Emi Kawasaki

Editor

Editor. Born and raised in Kagoshima, the birthplace of Japanese tea. Worked for Impress, Inc. and Huffington Post Japan and has been involved in the launch and management of media after becoming independent. Does editing, writing, and content planning/production.

CRAFTS

What Happens When You Turn All of Wakayama’s Specialties into Beer? (DIG x Wakayama) Exploring the Creations of a Liquor Store Turned Brewery

Wakayama’s Mandarin Farmers on the Newest Trends in Citrus Culture

Making wood into alcohol, Drinking the history of the tree.Rie Horie and the Forestry Research Institute explore the seeds of new shikohin ideas through plants

Delivering the Japanese spice “Grape Sansho” to the world, A Japanese spice from the mountains of Wakayama, praised by the world’s top chefs

A new drink experience with Japan’s first non-alcoholic gin NEMA. The explorations of a bartender who has mastered the art of cocktails

QINO SODA takes the aroma of a broken branch and transforms it into a soda drink, Connecting the mountains and water to expand the use of wood

Azumino Wasabi gathering global attention.Fourth generation owner of Fujiya Wasabi Farm is changing the wasabi industry

“F4” is Mie Prefecture’s new local brand tea with origins in Taiwan The future of Local x Botanical with Kyoko Yoneda of Jikonka

Harvesting chamomile and planting hops in our ongoing collaboration with PAYSAN Herb Farm in Ishikawa

Okinawa’s turmeric travels to outer space. The legend of a man who has traveled the world to explore and nurture his love for medicinal plants

Why do people seek out fragrances? Searching for seeds of new shikohin ideas through plant biology

This is the taste of Okinawa A chef’s fascination with terroir that turns wild plants, unwanted game and fish into beautiful masterpieces

“Tea tipsy” is an intoxicating non-alcoholic experience The explorations of a sommelier and Chinese Tea Master

On the trail of Japan’s first specialty coffee ADA FARM in the rich forests of Yanbaru, Okinawa

Herb farm PAYSAN and why they are attracting the top buyers of the world

“Mountain spring water is everything to our cooking” The art of L’évo, an auberge located in a small town of 500 people in the mountains of Toyama

A new technology that transforms hidden food loss into delicious food, Food technology that is tackling food waste problems

World Kitchen Explorer Sharing tea is an unspoken way of letting people know that they are welcome