{"id":5536,"date":"2025-02-08T11:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T02:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/?p=5536"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:29:23","slug":"chanoikedaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/shopping\/chanoikedaya\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Cha no Ikedaya&#8217; &#8211; A speciality shop of Japanese green tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cha no Ikedaya (\u8336\u306e\u6c60\u7530\u3084) is a long-established Japanese green tea specialty shop located in the underground shopping area \u201cOdakyu Ace\u201d at Shinjuku Station\u2019s west exit. Founded 80 years ago, the shop is dedicated to offering high-quality Japanese tea carefully selected by the owner, who personally visits the market to hand-pick the best leaves. The coffee served here is also roasted in-house.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese tea is known not only for its rich flavors and aromas but also for its health benefits. The catechins found in tea have antioxidant properties that can help boost immunity and support fat burning. The theanine in tea promotes relaxation and helps reduce stress and improve focus. Plus, Japanese tea is packed with vitamin C and minerals that contribute to overall wellness and even help keep your skin looking beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the shop has become popular with foreign tourists, and Japanese tea\u2014especially matcha\u2014has gained global recognition. It makes for a perfect souvenir to bring a taste of Japan back home.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/\u5e97\u5185-4.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Cha no Ikedaya\" width=\"650\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>\nInside the shop<br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Besides Japanese tea, Cha no Ikedaya offers a variety of products including dried seaweed, health teas, and traditional sweets. There is also a selection of healthy foods, all at affordable prices.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_507357\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-507357\" class=\"size-large wp-image-507357\" src=\"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/46507795_1129094117259115_4076577735235862528_n-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"Ikedaya health foods\" width=\"650\" height=\"250\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-507357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>\nA selection of health foods<br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the shop\u2019s storefront counter, you can buy popular items like rich \u201cMatcha Soft Cream\u201d and \u201cMatcha Drinks,\u201d making it easy to enjoy them while out for a stroll or shopping.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/35228480_10212026866019009_210425694964940800_n-e1528782371115-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Matcha Soft Cream\" width=\"450\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>\nRich Matcha Soft Cream \u2013 300 yen each<br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The luxurious \u201cMatcha Vanilla Mix\u201d soft-serve is made with the highest quality matcha and fresh Hokkaido milk and costs just 300 yen. The refreshing cold Uji matcha drink \u201cCold Matcha\u201d and the \u201cGyokuro Uji\u201d are both available for 270 yen each. You\u2019ll also find a variety of other drinks at reasonable prices, making it a delight to explore the menu.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese tea also makes a perfect souvenir. Be sure to stop by during your stroll through Shinjuku!<\/p>\n<p>\u30fc Yokoso Shinjuku Editorial Team<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #a9a9a9;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Information<\/span><\/h3>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped\">\n<tr>\n<td>Shop Name<\/td>\n<td>Cha no Ikedaya (\u8336\u306e\u6c60\u7530\u3084)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Address<\/td>\n<td>Odakyu Ace South Bldg., 1-1 Shinjuku, Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TEL<\/td>\n<td>03-3342-0506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Hour<\/td>\n<td>10:00-22:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Closed<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Access<\/td>\n<td>67m from &#8220;Shinjuku Station&#8221; west exit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>NOTE: Shops information such as price, cuisine contents, opening hours, closing time or additional details may be subject to change, so please be sure to check the latest information directly at the shop. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #a9a9a9;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Access Map<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3240.455367697512!2d139.69656881518455!3d35.69041028019217!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x60188cd0dcdb2bd3%3A0x4f3426597ec5aca7!2z5rGg55Sw44KE!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1494895219145\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cha no Ikedaya (\u8336\u306e\u6c60\u7530\u3084) is a long-established Japanese green tea specialty shop located in the underground shop [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,99,107,28],"tags":[304,476,477,577],"class_list":["post-5536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cafe","category-latest-post","category-west-sightseeing","category-shopping","tag-green-tea","tag-macha","tag-ice-cream","tag-green-tea-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5536"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":511831,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5536\/revisions\/511831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokoso-shinjuku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}