Nakamura Tokichi Honten
Nakamura Tokichi Honten is the Uji tea house founded by Tokichi Nakamura in 1854, connecting Japanese tea traditions with shops, cafés and seasonal leaf collections.
Nakamura Tokichi Honten: origin & history.
Tokichi Nakamura established his tea business in Uji on New Year’s Day in 1854, on the premises that remain the house’s main store. The collection developed around tea, with later shops and cafés giving visitors different ways to encounter the same tradition. Seasonal Sencha Tokichi expresses another side of that continuity: leaves matured until autumn rather than presented only through the freshness of spring, bringing a rounder umami character to a familiar Japanese tea style.
Read the official history ↗︎- Country of origin
- Uji · Japan ↗︎
- History
- 1854
- Founder / documented history
- Tokichi Nakamura
- Product world
- Rituals to sip ↗︎
Discover the Nakamura Tokichi Honten selection.
A few pieces tell the story in their own way, through a shape, a material or a familiar gesture.
A closer look.
What catches our eye.
The seasonal maturation gives this sencha a distinct place beside spring teas. The house also explains how leaf quantity, water temperature and infusion time change the balance between umami and bitterness.
Where does Nakamura Tokichi Honten come from?
Nakamura Tokichi Honten is a brand of Japan origin. This describes where the brand began; individual products may be made elsewhere.
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Where to find Nakamura Tokichi Honten.
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Editorial reviewed 2026-10-26. Design perspectives express the Selezio editorial view.
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