March 23, 2015
We are excited to announce a special morning event with our great friends Maya Shiroyama...
March 19, 2015
A recipe for Japanese shisomaki – the sweet, nutty filling and slightly crispy outer shiso roll is so satisfying and delicious!
March 16, 2015
Our Japan trip last month was a jam-packed, 5-city tour with barware factory tours, sake...
March 12, 2015
The misokoshi is a tool that we have sold since we first opened our shop....
March 10, 2015
Japan is a country full of people who work hard and play hard. Many put...
March 5, 2015
As you know by now, Tori-chan is a dear friend of ours who opened Jicca,...
March 3, 2015
If you try Googling "Fukushima" you'll get pages and pages of links with words like,...
February 27, 2015
People in Japan are cuckoo for beer. It remains the most popular alcoholic beverage in...
February 23, 2015
We are really enjoying the kissaten (cafe) lifestyle here in Japan and we have visited...
February 19, 2015
As a Japanese person, I love to drink. The first time I traveled to the...
February 16, 2015
When people ask Yoko or myself if it was "always in the plan" to turn...
February 12, 2015
Today I want to go back to 2009, when our resident beer specialist CJ wrote...