Jiufen Tea Houses and A-Mei Tea House
Jiufen's tea houses and A-Mei Tea House: its address and hours, how a tea house fits into a day trip from Taipei, what reviewers paid, and the Spirited Away question.
Jiufen has “many unique teahouses”, as Taiwan’s Tourism Administration puts it, among them A-Mei Tea House, at No. 20, Shixia Lane, open 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM every day by its own website (14 November 2026). On a day trip a tea house is yours to choose and pay for inside the time in Jiufen. The day to book for it is MyProGuide Inc.’s Shifen, Jiufen, and Yehliu Guided Day Trip, US$45 per adult (checked November 2026): two hours in Jiufen, and the guide can suggest a tea house and help arrange it if you ask on the day.
A-Mei Tea House
A-Mei Tea House’s own website gives its address as No. 20, Shixia Ln., Ruifang Dist., New Taipei City, and its hours as Monday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM. Its pages describe old tea tables, bamboo chairs and red-brick walls, a view over the town’s roofs and the mist, and a building with a past: “這裡曾是為礦工打造工具的打鐵舖”, this was once a blacksmith’s shop that forged tools for the miners (14 November 2026). Its menu is on its own site; no tea prices are printed here.
Jiufen and Spirited Away
Many visitors compare Jiufen’s lanes, and A-Mei Tea House, to the bathhouse town in Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away. No official source confirms the link. New Taipei City’s page on Jiufen Old Street and the Tourism Administration’s page on Jiufen do not mention the film, and neither does A-Mei Tea House’s own homepage (all 14 November 2026). The comparison is one visitors make; it is not a fact about the town.
Tea on a day trip
None of the day trips include tea. On MyProGuide Inc.’s tours a tea house is optional and paid by you, and the visit “must fit within the scheduled stop”: two hours in Jiufen on the Shifen, Jiufen and Yehliu day, two and a half on the Jiufen View and Shifen tour. MyProGuide Inc.’s Golden Waterfall day lists “optional teahouse visits” among the things not included.
Reviewers of MyProGuide Inc.’s Jiufen View and Shifen tour describe guides who book ahead: on 14 April 2026 a guide “gave us the option of booking a table with a recommended tea house in Jiufen”, and on 13 November 2026 another “arranged pre orders and reservations (ie lanterns and tea house) to prevent long waits”. Not everyone thought it worth it. On 29 October 2026 a reviewer of the shared day wrote that “the tea experience was definitely not a good value as it was shared with several people, despite paying per person”, and on 25 September 2026 a French reviewer found the tea house the guide suggested “assez cher”, fairly expensive.
Pick by how long you want at the table:
From Taipei: Shifen, Jiufen, and Yehliu Guided Day Trip
MyProGuide Inc.: Shifen, two hours in Jiufen and Yehliu Geopark, 9:00 AM from exit M3, ticket included. Ask the guide about a tea house on the day.
Check dates →Taipei: Jiufen View and Shifen Day Tour
MyProGuide Inc.: Shifen, then two and a half hours in Jiufen in the late afternoon or evening on the 1:30 PM tour. No Yehliu.
See the tour →Taipei: Jiufen Half-Day Trip with Guide │Bus Tour
A bus trip to Jiufen alone with a guided walk and 2.5 hours of free time, from 9:30 AM or 3:30 PM.
See the trip →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (checked November 2026). The price for your date and group shows before you pay, so treat these figures as a guide, not a quote.
Before you sit down
- Ask what the price covers before you order. One reviewer paid per person for a tea set shared by several people.
- Watch the clock. On a tour the meeting time is fixed; the tea has to fit inside the stop.
- Evenings. A-Mei Tea House’s own hours run to 9:30 PM; the shops on the Old Street close at 19:00 from Monday to Thursday (New Taipei City). Jiufen at night sets out the evening departures.
Two Hours in Jiufen, Time for Tea
MyProGuide Inc.'s shared day from MRT Taipei Main Station exit M3 gives Jiufen two hours, with Shifen and Yehliu Geopark either side. Tell the guide on the day if you want a tea house. One person can book.
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