[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

They still exist, and are selling Royal Blend on their website (don't know if they'll ship to Japan...) They do have a list of places in Japan that sells their stuff: http://www.fortnumandmason.com/World...kists,670.aspx, but only one in Kyoto:

Thanks for the quick reply, SNCAm. The department store that you listed, Daimaru in Kyoto, was the store I was talking about in my post. The F&M folks had a 10x15 stall in the supermarket section of the store. (Most large department stores in Japan have huge supermarkets in the basement level.) The F&M area carried every one of their blends in three different sized tins, a dozen different gift packs, etc., etc. As of this past Saturday, there was no F&M at all in the store.

Daimaru had the largest display and selection of all the shops in Kyoto and Osaka. 10 years ago I could find them all in five or six different department stores, three different import shops, and a few independent supermarkets carried small selections. Even some of the tea merchants that I do mail-order with have stopped carrying the line. Very odd!

Stitchawl