[Okayu Full-Course Event] Okayu Terrace x 200-Year-Old Historic Japanese Tea Shop 'Tokyo Handaen Chaho' Hold a One-Night-Only Tea Pairing Event!
Grapestone Co., Ltd.'s 'Okayu Terrace Asagaya Main Store' will host an exclusive okayu full-course and tea pairing event in collaboration with 'Tokyo Handaen Chaho' on May 22, 2026, offering 9 dishes and 5 selected tea pairings.
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Grapestone Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), which operates the rice porridge specialty restaurant "Okayu Terrace Asagaya Main Store", will hold a tea pairing event in collaboration with the long-established "Tokyo Handaen Chaho" on Friday, May 22, 2026. We offer a unique pairing experience featuring a combination of five types of tea, including carefully selected first-flush green tea (shincha) curated by "Tokyo Handaen Chaho", which boasts a history of over 200 years. You can enjoy this alongside a full-course meal crafted around the concept of okayu (rice porridge).
A Tea Pairing Event to Enjoy with an Okayu Full-Course Meal (15,000 JPY including tax, excluding service charge)
A Pairing Event Featuring a Shincha (First-Flush Tea) Demonstration
This is a one-night-only event where you can enjoy tea pairings along with a special, day-limited full-course okayu meal. We have invited Mr. Minoru Handa from "Tokyo Handaen Chaho", a Japanese tea specialty shop with a 200-year history that has long been loved in Asagaya, to provide demonstrations of brewing shincha and explanations of tea cocktails. Five carefully selected teas will be paired to match the course. We have prepared a lineup that allows you to broadly experience the charm of tea, including the premium sencha "Tokusen Houou", which won a 2-star Gold Award at the UK's international food contest "Great Taste Awards 2022", as well as gyokuro and Japanese black tea. We also plan to offer original tea cocktails, blending the teas with shochu and juices. Furthermore, May is the season for new tea. Mr. Handa himself will brew shincha right in front of you. Please relish the umami of shincha, brewed with strict attention to temperature and water volume! You can choose between alcoholic and non-alcoholic pairing drinks.
Event Overview
Date & Time: Friday, May 22, 2026, 18:30 Start (Reception opens at 18:15)
Venue: Okayu Terrace Asagaya Main Store
(Address: 3-2-22 Asagayaminami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0004)
5 minutes on foot from "Minami-Asagaya" Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, 7 minutes on foot from JR "Asagaya" Station
Participation Fee: 15,000 JPY (including tax, 10% service charge excluded)
・Special Full Course (Total of 9 dishes)
・5-Glass Tea Pairing: Shincha and original tea cocktails selected by Tokyo Handaen Chaho (Alcoholic/Non-alcoholic options available)
・Includes a shincha demonstration and commentary by Mr. Minoru Handa
Reservations accepted from April 1st via TableCheck
(https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/okayuterrace-asagaya/reserve/message?menu_lists=69c6045b5e0841f5842c4521&start_date=2026-05-22&start_time=18%3A30)
Debuting in March: A Full Course of Spring Ingredients x Okayu
Spring Okayu Full Course (7,000 JPY including tax, excluding service charge; upgrading to Macedonia is an additional +500 JPY) *Images are for illustrative purposes only. Ingredients are subject to change without notice.
Starting in March, Okayu Terrace is offering a Spring Full Course featuring okayu dishes prepared with an abundance of spring ingredients.
Warm Appetizer: Firefly Squid Galette, Spring Vegetable Salad Style
The warm appetizer is a beautifully decorated firefly squid galette. Inside a ring of fresh onions, okayu made with polenta (Italian cornmeal) is combined with firefly squid broth and shaped into a galette. Please enjoy it together with a salad of spring vegetables.
Fresh Fish Poêlé with Asparagus Potage
For the fish dish, we serve a visually stunning asparagus potage. Please enjoy the asparagus potage infused with okayu alongside fresh fish delivered directly from Hokkaido or Shizuoka, prepared poêlé style.
Citrus Macedonia with Hyuganatsu Sorbet
For dessert, a Citrus Macedonia makes its appearance. We have created a macedonia using refreshing spring citrus fruits that change daily, such as Hyuganatsu and kumquats. Paired with Hyuganatsu sorbet, lychee gelee, and yogurt mousse, this dessert is gorgeous to look at and refreshing to eat. (Desserts are elective; changing to Macedonia requires an additional 500 JPY)
À La Carte & Lunch Courses Launched
Enjoy in a Relaxing Atmosphere
We started offering an à la carte menu in February. Our homemade salsiccia actually contains okayu! By mixing in okayu, it finishes soft and juicy, making it a highly recommended snack for beer.
A Tea Pairing Event to Enjoy with an Okayu Full-Course Meal (15,000 JPY including tax, excluding service charge)
A Pairing Event Featuring a Shincha (First-Flush Tea) Demonstration
This is a one-night-only event where you can enjoy tea pairings along with a special, day-limited full-course okayu meal. We have invited Mr. Minoru Handa from "Tokyo Handaen Chaho", a Japanese tea specialty shop with a 200-year history that has long been loved in Asagaya, to provide demonstrations of brewing shincha and explanations of tea cocktails. Five carefully selected teas will be paired to match the course. We have prepared a lineup that allows you to broadly experience the charm of tea, including the premium sencha "Tokusen Houou", which won a 2-star Gold Award at the UK's international food contest "Great Taste Awards 2022", as well as gyokuro and Japanese black tea. We also plan to offer original tea cocktails, blending the teas with shochu and juices. Furthermore, May is the season for new tea. Mr. Handa himself will brew shincha right in front of you. Please relish the umami of shincha, brewed with strict attention to temperature and water volume! You can choose between alcoholic and non-alcoholic pairing drinks.
Event Overview
Date & Time: Friday, May 22, 2026, 18:30 Start (Reception opens at 18:15)
Venue: Okayu Terrace Asagaya Main Store
(Address: 3-2-22 Asagayaminami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0004)
5 minutes on foot from "Minami-Asagaya" Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, 7 minutes on foot from JR "Asagaya" Station
Participation Fee: 15,000 JPY (including tax, 10% service charge excluded)
・Special Full Course (Total of 9 dishes)
・5-Glass Tea Pairing: Shincha and original tea cocktails selected by Tokyo Handaen Chaho (Alcoholic/Non-alcoholic options available)
・Includes a shincha demonstration and commentary by Mr. Minoru Handa
Reservations accepted from April 1st via TableCheck
(https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/okayuterrace-asagaya/reserve/message?menu_lists=69c6045b5e0841f5842c4521&start_date=2026-05-22&start_time=18%3A30)
Debuting in March: A Full Course of Spring Ingredients x Okayu
Spring Okayu Full Course (7,000 JPY including tax, excluding service charge; upgrading to Macedonia is an additional +500 JPY) *Images are for illustrative purposes only. Ingredients are subject to change without notice.
Starting in March, Okayu Terrace is offering a Spring Full Course featuring okayu dishes prepared with an abundance of spring ingredients.
Warm Appetizer: Firefly Squid Galette, Spring Vegetable Salad Style
The warm appetizer is a beautifully decorated firefly squid galette. Inside a ring of fresh onions, okayu made with polenta (Italian cornmeal) is combined with firefly squid broth and shaped into a galette. Please enjoy it together with a salad of spring vegetables.
Fresh Fish Poêlé with Asparagus Potage
For the fish dish, we serve a visually stunning asparagus potage. Please enjoy the asparagus potage infused with okayu alongside fresh fish delivered directly from Hokkaido or Shizuoka, prepared poêlé style.
Citrus Macedonia with Hyuganatsu Sorbet
For dessert, a Citrus Macedonia makes its appearance. We have created a macedonia using refreshing spring citrus fruits that change daily, such as Hyuganatsu and kumquats. Paired with Hyuganatsu sorbet, lychee gelee, and yogurt mousse, this dessert is gorgeous to look at and refreshing to eat. (Desserts are elective; changing to Macedonia requires an additional 500 JPY)
À La Carte & Lunch Courses Launched
Enjoy in a Relaxing Atmosphere
We started offering an à la carte menu in February. Our homemade salsiccia actually contains okayu! By mixing in okayu, it finishes soft and juicy, making it a highly recommended snack for beer.