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    Cute shop with Japanese tea, tea pots and cups
    Annie Y.

    Cute and intimate shop selling teas, tea pots, tea cups and anything related to teas. Located on the upper level of the Japantown Center Kinokuniya Building. I purchased two tea cups with the Japanese cat for my sister as gifts. It was wrapped nicely in tissue paper. I think she likes them. They are pricey but well made. Great place to shop for house warming gifts and tea lovers.

    Stella K.

    Cute little shop in Japantown offering tea and tea things. Great place to stop by to pick up gifts for any tea lover in your life. Tea tastes better when you brew from loose leaf. This shop has everything you need to transition away from teabags. Friendly knowledgeable staff to answer all your questions. Parking can be challenging at times. Try your luck with street parking, or park in the underground garage.

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    Jennifer J.

    This is still my FAVORITE Japanese tea shop. They have the best quality loose teas, beautiful handmade tea cups & sets, tea accessories, so many cute cat items, and it's the perfect place to buy gifts. Staff is super friendly and helpful.

    Justin H.

    When my wife and I decided to return home to Hawaii, I was most upset that I would no longer live down the street from ChaTo. As it turns out, ChaTo delivers to anywhere in the U.S. FOR FREE! Amazing!!! I continue to order all of my green tea (matcha, genmaicha, houjicha, sencha, gyokuro) from ChaTo, and I'm so thrilled to continue my support of this wonderful small business. Thank you so much for the incredible customer service, ChaTo! I'm a fan for life.

    I like the reddish brown Yuzamashi.  (  w  )
    Jimmy C.

    I haven't been to Tekuno in Irving street just yet. After I overcame my hour long eye exam, I quickly walked up to J-town and had a Maiko Special just to cool my head. I have yet to visit some of J-town's attractive businesses in the right time and place. Thus, ChaTo was where I head to before it closes by early evening. I been to ChaTo several times and I never purchased anything from this tea ware shop, until this time. All smiles to a sweet Japanese merchant every time I set foot. What to chose? Strainer, teapot, or just plain authentic Japanese loose leaf teas? Since I have a purpose, I chose the Yuzamashi (tea bowl with a spout). The cheapest one to purchase was the reddish brown. Good for steeping teas, but acts like a chawan (matcha bowl). And with the very cheap chashaku (bamboo powdered tea scoop), I got a free mini pouch of loose leaf hojicha. How nice! I couldn't thank the female merchant enough. I might come back to ChaTo to still do some window shopping before I actually make a splendid purchase on the next day. This family owned tea ware shop had been a good place to sample any loose leaf tea. Tourists are welcome to try if there's any.

    Tara L.

    Glad to have found ChaTo during our visit to Japantown! The employees (possibly owners?) we're super nice and gave us a sample of houjicha cold brew tea. Wow!! It was so good and has a natural sweetness to it. I ended buying a bag along with the glass filter-in-a-bottle. I'm a sucker for delicious tea!

    Such an assortment of matcha. I will eventually try all of these.
    nick l.

    Amazing store and even more amazing people. I didn't know much about matcha other than I love to drink it, but boy did I know the whole process after I visited ChaTo. I got all stocked up on some good teas as well as bowls and mixers. Wonderful quality of goods and such a welcoming feeling as you enter. They offered me some great tea as I came in to their shop to browse, and naturally it was so good, I bought a bag. I will of course be back to to stock up. Support this business. You guys are great!

    Hojicha and Genmaicha tea
    Derek R.

    I can't say enough good things about Chato. This family owned tea shop in the Japantown mall helped me uncover my love for Japanese coldbrew teas (and I now drink them almost every day!). Their free samples and helpful brewing instructions got me hooked. Their friendly service and amazing selection of high quality Japanese teas is what kept me coming back. During the pandemic, they had to close their storefront, but still took my order and hand delivered it to my apartment. When the wildfire smoke and pandemic were in full force, sipping on coldbrew teas from Chato was one of my daily joys when so many other things weren't an option. My favorites are the genmaicha with matcha and the smoky hojicha (both pictured). I love the genmaicha both warm and cold brewed. I generally drink the hojicha cold. My fiancé prefers the hojicha. These have been great gifts for friends and family as well. Come support this amazing local Japanese tea shop you won't be disappointed!

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    Jacob M.

    What a lovely family run business here in the mall! I didn't even realize it existed until I had to go fix my ramen craving at Marufuku. You'll find some beautiful handmade teaware and if you're lucky, a teapot that is as pretty as this one that I came across! Great people.

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    Lizzie S.

    I love stopping by ChaTo whenever I'm in Japantown (which is pretty often.) The staff are so warm, friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. I've bought tea in-store and also now during Shelter in Place I've been buying online and with a gift card! They have a large variety of tea and are very responsive to emails. Another perk of going inside their physical store (besides the people, I always leave with a smile on my face--love those women!) is sampling their tea! They have tea ware and cold brew bottles and more which are not currently shipping during shelter in place. Support this amazing store and benefit from their knowledge and tea supply! They know how to make tea recommendations based on anything and their teas make great gifts too.

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    Maya S.

    I love this tea shop! I tried their hojicha at a restaurant down the block and it was sooo good that I had to visit the shop to get a bag. I chatted with the owner and she helped me find the hojicha I was looking for and when I asked for suggestions for regular green tea, she pulled out a few options, shared their details, and let me sniff them. I picked up a wooden tea spoon and a lovely tea canister as well. They bagged everything up for me and threw in a genmaicha sample. I'll definitely be returning for more loose leaf tea and to support this shop. ChaTo is also a great place to pick up tea gifts as they have a variety of wonderful tea accessories.

    Ricca Cathrina E.

    Was shopping for some housewarming presents and totally enjoyed my experience at the store. Loved listening to the instructions and information from staff. Staff members were definitely professional and very approachable.

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    I tried their hojicha at a restaurant down the block and it was sooo good that I had to visit the shop to get a bag.

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