Our Tea and Washoku in Shibuya
Mission to spread good tea in good restaurants prove that food pairing is not only about wines but also teas. And that you can pick the right tea for any dish. Now you can try out combination of our select teas with traditional japanese dishes at Umebachee - just in 8 minutes walk from Shibuya st... and even buy a pack to take home! 5 teas selected by owner, sake and food culture enthusiast Ume-san are available now, and tea carte will drift with the seasons and dishes by Ch


First magazine feature!
Thanks to Mono magazine and Nobuhiko Mabuchi for an opportunity to share our love for craft tea! Many think of European tea tradition when they hear “Black Tea”, Here in the Far East, it is known as Red tea instead. Red tea is a fairly modern tea recipe created in Fujian province in order to cope with rapidly growing demand for tea in Great Britain in mid-18th century. It is fascinating how it quickly it became the most commercially successful commodity of the era and even c


FAR EAST GROCERY DEPT. KICKS OFF!
世界の天然グルメを紹介するブランド『極東雑貨 / FAR EAST GROCERY DEPT.』、本日デビュー! 第一弾は『世界の銘茶シリーズ』。 『茶葉絶対主義』を掲げ、中国、ネパール、日本などのこだわりの銘茶をお届けいたします。 ワインも様な感覚でお茶を選び、楽しんでいただきたい。そういう思いで立ち上げたブランドですので、 末長くよろしくお願いいたします。 Please welocome "FAR EAST GROCERY DEPT.", a Tokyo-based brand introducing premium natural gourmet products. Our first line of products features finest teas from China, Nepal and Japan (other regions coming soon). We'd love to create a culture of choosing and savouring tea in a same style as wine,