Where to Buy Matcha in Tokyo: 7 Real Brand Shops (2026)

If you're looking for real matcha shops in Tokyo rather than another list of Kyoto's, Uji's and Kyoto Station's usual names, here's the practical version: which of the brands this site actually tracks run a real, walk-in shop somewhere in Tokyo, where it is, and which well-known names you'll only ever buy from us online or by visiting Kyoto instead.

Which tracked matcha brands have a real shop in Tokyo?

Seven of the sixteen matcha brands this site tracks operate a genuine physical shop somewhere in Tokyo, verified against each brand's own store pages rather than a travel blog's say-so. Most cluster around three areas: central Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, Ginza's department stores, and newer neighborhood shops in Harajuku and Asakusa. A few brands you might expect to find, including Marukyu Koyamaen and Kanbayashi Shunsho, don't have a standing Tokyo shop at all — more on that below. Here's the full list, with the exact shop name and neighborhood for each.

Is any matcha shop actually inside Tokyo Station or Shinjuku Station?

Not from a brand this site tracks. The retail zones built directly into the ticket-gate side of the two stations — GRANSTA Tokyo and NEWoMan Shinjuku — don't carry any of the 16 brands we monitor; the matcha stand actually inside NEWoMan Shinjuku is a standalone cafe called THE MATCHA TOKYO, which this site doesn't track for stock or price. The closest a tracked brand gets is Fukujuen's counter inside Daimaru Tokyo, built directly onto Tokyo Station's Yaesu side, and Kyo Hayashiya's counter inside Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square, which connects to Shinjuku Station underground so you never have to step outside. Ippodo's Shin-Marunouchi shop is the same pattern: a short underground walk from Tokyo Station, not past the ticket gates themselves.

Where is Ippodo's Tokyo shop?

Ippodo's Tokyo shop is the Shin-Marunouchi Store, in the basement of the Shin-Marunouchi Building at 1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku — a two-minute walk from Tokyo Station's Marunouchi North Exit, reachable underground if it's raining. This replaced Ippodo's older Marunouchi shop nearby, which has since closed, so if you're working from an old travel guide or a saved map pin, double-check you're headed to Shin-Marunouchi and not the previous address. The shop carries Ippodo's full matcha range plus sencha and gyokuro, and Ippodo's store locator also lists a second Tokyo location, the Aoyama shop and tearoom, for a quieter visit away from the station crowds.

Where can you find Uogashi Meicha and Nakamura Tokichi?

Uogashi Meicha is Tokyo's own matcha house, founded in Tsukiji in 1931, and its Tsukiji Honten at 4-10-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku still sits inside the old outer-market area, two minutes from Tsukiji Station exits 1 or 2. A second shop, called Cha Ginza, is a few minutes away at 5-5-6 Ginza. Nakamura Tokichi, the Uji house, keeps its own Tokyo outpost on the 4th floor of GINZA SIX at 6-10-1 Ginza — part shop, part full-service café, open 10:30am to 8:30pm with last café order at 7:30pm. Between the two brands that's three shops within a short taxi ride of each other, all on the Ginza/Tsukiji side of central Tokyo.

Where do Fukujuen and Kyo Hayashiya have Tokyo counters?

Fukujuen, one of Kyoto's oldest tea houses, doesn't run a standalone Tokyo shop but sells through counters inside three department stores: Matsuzakaya Ueno (3-29-5 Ueno, Taito-ku), Matsuya Ginza (3-6-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku) and Daimaru Tokyo (1-9-1 Marunouchi, right above Tokyo Station). Kyo Hayashiya takes the same department-store approach at three Tokyo sites: Hayashiya Shinbei, its café sub-brand on the 2nd floor of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya; a counter inside Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square; and a direct-sales shop in Harumi, Chuo-ku. Both brands are easiest to catch as a stop inside a shopping trip rather than a dedicated destination, and department-store hours (typically 10am–8pm) apply instead of a café's own hours.

Where are Rocky's Matcha and Hatoya's shops?

Rocky's Matcha, the newest tracked brand with a physical presence, opened its first permanent Japan storefront in Harajuku in March 2026, at 1-13-14 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, after running an earlier pop-up nearby — a stop worth combining with Takeshita Street or Omotesando. Hatoya, full name Hatoya Ryouyousha, opened Hatoya Asakusa on January 20, 2023, in a renovated 70-year-old wooden building at 2-14-3 Hanakawado, Taito-ku, near Sumida Park with a view toward Tokyo Skytree. Both are smaller, single-location shops rather than department-store counters, so hours can be shorter and more seasonal — check the brand's own site the day you plan to go.

Which tracked brands don't have a Tokyo shop?

Not every tracked brand has a Tokyo presence, and it's worth knowing before you build a route around one. Marukyu Koyamaen has no permanent Tokyo shop; instead it runs occasional pop-up counters inside Takashimaya Shinjuku and Takashimaya Nihonbashi, announced on its own site only when scheduled, so treat any specific week as unconfirmed until you check. Kanbayashi Shunsho is sold through Isetan's and Takashimaya's online stores but doesn't list a dedicated Tokyo counter on its own site. Horii Shichimeien, Hoshino, Hekisuien, Hokoen, Yugen, Senchado and Aoi Seicha are Kyoto-, Uji- or Kagoshima-based with no confirmed Tokyo shop at all — for those, the official online store is still the reliable option, in Japan or abroad.

What should you check before you go?

Hours and holidays vary by shop type: standalone shops like Ippodo Shin-Marunouchi and Rocky's Matcha Harajuku keep their own schedule, while department-store counters follow the store's hours and close on the store's occasional holiday, not the brand's. Confirm a shop is still at the address you have — Ippodo's old Marunouchi location is a reminder that even flagship shops move. If you're chasing a specific grade rather than just the experience, call ahead or check the brand's Japanese-language site, since English pages update less often. And if what you're actually after is a grade delivered rather than a shop to visit, save the trip and set a restock alert instead.

Sources

• Ippodo Tea — Shin-Marunouchi store
• Uogashi Meicha — Tsukiji Honten
• Uogashi Meicha — Cha Ginza
• Fukujuen — shop list
• Nakamura Tokichi Honten — Ginza store
• Kyo Hayashiya — shop list
• Hypebeast — Rocky's Matcha opens first Japan storefront in Harajuku (2026)
• PR Times — Hatoya Asakusa opening announcement
• Marukyu Koyamaen — Takashimaya Shinjuku pop-up notice
• Japan Objects — 15 best places to buy tea in Tokyo

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