At ChaTo, we strive to make your personal journey through Japanese tea uniquely enjoyable. We partner with small producers of premium Japanese loose leaf teas and matcha powders that our own family loves, and we hope you will, too.
New Arrivals- Discover Two New Japanese Teas Fresh from Shizuoka, Japan
Meet two Japanese teas, each with its own character and charm. Discover new flavors crafted with care by Shizuoka's traditional tea makers, Kanehachi Chaen.
Tenku no Cha – Sencha Above the Clouds
Grown in the misty mountain tea fields of Shizuoka, this elegant and lightly steamed sencha offers beautiful needle-shaped leaves, a fresh aroma and a refined flavor.
Shirafuji Kukicha – Japanese Stem Tea
This first-harvest stem tea delights with a fresh, young-leaf aroma, gentle sweetness, and a smooth, refreshing finish.
Find your new favorite Japanese tea!
New Arrival : Sae Akari Matcha from YAME
A single-cultivar "Sae Akari" matcha with gentle sweetness and rich, mellow umami.
Made from 100% Saeakari tea leaves grown in Yame Fukuoka is known for its soft sweetness and full-bodied umami.
Each sip reveals the signature lightly roasted aroma of Yame matcha.
Beautifully suited for traditional Usucha(straight matcha), this matcha also pairs wonderfully with milk. When used in a matcha latte, its natural sweetness shines through, creating a richer, creamier flavor with satisfying depth.
Enjoy the vibrant color and beautifully balanced taste of Yame Sae Akari Matcha.
Our Tea Selection
What makes us special is our carefully curated selection of authentic Japanese teas from across Japan.
From the high-quality Kawane tea of Shizuoka, known for its pristine mountain environment, to the historic Uji tea; from Yame tea, renowned for producing some of Japan’s finest gyokuro, to Kagoshima tea, one of Japan’s largest tea-producing regions. We bring together teas from many of Japan’s most celebrated tea-growing regions.
Our selection also includes a wide variety of tea styles, from Sencha, Genmaicha, and Houjicha to Gyokuro and Matcha, so you can explore the diversity of Japanese tea.
Every tea we offer is carefully selected by our Japanese owner and staffs, who have been drinking authentic Japanese tea since childhood.
We choose only teas that we are proud to share with our customers.
We believe there is a tea here for everyone.
Explore our collection and discover your new favorite Japanese tea!
The Family
ChaTo is run by a family whose love for tea has been passed down through the generations. Their passion stems from fond childhood memories of drinking sencha with their grandmother. Recognizing the void for a brick and mortar Japanese tea shop in Japantown, they set out to make authentic, good quality products accessible to the community. They enlisted the help of one of their mothers, a business owner with more than four decades of experience with Japanese pottery, including tea ware. Since 2016, ChaTo has been providing Japanese tea brewing essentials for beginners, experts and everyone in between.
This kyusu is over 45 years old. Sachiko's grandmother used to make tea with it, and it's still used at the shop today.
