Welcome to the world of Japanese tea.

日本茶の世界へようこそ

The introduction of tea drinking into Japan dates back to the 9th century. Since then, Japanese tea has been not only appreciated as a tasty beverage but also deeply rooted in the history and the culture of Japan.

Toridori introduces you to such deep and fascinating world of Japanese tea.

Our message in the name "Toridori".

Toridori の名にこめられたメッセージ

The biggest charm of Japanese tea is the number of different faces it has. See it as a tasty beverage (gastronomy) or an agricultural crop (agronomy)? This is just a small example.

To spread the cham of this different faces of Japanese tea, we took our name "Toridori" from an old Japanese term "toridori-nari (とりどりなり)" — "many different things".

We believe that any new discovery must be a fun experience, especially when it comes to a tasty drink like Japanese tea! So, we also added a twist of "playfulness" in our name. Do you see a bird in our logo? If you pick the first four letters of our name, it means "bird (鳥 tori)" in Japanese.

We will be very happy if your journey to the world of Japanese tea with Toridori will be a fun experience.

Connections that a cup of Japanese tea brings to you.

一杯の日本茶が紡ぐ縁

The number of different faces is the number of different worlds, or dimensions in the other words. In Japanese culture, Japanese tea is a special drink that carries connections.

Through a cup of Japanese tea, we are connected with each other and with the worlds behind the cup. People and people. People and nature. People and culture. The past and the present...

What wonderful connections will a cup of Japanese tea bring to you?

Our key phrase: Enjoy Japanese tea.

合言葉は、日本茶をたのしむ

Toridori spreads the charm of Japanese tea in Belgium by proposing various ways to enjoy Japanese tea.

Our vision is to (re-)connect people with each other, with nature, and with culture by finding the best way to enjoy Japanese tea for each person in Belgium.

Enjoy tea time.

お茶の時間をたのしむ

Many different kinds of teas and its unique flavors created by the harmony of farmers and nature. Beautiful teaware crafted by skilfull artisans. A relaxing tea time for yourself, or a fun tea party with your friends?

Toridori will support your wonderful tea time.

* We are currently preparing a teaware collection as well. Stay tuned!

Enjoy the season.

季節をたのしむ

In Japan, seasonality is the very important keyword in every aspect of life — including tea time. When you drink a cup of tea, you are tasting the tea but also the season of that moment. Like any other plants, a tea plant also carries seasonality.

Toridori will bring a cup of seasonality into your daily life to connect you and the beautiful nature of our lands.

Enjoy the culture.

文化をたのしむ

As a historical and cultural beverage, Japanese tea is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. That said, you can find Japanese tea in every corner of Japanese culture. For example, how many Japanese traditional arts can you find in one scene of the tea ceremony?

Toridori introduces Japanese culture with a new perspective — through the lens of Japanese tea.

Hello, I am Erina.

こんにちは、みなさん！

I am very happy to welcome you at Toridori!

The journey of Toridori started in 2022 with three precious encounters in Japan and in Belgium. Before then, I was doing my studies in agronomy and planting rice for my experiments. So, I am originally an agronomist! Now you know why you see rather detailed information on tea agronomy here and there in this website...

Thanks to the help and inspirations of these wonderful people, I entered into the deep and fascinating world of Japanese tea. But as I recall, Japanese tea was actually always with me since my childhood in a small town in the eastern Japan.

The world of Japanese tea is really deep, and it has multiple worlds in one cup. That's why there are many different ways to enjoy Japanese tea, and I believe that this is how Japanese tea can connect us with many wonderful people and things.

I will be more than happy to share such fun experience with you. And I hope that this experience will give you some good inspirations for your wonderful tea life.

Erina