CONCEPT
T e a i s t h e e l i x i r o f h e a l t h
In the past, tea, made from the leaves of natural trees, was a source of health and longevity as a medicine.
Tea, once drunk as a medicine, is now used as a source of comfort and healing, and as a way to bring people together.
Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience will continue to research and create new possibilities for the enjoyment of tea, enhancing the value of Japanese tea by skillfully incorporating the four seasons of Japan and using blending and roasting as the foundation.
President & CEO, SAKURAI JAPANESE TEA EXPERIENCE Shinya Sakurai
PROFILE
Shinya Sakurai
Tea Master
President & CEO, SAKURAI JAPANESE TEA EXPERIENCE
Director, Association SABOE
After working at Yakumo Saryo, a Japanese restaurant, and as a manager at Higashiya, a wagashi (Japanese confectionary) shop, Shinya Sakurai opened SAKURAI JAPANESE TEA EXPERIENCE in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo, to introduce the values of Japanese tea and new ways to enjoy it. Taking the processes of “roasting” and “blending” as the base, the shop offers curated tea from various regions in Japan, hōjicha roasted in-store, and seasonal blends of tea made with natural Japanese ingredients. In the adjoining tearoom, guests can enjoy tasking gyokuro and fresh-roasted hōjicha, as well as special tea courses and tea-based alcoholic beverages with wagashi. With Association SABOE, Sakurai aims to present a contemporary way to drink tea and to pass this down to the next generation, by serving tea casually and holding seminars in and out of the country, and also by planning/producing menus and training tea professionals.
SAKURAI JAPANESE TEA EXPERIENCE
5F Spiral 5-6-23, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-6451-1539／www.sakurai-tea.jp
Business Hours 11:00 - 20:00（EXPERIENCE BAR TIME : Weekdays only 19:00 - 23:00）
Association SABOE
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