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TGS x Select Fragrances for Your Home - tortoise general store

TGS x Select Fragrances for Your Home

5 Elements Soy Candles (Sky, Air, Fire, Water, Earth) $34 each Golda Atmosphere Spray (Hiba Essential Oil) $18-42 Hibi Matchstick Incense (Variety of Scents) $12...

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TGS Lunch - Akiko's Red Snapper with Tofu Mayonnaise, Okra Pickles, and Mushroom Rice - tortoise general store

TGS Lunch - Akiko's Red Snapper with Tofu Mayonnaise, Okra Pickles, and Mushroom Rice

Today we enjoyed a healthy macrobiotic lunch using the latest addition to our Tortoise Test Kitchen: A beautiful 30'' bamboo Chinese steamer! Please try Akiko's Japanese...

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Opportunity for Part-time & Full-time Position at Tortoise - tortoise general store

Opportunity for Part-time & Full-time Position at Tortoise

Tortoise + Tortoise General Store + Tortoise Hasami Porcelain is a curated multi-functional retail space dedicated to Japanese design, craft and art.  We are currently...

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TGS Lunch - Akiko's Vegetarian Mapo Tofu + Clam with Soy Milk Miso Soup + Daikon Pickles - tortoise general store

TGS Lunch - Akiko's Vegetarian Mapo Tofu + Clam with Soy Milk Miso Soup + Daikon Pickles

Today's staff lunch focused on healthy ingredients.  We enjoyed a tasty menu of vegetarian mapo tofu, clam with soy milk miso soup, side of daikon...

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TGS Lunch - Akiko's Summer Somen 2 ways - tortoise general store

TGS Lunch - Akiko's Summer Somen 2 ways

Summer in Japan is not for the faint of heart.  Temperatures can soar to uncomfortable heights so cooking a cooling meal is a way to...

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Kosuga Bamboo Arrives at Tortoise! - tortoise general store

Kosuga Bamboo Arrives at Tortoise!

Kosuga tea set - $865 This bamboo set includes a hamdmade lacquered tea bowl, matcha wisk, matcha powder container, matcha scoop and carrier for the...

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TGS Lunch - Akiko's Mixed Corn Rice, Tofu Steaks and Summer Vegetable Miso Soup - tortoise general store

TGS Lunch - Akiko's Mixed Corn Rice, Tofu Steaks and Summer Vegetable Miso Soup

Continuing our Staff Lunch series this summer, we have Akiko's 'Mixed Corn Rice', 'Tofu Steak with Onion Dressing', and 'Summer Vegetable Miso Soup'. Recipes for...

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TGS Lunch - Akiko's Tonjiru and Kinpira Gobo - tortoise general store

TGS Lunch - Akiko's Tonjiru and Kinpira Gobo

Whether eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner, rice and miso soup are central to Japanese cuisine and a treasured part of Japanese food culture.  Frequently prepared...

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Tokyo Fashion Now Available at Tortoise: Styles from Asahi, Comoli & Aeta - tortoise general store

Tokyo Fashion Now Available at Tortoise: Styles from Asahi, Comoli & Aeta

Tokyo's latest styles have descended on Tortoise, and we're happy to announce select pieces from Comoli, Asahi and Aeta's Spring 2019 collection landing on our shelves. ...

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