Different ways to enjoy Japanese tea
Stories from Ippodo staff What Japanese tea do you choose to give to those special people in your life?
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Helping friends who are working while raising children to have more relaxing breaks

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Giving a gift wrapped beautifully enough to express a year’s worth of gratitude

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Giving Japanese tea for satisfying breaks during the busy year-end and New Year period

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Logistics group
Shipping products in the best possible condition, handling each order with great care

What’s your regular brand?

Drip Tea Bag Set

What do you like about it?

Drip tea bags prioritize ease of use. I give them to good friends who are busy working and raising children. Breaks can be more relaxing with drip tea bags, as the rich flavours are comparable to Japanese tea prepared with a kyusu teapot. And they have the convenience of making it easy to dispose of the tea leaves afterwards.

How do you give it to people?

I give it with the suggestion, "Enjoy Japanese tea whenever it suits you. It's good for waking you up in the morning, and good for savouring after lunch or dinner," and I tell them about the wonderful relaxing fragrance that rises from the tea leaves the moment you pour on hot water.


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Logistics group
In charge of exporting Japanese tea, and ensuring it arrives in the best possible condition

What’s your regular brand?

Gokujo Hojicha / Obukucha Set of Medium Cans

What do you like about it?

To show my gratitude to people who have been good to me this year, I want to give different kinds of Japanese tea, combining year-round products with seasonal items. This set is perfect for that.

How do you give it to people?

I want the gift to look good as well as taste good, so I have it wrapped complete with traditional Japanese noshi adornment. It looks very impressive simply by being beautifully packaged in Ippodo's special wrapping paper, on which is imprinted the opening lines of Cha-jing, the world's first treatise on tea, written in Tang Dynasty China. In anticipation of their happy faces upon receiving the gift, I begin to look forward to the day I'll be able to hand it to them. I prefer to give it to them in person, but when that’s not possible, I can rest assured that the beautiful wrapping in itself will convey my gratitude when I have it shipped to them.

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Overseas business
Diligently responding to requests from overseas corporate customers

What’s your regular brand?

Kaboku Medium Can w/box

What do you like about it?

I chose a Japanese tea that will allow the recipients to sit down and enjoy a luxurious moment at breaks during the busy year-end and New Year's holiday season. Break times are out of the ordinary when you can savour Kaboku's prominent umami flavour and substantial taste, revealing the taste of fine Japanese tea. This is also a gift that provides them with a convenient way to show hospitality to guests during visits by family and friends during the New Year’s holiday season.

How do you give it to people?

I plan to give it to relatives and friends living far away who I am unable to meet as often as I would like. I want them to be able to savour this delicious tea, enjoying precious moments of peace and quiet.


Different ways to enjoy Japanese tea
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