Hello everyone! How are you doing?
I think there are many people who are having troubles or are having a hard time due to the influence of the new coronavirus. I hope that these things will come to an end quickly. At times like this, everyone is amazed with the power of Japanese tea.
For more information on the antiviral effect of green tea catechin (EGCG), which is abundant in green tea, on the new coronavirus, please see this article.
Regardless of the situation in the world like that, the season goes around as usual.
In the tea plantation, the warbler’s chirping echoed, and the shoots gradually grew in time with the spring cheerfulness. Akky and the intern also harvest spring bancha every day!
And today, I would like to report on the tea box remake, which is one of the many Obubu winter projects (although it’s already spring …) that I would like to send you some bright news. I will!
As we all know, at Obubu, the idea of warming up in the spring and summer with the many activities was put into practice during the winter when the farming work was calm and we had time for other projects. There are a number of so-called winter projects, plans to create a wonderland of Japanese tea.
In this year’s example,
These are the winter projects.
And the tea box remake was one of them!
When we all organised the warehouse, many tea boxes emerged from the dark!
Could this be used for something interesting? As a result, I tried to repurpose it into a postbox this time!
The Making
First, use sandpaper to clean the dirt and create a smooth surface to the box, and decide where to attach the hinge.
From there, apply varnish to the entire box, improving the weather resistance and giving it a beautiful colour!
Attach the hinges to one side.
Spray paint the lettering onto the box with a stencil.
I then attached a post mark for the postman to see and finished it with varnish at the end to prevent rain.
This handle is my favourite! What tree do you think this is? ?
Actually, it is a branch of a tea tree that is over 100 years old! A tea farmer who was in the process of re-planting a tea garden in the neighboring tea town of Ujitawara shared it with me, and I used it as a handle.
Nick, a former intern student idea man, burned it for a while giving it the dark brown burn marks, I think it looks great!
I’m looking forward to checking the post box every day! !!
If you come near the Obubu office, please take a look and take a look!
Have a cup of tea today as you ponder the second life of this tea box, which breathes new life into your mind. It is rich in green tea catechins! Let’s have a good time today with anti-virus, cold prevention and delicious tea. Click here.
– Moe Nakashima
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