For over a thousand years, tea has nourished the ethos and daily life of Japan - first brought by Buddhist monks in the age of courtiers and temples, as a medicine to calm the heart.

In the age of warring samurai, tea grew into a ceremonial act - a moment for warriors to pause and find stillness.

Tea is not merely a drink, and the act of preparing tea is never just a routine.

Whether in times of samurais or in today’s age of non-stopping technological world, it is a gentle reminder to pause, and to honor the importance of being here and now.

Tea, hemp, every plant is born from the richness of the land, nurtured by sun, wind, and rain.

The Japanese ancients called this bond "ubusuna(産土)" - birthplace and the deities of the soil.

From these gifts, we carry forward the ethos and depth of tea, reimagined for today.