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tea room; traditional café; tearoom
A café or tea room, often with a refined or traditional atmosphere, serving tea, coffee, and light refreshments.
駅前の茶房でお茶をした。
I had tea at a tearoom near the station.
静かな茶房で読書を楽しんだ。
I enjoyed reading in a quiet tea room.
京都の老舗の茶房で、抹茶と和菓子をいただいた。
At a long-established tea room in Kyoto, I had matcha and traditional Japanese sweets.
Often used in the names of cafés and tea rooms, especially those with a traditional Japanese or refined aesthetic. Suggests a calmer, more elegant atmosphere than a typical カフェ or 喫茶店. Frequently found in tourist areas, temples, and historic districts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 和の茶房: Japanese-style tearoom
- 老舗の茶房: long-established tearoom
- 甘味茶房: sweet-shop tearoom
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 喫茶店: coffee shop/café — the standard everyday term
- カフェ: café — Western-style, modern
- 茶室: tea ceremony room — specifically for formal tea ceremony, not a café
- 甘味処: sweet shop — focuses on Japanese sweets with tea