noun
tea-growing district; tea-producing center
Refers to a region famous for tea cultivation, such as Shizuoka or Uji.
静岡は日本有数の茶所です。
Shizuoka is one of Japan's leading tea-producing regions.
noun
tea rest area; tea house (at temple/shrine)
A place within a temple or shrine grounds where visitors can rest and drink tea, often with a traditional atmosphere.
お寺の茶所で一服した。
We took a break at the temple's tea rest area.
Compound of 茶 (cha, 'tea') and 所 (dokoro, 'place'). The reading どころ is a rendaku form of ところ.