-22-2)
A 1948 family tea shop on Honmachi that blends its own Uji matcha and sells the little-known green teas of Mino Shirakawa, in Gifu.
In storeShips onlineSince 19489:00–17:30, closed Sundays
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A small family tea shop founded in 1948 at 4-22-2 Honmachi, ten minutes on foot from JR Owari-Ichinomiya, now run by the third generation, a holder of the sixth dan in tea appraisal who buys mostly from the growers of Mino Shirakawa in Gifu. The Shirakawa tokujo sencha is ¥1,188 for 100 g, the Uji kabusecha ¥1,620 for 100 g and the light-roasted hojicha, the shop's best seller, ¥864 for 100 g; the Ichinomiya Blend, a sencha of Gifu, Shizuoka and Kagoshima leaf mixed 1:3:8 after the city's nickname 138, is ¥1,188 for 80 g. The house blends its own Uji matcha in five grades, from Gokumukashi at ¥1,242 for 20 g, and a Gifu black tea made from Benifuuki and Meiryoku costs ¥648 for 60 g. Online orders go by post for a flat ¥450.
What to bring home
Website: 138-fukujyuen.com- SenchaMino Shirakawa Tokujo Sencha, Gifu 100 gfrom ¥ 1,188 · 100 g
- MatchaUji matcha Gokumukashi, house blend 20 gfrom ¥ 1,242 · 20 g
- Black teaGifu wakocha Japanese black tea, Benifuuki and Meiryoku 60 g¥ 648 · 60 g
02Loose-leaf specialistMasumien (真清園・ますみえん)
Honmachi 1-chome, 6 min on foot from JR Owari-Ichinomiya station, 3 min from Masumida Shrine
6 prices listedMasumien (真清園・ますみえん)
1-2-22 Honmachi, Ichinomiya, Aichi 491-0859 (愛知県一宮市本町1丁目2番22号)
A 1961 tea and tea-utensil shop near Masumida Shrine, reborn in 2024 as a Japanese tea stand where every tea on the drinks menu is also sold as leaf.
In storeShips onlineSince 196110:00–17:00 (last order 16:00), closed Sundays and Mondays
Read the full shop note
A tea and tea-utensil shop founded in 1961 at 1-2-22 Honmachi, six minutes on foot from JR Owari-Ichinomiya and three from Masumida Shrine, rebuilt in March 2024 around a Japanese tea stand: matcha lattes whisked at the counter, tea brewed cup by cup in a kyusu, Aichi genmai dango and twelve seats to drink them at, with every tea on the drinks menu also sold as leaf or tea bags. The senchas are labelled by origin and cultivar, from the house deep-steamed blend Hanaemi at ¥1,296 for 80 g to a Morimachi Yabukita at ¥2,376 for 80 g; the light-roast hojicha from Kochi and the mochi genmaicha are ¥1,080 for 100 g, a Kakegawa Benifuuki black tea ¥1,404 for 80 g, and the stone-ground Nishio matcha Masumi no Mukashi starts at ¥2,052 for 20 g. Tokoname teapots and tea-ceremony tools fill the rest of the shelves. Shipping is a flat ¥900 and free from ¥12,000.
What to bring home
Website: masumien.co.jp- SenchaHanaemi fukamushi sencha, Shizuoka-Kagoshima blend 80 g¥ 1,296 · 80 g
- MatchaStone-ground Nishio matcha Masumi no Mukashi 20 gfrom ¥ 2,052 · 20 g
- Black teaWakocha Japanese black tea, Shizuoka Kakegawa Benifuuki 80 g¥ 1,404 · 80 g
Prices keep each product’s listed currency and pack size. Check current prices and hours with the shop.
A good cup, closer than you think
Find your tea in Ichinomiya.
These teas have an exact or close match in the local catalogue. Open a tea to see who sells it and at what price.
A little local knowledge
Before you head out.
Currency, grams & tea bags
Each price keeps its original pack size. A box of bags and a pouch of loose leaf aren’t a like-for-like comparison.
Check the right location
Hours and visiting conditions can differ between branches. Use the address and details for the location you plan to visit.
Pickup and appointments
Some sellers operate pickup offices or showrooms. Read the shop note and check its visiting conditions before setting out.
A guide with a point of view
Tea specialists lead the discovery. Other retailers keep their own category, for familiar blends and everyday essentials.
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Photography & credits
Tea photographs are illustrative unless identified as a photograph of the shop. Images are cropped or framed to fit the layout.
- 五玄土 ORIENTO · Original photograph · Unsplash License


