After a long day at work, nothing soothes the senses like a good hot bath. Here’s how to pick the perfect bath salts to get the most out of your “you” time.
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To celebrate the launch of our Morihata Organic Matcha Collection, we are highlighting a different application for each of our three unique ceremonial grades. Here, we show you how to make a delicious panna cotta.
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To celebrate the launch of our Morihata Organic Matcha Collection, we are highlighting a different application for each of our three unique ceremonial grades. Here, we show you how to make a delicious affogato with a green tea twist.
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To celebrate the launch of our Morihata Organic Matcha Collection, we are highlighting a different application for each of our three unique ceremonial grades. In this inaugural post, we share some musings on the lost beauty of the green tea ceremony.
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In anticipation of Mother’s Day, we’ve put together some words from the Rikumo team about the most important women in our lives. Warning: extremely heart-warming stories ahead.
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To celebrate the launch of our organic matcha line, we held a primer on all things matcha at our tea bar. If you weren't able to make it, here is a recap of what we covered.
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Cavernous and glass-windowed, you would be forgiven for mistaking the Center for Art in Wood for an upscale gallery. Instead, the Center is a remarkably inclusive space, inviting artists and curious admirers from all over the world to discover the art of woodworking. We take you inside.
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The Kizara memo pad is a movement to reclaim the Japanese forest for future generations. Behind its simple design, there’s a long history of craftsmanship and sustainability. We talk to owner Satoshi Koike about the people behind Kizara, the intrinsic beauty of wood, and why it’s so important to touch lumber with your fingertips.
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There is a certain feeling of anxiety that all artists share when standing before a blank canvas, brush in hand, deciding where to place their first stroke. Paper marbling, an art mostly left up to chance, is a welcome release.
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Trees are some of our most powerful renewable natural resources, and some of the best weapons in our arsenal against global climate change. But without human intervention, there’s a very real chance they will become an endangered species.
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In this new series on Rikumo Journal we’ll explore the beginning steps of establishing good habits in our lives. Our first step: bringing a little outdoor beauty into our homes by way of household plants.
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Featuring over 20 different artisans, our first pottery exhibit is a rare chance to see and hold pieces made by the modern-day artisans that are carrying on the ceramic traditions of Mashiko, Japan.
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If you’ve ever seen an ikebana arrangement, you know it’s not exactly like the elaborate floral arrangements you’re used to seeing at weddings. In fact, you would be forgiven for thinking there’s not much to arrange there at at all.
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No matter who you are, you likely owe some part of your personal success to a woman. . In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re shining a spotlight on the smart, funny, creative, and compassionate women that work tirelessly behind the scenes at Rikumo and Morihata.
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For our first paper marbling workshop, our talented artists learned the intricacies of floating inks on the ever changing surface of a shallow pool of water.
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In a time when public telephones have become almost obsolete, one lone telephone booth in Otsuchi keeps getting visitors. To passerby, it’s little more than a baffling mystery, but to locals, the booth is known as the Phone of the Wind.
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On days where life seems endlessly confusing, we take comfort in some hard-won wisdom from the philosophers at the School of Life. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we discuss how to get over heartbreak, fear of intimacy, and the delicious impotence of sulking.
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We celebrate our fist store anniversary with a special screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s classic “Spirited Away”. With popcorn in tow, we settled into our seats to watch Chihiro face witches, fly dragons, and befriend all kinds of spirits. It was nothing short of a magical night.
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