Japan tea mug TANUKI





Japan tea mug TANUKI
Lovingly handcrafted mug for your favorite drink. Produced by the small pottery Yamajun-Seito from Toki in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. We are the only store in Germany to offer this tea mug. Demand is extremely high in Japan and Europe, which is why quantities are always very limited.
Origin: Toki, Gifu, Japan
Filling quantity: approx. 300ml
Height: 8.8cm
Diameter: 8.8cm (thickest part)
Weight: 270g
Cleaning: dishwasher-safe
Eiko Ito and her family of four
produce the Tanuki mugs in painstaking manual work. The ceramic with the tanuki motif is now well-known and extremely popular throughout Japan. Orders need more than a year in advance from the small pottery.
Tanukis (狸, "tanuki")
are considered tricky in Japanese folklore, like to disguise themselves and can even transform themselves into magical tea kettles. This makes the little prankster the perfect motif for our tea mugs.
Matching tea strainer
Also works without a teapot: with the tea strainer, which fits directly into the Tanuki mug, tea preparation is super easy!
Awarded 2 gold stars at the 2026 Great Taste Awards in London! Available exclusively from us.
Harumidori means “spring green” and is the name of the tea plant variety (cultivar) used for this top-grade Sencha green tea. Very high umami, intense sweetness, and a soft, mellow character are actually typical of shaded Gyokuro, yet the distinctive aroma of this Harumidori Sencha does not result from shading. The extremely rare cultivar, hand-picked by tea farmer Nobuyuki San, and a light aging process create the Gyokuro-like flavor along with a slightly sweet fruitiness. For anyone who loves the high umami and sweetness of Gyokuro but doesn’t want to sacrifice the freshness and fruitiness typical of Sencha, this tea is just right. Sencha Harumidori is a hand-picked Sencha green tea specialty with an incomparable character, aroma, and flavor.
Variety: Sencha (loose-leaf green tea, unshaded, lightly aged)
Characteristics: high umami, sweetness, buttery smooth, fresh and fruity
Producer: Nobuyuki San
Cultivation: No pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers
Origin: Kawane (Shizuoka), Japan
Harvest: 1st plucking 2026
Cultivar: Harumidori
Steaming: Asamushi (short)
Contents: 100 g
Preparation: 1 tsp per 100 ml / 70°C / 60 seconds (alternatively: 60°C / 120 seconds)
Delivery: approx. 2–3 business days (Germany, other countries)