TEA TEA TEA is a family-run Japanese tea company based in Los Angeles. The trio of Shingo, Mikuto, and Kio Murayama merge their backgrounds in photography, graphic design, art, and engineering into one creative outlet. Bridging their Japanese heritage and American upbringing, they balance eastern and western sensibilities to explore the intersection between art, design, nature, people, and tea.
The Murayama’s live and work in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and northern New Mexico.
“TEA TEA TEA is our modern and approachable proposal to the centuries-old tradition of Japanese tea. We hope to bring the finest tea from Japan into your daily life, while creating a space, both physical and digital, to enjoy the world of tea.”
⁃ Shingo, Mikuto, and Kio
SHINGO MURAYAMA
Shingo Murayama is a Japanese-born freelance photographer and producer based in Los Angeles since 1978. After over three decades in the world of commercial photography, he has been on a journey of studying Japanese tea ceremony for the past eight years; he is the tea master of TTT.
MIKUTO MURAYAMA
Mikuto Murayama is a Los Angeles-born freelance graphic designer based in Tokyo. After studying economics, he moved to Japan and worked as an editor and producer for Silver Magazine. Wearing many hats such as graphic/web designer and marketing director, he is the swiss army knife of TTT.
KIO MURAYAMA
Kio Murayama is a Los Angeles-born artist/ engineer, based in northern New Mexico. After studying mechanical engineering, he built an off-grid camper van that he now calls home. With interests spanning art, design, engineering, and living systems, he oversees all systems of TTT.