Kaoli Nakamura: Daisy cupTsuboyayaki: The southernmost Japanese prefecture, Okinawa, was once its own kingdom for more than five hundred years (1372 1879). The Ryukyu Kingdom and the society and culture that developed around it was a crossroads between Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. Tsuboyayaki or Tsuboya ware is the traditional pottery technique of the Ryukyu culture, and is well known throughout Japan. Recently, the kilns of Okinawa have been so popular that they

the reason why we call them master blenders

Products may also be certified organic according to the Japanese JAS standard

Region: Kyotanabe

History: Akihiro “Akky” Kita (see image at left) is our president and lead farmer here at Obubu

The elegant flow of the calligrapher's brush brings to life the curves of the hiragana letters

Ingredients: Sayama-grown green tea leaves and tea flower

Kyoto Prefecture 600-8191 JAPAN

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NOTE Color may not be exactly as photographed

104 mm height

ARTIST DESCRIPTION: Kaori Nakamura