Hello! In this post we introduce one of our best-selling items among our overseas customers. If you have ever been to Japan or an izakaya (Japanese drinking place), you may have seen this square, wooden cup used for drinking nihonshu or sake (Japanese rice wine). Known as Masu, they are wooden cups often crafted from hinoki (Japanese cypress), which allows you to enjoy the hinoki fragrance while enjoying your glass of sake. A glass is placed in the middle of the masu, and the sake or nihonshu is poured till it overflows from the glass into the masu cup. It is a unique experience recommended for anyone who has the […]
Day: July 22, 2020
A small glimpse into what we do.
Good day everyone! With corona virus now hitting Japan, we are trying our best to pick up the slack and do whatever it is in our power to overcome this disease and provide the best service possible during these difficult times. I pray that everyone reading this is doing well. With this blog post, I want to provide a little insight into groundbreaking ceremonies in Japan. If you ever traveled Japanese suburbs, you might have come across a tent surrounded by red and white cloth with four bamboo poles sticking out at the corners of it in an otherwise empty space between buildings. That is the tent meant for a […]