tea

INTERVIEWS

If they are interested in tea, they would be interested in Japanese tea.

2014-02-28

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com   Ian Chun (USA) Tea Merchant Ian at the symbolic starting point of all roads in Japan at the Nihonbashi bridge in Tokyo.“We all have a starting point on the road to discovering Japanese culture.” My Eyes Tokyo welcomed the 2nd guest speaker for MET Morning Interview at the end of 2013. Ian Chun is the founder of Match Latte Media, and has introduced Japanese tea to people in about 50 countries around the world. We met him at a small entrepreneurial event in Tokyo in 2012. There were many entrepreneurs

INTERVIEWS

Ocharaka

2008-03-10

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com   Japanese tea shop/cafe (Kichijoji, Tokyo) There is a very unique Japanese tea shop in Kichijoji, one of the most popular places among young people in Tokyo. It sells “flavored tea” such as orange flavor, chocolate-mint flavor, natsumikan (lit.”summer tangerine”) flavor and baked apple flavor. The storekeeper, Stephane Danton, is a French man. Green tea is a typical part of traditional Japanese culture and people feel there are high walls between foreigners and Japanese traditional culture. But he got over the walls. He created a healing place which is full of

INTERVIEWS

What I hate in Japan is that people don’t make much of their own history.

2008-03-10

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com   Stephane Danton (France) Japanese tea merchant (He’s been in Japan since ’92) Stephane Danton has been offering unique products with his fresh ideas. You can relax yourself with a cup of fragrantly-scented tea and delicious cakes there. Also you can buy adorable gadgets at a shop. He created such a relaxing space, so you may think he is a calm person. But actually he offers harsh words about Japan and Japanese people. This healing space was created by his adversarial quality. *Interview at “Ocharaka” (Kichijoji, Tokyo) *You can learn his business