Since establishment of its retail store in 1872 at Akasaka, downtown Tokyo, Dobashien has continued to supply the finest Japanese teas to the most exquisite Japanese restaurants nearby as well as to provide a wide range of tea products that are relaxing to the palate, thereby sustaining the rich tea culture and its longtime tradition.

The Akasaka main store handles a selection of the best teas from all over Japan. We are particular about the tea leaves produced in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, which have won many awards in the deep steamed tea category of the National Tea Fair, and we introduce deep steamed teas that are blended uniquely by our tea master so as to enjoy the natural flavor and taste of the teas.

We were also one of the first in the industry to enter the tea machine business, contributing to the welfare of corporate clients and increasing the amount of green tea by supplying tea bags as well as powder to hotels, restaurant chains and airline companies in Japan and overseas. In recent years, tea farmers in the region have been aging and facing a shortage of successors, and Dobashien has been contributing to the preservation of traditional Japanese agriculture by maintaining a good relationship with these farmers.