Explore Japanese tea, ceramics and culture through Keiko’s guides, stories and discoveries, from understanding different teas and how to prepare them to exploring the traditions, craftsmanship and people behind them.
Our exhibition, ‘The Great Inheritance – Tomoo Hamada & Kan Matsuzaki’, is now in its second week. Last Sunday we took the two potters off to Heathrow, after their week’s...
THE GREAT INHERITANCE Tomoo Hamada & Kan Matsuzaki 30 September – 17 October 2026 Keiko Uchida, 120 Talbot Road, London W11 1JR Keiko Uchida presents THE GREAT INHERITANCE, an exhibition...
One of the subjects we receive a lot of questions about is how cups and tea pots can change the taste of the tea, and if there is special advice...
We are delighted to invite you to celebrate one year of Keiko Uchida. Thursday 23 July 2026 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm Join us for cold brew tea, sake and champagne...
It hardly seems like a year! The time has rushed by, but it’s true. It has now one year since we opened the Keiko Uchida store in Notting Hill. It’s...
Many people think Ceremonial Grade is the top grade of Matcha tea, but actually there is no such thing as Ceremonial Grade in Japan. In fact, Ceremonial Matcha is simply...
As it is getting closer to the Christmas and I hope you all have a peaceful moment. We are having quite busy winter to negotiate with tea farmers and tea...
I think we are all a bit shocked that it is suddenly so cold. There is a real feeling of winter in the air. It is nearly the end of...
As we’re facing a serious heatwave, I’ve been drinking lots of glasses of cold-brew tea and iced Matcha tea. I know some people think cold tea needs some sort of...
It’s one of the best times of the year for those of us who love Japanese tea. The time for Shincha! Shincha is the ‘first flush’ tea made from the...
Here are some of our recommendations for cold teas to enjoy during the hot summer days. Click here to learn how to make our cold teas.
As I love visiting gardens and houses in the country in the UK, I’ve quite often seen antique tea caddies in country houses. It shows a refined kind of taste,...
It is still chilly here in London, but I feel that Spring is around the corner. As you know, the Cherry tree and the Cherry blossom season is particularly special...
The Samurai exhibition at the British Museum has had great reviews, so I was really looking forward seeing it. When I went last week I found a beautiful exhibition, with...
This will be our first Christmas in the new Notting Hill store, and we are very excited to be welcoming everyone and introducing our new collections and gift items. We...
It is wonderful seeing the Sumo wrestlers in London, all over the news programmes right now. My grandfather was a huge fan of Sumo and I remember going with him...
We are doing a collaboration with a Japanese car company Mazda on The Sunday Times Magazine.
We were pleased to have our resident tea master, Keiko Uchida, featured in Londoner magazine in an article by Halima Abdi exploring the rise of matcha among Gen Z and...
Today we had the pleasure of welcoming ITV National News reporter Sam Holder and his team to our newly opened Japanese ceramics gallery and specialist craft tea store, where they...
On Monday, 22nd September 2025, listeners of BBC Radio 4’s flagship current affairs programme The World at One were invited to enjoy an insightful segment as Keiko Uchida, our resident...
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