Today is a big day, our much awaited Mi Ke-tea kettle arrived today! Anyhow it’s a tea kettle for one cup with water pouring out from the beconing paw. The handle on the opposite side is the cat’s tail.  I really like it’s facial expression, it looks like its very content with life so to speak. Maybe it’s like that when it has a tummy full of tea :3

It says something like Yatte koi koi koi shiawase on its tummy wich translates roughly to “Come Come bliss and good fortune” I did expect it to be bigger though. But it looks like it was made with one person in mind.

Product Description
This groundbreaking work of oral history captures for the first time ever the remarkable story of ordinary Japanese people during World War II. In a sweeping panorama, Haruko Taya and Theodore Cook take us from the Japanese attacks on China in the 1930s to the Japanese homefront during the inhuman raids on Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, offering the first glimpses of how this century’s most violent conflict affected the lives of the Japanese population. Japan At Wa… More >>

Japan at War: An Oral History

• Makes approximately 50 cups of tea

SerendipiTea Sencha, Fuji, Japan, Green Tea, 4-Ounce Box

• ISBN13: 9780700616633
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Popular impressions of the imperial Japanese army still promote images of suicidal banzai charges and fanatical leaders blindly devoted to their emperor. Edward Drea looks well past those stereotypes to unfold the more complex story of how that army came to power and extended its influence at home and abroad to become one of the world’s dominant fighting forces. This first comprehensive English-language history of the Japanese army traces its origins, evolution, an… More >>

Japan’s Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945

• Hand Crafted in Japan these sauce dishes measure 3 1/4 Inches W by 1 1/4 Inches High
• Beautiful Cobalt Blue Crackle Glaze, they can be used for sushi or any condiment
• Not intended for the microwave or dishwasher

Set of Four Cobalt Blue Kosui Japanese Soy Sauce Dipping Bowls 3 1/4 Inch

• This figurine is made from faux jade.
• The color Jade represents prosperity, growth, fertility, gain of money and freshness. In China – Jade symbolizes tranquility

Product Description
This Good Fortune cat, also known as Maneki Neko, is found in many businesses and homes throughout Japan and Hawaii to bring wealth.
The Maneki Neko (, literally “Beckoning Cat”; also known as Lucky Cat or Fortune Cat) is a common Japanese sculpture, often made of Porcelain, Jade, or Ceramic, which is believed to give good luck (Luck is the belief in an organization of fortunate and unfortunate events. Luck is a form of superstition which is interpreted differently … More >>

Jade Maneki Neko Cats