I received my yunomi porcelain cups this afternoon, and I'll tell you that the photographs -- although beautifully shot, and enticing enough that I was interested in purchasing the cups -- does not do the cups justice. This is a beautiful pair of simple, yet masterfully...(more)

For years I have drank loose leaf green tea from Japan. Mostly I used the Daiso tea bags for brewing, until recently I found out that a it's made from polypropylene plastic. I discontinued using the teabags and purchased a kyusu pot from Hibiki-an. I started with the a ...(more)