Accounting
Keeping watch over Ippodo's cash accounts
What's your regular brand?
Gokujo Hojicha (Roasted Tea) Extra-Large Can w/box
What do you like about it?
Gokujo Hojicha is a great all-purpose tea that is delicious either hot or cold. During the summer, working in an air-conditioned office, I warm myself up during breaks by drinking piping hot hojicha. But when I'm still hot after going outside, I like to prepare hojicha on the strong side, then pour it into a glass full of ice and gulp the tea down once it's really cold.
How do you give it to people?
I give people the extra-large can, because I want them to be able to enjoy the tea as an everyday drink. As a gift to show respect, the box gives it the right tone of formality. But when I give it to family or friends, I make it into a present that is more casual but still beautiful by just having the can wrapped directly, without the box.
Accounting
Key mover in setting up accounting systems.
What's your regular brand?
One-Pot Teabag Genmaicha (10g x 9 bags)
What do you like about it?
The One-Pot Teabag series products make preparing tea very easy, always leaving people happy. One-Pot Teabag Genmaicha produces Japanese tea with a refreshing taste and the wonderful aroma of roasted brown rice, and is popular with people of all ages. I want the people who receive it to be able to enjoy large batches of delicious, cold-brewed genmaicha during the hot summer.
How do you give it to people?
When I'm visiting family and friends back home and giving them the tea in person, I show them different types of One-Pot Teabags, and let them choose the one they like. When I'm sending it to people, rather than giving it in person, I put more than one type of One-Pot Teabag in a gift box. That’s always popular, because it allows them to choose based on how they happen to feel at the time.
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What's your regular brand?
Gyokuro Tekiro (50g) Sencha Shoike-no-o (85g) 2-Pack of Small Cans
What do you like about it?
This compact set conveys the delicious range of tastes available with Japanese tea. I encourage people to enjoy the greater sweetness and umami flavour produced by cold brewing.
How do you give it to people?
I give this to good friends I'm not able to meet very often. I add a traditional gift message to the package. It's a way of asking how they’re doing.