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Bashoen Tea Shop: 300 Years of Japanese Tea

bashoen.pro ↗ · Food, Events & Hospitality · score 79.0
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A Sendai tea specialist offering Japanese teas, tea utensils, gift sets, online ordering, and hands-on sencha and matcha courses.

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Bashoen presents itself as a tea shop with more than 300 years of history, but its current operation is anything but static: recent notices cover single-origin Shizuoka sencha, seasonal gift sets, and the launch of an online shop. Visitors can also book courses on how to brew and enjoy tea.

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