KUMO

Stillness, steeped.

A small tea house named for the clouds. Brew with intention, walk the ceremony step by step, and choose leaf grown in quiet fields.

Gion, Kyoto
Est. 2011
Six seats only
Begin
The steep

Choose your leaf. We'll hold the water at the right temperature and count the seconds so you can simply breathe.

Water
Steep
Leaf
Uji, Kyoto
ready when you are
The way of tea

Ichigo ichie. Every bowl of tea is shared only once — these guests, this light, this season will never gather again. So we make each one as if it were the only one.

There is no rushing here, and nothing is hidden. The chip in the bowl, the single flower, the quiet — imperfection and impermanence are not flaws to us but the whole point. This is wabi-sabi.

Harmony · Respect · Purity · Tranquillity — the four principles of tea
Matcha whisked in a bowl
The leaf

Single-origin Japanese tea, shade-grown and stone-milled. Every tin carries its steeping ritual on the back.

The seasons

The same fields taste different in April and November. We pour to the season — a first-flush brightness in spring, something roasted and low as the year draws in.

Guest words
Kumo tea house interior
The tea house

A six-seat counter behind a paper screen. Come for a bowl of matcha whisked to order, or a full ceremony by reservation. No phones. No hurry.

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一服Your tea is ready.