Ginryoku Tea Quest

This is the third of three stories that lead up to the beginnings of Ginryoku Teaware. It will continue to focus mainly on personal stories. A Tea Room and Fragrance in Memory My encounter with tea begins with childhood memories. My grandparents’ house, which had remained since before the war, was Western-style in its architecture, […]

Atsushi Narimatsu This article is the second installment of a story from before I started Ginryoku Teaware. It focuses mainly on my personal experience, and I appreciate your understanding. Prologue: An Encounter at Dan Aroma When I was in my twenties, a café called “Dan Aroma” opened along the route from the nearest station to […]

This article is the first installment of the story of how I came to start Ginryoku Teaware. It will mainly be personal, but I hope you’ll forgive that. I In Search of a New Adventure Before starting Ginryoku Teaware, I had a project I worked on for nine years. It was called Muzeo*1—a site where […]