Kesenuma Kuwacha Eitoku – Starting anew after the tsunami
Norifumi Sato survived the 2011 Northern Japan Tsunami and Earthquake only to lose his business. He rebuilt with a brand new business he had been considering -- mulberry leaf tea....
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Kesenuma Kuwacha Eitoku – Starting anew after the tsunami
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Yokota Tea Farm’s #tea fields in the typhoon
Photographed during a lull in the rain, Yokota-san shared with us a few images of his tea fields. No problems up in Saitama as the brunt of the storm hit Western...
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Obubu Tea Farms’ #tea fields in typhoon nangka
Matsumoto-san, VP of Obubu, shared with us a few photos of the tea fields in Wazuka. The main problem they are having right now is wind. Some of their plants are...
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Hasami-yaki yunomi cup starts as four-leaf clover and transforms into a heart
My facebook friend Shirahama-san came to visit today. “This is for Heart Bancho (“leader”)!” he said and presented me with a Hasami-yaki heart-shaped cup. (#^.^#) This yunomi cup is amazing!...
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Happenings and Future Plans
I hope your cups have not become cold in my absence; Obubu has been on quite the adventure in the past few weeks. Several events have taken place, I’ve done my own...
