Stone-ground green, whisked by hand
A matcha and wagashi studio in Uji. Every bowl whisked to order, paired with one tiny seasonal sweet.
Six seats at the mill
Six seats at the stone mill. 45 minutes.
7 Uji Renge, Uji, Kyoto+81 774 20 0007
Daily 10:00-18:00
Three grades
Choose your green
Slide between the grades. The green deepens as the leaf climbs the hill.
Premium
First-flush leaves, shaded for three weeks.
Rounder and sweeter, with gentle umami.
October
Wagashi of the month
Chestnut kinton
Shaped like a falling leaf, and gone with the first frost.
One sweet, one bowl. That is the pairing.
Three movements
The whisking ritual
Sift twice - two passes through fine mesh, never a lump.
Water at eighty degrees, just off the boil, so the leaf stays sweet.
Whisk in a W, sixty strokes, until the froth stands still.
The studio
Cream walls, worn wood, the mill turning in the corner.
Stillness
Said quietly
"The quietest forty-five minutes in Uji."
"One bowl, one sweet, nothing wasted."