{"title":"Susumuya Chaten","description":"\u003cp\u003eSusumuya Chaten is a Japanese tea shop from Kagoshima, one of Japan’s leading tea-growing regions. With roots in a tea wholesaler with over 100 years of history, the shop carefully selects Kagoshima green tea and ceremonial grade matcha to bring out the distinct character of each tea. It also creates original Japanese tea utensils designed for everyday use.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"susumuya-chaten-dobin-teapot","title":"Susumu Dobin Teapot","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eWhite Arita Porcelain \u0026amp; Brass · Side-Grip Pouring · Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eLift it by the brass handle from the side and pour without straining your wrist\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eA lid that stays in place, even when the pot is lifted from the side\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eWhite porcelain and brass, made to be left out on the table after tea\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eAn ideal made real: a modern porcelain teapot where function and form meet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eA beautiful, modern teapot made for the way we live now. The Susumu Dobin is an original design by tea specialist Susumuya Chaten, pairing white Arita porcelain with a brass handle — the teapot its makers had always imagined, finally given form. A dobin is a teapot carried by a handle that arches over the top, rather than one fixed to the side. This one sits naturally on a dining table or in a living room, and is meant to stay out even after the tea is finished: a piece shaped with equal care for function and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/5c4513247c2c6430d3546be4d8fe3c0c_4462834a-a4b4-4859-acb1-36250e045313.jpg?v=1789353903\" alt=\"Susumu Dobin teapot by Susumuya Chaten, white Arita porcelain body with a brass handle\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA modern teapot in Arita porcelain and brass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe handle is where the design work went deepest. Gripping it from the side and lifting keeps the strain off your wrist, and lets you pour smoothly for someone sitting across from you. A purpose-designed projection holds the lid in place, so it won't slip off even when the pot is lifted from the side — every detail considered for easy pouring. When you're done, the handle folds down so the teapot stores compactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/965793987d7f13059fd11714546d66be_55e329ab-f063-4209-b63f-0b38ca8d5bbc.jpg?v=1789353864\" alt=\"Pouring tea from the Susumu Dobin by lifting its brass handle from the side\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eLifted from the side, it pours easily — even for the person across the table\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/48af460d723d7c548e7a27e3e5f642f1_1c7f818b-2f2e-4840-ac44-6a8a98645315.jpg?v=1789353882\" alt=\"Susumu Dobin with its brass handle folded down for compact storage\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThe handle folds down for compact storage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe capacity is deliberately generous — a relaxed size that doesn't ask for precise measuring. Brew your everyday loose-leaf tea in a moment and share it with family or guests. It comes in two sizes: Small, for one to two people, and Large, for three to four.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe porcelain comes from Arita, a town in Saga Prefecture on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu that has been a center of porcelain making since the early 17th century. The brass handle deepens in tone with use. Behind it all is one ambition — \"to make the finest tea ware there has ever been\" — and the result is Susumuya Chaten's proposal for a new kind of teapot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eChoosing tea the way you choose coffee — Kagoshima green tea, presented honestly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten is a Japanese tea specialist born from a tea wholesaler with more than 100 years of history in Kagoshima, the prefecture at the southern tip of Kyushu. It deals exclusively in Kagoshima tea, including Chiran and Kirishima teas, named for growing districts within the prefecture. Its fourth-generation president, Kotaro Shinbara, set out to address a contradiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.55); font-style: italic; display: block; padding: 16px 0 16px 20px; border-left: 2px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.15); margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\"Kagoshima is one of Japan's leading tea regions, and it has now overtaken Shizuoka to become the country's largest producer — it grows a full third of all Japanese tea. Yet most of it is shipped out of the prefecture and disappears as raw material for blends. The region's name never makes it onto the label, there are few specialist tea shops in Kagoshima itself, and the tea simply sits on supermarket shelves. I want to change how little Kagoshima tea is recognized compared with tea from Shizuoka or Kyoto.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin-top: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e— Kotaro Shinbara, President, Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\"To share the true quality of Kagoshima tea, just as it is.\" That wish is where Susumuya Chaten began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eKagoshima is also known for producing more single-cultivar teas than other regions. In a place where cultivars such as Saemidori, Asatsuyu and Yutakamidori all thrive, Susumuya Chaten's defining approach is a light roast and original blends, each designed to bring out the full character of individual cultivars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/1_741bc4c4-acc3-40f2-a77b-6a0ef91da508.jpg?v=1788339387\" alt=\"Loose-leaf Kagoshima green tea from cultivars including Saemidori, selected by Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKagoshima tea, grown from a wide range of cultivars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJust as coffee drinkers choose their beans and roast level, green tea tastes entirely different depending on the cultivar and how long the fresh leaves are steamed. Susumuya Chaten wants to bring the pleasure of knowing those differences — and finding your own favorite cup — into everyday life. Aiming to build a Japanese café culture around tea, much as one has grown around coffee, it runs relaxed, unpretentious tea shops in Kagoshima and Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/MB_2.jpg?v=1788339112\" alt=\"Exterior of the Susumuya Chaten flagship tea shop in Kagoshima\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten's flagship store in Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eSweetness, aroma and color: first-flush green tea, hand-selected and lightly roasted\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten uses only ichibancha — the first flush, picked in the year's first harvest — and finishes it with its own light roast. Keeping the leaves as close as possible to their fresh state draws out each cultivar's natural flavor, but it leaves no room to hide flaws, and judging the heat demands real skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/0K2A0638_2.jpg?v=1788339219\" alt=\"Light roasting of Kagoshima green tea leaves at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA demanding technique that keeps the leaves close to fresh, drawing out their natural flavor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIt all begins with selecting the leaves. Every year in Kagoshima, tea from farms across the prefecture is sold at auction. As a tea master, Shinbara tastes hundreds of lots side by side to identify the finest of the year. Even tea from the same farm changes from year to year with the weather and growing conditions, so he starts from zero each season, committed to choosing that year's very best leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-019.jpg?v=1788339202\" alt=\"Kotaro Niihara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKotaro Shinbara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe chosen leaves are carefully sorted by the tea master into two grades according to shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted. Because Japanese green tea is so simple, the character of the land and of the people who make it comes straight through in its flavor and aroma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-042.jpg?v=1788339255\" alt=\"Tea leaves sorted into two grades by shape and size before light roasting at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSorted by hand into two grades by shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis roasting method, kept unchanged since the shop was founded, is behind what customers tell them: \"I can't drink any other tea now,\" and \"It was so good when I received it as a gift that now I want to give it to someone myself.\" Only when sweetness, aroma and suishoku — the color of the brewed tea — all come together does it become Susumuya Chaten tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIn Kagoshima, properly cold winters let the leaves store up sweetness, and flat growing land makes careful cultivation possible. Susumuya Chaten visits the farms in person and builds close relationships with the growers. Shinbara believes that sharing with them the story of where their tea ends up, and who drinks it, also helps protect its quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eNo special tools or formal rituals are needed. It doesn't even have to be a kyusu, the traditional side-handled Japanese teapot. Building a culture in which tea fits naturally into daily life, in whatever form suits each person — that remains Susumuya Chaten's constant goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJapanese tea culture, matcha included, is drawing growing attention from around the world. With that momentum behind it, Susumuya Chaten continues to share the richness of a single cup of tea from Kagoshima, in Japan and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/201406004.jpg?v=1788339162\" alt=\"Green tea fields in Kagoshima, where Susumuya Chaten sources its tea\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSharing Japanese tea with the world, from Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eBrand: Susumuya Chaten\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Porcelain (Arita ware), brass\u003cbr\u003eCapacity (filled to the brim):\u003cbr\u003eSmall (1–2 people) — approx. 16.9 fl oz (500 ml)\u003cbr\u003eLarge (3–4 people) — approx. 30.4 fl oz (900 ml)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions (W incl. spout × H incl. handle):\u003cbr\u003eSmall — W 6.3 in (160 mm) × H 6.3 in (160 mm)\u003cbr\u003eLarge — W 7.5 in (190 mm) × H 7.9 in (200 mm)\u003cbr\u003ePackaging: Presented in a dedicated gift box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eShips within 10 business days · Shipping cost included in price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eCare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eThe brass handle darkens and develops a patina over time. This is a natural characteristic of the material, not a defect.\u003cbr\u003eHand washing is recommended. Dry the brass handle thoroughly after washing.\u003cbr\u003ePorcelain can chip or crack if knocked or dropped. Handle with care.\u003cbr\u003eNot suitable for microwave use (metal handle).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eIf this item is out of stock when you order, please allow approximately one month for it to ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Susumuya Chaten","offers":[{"title":"Small (500ml)","offer_id":40931234152577,"sku":null,"price":33000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large (900ml)","offer_id":40931234185345,"sku":null,"price":36000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/3573\/7729\/files\/0K2A0147.jpg?v=1790248137"},{"product_id":"susumuya-chaten-brass-tea-caddy","title":"Susumu Tea Caddy \u0026 Scoop Set","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eCast Brass · Silver-Plated Interior · Made with FUTAGAMI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eCast in solid brass — a technique rarely, if ever, used for tea caddies\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eThe brass deepens to a warm amber tone the more you use it\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eBuilt to last a lifetime, and to be handed down to the next generation\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eA cast brass tea caddy, beautiful and functional, made to be handed down\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eBeautiful, never tiresome, and functional — the Susumu Tea Caddy is one you grow more attached to with every use, and will want to pass on to the next generation. A tea caddy, or chazutsu, is the airtight canister used in Japan to keep loose-leaf tea fresh. This one was created by tea specialist Susumuya Chaten in collaboration with FUTAGAMI, a cast-brass brand based in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture — a city that has been a center of metal casting since the early 17th century. The result is a tea caddy cast in solid brass, an approach rarely, if ever, taken with tea caddies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eTen years from now, twenty years from now, and on to your children: it was born of the wish to make a genuine tea caddy that could be handed down to the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/7_0896708d-0086-4c43-87cc-19ca4e03d6f5.jpg?v=1789626199\" alt=\"Susumu cast brass tea caddy by Susumuya Chaten and FUTAGAMI, developing an amber patina with age\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA brass tea caddy made to be handed down, growing more beautiful with age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIn the casting process, molten brass is poured into a mold and the piece is then machined to its finished form. Tea caddies have traditionally been made by rolling sheet material into a cylinder; the Susumu Tea Caddy overturns that convention. Its commanding presence, satisfying weight and beautiful exterior are the result of several years of development and the skill of the craftspeople who made it. The interior is silver-plated to protect tea leaves from moisture and from picking up other odors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/FUTAGAMI__2_08845b12-0bf8-4503-b66f-27b2f8fdeb74.png?v=1789626163\" alt=\"Weight and presence of the Susumu cast brass tea caddy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eBeauty that comes through in its weight and presence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eWith use, the brass deepens to a warm amber tone, developing a character entirely its own. It comes in three sizes — Small, Medium and Large — so you can choose by how much tea you keep and how you use it. It works just as well for coffee beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/ba61b68431c6bbed66d8d2a3c36721e1.png?v=1789626277\" alt=\"Susumu brass tea caddy in three sizes: Small 30 g, Medium 100 g and Large 200 g of tea\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThree sizes: Small (1.1 oz \/ 30 g), Medium (3.5 oz \/ 100 g), Large (7.1 oz \/ 200 g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe matching Susumu Tea Scoop is just as beautiful, with the brass left in its as-cast surface texture. Its closed tip makes it easy to scoop up leaves, while the open mouth at the other end slides smoothly into the tea. Each scoop naturally measures about 4–5 g (approx. 0.15 oz) of leaves, and it settles into your hand the more you use it. When not in use, it stores inside the caddy's inner lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eEveryday tea time, with tools you'll use for a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/FUTAGAMI__1_5366e0e5-09a5-4df7-8025-e171391e563f.png?v=1789626132\" alt=\"Susumu cast brass tea scoop included with the tea caddy set\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThe original tea scoop comes with the set — lifelong tools for your tea time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eChoosing tea the way you choose coffee — Kagoshima green tea, presented honestly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten is a Japanese tea specialist born from a tea wholesaler with more than 100 years of history in Kagoshima, the prefecture at the southern tip of Kyushu. It deals exclusively in Kagoshima tea, including Chiran and Kirishima teas, named for growing districts within the prefecture. Its fourth-generation president, Kotaro Shinbara, set out to address a contradiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.55); font-style: italic; display: block; padding: 16px 0 16px 20px; border-left: 2px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.15); margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\"Kagoshima is one of Japan's leading tea regions, and it has now overtaken Shizuoka to become the country's largest producer — it grows a full third of all Japanese tea. Yet most of it is shipped out of the prefecture and disappears as raw material for blends. The region's name never makes it onto the label, there are few specialist tea shops in Kagoshima itself, and the tea simply sits on supermarket shelves. I want to change how little Kagoshima tea is recognized compared with tea from Shizuoka or Kyoto.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin-top: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e— Kotaro Shinbara, President, Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\"To share the true quality of Kagoshima tea, just as it is.\" That wish is where Susumuya Chaten began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eKagoshima is also known for producing more single-cultivar teas than other regions. In a place where cultivars such as Saemidori, Asatsuyu and Yutakamidori all thrive, Susumuya Chaten's defining approach is a light roast and original blends, each designed to bring out the full character of individual cultivars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/1_741bc4c4-acc3-40f2-a77b-6a0ef91da508.jpg?v=1788339387\" alt=\"Loose-leaf Kagoshima green tea from cultivars including Saemidori, selected by Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKagoshima tea, grown from a wide range of cultivars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJust as coffee drinkers choose their beans and roast level, green tea tastes entirely different depending on the cultivar and how long the fresh leaves are steamed. Susumuya Chaten wants to bring the pleasure of knowing those differences — and finding your own favorite cup — into everyday life. Aiming to build a Japanese café culture around tea, much as one has grown around coffee, it runs relaxed, unpretentious tea shops in Kagoshima and Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/MB_2.jpg?v=1788339112\" alt=\"Exterior of the Susumuya Chaten flagship tea shop in Kagoshima\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten's flagship store in Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eSweetness, aroma and color: first-flush green tea, hand-selected and lightly roasted\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten uses only ichibancha — the first flush, picked in the year's first harvest — and finishes it with its own light roast. Keeping the leaves as close as possible to their fresh state draws out each cultivar's natural flavor, but it leaves no room to hide flaws, and judging the heat demands real skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/0K2A0638_2.jpg?v=1788339219\" alt=\"Light roasting of Kagoshima green tea leaves at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA demanding technique that keeps the leaves close to fresh, drawing out their natural flavor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIt all begins with selecting the leaves. Every year in Kagoshima, tea from farms across the prefecture is sold at auction. As a tea master, Shinbara tastes hundreds of lots side by side to identify the finest of the year. Even tea from the same farm changes from year to year with the weather and growing conditions, so he starts from zero each season, committed to choosing that year's very best leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-019.jpg?v=1788339202\" alt=\"Kotaro Niihara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKotaro Shinbara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe chosen leaves are carefully sorted by the tea master into two grades according to shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted. Because Japanese green tea is so simple, the character of the land and of the people who make it comes straight through in its flavor and aroma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-042.jpg?v=1788339255\" alt=\"Tea leaves sorted into two grades by shape and size before light roasting at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSorted by hand into two grades by shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis roasting method, kept unchanged since the shop was founded, is behind what customers tell them: \"I can't drink any other tea now,\" and \"It was so good when I received it as a gift that now I want to give it to someone myself.\" Only when sweetness, aroma and suishoku — the color of the brewed tea — all come together does it become Susumuya Chaten tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIn Kagoshima, properly cold winters let the leaves store up sweetness, and flat growing land makes careful cultivation possible. Susumuya Chaten visits the farms in person and builds close relationships with the growers. Shinbara believes that sharing with them the story of where their tea ends up, and who drinks it, also helps protect its quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eNo special tools or formal rituals are needed. It doesn't even have to be a kyusu, the traditional side-handled Japanese teapot. Building a culture in which tea fits naturally into daily life, in whatever form suits each person — that remains Susumuya Chaten's constant goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJapanese tea culture, matcha included, is drawing growing attention from around the world. With that momentum behind it, Susumuya Chaten continues to share the richness of a single cup of tea from Kagoshima, in Japan and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/201406004.jpg?v=1788339162\" alt=\"Green tea fields in Kagoshima, where Susumuya Chaten sources its tea\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSharing Japanese tea with the world, from Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eBrand: Susumuya Chaten (made in collaboration with FUTAGAMI)\u003cbr\u003eContents: Tea caddy, tea scoop\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Brass (silver-plated interior)\u003cbr\u003eCapacity (loose-leaf tea):\u003cbr\u003eSmall — approx. 1.1 oz (30 g)\u003cbr\u003eMedium — approx. 3.5 oz (100 g)\u003cbr\u003eLarge — approx. 7.1 oz (200 g)\u003cbr\u003eTea caddy dimensions and weight:\u003cbr\u003eSmall — Ø 3.4 in (87 mm) × H 1.6 in (40 mm), approx. 13.4 oz (380 g)\u003cbr\u003eMedium — Ø 3.4 in (87 mm) × H 3.0 in (75.5 mm), approx. 20.5 oz (580 g)\u003cbr\u003eLarge — Ø 3.4 in (87 mm) × H 4.4 in (110.5 mm), approx. 25.8 oz (730 g)\u003cbr\u003eTea scoop: L 3.0 in (75 mm) × W 1.4 in (35 mm)\u003cbr\u003ePackaging: Presented in a dedicated gift box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eShips within 10 business days · Shipping cost included in price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eCare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eThe brass darkens to an amber patina over time. This is a natural characteristic of the material, not a defect.\u003cbr\u003eTo protect the silver-plated interior, avoid abrasive sponges and cleansers. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.\u003cbr\u003eDry thoroughly if the caddy or scoop gets wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eIf this item is out of stock when you order, please allow approximately one month for it to ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Susumuya Chaten","offers":[{"title":"Small + Scoop","offer_id":40931257909377,"sku":null,"price":44000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium + Scoop","offer_id":40931257942145,"sku":null,"price":48000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large + Scoop","offer_id":40931257974913,"sku":null,"price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/3573\/7729\/files\/d6cf88c4ae72275e9b8e2469b706268a.jpg?v=1790249017"},{"product_id":"susumuya-chaten-tokoname-kyusu","title":"Susumu Kyusu 2 Teapot","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eTokoname Red Clay · Slip-Cast · Approx. 7 oz (200 g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eSlip-cast with thin walls, it weighs only about 7 oz (200 g)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eA double-walled lid stays cool, so you can hold it with your thumb and pour one-handed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eA fine built-in strainer that rinses clean in two or three passes under the tap\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eLight and compact: a Tokoname clay teapot with simple, functional beauty\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eYou would like to brew tea in a proper teapot, but a heavy, bulky one feels like a chore. This is the teapot for you. The Susumu Kyusu 2 is an original design by tea specialist Susumuya Chaten; a kyusu is the Japanese teapot with a handle set on its side. It keeps the functional beauty of its popular predecessor, the Susumu Kyusu, while slip casting (ikomi) — pouring liquid clay into a mold — gives it thin walls and a weight of only about 200 g (7.1 oz). It is easy to handle with one hand, even for people with smaller hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/d403ba961d779b479cf37c60f1569a73_2beff680-954d-42ee-9f7b-9b892186987a.jpg?v=1789356568\" alt=\"Susumu Kyusu 2, a lightweight, compact Tokoname red clay teapot that is easy to handle\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA size and weight that are easy to handle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIts rounded shape makes it look small, but it holds about 300 ml (10.1 fl oz) — a little over one large teacup, or two small ones, just right for one or two people. Because it is relatively tall, its diameter stays small, so it takes up little space and fits neatly even in a crowded kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe double-walled lid is its signature feature. It stays cool to the touch, so even with small hands you can hold down the rim of the lid with your thumb and pour with one hand. That makes it just as useful for piping-hot hojicha, a roasted green tea, as for sencha, Japan's everyday green tea. It uses a sasame strainer — a ceramic strainer of fine holes built into the pot — which draws out the full flavor of the tea. The opening looks narrow, but the interior is shaped like a cone, so used leaves wash out completely with just two or three rinses under running water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/2_d428fbb5-bc0c-4b99-b992-d28721a470fc.jpg?v=1789356349\" alt=\"Pouring one-handed from the Susumu Kyusu 2 while holding its double-walled lid, which stays cool\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThe lid stays cool to the touch, for easy one-handed pouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/5d5c43db7875ef1f0f9e4653776c8104.jpg?v=1789356456\" alt=\"Sasame ceramic strainer inside the Susumu Kyusu 2 teapot\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThe sasame strainer, designed to draw out the full flavor of the tea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIt is a genuine teapot made of shudei, the red clay of Tokoname, yet it is also a pot that grows with you: tea tannins and the natural oils from your hands soak in with use, so it gradually develops a character all its own. Small and light yet with real presence, it settles naturally into a kitchen or onto a dining table. Tokoname, in Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, is one of the country's Six Ancient Kilns and has long been known for its teapots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eFor your own home, or as a gift for someone who loves Japanese tea. Functional beauty, where simple is best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eChoosing tea the way you choose coffee — Kagoshima green tea, presented honestly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten is a Japanese tea specialist born from a tea wholesaler with more than 100 years of history in Kagoshima, the prefecture at the southern tip of Kyushu. It deals exclusively in Kagoshima tea, including Chiran and Kirishima teas, named for growing districts within the prefecture. Its fourth-generation president, Kotaro Shinbara, set out to address a contradiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.55); font-style: italic; display: block; padding: 16px 0 16px 20px; border-left: 2px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.15); margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\"Kagoshima is one of Japan's leading tea regions, and it has now overtaken Shizuoka to become the country's largest producer — it grows a full third of all Japanese tea. Yet most of it is shipped out of the prefecture and disappears as raw material for blends. The region's name never makes it onto the label, there are few specialist tea shops in Kagoshima itself, and the tea simply sits on supermarket shelves. I want to change how little Kagoshima tea is recognized compared with tea from Shizuoka or Kyoto.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin-top: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e— Kotaro Shinbara, President, Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\"To share the true quality of Kagoshima tea, just as it is.\" That wish is where Susumuya Chaten began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eKagoshima is also known for producing more single-cultivar teas than other regions. In a place where cultivars such as Saemidori, Asatsuyu and Yutakamidori all thrive, Susumuya Chaten's defining approach is a light roast and original blends, each designed to bring out the full character of individual cultivars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/1_741bc4c4-acc3-40f2-a77b-6a0ef91da508.jpg?v=1788339387\" alt=\"Loose-leaf Kagoshima green tea from cultivars including Saemidori, selected by Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKagoshima tea, grown from a wide range of cultivars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJust as coffee drinkers choose their beans and roast level, green tea tastes entirely different depending on the cultivar and how long the fresh leaves are steamed. Susumuya Chaten wants to bring the pleasure of knowing those differences — and finding your own favorite cup — into everyday life. Aiming to build a Japanese café culture around tea, much as one has grown around coffee, it runs relaxed, unpretentious tea shops in Kagoshima and Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/MB_2.jpg?v=1788339112\" alt=\"Exterior of the Susumuya Chaten flagship tea shop in Kagoshima\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten's flagship store in Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eSweetness, aroma and color: first-flush green tea, hand-selected and lightly roasted\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten uses only ichibancha — the first flush, picked in the year's first harvest — and finishes it with its own light roast. Keeping the leaves as close as possible to their fresh state draws out each cultivar's natural flavor, but it leaves no room to hide flaws, and judging the heat demands real skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/0K2A0638_2.jpg?v=1788339219\" alt=\"Light roasting of Kagoshima green tea leaves at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA demanding technique that keeps the leaves close to fresh, drawing out their natural flavor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIt all begins with selecting the leaves. Every year in Kagoshima, tea from farms across the prefecture is sold at auction. As a tea master, Shinbara tastes hundreds of lots side by side to identify the finest of the year. Even tea from the same farm changes from year to year with the weather and growing conditions, so he starts from zero each season, committed to choosing that year's very best leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-019.jpg?v=1788339202\" alt=\"Kotaro Niihara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKotaro Shinbara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe chosen leaves are carefully sorted by the tea master into two grades according to shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted. Because Japanese green tea is so simple, the character of the land and of the people who make it comes straight through in its flavor and aroma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-042.jpg?v=1788339255\" alt=\"Tea leaves sorted into two grades by shape and size before light roasting at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSorted by hand into two grades by shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis roasting method, kept unchanged since the shop was founded, is behind what customers tell them: \"I can't drink any other tea now,\" and \"It was so good when I received it as a gift that now I want to give it to someone myself.\" Only when sweetness, aroma and suishoku — the color of the brewed tea — all come together does it become Susumuya Chaten tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIn Kagoshima, properly cold winters let the leaves store up sweetness, and flat growing land makes careful cultivation possible. Susumuya Chaten visits the farms in person and builds close relationships with the growers. Shinbara believes that sharing with them the story of where their tea ends up, and who drinks it, also helps protect its quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eNo special tools or formal rituals are needed. It doesn't even have to be a kyusu, the traditional side-handled Japanese teapot. Building a culture in which tea fits naturally into daily life, in whatever form suits each person — that remains Susumuya Chaten's constant goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJapanese tea culture, matcha included, is drawing growing attention from around the world. With that momentum behind it, Susumuya Chaten continues to share the richness of a single cup of tea from Kagoshima, in Japan and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/201406004.jpg?v=1788339162\" alt=\"Green tea fields in Kagoshima, where Susumuya Chaten sources its tea\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSharing Japanese tea with the world, from Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eBrand: Susumuya Chaten\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Shudei red clay (Tokoname ware)\u003cbr\u003eCapacity: approx. 10.1 fl oz (300 ml)\u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx. 7.1 oz (200 g)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: W 5.9 in (150 mm) incl. handle × H 3.7 in (95 mm) incl. handle\u003cbr\u003eDiameter: 3.7 in (95 mm)\u003cbr\u003eStrainer: Sasame ceramic strainer (suitable for fine, deep-steamed tea)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eShips within 10 business days · Shipping cost included in price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eCare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eRinse under running water after use. Thanks to the cone-shaped interior, used leaves wash out in two or three rinses.\u003cbr\u003eTea stains and natural oils gradually soak into the clay. This is part of how the teapot develops its character, not a defect.\u003cbr\u003eDry thoroughly after washing.\u003cbr\u003eClay can chip or crack if knocked or dropped. Handle with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eIf this item is out of stock when you order, please allow approximately one month for it to ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Susumuya Chaten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40931273703553,"sku":null,"price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/3573\/7729\/files\/0K2A0045.jpg?v=1790250091"},{"product_id":"susumuya-chaten-ceremonial-grade-matcha","title":"Ceremonial Grade Matcha (HAKU · SEN · AN)","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eCeremonial Grade · Stone-Ground · Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eCeremonial grade matcha, fine enough to serve at a tea ceremony\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eThree blends — HAKU, SEN and AN — each with its own color and flavor\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eA starter set with bowl, whisk and scoop, so you can begin today\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eCeremonial grade matcha, for the tea ceremony and for every day\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eMatcha is drawing attention around the world, with demand now outpacing production. This series is ceremonial grade — the highest quality grade, fine enough to be whisked with water and served at a tea ceremony. It is selected by Susumuya Chaten, a tea specialist from Kagoshima, the prefecture that grows more tea than any other in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/image_43_-1_077e3f7b-53ad-4986-afa4-c128e2503fcf.png?v=1789615682\" alt=\"Susumuya Chaten ceremonial grade matcha from Kagoshima\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eTop-grade matcha from Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eMatcha is made by grinding tencha — shade-grown tea leaves with the stems and veins removed — into a fine powder with a stone mill. Rather than drinking an infusion, you consume the whole leaf, including compounds found naturally in tea such as catechins and theanine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eAll three share the mellow umami — a rounded, savory depth — and rich aroma of Kagoshima matcha, while each has its own color and flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20251001-226_1.jpg?v=1788942455\" alt=\"Three Susumuya Chaten matcha blends, HAKU, SEN and AN, from Kagoshima\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eThree matcha, each with mellow umami and a rich aroma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eMatcha HAKU: clean and refined, for everyday matcha and lattes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eA clean, refined taste with no harsh edges, easy to drink — a staple for everyday matcha. It is also easy to use in matcha lattes and other casual drinks, making it a good first tin for anyone new to matcha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eMatcha SEN: the balanced Susumuya standard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eBalanced in flavor, this is the Susumuya standard — an easy choice for your first tin or for a gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eMatcha AN: mellow and full-bodied, made for pairing with sweets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eMellow and full-bodied, it pairs beautifully with sweets. For a bowl at a tea ceremony, or as an everyday treat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eAlongside single 30 g tins, a two-tin set (AN + HAKU) and a three-tin set (AN + SEN + HAKU) let you compare the flavors side by side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIf you are just starting out with matcha, we recommend the Matcha Starter Set. It pairs a 30 g tin of HAKU with an original matcha bowl made by Imamura Seito, a porcelain maker in Arita; a bamboo whisk (chasen) with 100 tines, made from Yamadera bamboo; a whisk holder (kusenaoshi), which keeps the whisk in shape as it dries; and a bamboo scoop (chashaku). With 100 fine tines and a thick handle, the whisk is designed to be easy to use even for beginners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/image_44.jpg?v=1788944111\" alt=\"Bamboo matcha whisk (chasen) with 100 tines, included in the Susumuya Chaten Matcha Starter Set\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA 100-tine bamboo whisk made from Yamadera bamboo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eWith everything you need in one box, you can start making matcha right away. It is a popular gift for anyone with an interest in Japanese culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/DSC09587_dfd02a4a-5b12-48b7-8764-95a354f0725f.jpg?v=1788942503\" alt=\"Susumuya Chaten Matcha Starter Set with matcha, bowl, bamboo whisk, whisk holder and scoop\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eEverything you need to enjoy matcha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eChoosing tea the way you choose coffee — Kagoshima green tea, presented honestly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten is a Japanese tea specialist born from a tea wholesaler with more than 100 years of history in Kagoshima, the prefecture at the southern tip of Kyushu. It deals exclusively in Kagoshima tea, including Chiran and Kirishima teas, named for growing districts within the prefecture. Its fourth-generation president, Kotaro Shinbara, set out to address a contradiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.55); font-style: italic; display: block; padding: 16px 0 16px 20px; border-left: 2px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.15); margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\"Kagoshima is one of Japan's leading tea regions, and it has now overtaken Shizuoka to become the country's largest producer — it grows a full third of all Japanese tea. Yet most of it is shipped out of the prefecture and disappears as raw material for blends. The region's name never makes it onto the label, there are few specialist tea shops in Kagoshima itself, and the tea simply sits on supermarket shelves. I want to change how little Kagoshima tea is recognized compared with tea from Shizuoka or Kyoto.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin-top: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e— Kotaro Shinbara, President, Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\"To share the true quality of Kagoshima tea, just as it is.\" That wish is where Susumuya Chaten began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eKagoshima is also known for producing more single-cultivar teas than other regions. In a place where cultivars such as Saemidori, Asatsuyu and Yutakamidori all thrive, Susumuya Chaten's defining approach is a light roast and original blends, each designed to bring out the full character of individual cultivars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/1_741bc4c4-acc3-40f2-a77b-6a0ef91da508.jpg?v=1788339387\" alt=\"Loose-leaf Kagoshima green tea from cultivars including Saemidori, selected by Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKagoshima tea, grown from a wide range of cultivars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJust as coffee drinkers choose their beans and roast level, green tea tastes entirely different depending on the cultivar and how long the fresh leaves are steamed. Susumuya Chaten wants to bring the pleasure of knowing those differences — and finding your own favorite cup — into everyday life. Aiming to build a Japanese café culture around tea, much as one has grown around coffee, it runs relaxed, unpretentious tea shops in Kagoshima and Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/MB_2.jpg?v=1788339112\" alt=\"Exterior of the Susumuya Chaten flagship tea shop in Kagoshima\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten's flagship store in Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.85); margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eSweetness, aroma and color: first-flush green tea, hand-selected and lightly roasted\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSusumuya Chaten uses only ichibancha — the first flush, picked in the year's first harvest — and finishes it with its own light roast. Keeping the leaves as close as possible to their fresh state draws out each cultivar's natural flavor, but it leaves no room to hide flaws, and judging the heat demands real skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/0K2A0638_2.jpg?v=1788339219\" alt=\"Light roasting of Kagoshima green tea leaves at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eA demanding technique that keeps the leaves close to fresh, drawing out their natural flavor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIt all begins with selecting the leaves. Every year in Kagoshima, tea from farms across the prefecture is sold at auction. As a tea master, Shinbara tastes hundreds of lots side by side to identify the finest of the year. Even tea from the same farm changes from year to year with the weather and growing conditions, so he starts from zero each season, committed to choosing that year's very best leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-019.jpg?v=1788339202\" alt=\"Kotaro Niihara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eKotaro Shinbara, president and tea master of Susumuya Chaten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe chosen leaves are carefully sorted by the tea master into two grades according to shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted. Because Japanese green tea is so simple, the character of the land and of the people who make it comes straight through in its flavor and aroma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/20260518-042.jpg?v=1788339255\" alt=\"Tea leaves sorted into two grades by shape and size before light roasting at Susumuya Chaten\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSorted by hand into two grades by shape, size and condition, then lightly roasted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis roasting method, kept unchanged since the shop was founded, is behind what customers tell them: \"I can't drink any other tea now,\" and \"It was so good when I received it as a gift that now I want to give it to someone myself.\" Only when sweetness, aroma and suishoku — the color of the brewed tea — all come together does it become Susumuya Chaten tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eIn Kagoshima, properly cold winters let the leaves store up sweetness, and flat growing land makes careful cultivation possible. Susumuya Chaten visits the farms in person and builds close relationships with the growers. Shinbara believes that sharing with them the story of where their tea ends up, and who drinks it, also helps protect its quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eNo special tools or formal rituals are needed. It doesn't even have to be a kyusu, the traditional side-handled Japanese teapot. Building a culture in which tea fits naturally into daily life, in whatever form suits each person — that remains Susumuya Chaten's constant goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eJapanese tea culture, matcha included, is drawing growing attention from around the world. With that momentum behind it, Susumuya Chaten continues to share the richness of a single cup of tea from Kagoshima, in Japan and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/1878\/7915\/files\/201406004.jpg?v=1788339162\" alt=\"Green tea fields in Kagoshima, where Susumuya Chaten sources its tea\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0 0 24px; text-align: right;\"\u003eSharing Japanese tea with the world, from Kagoshima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eBrand: Susumuya Chaten\u003cbr\u003eIngredients: Green tea (Kagoshima, Japan)\u003cbr\u003eNet weight: 1.06 oz (30 g) per tin\u003cbr\u003eOptions:\u003cbr\u003eHAKU \/ SEN \/ AN — single tin, 30 g each\u003cbr\u003eTwo-tin set (HAKU + AN) — 30 g each\u003cbr\u003eThree-tin set (HAKU + SEN + AN) — 30 g each\u003cbr\u003eMatcha Starter Set — HAKU 30 g, matcha bowl, bamboo whisk, whisk holder, bamboo scoop\u003cbr\u003eBest before: 8 months from production (at least 1 month remaining when shipped)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eShips within 10 business days · Shipping cost included in price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eCare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eStore away from heat and humidity.\u003cbr\u003eMatcha readily absorbs odors. Keep it away from strong-smelling foods and items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eSift about 2 g (two scoops with the chashaku) of matcha into a bowl. Add about 2.4 fl oz (70 ml) of hot water at around 176°F (80°C), then whisk briskly in a zigzag motion until a fine foam forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eImport rules for food products vary by country. 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