Artist and designer Annie Riker has put together a photo book documenting her "recent trip to the visually rich country of Japan," which you can preview at Blurb.com.One of my favorite spreads from Annie's book.—Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
If you are reading this you are a witness to Mellow Monk history: This is the first time I have ever posted something I received by accident.A mistyping of my address fated the photos below to arrive recently in my inbox. I didn't recognize the sender's name nor that of any of his other recipients, but I do like the photographs, although all I know is that they were taken at a flower show in Japan; I don't know where or when they were taken, or by whom.If you have a clue that would help solve... Read Full Story
In these panoramas, Mt. Akagi and Kiryu City in front of it look a lot like the Aso Valley, but with a lot more buildings.—Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
The writers at the Japan Times enlighten us on Japanese names and neolithic Japanese idols known as dogu. A dogu nicknamed the Tanabatake Venus.—Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
Ronald Tan documents what must have been a mellow day at Hokkaido's lovely Lake Toya. caption—Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
Here's a photo of the monk featured in Part 2 of our green tea documentary being interviewed by the film crew.Helping the crew is our tea buyer (lower left), who served as interpreter, guide, travel agent, driver, and interviewer.caption—Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
Following up on yesterday's post, here is Episode 5 of "Kyushu, Where Japan's Green Tea Grows," which features one of our tea buyers making his rounds in Kyushu. You can also watch the Vimeo version and other videos of ours.—Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
Here it is: Part 4 of "Kyushu, Where Japan's Tea is Grown," a documentary filmed for European TV. The film crew followed one of our tea buyers on his rounds through the tea-growing regions of Aso and other Kyushu locales.You can also watch a slightly higher-resolution version of this episode on Vimeo.For more videos, please check out our video page. —Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
In Aso, not too far from where one of our grower's grows his tea, is Shoranzan ("Little Storm Mountain"), so called from its resemblance to a piece of scenery at Kyoto's Arashiyama (Storm Mountain).Aso's smaller-scale version of Storm Mountain.—Mellow Monkblog feed, reviews, teas, twitter, videos Read Full Story
