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...
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Kingston Gee
- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
Iced Houjicha Latte
Here's a video showing how you can easily make an iced Houjicha Latte. Enjoy.
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Kingston Gee
- Feb 8, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Jan 8, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Aug 28, 2021
- 1 min
Kutani Ceramic Tile/Trivets
Super cool Kutani ceramic tile/trivets...hand painted beauty. Some have the matching neko. Colorful overglazed enamel decorative...
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Kingston Gee
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
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. ...
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Kingston Gee
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Jun 25, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- May 27, 2021
- 1 min
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.
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Kingston Gee
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
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....
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Kingston Gee
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Kingston Gee
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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ChaTo
- Nov 27, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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ChaTo
- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
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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