As the new year approaches, we prepare tea, sweets, and utensils.
Congratulations on the New Year.
Celebrating the New Year
A bowl of celebration, reflecting longevity and prosperity.
Shrimp have long been considered a symbol of longevity and family prosperity due to their bent backs, which resemble the posture of the elderly. This shrimp chawan, a tea bowl that makes the most of the rustic warmth of Izumo-yaki pottery, is a powerful and auspicious bowl, perfect for New Year's celebrations. The vibrant green of the matcha tea will be beautifully highlighted, adding a touch of elegance to your first tea ceremony of the year or your New Year's Eve tea.
Hanabira mochi, a confection celebrating the New Year, has been passed down since the Heian period.
Hanabira mochi is a festive Japanese confectionery served with tea to pray for a safe and long new year. Furukado, a long-established Japanese confectionery shop in Matsue, makes hanabira mochi by layering red and white mochi made from uiro, and then sandwiching homemade white miso bean paste and sweet-simmered burdock root between them. Their delicate pink hue gives them an elegant and profound taste.
A cup of tea to welcome the New Year, wishing for a year of good health.
Daikofucha, a tea to invite good fortune and wish for a healthy year. Made with the mellow umami and fragrant matcha unique to matcha, it is a flavor befitting a bright start to the new year.
