Working as a Japanese Tea Master: Work in Progress Japan #1, Ryo Iwamoto
Our team at Kintopia is proud to introduce our Youtube series, Work in Progress Japan! It can be pretty hard for those not part of Japanese society to form an accurate impression of what it's like to live and work in Japan. Overseas media are usually not much help, publishing only stories that feed into a preconceived narrative of Japanese culture.
Throughout these videos, we'll be taking you deep into the working lives of a few Japanese innovators who are busy reimagining Japan's cultural and societal landscape. For our first episode, we followed business owner and Japanese tea master Ryo Iwamoto, as he takes the ancient practice of Japanese tea preparation and transforms it into a business fit for modern times.
Feel free to leave a comment on our Youtube page or reach out to us on social media with any comments, or ideas of workstyles you'd be curious to see in our series! Thanks for watching and stay tuned.
Directed by Dan Takahashi. Written and produced by Alex Steullet. Videography and film editing by Naozumi Tsukamoto. Special thanks to Ryo Iwamoto and his colleagues at TeaRoom.
Also be sure to check out our previous interview with Ryo at the link below.
When Even Flexwork Can't Save You From Stress, Pour Yourself a Cup of TeaWriter
Alex Steullet
Alex is the editor in chief of Kintopia and part of the corporate branding department at Cybozu. He holds an LLM in Human Rights Law from the University of Nottingham and previously worked for the Swiss government.
Photographer
Naozumi Tsukamoto
Naozumi is a Japanese cameraman who, together with his associate Ryo Kawano, does freelance creative video direction. In addition, Naozumi is a member of JapanMade, a video production project seeking to introduce the work of Japanese artisans to the world. He also loves soccer.
Editor
Dan Takahashi
Dan is an editor and photographer for Kintopia's Japanese twin website Cybozu-shiki. He is the most recent member to join the corporate branding department at Cybozu.
