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Tokyo Banana has teamed up with Itohkyuemon, a Kyoto teahouse founded in 1832 that specializes in Uji Matcha tea and sweets, and whose parfaits and sweet creations are out of this world in both flavor ...

Kyoto was the capital of Japan for 1,075 years and gastronomy has traditionally flowed from here to Tokyo. Green tea being poured from a traditional Japanese teapot.

The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto is now offering guests three new Japanese cultural experiences, allowing visitors to Japan’s ancient capital an opportunity to have first-hand experience of the traditions and ...