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A small blue-and-white plate painted with balloon flowers, beside its gift box on a bamboo mat

Japanese gifts under $50

Small Japanese gifts under $50, many in their own gift box: matcha and sake sets, cat dessert plates, rice bowls for a new home and kitchen cloths.

Japanese gifts under $50

Small Japanese gifts under $50, many in their own gift box: matcha and sake sets, cat dessert plates, rice bowls for a new home and kitchen cloths.

A frothy matcha latte in a dawn-pink porcelain cup, held in two hands

A matcha latte at home

How to make a smooth matcha latte at home, hot or iced: grind the matcha, make a paste, add warm frothed milk.

A matcha latte at home

How to make a smooth matcha latte at home, hot or iced: grind the matcha, make a paste, add warm frothed milk.

A bowl of ramen in an indigo-and-red pine and plum donburi bowl, with chopsticks, on a wooden table

How to choose a Japanese rice bowl

From a child’s rice bowl to a donburi and a ramen bowl: a simple guide to Japanese bowl sizes, and how to choose one that feels right in the hand.

How to choose a Japanese rice bowl

From a child’s rice bowl to a donburi and a ramen bowl: a simple guide to Japanese bowl sizes, and how to choose one that feels right in the hand.

A matte gray porcelain rice bowl with pressed flowers around the outside, on a worn wooden table

Caring for your Japanese tableware

Almost everything in the shop is made for everyday use, dishwasher and all. A short guide to the few things that like a gentler hand.

Caring for your Japanese tableware

Almost everything in the shop is made for everyday use, dishwasher and all. A short guide to the few things that like a gentler hand.

A green Mt. Fuji rice bowl turned upside down on a wooden table

Mino ware, the everyday kind

Most of the tableware in our shop comes from one corner of Gifu Prefecture. A short note on where it is made, and why it suits an ordinary day.

Mino ware, the everyday kind

Most of the tableware in our shop comes from one corner of Gifu Prefecture. A short note on where it is made, and why it suits an ordinary day.