These Are Not Your Ordinary Tea Bags

Ocean Tea Bag is a Japanese company created by Takahashi Shota. They launched their first product, a dolphin design, with a crowdfunding campaign in 2015. These teas are made locally in the Amakusa district, a place where there are many dolphins.

The project concept came about to encourage young people to drink freshly brewed tea. “At this time, the separation of green tea has become serious, especially for young people. That is one reason why Amakusa and other Japanese tea shops have fallen in sales,” Shota shared. “Under such circumstances, I thought how to get young people to drink tea. And I came up with the “Ilippine tea bag”! Wouldn’t it be fun if the dolphins swam in the teapot when making a cup of tea?”

Today, Ocean Tea Bag has a wide range of animal-themed designs. From octopus and jellyfish to cats and birds, you can find adorable collection of tea bags that once added to the cup, creatures will be swimming in your tea and that’s something worth capturing for your Instagram. With the popularity they’re gaining, they’ll definitely get the younger generation to have some tea.