{"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 Niihara, 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 Niihara, 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, Niihara 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 Niihara, 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. Niihara 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","url":"https:\/\/byemotion-intl.com\/products\/susumuya-chaten-dobin-teapot","provider":"By Emotion International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}