Uharu

The female owner of the photo gallery nearby recommended me this tea shop and café, which is located on the back of an alley. If she didn’t tell me this whereabouts, I missed it. So I really appreciated her to inform me of such a nice café. I parked my bike in front of the shop and entered the café. The outside appearance is Japanese old machiya. This shop and café was also renovated from an ordinary old house.
I took off my shoes at the entrance. On the first floor it provides many kinds of tea and has an atmosphere of English tea house as old antique English furniture is installed. On the second floor is quite different from the first floor. It is like a tasteful attic. In the book shelves the female owner’s favorite books are stuffed. Round wooden tables called Chabudai made of Chinese used materials show their history and the owner’s high sensibility. From the trellis window soft light comes in the room. I felt very cozy and relaxed in this hidden place.
Lunch, tea and sweets are available here. It was the evening that I came and ordered tea and sweets. As for tea various kinds of samples are put on the shelf, so I decided one after smelling each fragrance. I chose the frank sour rooibos tea in ice in order to drive away summer heat.
As for dessert ice cream of the homemade tea attaches to a crunchy pie hot from the oven. Though there are many cafes to use ready-​made ice creams, the ice cream here is handmade, which attracted me.
I was tired of sitting down in a seiza position and lay myself on the floor for a while until the female owner brought me drink and a sweet. Because there was not a visitor except me, I was able to do such an impolite manner. I was lucky to occupy this comfortable space.
As for the drink, taste of the sour worked. The ice cream I ordered did not emphasize the taste of the tea and tasted moderately sweet. Both of them were more than my expectation.
I come to have lunch next time.