Established in 1875, at a time when Imperial Japan opened its doors to the outside world, Kaikado designed, produced and sold Japan’s first tin chazatsu, or tea caddy.

Back then, tea caddies were typically made of china or earthernware. Double-walled and air-tight, Kaikado’s tin caddies were considered groundbreaking. It kept humidity out and helped preserve the flavour and quality of freshly-picked tea leaves for a year. Remember, refrigerators had not yet been invented.

Takahiro Yagi is the sixth generation owner and artisan craftsman at Kaikado, which remains a family-run business today. He works with his father Seiji, and 13 other craftsmen, in the very same studio as his forefathers did, bringing a 144-year-old tradition to the world. Read the story: https://cna.asia/2L2cyYi

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