Tokyo’s Most Unique Afternoon Tea? Japanese Tea & Tsukudani Pairing Experience
Today we’re visiting Tamakiya, a historic shop in Shinbashi that has been making tsukudani since the Edo period. Tsukudani is a traditional Japanese food made by simmering ingredients like seafood or seaweed in soy sauce and sugar (their secret recipe) until it becomes deeply savory and packed with umami.
This time, we’re here to try something new — Tamakiya’s Japanese style afternoon tea, where their signature tsukudani and furikake are paired with carefully brewed Japanese green tea.
During the experience, we learn how to properly steep Japanese tea, discover where the tea leaves are grown and harvested, and taste a variety of sweet and savory dishes made with Tamakiya’s tsukudani. The course also includes several cups of sencha brewed in different ways, allowing us to explore the flavors of Japanese tea just like a tea tasting.
It’s a fascinating way to experience Japanese food culture, tea, and tradition all in one place, right in the heart of Tokyo.
If you’re visiting Tokyo and looking for something different from the usual restaurants and cafes, this is definitely an experience worth checking out.
📍 Tamakiya
4-25-4 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Make your reservations here:
https://wabunka-lux.jp/experiences/en_tamakiya/
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27 Comments
Yes I do remember this place and LOVE MY GREEN TEA!!!! 🍵 💚
lool keiko-san was great!
I had a cat named Keiko, a sweetie. Keiko-san is adorable and a very good teacher. Even tho' this tea is not what I know of, it still followed the afternoon tea "rules". Really like those Hohin pots, cute. Good lesson on how to use them to get the best of your tea. Hi from sunny Oregon, US.
Oooh Shinichi and Satoshi! I love tsukudani and everything looked so delicious! Thank you for showing us this place – hopefully one day we can come try it in person.
Keiko-san is a true gem! ❤❤❤
Keiko-san explains everything well. I would love that kind of afternoon tea.
It looks interesting. I too , am learning about tea lately. It changes the taste in ways you didn’t imagine.
I really wished that we had a historic shop like Tamakiya ! The people there look exprecend a proffional, thank you!
Tiny hering, on my plate; Tiny herring, taste so great. . . (Sung to the tune of Tiny Bubbles). Great video!
Keiko-san really has such a kind personality.
Thank you to Keiko-san! That was very informative.
Great place to buy food souvenirs to bring back… it’s packaging is small and compact
Make your reservations here:
https://wabunka-lux.jp/experiences/en_tamakiya/
I want to go! Can you like the other videos please? I've seen at least one of them. I'm not sure if I missed the other one or not…
I loved the Japanese tea set. Thank you.
Like Shinichi says, “Interesting”
Everything looks so top quality delish & well paired w the special green tea. ❤
Keiko-san is so sweet and knowledgeable. It's amazing how many ways tsukudani can be used and paired with very different beverages. So versatile! I'm always deeply impressed by the Japanese emphasis on excellence and how a niche shop like Tamakiya can stay in business and perfect it's products for so many generations (current owner Kyoko Tamaki is 10th generation, I believe). Thank you, Shinichi and Satoshi, for taking us to Tamakiya for afternoon tea! 💚💚
Awesome Tea experience. I would love to visit. The sweets looks so yummy. The sweet potato sweet looked so interesting! 🎉❤
She was so cute, and so informative!
Loved watching how ŕo make tea.
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Whooooo more tabieats food videos. Thank you!
Isn't Houhin supposed to have a strainer and the ceramic she uses is called shiboridashi and not houhin?
Maybe i should try green tea with fish too!!! or mussels.
thank you for sharing😊. I love to try this. maybe next time when I visit Toyko
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Tamakiya looks like such a great experience! Thanks for taking us on your food adventures. It really brightens my day.