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Mar 13, 20231 min read

Triumph from Heartbreak

Triumph and Beauty - from Heartbreak and Tragedy. We received this wonderful Hagi Houhin recently only to find that the back rim had...

Kingston Gee

Nov 13, 20221 min read

Oscar Brekell at ChaTo

Oscar Brekell, Certified Japanese Tea Instructor and author, dropped by and gave a tea tasting of his Senchaism Single Estate Teas and...

Kingston Gee

Oct 21, 20221 min read

Oolong Black Osumi Yuzu Mizudashi

It's very simple to make delicious Cold Brew Tea (Mizudashi). In this example the bottle is about 750 ml. For this amount of water, you...

Kingston Gee

Sep 5, 20221 min read

Iced Houjicha Latte

Here's a video showing how you can easily make an iced Houjicha Latte. Enjoy.

Kingston Gee

Feb 8, 20221 min read

Needles to Open Leaves

We often discuss in the shop with customers the things that happen when you steep non-Fukamushi Sencha (Senchas that start as needles and...

Book Review - A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea

Kingston Gee

Jan 8, 20221 min read

Book Review - A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea

Hello ChaTo Tea Friends, Hope you all had a safe and festive holiday season and a Happy New Year. ChaTo recently began carrying certified...

Kingston Gee

Oct 13, 20210 min read

Making a Big Yunomi of Genmaicha

Kingston Gee

Aug 28, 20211 min read

Kutani Ceramic Tile/Trivets

Super cool Kutani ceramic tile/trivets...hand painted beauty. Some have the matching neko. Colorful overglazed enamel decorative...

Kingston Gee

Jul 16, 20211 min read

Enormous Mino Yunomi's

Return of the Enormous 500 ml Mino yunomi’s. Mino Yaki refers to Japanese pottery that was produced in Mino Province, Gifu Prefecture. ...

Kingston Gee

Jul 2, 20211 min read

Hagi Yaki Ceramics

Hagi Yagi ceramics...yunomis, kyusus, houhins, and couple sets. No 2 are alike, and with crackle glaze/crazing these teapots and cups...

Kingston Gee

Jun 25, 20211 min read

Shincha is in!

Fuji No Midori, Fuji No Hana, Gyokuro Kukicha from Shizuoka, Zui Un from Kyoto, Yame from Fukuoka, Takumi and Kaori from Kagoshima, and...

Kingston Gee

May 27, 20211 min read

Sakura Color Changing Cup

Magic Sakura Color Changing Cup. Cold temperatures activate it. Actual elapsed time is 5-6 minutes. Also comes in a smaller size.

Kingston Gee

Apr 9, 20211 min read

Shincha, an exciting time

Shincha ("new tea") is tea that comes from first harvest sencha during spring. It’s only available in limited quantities during the...

Kingston Gee

Mar 1, 20213 min read

Oscar's Online Tea Lecture

ChaTo participated in Per Oscar Brekell’s online tea lecture yesterday. Oscar (#brekell) is the author of The Book of Japanese Green Tea....

Kingston Gee

Feb 18, 20211 min read

Collective Soul

It all started…watching Sachiko dispense tea samples to one of our customers at ChaTo. I had no idea (at the time) Sachiko was dispensing...

Kingston Gee

Jan 17, 20211 min read

The State of Tea

Surfing the internet and Instagram it is surprising and shocking to come across beautiful but also scary scenery like this. It’s...

Kingston Gee

Dec 31, 20202 min read

A look back at 2020

January/February: Winter Fancy Foods Show at Moscone, I meet Mr. Iwase of Kanei Hitokoto Seicha and people from The World Green Tea...

Kingston Gee

Dec 17, 20201 min read

no umami no life...

Welcome ChaTo Tea Friends to the ChaTo Blog! My name is Kingston, I post on Instagram as “noumaminolife”. I am the Charista at ChaTo. If...

ChaTo

Nov 27, 20201 min read

Welcome To Our Web Site!

Hello, brew-tea-ful ChaTo Tea Friends! We’re excited to share our new website with you! We hope you'll take some time to look around and...

ChaTo

Nov 25, 20201 min read

Pumpkin-Houjicha Latte Two Ways

Whip up two different pumpkin-houji lattes now or any time you want a cozy cup that inspires thoughts of fall. The first recipe uses...

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