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24/07/2025
Welcome to the world of Japanese tea.
日本茶の世界へようこそ
A cup of tea to relax.
A cup of tea to share a fun time with your guests.
A cup of tea to enjoy the seasonal beauty.
A cup of tea to experience history and culture of Japan —.
Japanese tea has many different faces, and there are many different ways to enjoy.
Let's explore the wonderful world of Japanese tea with Toridori.
Enjoy Toridori's tea collection.
Toridori のお茶をたのしむ
Every day is the best day for a cup of tea.
We have selected some of the very special teas for you from the farms we have met in Japan. Green tea, black tea, oolong tea, ...
What kind of tea would you like to pick for today?
Enjoy the experience.
体験をたのしむ
If you are curious about Japanese tea and also like to share the experience with somebody, how about toridori's workshop? Here you can learn about Japanese tea in a cosy atmosphere while trying out various Japanese teas with a Japanese tea specialist.
The workshop starts with a welcome drink - of course Japanese tea - and a homemade seasonal dessert.
Enjoy reading about Japanese tea.
読み物をたのしむ
Tips & tricks for a tasty cup of Japanese tea. Tales of Japanese tea in our history. Travel diary of Toridori's tea mission to Japan. And so on and so on...
Enjoy our blog posts to make your Japanese tea life more fun.
About Toridori.
Toridoriについて
Toridori is a tea brand that introduces you to the fascinating world of Japanese tea. We took our name "Toridori" from an old Japanese term "toridori-nari (とりどりなり)" — "many different things" — to persue various faces of Japanese tea and to spread its charms in Belgium.
The story of Toridori started in 2022, when Erina encountered three people in Japan and in Belgium: her old home and new home.
TORIDORI SEASONAL LETTER 07.
Harvest moon and silver grass
Toridoriの季節便り
中秋の名月とススキの穂
Hi, friends! How are you doing?
To add a spoonful of seasonality in your cup, I am writing a small seasonal letter.
Last week October 6th was the very special day in Japan: the night of "the harvest moon", or "中秋の名月 (chushu-no-meigetsu)".
In Japan, autumn is the time when the air becomes colder and clearer. From ancient times, the full moon of this time of the year has been recognized as the most beautiful of whole seasons.
Originally it was the evening to admire the beauty of the moon. Some hundred years went by, and this special evening has become connected to the ritual to appreciate the good harest to the moon god.
Under the moonlight, some silvergrasses (ススキ susuki in Japanese) and 15 small rice balls ("団子 dango" in Japanese), as well as the autumn harvests, are offered to the moon god. The golden panicles of a silvergrass symbolizes rice paddy, the most important food for Japanese people.
In Belgium, too, autumn is the season of new harvests. Let's celebrate the harvest season with tasty seasonal food and a good cup of warm tea :)
Erina
Photo taken on 02/10/2023 in Kyoto, Japan, in the garden of Tenryu-ji temple. Silvergrass is one of the typical plants that constitutes the autumn countryside view in Japan, and its golden panicles are believed to carry a holy power to drive away evil spirits.