Warazaiku – Iwai-tori (stor) Ekologisk the monk Bodhidharma meditated there

the monk Bodhidharma meditated there for nine years without a single break

Levereras med en plastförsegling för att hålla behållaren lufttät och matchapulvret fräscht till sista skopan

These Noren (Japanese curtains) are handmade by Kiyoe Masao in Kyoto

Balanced sweetness

Warazaiku – Iwai-tori (stor) Ekologisk the monk Bodhidharma meditated thereThe craft has its roots in Japans agricultural societies, where rice was a central part of life not just as food but also as a material. In the remote mountains of Miyazaki Prefecture, where rice is grown in steep terraced fields, a small number of artisans continue this tradition. They grow their own straw, harvest it by hand, and weave each shape slowly and deliberately shapes that have long held other meanings: cranes and turtles for long life,