Cha no Chimoto
Cha no Chimoto serves traditional Japanese wagashi café fare in Hakone, with yumochi rice cake with yokan, tea sets, and hojicha ice cream desserts.
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- Address
- 690 Yumoto, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa 250-0311, Japan
- Phone
- +81 460-85-5632
- Website
- chanochimoto.com
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Yumochi rice cake with yokan
Yumochi rice cake with yokan leads a wagashi lineup that also covers tea sets and hojicha ice cream desserts. Tabelog ranked Cha no Chimoto at No. 39 in 2023 with 3.7 points.
690 Yumoto street-scene outlook
690 Yumoto gives the café a Hakone base with a street-scene outlook. The standalone setting and design-destination character suit a planned stop during breakfast, lunch, or an all-day itinerary.
Quiet casual wagashi pacing
Traditional Japanese wagashi café service stays casual, quiet, and leisurely, with local sourcing shaping the fit for a conversation-led pause rather than a rushed meal.
Booking and Cost Snapshot
Side-by-side context: comparable cuisine and price.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha no Chimoto | $$ | , | Hakone Yumoto, Traditional Japanese Wagashi Café | |
| Takeyabu Hakone ten | $$ | , | Motohakone, Traditional Soba & Japanese Cuisine | |
| Watanabe Bakery | $ | , | Miyanoshita, Historic Japanese bakery & cafe | |
| Chimoto Ekimae doori ten | $ | , | Hakone Yumoto, Traditional Japanese wagashi & sweets shop | |
| PICOT | Miyanoshita, Hotel bakery & sweets shop | $$ | , | |
| Bread & Circus | Yugawara-machi, Japanese Bakery Café | $$ | , |
Recognition history
Dated appearances from independent guides and award organizations, with the underlying list record or original source where available.
Tabelog 100 #39 · No. 39
Tabelog · Tabelog 100 - Japanese traditional sweets / Japanese sweets cafe - EAST - 2023
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At a Glance
- Quiet
- Cozy
- Classic
- Scenic
- Low Profile Address
- Solo
- Family
- Casual Hangout
- After Work
- Standalone
- Design Destination
- Local Sourcing
- Street Scene
Current opening hours
- Monday
- 10 AM–4:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 10 AM–4:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 10 AM–4:30 PM
- Thursday
- 10 AM–4:30 PM
- Friday
- 10 AM–4:30 PM
- Saturday
- 10 AM–5:30 PM
- Sunday
- 10 AM–5:30 PM
Hours can change for holidays and private events. Last verified .
A small, non-smoking Japanese sweets café with only a handful of tables, calm background noise, and a softly decorated interior conceptualized as a cocoon with fluttering cherry blossoms, creating a quiet and relaxing stop near Hakone-Yumoto Station.