Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2013

If you like a bit of cold matcha but you’re ashamed to buy it in public, then posh bottled offering Freshie could be your passport to success. With Haruka Green Tea, the matcha powder is kept in a separate, sealed capsule. When you sidle into an alleyway and twist the cap clockwise, the green dust will graciously flutter into the mineral water (with help from a hefty tap). According to the instructions, you must then shake the bottle ten times, turn the cap the other way to open, and open your gullet to a pure taste of Japan. The strongly perfumed tea comes from Hoshinomura in Fukuoka, and the water—from Ibukiyama on the border of Shiga and Gifu prefectures—is clear enough to make a merry match with the matcha.

¥500, available at Kabukiza Ginza and other fancy venues.