Tokyo: Near the National Stadium, in an area of Tokyo full of shops and restaurants, there is a cafe that is also a craft workshop, where customers can paint whatever they like in their favorite colors on cups before drinking Japanese tea from them.
Edo Saryo (Craft and Cafe) Aoyama in Shibuya Ward opened in March.
Customers can choose from about 30 teacups and handleless mugs and apply special acrylic paints in around 10 colors, including red, blue and pink, to the surface to depict flowers, stripes or whatever they fancy…