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TOYAMAKANAZAWA

EVENT

A Curated Selection of Coffee and Tea Stored in Kaikado’s Tea Caddies

01/3

Kissa Glider’s menu offers richly aromatic coffee and dozens of varieties of black tea. During Go for Kogei, the café is collaborating with Kaikado, a historic Kyoto business that specializes in handcrafted tea caddies. Tea leaves will be stored in Kaikado’s tea canisters, allowing customers to experience the product’s ease of use while savoring the scent of each type of tea as they select their beverage. Stop by to recharge with delicious coffee, tea and sweets while gazing at an array of picture-perfect tea caddies.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Photo: Michael Freeman

Yagi Takahiro

b. 1974 in Kyoto. Yagi is the sixth generational head of Kaikado, a business producing tea caddies in Kyoto for nearly 150 years. While working to master the store’s original techniques of caddy-making, Yagi has shifted their approach from B2B to B2C marketing and is actively expanding into domestic and international markets. In 2012, Yagi launched the Go On project for members of his generation in Kyoto in line to inherit traditional craft businesses, and he actively promotes traditional crafts at home and abroad. His works are in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, and the Designmuseum Danmark. He authored the book Empathy and Business (published by Shodensha, 2023).

INFORMATION

Kissa Glider

Kissa Glider was established in 2021 in Room 202 of Locoloco Higashi. Open at 8:00 a.m., the café is a rare eatery in the Higashiyama Area for early risers. Visitors can enjoy light meals and desserts in a cozy atmosphere while sipping Suzu’s Nizami coffee or Harney & Sons tea.

Address 1-10-1 Higashiyama, Room 202, Kanazawa
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