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Taka Tea Garden is located in the heart of Double Bay Sydney, Australia. Taka Pan and Helen Kwok opened the Japanese tea house in 1999 to complement their lifelong passion for tea. Our key message to consumers is - Tea drinking for enjoyment and well-being. Taka Tea Garden is the first establishment of its kind in Australia and offers a wide selection of premium quality Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese green tea and white tea, German herbal and Ceylon black tea, as well as Japanese traditional tea accessories.

The Strand Arcade CBD Outlet

Taka Tea Garden - Strand Arcade Branch is located in the heart of Sydney CBD. Please come and visit us at Shop 12 Ground Floor, The Strand Arcade, 412 - 414 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000. It is opened 7 days (Mon to Fri 9.00am - 6.00pm,Thurs 9.00am - 9.00pm, Sat 9.00am - 5.00pm & Sun 10.00am - 4.00pm). Phone: +61 2 9222 1577 Fax: +61 2 9222 1576 E-mail: tony@takateagarden.com.au

Premium Quality Japanese Green Tea Specialists

Taka Tea Garden has the exclusive distribution rights of green tea products made by a Japanese green tea company called Chikumedio in Australia and New Zealand.

Chikumedio is one of the largest producers of premium quality green tea products in Japan. They have had a strong tradition of growing green tea on the slopes of Mt.Fuji since 1781. Their tea is renowned for its excellent quality, and today has 36 specialty tea branches operating throughout Japan. Click to see green tea farm at Chikumedio, beside Mt.Fuji.

King of Glass Heat Proof Laboratory Tea Glassware

Taka Tea Garden also have the exclusive distribution rights in Australia and New Zealand for a full range design of fine tea glassware and accessories produced in Japan since 1921 by Hario Glass Co. Ltd.

Selected Media Coverage
		The Sydney Morning Herald good living Jun 8th 2004 Feed back by Lissa Christopher Hot Stuff "The Taka Tea Garden, specialising in Japanese green tea, has been in Double Bay for years. Now there's an outlet in the Mid city Centre (just one month old) in which this appealingly simple, handmade glass tea-set ($68) was discovered." read more..
		Sydney Style 2000 Edition "It is an intriguing shop with comfortable chairs..." Taka Tea Garden is featured in the 2000 edition of Sydney Style - a prestigious guide to Sydney's most stylish shops. Sydney Style profiles 100 signature lifestyle shops
		Cheap Eats 2000 "Your guests will know their true worth by the tea served, Gyokuro for more valued guests, Bancha for the family after a meal, Matcha used for the Tea Ceremony. It can be overwhelming so consult an expert and visit Taka-san at his Taka Tea Garden.."
		The Sydney Morning Herald NOV 23-29 1999 "Taka presides over the tasting bench in the Taka Tea Garden. The French-style tea house is a cup of calm among the cafe frenzy that envelopes Double Bay - indeed the rest of Sydney." "Perhaps the art of tea is finally making its mark on cafe society." read more..
		The Sydney Morning Herald SEPT 5-11 2000 ".. .(Green tea) as opposed to oolong and black tea, is healthy, fragrant, pretty, and tastes delicately of spring leaves. Not only that, it's high in anti-oxidants, contains vitamin C, calcium and can assist in peaceful digestion."
		Nichigo Press June 1999
		The Daily Telegaph Monday Feb 9th 2004 Green is gold for tea time "Drinking geen tea three times a day burned up 200 extra calories a day" read more..