Cha-ya Japanese Teas & Things

2nd Anniversary Party Photos!

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Thank you, everyone, who made our anniversary party a smashing success!

Masako Kondo played Koto. We sell her cds at Cha-ya. Drop me a note or stop by the shop for more information.

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Come celebrate with Cha-ya!
2nd Anniversary party will be held October. 26th from 5-7pm

Cha-ya is located between Central and Lighthouse on Grand Ave in Historic Pacific Grove.

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Cha-ya is located on the beautiful and historic Monterey Peninsula.

From California Highway 1, follow exit for Pacific Grove through Monterey onto Lighthouse Avenue and through the tunnel to New Monterey. Along your right you will see the Monterey Bay. Follow Lighthouse Avenue all the way around as it turns into Central Avenue; take a left on Grand Ave. and park! It's that simple!

Cha-ya blends the traditional with the contemporary.

With lots of different objects to create your own traditions with ancient practices.

Cha-ya : Japanese green tea, art, antiques and gifts. Located in Historic Downtown Pacific Grove, California.

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Opened everyday except on Mondays.

Cha-ya means Tea shop or Tea house in Japanese.

We carry teas and tea-related items like tea pots, tea sets, tea canisters and tea whisks etc. as well as items pertaining to Tea Ceremony.

We carry Japanese green tea from the prefectures (states) Shizuoka and Uji (kyoto).

Gyokuro (one of the most exquisite premium teas in the world)
Sencha ( mild taste green tea)
Sencha with Matcha ( green tea with powder tea mixture)
Houjicha ( roasted green tea appearance brown color, contains less caffeine )
Genmaicha ( brown roasted rice with green tea)
Matcha (powder tea for the traditional tea ceremony)
Organic Sencha ( grow under USDA guide lined organic soil )
Ice Green Tea ( Just drop a tea bag into ice cold water wait for 10 minutes makes about 20oz ) in Pear or Peach

We also carry individually packed Drip Tea tea from Uji so you can take it with you!
Packs make at least 6 cups of tea or a pot of tea. These are convenient for the office, hotel and camping.

Welcome to Chaya Japanese Tea & Things in Pacific Grove, California

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Beginnings, Renewals and Expansions

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by Lisa Casinger
published in Home Accents Today, October 1, 2005

It's refreshing in this economy to see people opening new stores, renovating existing locations and branching out. Cha-ya, Japanese Tea & Things had its grand opening Sept. 6, on the Monterey Peninsula. Owner Mitsuko Gammon celebrates her new venture bringing traditional Japanese items and teas to the area.

Cha-ya means "Tea House" or "Tea Room" in Japanese. Originally from Tokyo, Mitsuko has long talked about "doing something" on her own in retail. That something turned into a quaint, serene teashop on Pacific Grove's Grand Avenue. Mitsuko is trained in the methods of Ikebana and the Traditional Tea Ceremony of Japan and she offers a wide assortment of interesting, hand-made objects for traditional ceremony as well as contemporary items and cards for unique gifts.

In a quiet decor of moss greens and bamboo browns, Cha-ya is a welcome surprise. With an eclectic variety of teas, books, art and ceramics in the Japanese aesthetic, the shop feels like a Zen-inspired refuge from the buzz of commerce.