After ordering my beautiful matcha bowls and all the needed accessories I was ready to try brewing and drinking matcha. This I had never done, since matcha is almost unknown in Portugal (and throughout most of Europe, I guess). I started with the superior grade matcha b...(more)

This small teapot is perfect for me! It is beautifully and minutely engraved with words from the Hannya Shinkyoh (or Shingyo), the "heart sutra", which I don't know yet (having read only the lotus sutra). Brewing tea in this pot, pouring it into the cup, looki...(more)

I ordered two of these beautiful cups to use them in private and in company both as normal tea cups and as matcha bowls. The cup is exquisite, naturally rough and beautifully made. It looks almost like something not quite made by man, something we could find lying under...(more)

This was my second purchase on Hibiki-an, and it was as perfect as the first! The order arrived very fast, and perfectly conditioned. The containers are sturdy and beautifully decorated, and just the right size for 100 g of tea. I can hardly wait for my matcha set (whic...(more)

This was my first experience with Hibiki-an, and it was perfect! The order arrived after only four days, having travelled over ten thousand kilometers. The parcel was so perfect that at first I couldn't bring myself to open it. I stared at it for some minutes before doi...(more)