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Tokoname Shiboridashi Teapot
Handcrafted in Tokoname Prefecture,Japan. This type of teapot is becoming harder to find over the years. Since gyokuro should be brewed at a lower temperature with double the amount of loose leaf, notwithstading the fact that gyokuro is usually the most expensive type of loose leaf green tea available, the use of this teapot is ideal for gyokuro enthusiasts. Multiple small infusions for individual cups. This teapot also works great for light steamed asamushi sencha as well.
How to Brew Gyokuro - Step-by-Step Instructions!
The actual size of this teapot is purposefully small, measuring 10.5 cm wide x 5.3 cm tall (4" x 2") and holding about 100ml / 3.4 ounces of water. The thin gap between the in the inner body of the teapot and the lid eliminate the need for a filter basket.
Important to note - While this teapot could be used with larger leaf green teas (light steamed green tea), it is not suitable for anything with a fine leaf particle such as deep steamed green tea (fukamushi-cha).
The craftsmanship of these items is superb and many not-so-obvious fine details went into making this teapot. Please note that since each of these items are had crafted, they may very slightly from the shown images. So if you are a regular gyokuro drinker or have ever considered a foray into gyokuro, you will be hard pressed to find a better teapot for it than our handmade shiboridashi and houhin teapots!
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Green Tea Gift Set
Here is a set any green tea lover will enjoy! As our regular customers will attest, the teas included in this gift set are arguably two of the finest sencha green teas you will find online. Each tea is packaged within a very short time of when you place your order, ensuring fresh green tea like you may have never experienced. Save over purchasing each item separately.
Green Tea Gift Set Includes...
Kagoshima Sencha "Yutaka Midori" - 80g
Uji Sencha "Miyabi" - 80g
Green & Orange storage tins made especially for green tea
Decorative gift box.
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Brew Your Own Iced Green Tea!
Finally - An easier way to brew your favorite loose-leaf iced green tea!
- Simply turn the bottle upside down, add your favorite loose leaf sencha, gyokuro, or other tea, close the lid
- Fill with water from the top.
- Put into the refrigerator for about 6 hours.
- Enjoy!
Made from quality glass and stainless steel, in also has a nice neoprene outer cover to keep your beverage cold.
Holds approximately 400ml (13.5 fl oz)
Measures 21 cm x 7 cm (8 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in)
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Arita-yaki Ceramic Teacup with Lid
A very beautiful porcelain hand-made teacup made in Arita, this Japanese ceramic cup is perfect for green tea. Will keep your green tea warmer longer if you are not quite ready to drink it right away.
Measures 8.8 cm wide x 5.8 cm high (3.5 inches wide x 2.3 inches tall), holds about 220 ml to the rim.
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Persimmon - Green Tea Soap
We came across this rather unique Japanese health related product recently. Similarly Japanese made products offered to customers outside of Japan are usually priced at many times what we offer this fantastic product for. Made by an older, established company in Kumamoto prefecture Japan, this high quality persimmon soap produces a creamy lather and is blended with persimmon tannin, green tea extract, and red clay. It removes oxidized sebum, dirt. In Japan persimmon soap is often used as a solution to the dreaded old person smell (known in Japanese as kareishū 加齢臭) where it is of particular concern due to the high value placed on personal hygiene.
"Old-Person Smell" Really Exists, Scientists Say...
This soap contains high levels of persimmon tannin extracted from persimmon fruit. The tannin in persimmon fruit helps to abolish nonenal chemicals associated with old person smell and has a deodorant effect, acting to reduce body odor associated with seniors.
Persimmon leaf sushi has an antibacterial and deodorant effect. The persimmon tannin in it is believed to have a deodorant effect when it chemically reacts with body odor.
Added Green Tea Extract!
Unlike other expensive, competing products, green tea extract has been added to this soap. Green tea extract contains high levels of polyphenols (catechins), has an added astringency and deodorant effect, among other beneficial effects.
Having personally used this product ourselves, we can attest that it is a very pleasant general purpose soap in addition to it's other unique properties.
Country of Origin: Japan
Contents: 80 grams
Product Size (width x depth x height): 67mm x 62 mm x 23 mmSources
(1) http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/31/old-person-smell-really-exists-scientists-say/
(2) Amanda MacMillan - http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/30/scientists-confirm-existence-of-old-person-smell/Only 4 left in stock7 – Reward points
