A seasonal matcha box from Tokyo, paid once, for yourself or as a gift: one box for $119, or three months prepaid for $299. It never renews.
One box, or three boxes sent a month apart, paid once. Nothing happens when they run out. No quiet charge, no email asking them to continue. If they want to keep going, they can decide that themselves.
Each box holds a 30 g tin of Uji matcha and about five Japanese sweets for the season, chosen to go with it. The matcha is the same tin each month; the sweets change with the season. A short card inside says what time of year it is in the old Japanese calendar, and why the sweet belongs to it.
The first box also carries a bamboo whisk (chasen), so they can make a bowl the day it arrives, and a small booklet on making one: water just off the boil, how much matcha, and what the wrist actually does.
What it costs
One box, $119. Three months, $299. Shipping is included, and for the United States so is US import duty. Nothing is added later. Every one-time box is gift-wrapped and carries a handwritten card, whether it is for you or for someone else.
When it starts
Orders placed by November 25 go in the December box, which leaves Tokyo around December 7 and usually arrives in late December (with the holiday rush, sometimes early January). If it is for a particular day, send the card ahead and let the box follow. After that, orders placed by the 25th of a month go in the next month's box.
If it is a gift
Enter their address as the delivery address at checkout, and ask in the cart for prices to be left out. Your message goes on the handwritten card.
One thing I cannot leave out
The customs label on the outside carries a declared value, because declaring it accurately is not optional and I will not under-declare. For the United States, import duty is paid by us before the parcel leaves Tokyo, so there is nothing for them to pay at the door.
Gifts ship to the United States, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and Taiwan. In Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and Taiwan, any import taxes or fees charged there are paid by the person receiving it, on delivery.
Packed by hand in Tokyo. Posted from Japan.
If you would like a box every month instead, the monthly box is $69 a month, and you can skip or cancel any time.
Sweets shown are an example. Each month's selection changes with the season, and each box holds about five.
Specifications
| Photos | Photos show a sample box, with lighting and backgrounds retouched. The sweets in your box change each month with the season. |
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