Kenji Takano's tea room fills the light and spacious basement of a building in Jinbocho -- an area that's best-known for its shops crammed with old books, prints and posters, and for the number of small publishing companies based there.
But a light and spacious basement?
Well, yes -- thanks to the glass wall alongside the staircase leading to the entrance of Tea House Takano, which channels light into the 60-seat room and turns the dark color of the 57-year-old master's brews a glowing shade of red.