Amazake Chaya

This remarkable teahouse has refreshed travelers walking the Tokaido road between Edo and Kyoto since the early 1600s. The current thatched-roof building preserves the atmosphere of that era, guests sit on tatami around an irori (sunken hearth) while drinking sweet, non-alcoholic amazake and eating charcoal-grilled mochi. The cedar forest location along the old stone-paved road feels like a genuine time portal.