Koto Tea
- TYPE
- Multi-brand Store
- ORIGIN
- Japan
- PRICE
- $$
- CATEGORIES
- Tableware , Kitchenware
Kyoto shop for artisan Japanese teaware and Uji teas, sourced directly from the makers.
About Koto Tea
Koto Tea is run by Yuko Black from Kyoto, close to the Uji tea-growing region and to Takayama in Nara, home of Japan's leading bamboo tea-whisk makers. The shop sells hand-crafted teapots, chasen, chawan and tea caddies alongside organic matcha and teas from family farms, much of it sourced directly from artisans she knows. A highlight is the work of Gato Mikio, a family wood-turning studio in Yamanaka with over a hundred years of history, whose award-winning KARMI tea caddies are turned from a single piece of Japanese cherry birch. Orders ship from Kyoto by courier, and the shop has sold through Etsy since 2016.
Why it’s here
A direct line to small Japanese tea-ware workshops, chosen by someone who lives among them. The Gato Mikio caddies alone are worth the visit.
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