A Japanese tea shop that will cheer you up during special times
I've been passing through Nakadori quite often recently. At "Shuka", I buy tea leaves for my home or as gifts, and enjoy tea while talking with the owner. It's a special time that gives me energy. When you're looking for tea, head to "Shuka"!
<Citizen's voice> I work as a cafe attendant in Nagasaki and draw illustrations.
You'll definitely be distracted! Nakadori is full of local flavor and is home to many delicious Nagasaki delicacies!
Nakadori Shopping Street stretches northeast from the arcade in Hamamachi. It is a historic shopping street in Nagasaki that will celebrate its 2025th anniversary in 400. It is located one block from Meganebashi Bridge, making it easily accessible to tourists. It is an essential shopping street for the citizens, as it is a route to work and school in the morning, for people who have lunch at noon, and for shoppers on their way home from work in the evening. There are many shops that deliver local "delicious" food on this street full of local atmosphere! There are many shops that deliver local "delicious" food! "Meat & Delica Nikuno Iwanaga", which is popular for its freshly fried side dishes, "food style Neo", which offers delicious food from both inside and outside the city, "Iwanaga Baijyuken", a long-established shop that continues to make castella and Japanese sweets that have a waiting period of several months if reserved, and "Shuka", a Japanese tea specialty store where you can enjoy Japanese tea such as green tea, black tea, and oolong tea from Nagasaki and all over Japan. Stock up with your hands and take a stroll in the afternoon.
1. Nakadori Shopping Street, beloved by locals. The 400m long street is lined with 120 stores, including traditional shops, restaurants, and clothing stores.
2. Meat & Delica Iwanaga, an all-domestic butcher shop that is a must-have for shoppers passing through Nakadori
3. The hot food corner's prepared foods, such as croquettes, chicken sticks, and fried horse mackerel, are also popular. The best times to come are 9:15 and XNUMX:XNUMX, when they are lined up with freshly fried foods.
4. Moist and tender chicken sticks for 110 yen (right), fluffy and creamy cream croquettes for 100 yen (left). *Both prices are excluding tax (at the time of interview).
5. Food Style Neo's catchphrase is "Japan is full of delicious food, even if it's not high-end or famous."
6. The store is filled with delicious foods from all over Japan! Many tourists buy kamaboko from the chilled section to eat while walking around. If you ask, you can get chopsticks and toothpicks.
7. The kamaboko stock varies depending on the day of the week. On Thursdays, Yamayoshi Kamaboko (left) from Ebisucho, Nagasaki City is stocked, and on Fridays, Tsukahara Kamaboko (right) from Makishima-cho, Nagasaki City is stocked.
8. Iwanaga Baijyuken is a long-established restaurant founded in 2030 that will celebrate its 200th anniversary in XNUMX. After opening, there will be a line immediately.
9. The "Outside of the Castella" is baked softly and with a different mixture for this purpose, and is only available in stores.
10. On the right is the mochi sweet "Moshihogusa" that can only be bought at Iwanaga Baijyuken. It is made of gyuhi with kelp kneaded into it and sprinkled with sugar, making it the perfect snack to have with tea.
11. Shuka, a Japanese tea specialty store that opened in 2021. Its small entrance, just wide enough for one person to pass through, is sure to be hard to miss.
12. Single-origin tea leaves are lined up, sourced by the owner, a Japanese tea instructor. They also have tea leaves from a famous farm in Higashisonogi Town that was crowned number one in Japan!
13. You can also sample the tea for a fee. The tea leaves and brewing method will be tailored to your taste.
Meat & Delica Iwanaga
850-0855 Higashifurukawacho, Nagasaki City, 1-10
tel: 095-823-2350
Business hours: 9:00-18:00 / Saturday - 17:00
Closed: Sundays, holidays
* As of 2024 year
food style Neo
〒850-0854 3-22 Ginyacho, Nagasaki City
tel: 095-895-9390
Business hours: 10:00-19:00 / Sundays - 18:00
Closed: Tuesday
* As of 2024 year
Iwanaga Baijyuken
850-0873 Suwamachi, Nagasaki City, 7-1
tel: 095-822-0977
10: 00: 16: 00
Closed: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays
* As of 2024 year
Japanese Tea Specialty Store Shuka
850-0873 Suwamachi, Nagasaki City, 6-19
13: 00: 18: 00
Closed: Irregular
Instagram: @shuka_tea_
* As of 2024 year
On the Sujiyama side, you'll come across Teramachi Street, lined with Chinese-style temples with curved roofs.
