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Matcha Tea
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How to make Matcha and Hojicha Affogato
1. Add one or two scoops of vanilla ice cream into a bowl.2. Add 2g of Matcha or Hojicha powder into a tea bowl - ideally...
How to make Matcha and Hojicha Affogato
1. Add one or two scoops of vanilla ice cream into a bowl.2. Add 2g of Matcha or Hojicha powder into a tea bowl - ideally...
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How to make Iced Matcha Latte
1. Add 2 – 2.5g of Matcha tea to a tea bowl - ideally a Katakuchi tea bowl.2. Pour 70ml of hot water at 80 degrees...
How to make Iced Matcha Latte
1. Add 2 – 2.5g of Matcha tea to a tea bowl - ideally a Katakuchi tea bowl.2. Pour 70ml of hot water at 80 degrees...
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How to make Iced Matcha Tea
I recommend using organic Matcha Wabisuke for iced Matcha tea, as it is a sweet as well as smooth, well-balanced tea. 1. Add 2g of Matcha tea to...
How to make Iced Matcha Tea
I recommend using organic Matcha Wabisuke for iced Matcha tea, as it is a sweet as well as smooth, well-balanced tea. 1. Add 2g of Matcha tea to...
Japanese Tea
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Getting Through the Heatwave: The Art of Japane...
As we’re facing a serious heatwave, I’ve been drinking lots of glasses of cold-brew tea and iced Matcha tea. I know some people think cold tea needs some sort of...
Getting Through the Heatwave: The Art of Japane...
As we’re facing a serious heatwave, I’ve been drinking lots of glasses of cold-brew tea and iced Matcha tea. I know some people think cold tea needs some sort of...
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How to make Cold Brew Tea
Add 3 teaspoons of loose leaf tea into a 1L jar. Pour filtered cold water into the jar. Place in the fridge for at least 5 hours...
How to make Cold Brew Tea
Add 3 teaspoons of loose leaf tea into a 1L jar. Pour filtered cold water into the jar. Place in the fridge for at least 5 hours...
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How to make Iced Hojicha Latte
1. Add 2 – 2.5g of Hojicha powder to a tea bowl – ideally a Katakuchi tea bowl. (I like my Hojicha tea not very strong, so I...
How to make Iced Hojicha Latte
1. Add 2 – 2.5g of Hojicha powder to a tea bowl – ideally a Katakuchi tea bowl. (I like my Hojicha tea not very strong, so I...
Japanese Ceramics
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How to choose a kyusu tea pot
I drink a lot of tea all day long. As I grew up in a very traditional Japanese family I was always drinking cups of green tea. With this experience...
How to choose a kyusu tea pot
I drink a lot of tea all day long. As I grew up in a very traditional Japanese family I was always drinking cups of green tea. With this experience...
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Why are Chawan (Matcha Tea bowls) so valuable?
I have been asked time after time why it is that Match tea bowls are so especially valuable – far more so than the equivalent shape and size of rice...
Why are Chawan (Matcha Tea bowls) so valuable?
I have been asked time after time why it is that Match tea bowls are so especially valuable – far more so than the equivalent shape and size of rice...
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Chawan (Matcha Tea Bowl)
As I’ve been practicing the Japanese tea ceremony from early on in my life, I’ve had the chance to get to know a lot about the equipment that’s involved, including...
Chawan (Matcha Tea Bowl)
As I’ve been practicing the Japanese tea ceremony from early on in my life, I’ve had the chance to get to know a lot about the equipment that’s involved, including...
Kimono
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Haori - Kimono jacket
We are running special offers on Kimonos and Haori jackets from Kyoto. It’s perfect timing as we will all soon be saying good bye to our Winter coats, and a...
Haori - Kimono jacket
We are running special offers on Kimonos and Haori jackets from Kyoto. It’s perfect timing as we will all soon be saying good bye to our Winter coats, and a...
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I love Kimono
There are many different styles of kimono. Like dresses, some kimonos are suitable for formal occasions, and some for more casual occasions. An interesting thing about kimonos is that casual...
I love Kimono
There are many different styles of kimono. Like dresses, some kimonos are suitable for formal occasions, and some for more casual occasions. An interesting thing about kimonos is that casual...
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Beautiful Silk Kimonos and Haori Jackets
Written by Sophie, September 2021 As summer leaves and we transition into autumn it’s time to start pulling coats out of storage boxes and figuring out what to wear. I always...
Beautiful Silk Kimonos and Haori Jackets
Written by Sophie, September 2021 As summer leaves and we transition into autumn it’s time to start pulling coats out of storage boxes and figuring out what to wear. I always...
Japan Trip
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Japanese Sakura season!
At this moment thousands of people in Japan are enjoying the Ohanami (Cherry blossom viewing). The Ohanami dates back to the Heian period (794 to 1185), when aristocrats sang songs...
Japanese Sakura season!
At this moment thousands of people in Japan are enjoying the Ohanami (Cherry blossom viewing). The Ohanami dates back to the Heian period (794 to 1185), when aristocrats sang songs...
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The trip to Japan and Japanese gardens
It is now the time to enjoy Spring and cherry blossoms in Japan. I was supposed to going there on Monday 16th March. However I’ve had to postpone my trip and...
The trip to Japan and Japanese gardens
It is now the time to enjoy Spring and cherry blossoms in Japan. I was supposed to going there on Monday 16th March. However I’ve had to postpone my trip and...
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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...
Japanese Culture
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The Sakura Season
It is still chilly here in London, but I feel that Spring is around the corner. As you know, the Cherry tree and the Cherry blossom season is particularly special...
The Sakura Season
It is still chilly here in London, but I feel that Spring is around the corner. As you know, the Cherry tree and the Cherry blossom season is particularly special...
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Samurai and the Tea Ceremony
The Samurai exhibition at the British Museum has had great reviews, so I was really looking forward seeing it. When I went last week I found a beautiful exhibition, with...
Samurai and the Tea Ceremony
The Samurai exhibition at the British Museum has had great reviews, so I was really looking forward seeing it. When I went last week I found a beautiful exhibition, with...
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Green Friday offer and Torino ichi festival
This will be our first Christmas in the new Notting Hill store, and we are very excited to be welcoming everyone and introducing our new collections and gift items. We...
Green Friday offer and Torino ichi festival
This will be our first Christmas in the new Notting Hill store, and we are very excited to be welcoming everyone and introducing our new collections and gift items. We...
Japanese Food
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April is Uzuki
April is known as Uzuki in old traditional Japanese. Uzuki is associated with this time of year as the word is connected with Uno hana, the Deutzias flower, which has...
April is Uzuki
April is known as Uzuki in old traditional Japanese. Uzuki is associated with this time of year as the word is connected with Uno hana, the Deutzias flower, which has...
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Sakura mochi and organic matcha tea
The Sakura (cherry blossom) is not quite ready in Japan - nor in the UK. But Sakura mochi (cherry blossom rice cake sweets) are already in peak season in Japan!...
Sakura mochi and organic matcha tea
The Sakura (cherry blossom) is not quite ready in Japan - nor in the UK. But Sakura mochi (cherry blossom rice cake sweets) are already in peak season in Japan!...
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Limited edition - Premium Matcha Chocolate
We have a limited amount of Matcha Chocolate from Hoshino Seicha. This would make a wonderful present for Valentine’s Day - as well as delicious treat for yourself! The matcha...
Limited edition - Premium Matcha Chocolate
We have a limited amount of Matcha Chocolate from Hoshino Seicha. This would make a wonderful present for Valentine’s Day - as well as delicious treat for yourself! The matcha...
