Trying Japanese Desserts at a Traditional Tea House in Takayama, Japan

We experienced yet another rainy day in Takayama, so we decided to try some Japanese desserts at a traditional tea house. We stumbled upon this place by chance and what better way to stay dry?
In this video, we try matcha green tea, roasted tea, warabimochi with ice cream (jelly-like mochi with toasted soybean powder), and a sampler plate with 4 Japanese sweet cakes. The setting was perfect; low tables, cushions, tatami floors, and floor-to-ceiling windows where we could watch the rainy day go by.
If you happen to visit Takayama when during a bad stretch of weather, this is the perfect rainy day activity.
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Trying Japanese Desserts at a Traditional Tea House in Takayama, Japan:
Hey guys! We are Samuel and Audrey, a vlogging travel couple from Canada. In this travel channel we share our travel and food vlogs while touring the world. Our most recent trip was to Japan where we spent 2 months traveling around the country and visiting the following destinations: Osaka, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Nikko, Takayama, Yokohama, Odaiba, Shirakawa-gō and Takao.
During our stay, we visited a mixture of big cities and small rural towns, where we enjoyed eating Japanese street food, trying traditional Japanese cuisine, visiting local attractions and staying in unique accommodations (such as capsule hotels and ryokans) that we are now going to share with you on this channel. The combination and contrast of visiting futuristic cities and traditional countryside areas is what makes travel to Japan so fascinating. Ultra modern versus traditional. This is the essence of Japan.
Our trip to Japan was unforgettable and until now it is one of our favorite countries that we have come to know. However, we only feel as though we just scratched the surface on this trip to Japan. If you want to see more videos from Japan in the future, let us know in the comments that places you'd like us to travel to and food experiences you would like to see on this travel channel.
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[@truevision818]

The quality of content and video shoot is incredible, that’s why I watch you guys.👍🏻

[@samuelandaudrey]

THank you very much!

[@AnneEWilliamson]

It's raining...what a surprise. But delicious food makes rain not so horrible!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hahahaha...it rained so much on that trip

[@karanjitngangbam1485]

Till now all the places in takayama look amazing. The food looks yummy too.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! We really enjoyed our visit.

[@user-pc8dl4cy3i]

Thanks for yet another ASMR food video; I so enjoy tagging along on your journeys and experiences. You're both so sophisticated, yet charming and kind. I appreciate you so much! ❤

[@sherj0729]

The pancake like sandwich is called dorayaki. It’s also a trend now in Paris. There are different kind of dorayaki,sometimes they eat it with whipped cream for a change 😊 By the way the best time to go to Japan is late Spring late March or first week of April and in autumn where it’s mostly dry🥰Anyway I’m glad you are enjoying even it’s raining 👍☺️I’ve been watching your vlogs since I saw your Vienna vlog and you are one of my favorite vloggers💖

[@effie-montreal]

What a great video you guys should have much more subs you deserve it.........Now I am off to Europe till June 27 see your videos when I get back

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you Effie! That is awesome! Wishing you the best trip :)

[@perdomot]

Finding places like that and enjoying experiences are what make travel worthwhile.

[@STOPsignforRT]

What a nice place to spend a rainy day. Not to mention, sipping Japanese Tea 🍵 and eating Japanese Sweets. What could be better? How about being the only people in the place. Peace and quiet, hot (warm?) tea, tasty treats, out of the rain and in a beautiful setting. Winner! Thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing a rainy day in Japan.

[@gustavotolaba6836]

Japan is very beautiful and you are the best doing videos

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you very much Gustavo!

[@donellemiller6680]

Once again atmosphere sells the story :-). What a great place - I can't think of a better way to spend a rainy hour or so. Thanks for finding the tea house :-). I love the traditional/vintage Japanese style what a treat visual as well as flavor.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks, Donelle! We could have stayed there for hours.

[@socaliforeverkaja6201]

You guys are like making the best lemonade on a rainy day! Love the modern classical ambience of the tea house. I notice that the lady who brought the sweets for Sam making sure the flower print of the tea cup is facing towards Sam, that's so sweet/Japanese tea ceremony like. The greenish mochi is made out of the starch from the mountain vegetables(warabi), the same veggies that you guys had at the mountain veggie restaurant. I love warabi mochi! The pinkish mochi/jelley texture sweets looked like "uirou" made out of mochiko/grain and sugar. I am loving your Takayama days!

[@samuelandaudrey]

THank you very much! Takayama ended up being one of our favorite destinations on this trip even though it rained hard.

[@daniellereid01]

I’m really enjoying these vlogs from rainy B.C. Thank you! xox

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks Danielle! Where in BC? That is my home province.

[@FreedomStrider]

That tea house looks like an idyllic setting for a peaceful mind :)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks, it certainly was!

[@dhanurekha6978]

Hi Sam, I somehow got addicted to Takayama series, must be due to old world charm. Tokyo's concrete jungle is enough!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks Dhanu! We felt exactly the same.

[@aipooalice]

Ahah all that rain have told you to stop exploring and eat eat eat 😅 Japanese sweets are so unique! So many interesting flavors (beans, matcha flavor, rice..) with low sugar!

[@bajlandia2025]

Lovely tea house guys and so delicious desserts wow :) paradise :)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! We loved it there.

[@RealSpaceHobo]

Is it me or did Aud really enjoy saying "...ambiance...." - savoring it's punch.?..:-)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you're on to something.

[@lynnmoore2664]

As always a very well done video. This is a very excellent food channel. Sam & Audrey are very great ambassadors for travel & all the great foods out there. This is a very outgoing viewer friendly channel as well. Thanks Sam & Audrey for all the great videos you have given us over the years.Keep them coming.

[@Cheryl.P62]

That looks like a cannabis leaf with your ice-cream 😂 I looked it up and I think it is a Japanese Maple. My bad🙈

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hahaha...that is funny Cheryl

[@donnarichey144]

I thought the same as you, I thought it was that too.

[@maobfh]

@Cheryl T P- thanks for looking it up. I don’t know the laws or traditions in Japan re cannabis and when she was telling what it was called in the menu and that she didn’t know what it was I was thinking ‘careful with that ‘. I have never been suspicious about japan but I did not know so good to know. I will recognize it for what it is when I go because I am a big fan of tea houses.

[@icecorebaby]

Those desserts look awesome! The one with jelly would be my favorite!

[@michaelsylvester7272]

Oh boy , I so enjoyed your food videos . Thanks for making this wet day a sunny day with happiness of good food.

[@qwaqwa1960]

First tea: Kukicha? Hojicha? Yummmmmmmmmm

[@samuelandaudrey]

We loved those teas!

[@howard50603]

Very satisfying

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you very much!

[@yellayeah]

That’s WARABI mochi there ! My favourite hahaha

[@samuelandaudrey]

COol to hear! So tasty.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Ive been to Takayama various times, I remember on of my highlights was cycling Higashiyama on a rainy day with my see through umbrella, it was magical. Unfortunately it was before I vlogged

[@samuelandaudrey]

What a great memory!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos totally, I don’t know if it would have been then same camera in hand. Sometimes I wonder if vlogging stunts my experience or enhances it!

[@ramsen_]

Everything looked delicious!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks Ramsen! It was delicious.

[@donnarichey144]

Thank you and you make food look so delicious, I enjoy watching.

[@kamikazitsunami]

You two should have way more subscribers...

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ah, thank you very much!

[@monkeyfoo-chanyurichannel2169]

素敵なお店ですね😍和菓子もお茶も美味しそう🍵

[@samuelandaudrey]

ありがとうございました！静かな雰囲気でした。

[@OnePurplePrincess]

By the way I really love your channel. I'm 00% disabled and a huge foodie and I love travel. I can't travel currently and unless my health changes a lot in a positive direction I will not be able to travel so I get to travel and imagine the taste of foods by watching your channel. I watch quite a few food and travel Vloggers and you two are my favorites You Tube food and travel couple. I really miss Audrey on the colabs Samuel makes without Audrey and with other food/travel Vloggers. I still like those colabs but it's definitely missing Audreys sparkle and upbeat cheerfulness. Well, that's all for now. I just wanted you two know I love y'all and I miss Audrey when Samuel colabs without Audrey. Thanks for sharing. 1️⃣💜👸🏻

[@suzugyuuable]

Warabi mochi is what you ate in asakusa That “baby-skin-jiggling-yellow-mochi” XD

[@samuelandaudrey]

Oh, that is right! Forgot about that.

[@alexanders.7719]

Love your video on Evora Portugal .. sitting in Evora here now watching your Japan video !! Keep up with your family and friends .. as well us the your channel subscribers !! Hee hee !!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you very much Alexander!

[@frankfieldfrankfield6230]

Thank you for share, you teleported me there!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you very much!

[@TheHemingwayWannabe]

Such a "high tea" experience! So jaw-dropping, "it kind of reset my palate a bit" Or maybe, "it was just dominated by the beans!" I haven't enjoyed this kind of inspired language since "Fish juice in my socks!" Loved it! tc,, guys! Your Fellow Former English Teacher, Colin

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks COlin!

[@Gemini-gd2xc]

小豆（あずき）のアンコがはさまったパンケーキのようなものは「どら焼き（どらやき）」と言い、日本のどこにでもあるスイーツです。スーパーマーケットやコンビニでも買えます。やや高級なものは東京の虎屋（とらや）というスイーツ店や京都などでも買えます。最近は色々な「どら焼き」が出てきており、抹茶クリームや栗がはさまったものなどもあります。奈良の「三笠焼き（みかさやき）」も「どら焼き」の仲間です。 器に描かれているウサギやカエルの絵は京都の高山寺（こうざんじ）というお寺に伝わる12世紀から13世紀頃の絵巻物の絵で「鳥獣人物戯画（ちょうじゅうじんぶつぎが）」という日本最古の漫画で、国宝に指定されています。

[@galaxykittyyunolilxanfanat381]

yummy japanese food like for japan the city of the anime

[@samuelandaudrey]

thanks we love Japanese food

[@galaxykittyyunolilxanfanat381]

@@samuelandaudrey me to 🍱

[@ruwgirl]

Takayama looks so beautiful 💕 😍

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! It certainly is!

[@YasmeenMO]

look so good, i love sweets

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks Yasmeen! They were delicious.

[@YasmeenMO]

@@samuelandaudrey your welcome and it seems every time y'all go out it's always raining

[@arianaduron9948]

The flower dessert u guys ate looks like wagashi it’s a traditional Japanese dessert

[@adiw.852]

Take me to that place, please!! It looks so nice. That pancake .. isn't that Dorayaki ... the snack that Doraemon likes to eat? :) This is definitely a place I would like to visit at least once a week.

[@peterkelly1406]

I love that sort of food ... and the marijuana leaf didn't go unmissed .... thought you looked a little too content as you left to now "feel" the rain ... enjoy !

[@jadiapat]

美味そう

[@rigaud01]

Jajaj yo dije dulce de zapallo o batata,que ricos postres

[@samuelandaudrey]

Gracias Adriana!

[@jiao512]

Hi. We are visiting takayama soon. Can you give me the name of this dessert place please? Thanks. The dessert looks so yummy.

[@xiaorishu]

I love dorayaki

[@samuelandaudrey]

It is tasty!

[@RandyKLe]

Hey guys! I'll be heading to Takayama in mid June. Is there somewhere I can see where all these places are? Thanks and thanks for the content. Great work.

[@shimilid]

Heya, Was wondering what’s the name of this place? It looks great!

[@momplaygroupfouz4946]

Weren’t you all in Japan almost a year ago?

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yes, we started late May of last year.

[@jari5199]

Veo el vídeo pero no entiendo nada

[@samuelandaudrey]

Lo siento por eso

[@jari5199]

@@samuelandaudrey Nosé si se lo tomaron a mal,pero me refiero a que aunque no entienda el inglés miro sus videos igual Saludos :)

[@user-wq4zl1cc4u]

น่ากินมากครับ

[@31secondsorthereabouts86]

That's weed ice cream with hints of X and H

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

1st..... at jiyugaoka Tokyo There is this old cosy looking house that specialises in matcha deserts... crowded on weekends

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for being 1st John! Love these kinds of places.

[@BMarieValdeee]

Poor girl he never stops interrupting her🤦🏻‍♀️

[@OnePurplePrincess]

Does matcha really taste like bitter (lawn) grass ? That's how someone explained the taste to me. Doesn't sound very good. I like green tea but I've never had matcha green tea 1️⃣💜👸🏻

[@samuelandaudrey]

It can be strong but to be honest this one was quite a bit lighter.

[@plejade4125]

Depends on the quality, cheap matcha is bitter like a cheap green tea, the better the quality it gets smoother but with still kind of a bitter taste. And it tastes like green tea, that's what it's made of ^^

[@OnePurplePrincess]

Plejade ok. Ty for the additional information. I have tea bags that are green tea and I like those but they don't say matcha. My green tea is pretty mild and light in flavor. When I was at Trader Joe's someone told me it was an acquired taste because it was like drinking a bitter green lawn that had been blended up with water. I had already asked to sample some cheese and stuff that visit so I didn't want to ask them to open more items to try that visit. So I've been curious since then. I broke my right arm in s fall and then my hip in another fall after that so I haven't been able to go back yet to try it. Thanks for sharing. 1️⃣💜👸🏻

[@plejade4125]

@@OnePurplePrincess naww thank you for your reply. Well, matcha is made of green tea leaves like the tea, but the leaves are treatened different and then grounded to powder. It's maybe an unusual flavour so that's why they described like that, I think you find it easy in internet shops even samples to try and order so maybe you just give it a try. I like it in so many ways, sure just to drink but the best is like in sweet pancakes, or I make icecream myself, or even in sweetened quark. Tbh it did take a moment I got into it because it was new, but now I'm addicted and I want to put it in everything, even in my oatmeal it's out of control haha :D Ohhnoo, I hope you're well soon and don't break anything anymore. Gosh you hade for sure a difficult time but I hope you got back to your strengh (gnhh my english is bad sorry^^') have a wonderful week my dear ^^/

[@OnePurplePrincess]

Plejade Ty Your English is quite good. Better than many Americans I'm sad to admit. I appreciate your input and I will look online. It's gong to be a while before I can get to the regular store. I have a heart condition that slows my healing and progress but I will get there in time 😍. Have a blessed weekend and week. Thanks again for your help and ideas. 1️⃣💜👸🏻

[@El_Yoda1]

Es una hoja de marihuana!

[@andreisoare6978]

Samuel ,what does the ring in nose mean ?

[@richavarghis4603]

Pancake....doraemon pancake @samuelandaudrey

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@kamanama3671]

I wonder how they're staying in business of they don't have a lot of guests and the price is so good

[@samuelandaudrey]

Laura, I can imagine they have more business when it isn't raining so hard.

[@samuelandaudrey]

That is very true! A big difference in prices between rural and cities as well.

[@kamikazitsunami]

I grew up with Japanese culture and food and the only Japanese sweets that I like are ones that have purin, the rest of them especially with red beans I think are gross.

[@samuelandaudrey]

I think for many red beans is a deal breaker.

[@ospreybird]

:-)

[@samuelandaudrey]

:)

[@FC-cu5jw]

Not guns lie... I clicked to watch cause there was a plate of dessert with a marijuana leaf on the side...

[@plejade4125]

Japanese maple tree leave^^

[@jovenchik2521]

Someone just disliked the video To stand out 😫 Mental heathy is important guys