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Summer & Keiko was on BBC London Radio show.

Summer & Keiko was on BBC London Radio show.

It has been so hot in the South of England these past couple of weeks. It does seem to be part of the general global warming of the planet, and...

Summer & Keiko was on BBC London Radio show.

It has been so hot in the South of England these past couple of weeks. It does seem to be part of the general global warming of the planet, and...

New matcha tea has arrived from Ippodo Kyoto.

New matcha tea has arrived from Ippodo Kyoto.

I hope you and your family and friends are well and healthy during this very unusual time. I am struggling a little to manage my daily life in the ‘new...

New matcha tea has arrived from Ippodo Kyoto.

I hope you and your family and friends are well and healthy during this very unusual time. I am struggling a little to manage my daily life in the ‘new...

Matcha tea & White chocolate

Matcha tea & White chocolate

I have to confess that I have never tasted a matcha latte. I have been practicing the Japanese tea ceremony for 30 years now, and have been drinking matcha tea...

Matcha tea & White chocolate

I have to confess that I have never tasted a matcha latte. I have been practicing the Japanese tea ceremony for 30 years now, and have been drinking matcha tea...

Trip to Japan / bento & street food

Trip to Japan / bento & street food

We’ve just been on a sourcing trip to Japan. This time, it was to Fukuoka, in the south part of Japan, to Kobe, to Osaka in the western part, and...

Trip to Japan / bento & street food

We’ve just been on a sourcing trip to Japan. This time, it was to Fukuoka, in the south part of Japan, to Kobe, to Osaka in the western part, and...

Izakaya pub in Japan

Izakaya pub in Japan

At first it was quite a surprise to me that British people do not eat much when they go for a beer in a pub. In Japan, where pubs are...

Izakaya pub in Japan

At first it was quite a surprise to me that British people do not eat much when they go for a beer in a pub. In Japan, where pubs are...

Chiyogami paper

Chiyogami paper

Chiyogami paper is a type of traditional Japanese paper using very beautiful patterns. Its origins date back to the Heian period (710-794) when the aristocracy sent poems to friends or...

Chiyogami paper

Chiyogami paper is a type of traditional Japanese paper using very beautiful patterns. Its origins date back to the Heian period (710-794) when the aristocracy sent poems to friends or...