Japanese Brand Has Over 20 Cute Animal-Themed Teabags For Cafe-Style Drinks At Home, Avail. In Singapore

By Rachel Yohannan on 19 Feb 2022

Senior Digital Editor

Crazy cat lady who loves afternoon tea, kawaii Japanese fashion, and all things Sanrio.

Fellow tea-lovers will agree that sipping on a fresh brew always serves as a great pick-me-up, especially when life gets tough. With the cute animal-themed teabags from Japanese brand Ocean Tea Bag, your tea sessions at home are gonna be something to look forward to even more. With over 20 designs including otters, cats, and sea creatures, the brand is thankfully available for shipping to Singapore, direct from Japan!

Read on to find out more about Ocean Tea Bag and their cute animal teabags in Singapore!

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Ocean Tea Bag is a Japanese tea brand that specialises in teabags with adorable and quirky designs, mostly inspired by pets and wildlife. While the concept seems simple, there is much attention given to even the tiniest of details, including the teabag tags.

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For designs featuring animals living in forested areas, the teabag tags usually come in the form of leaves or plants - as shown with the above racoon and panda designs.

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The tags also come as animal-shaped cut-outs - almost as though you’re having a little friend accompany you as you munch on your breakfast or take a midday break.

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Other than adding a welcome pop of colour to one’s teacup, many of these teabag tags are much larger than your regular variety, thus allowing you to sip with ease without worrying about them falling into your beverage and getting soaked.

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There are also a couple of designs which don’t involve dangling tags, and are instead meant to be perched on your cup, with a large animal cut-out holding everything into place. For example, check out the endearing fennec fox above, with its arm wrapped around the cup handle as it sleeps - as well as the fearsome great white shark, which fittingly contains red hibiscus tea.

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Speaking of sea creatures, Ocean Tea Bag’s marine designs are exceptionally attractive, as they show the various sea animals “swimming” in your cup or teapot. Some of our favourites include the humpback whale, octopus, and jellyfish, among many others.

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Heads up, crazy cat ladies - there’s a whole bunch of teabags specially for you too.While you can get the single black and white cat design on its own, you can also opt for a cat tea variety pack with 4 fantastic feline designs, each in a different flavour: Rooibos, Earl Grey Classic, Toruja Coffee, and Iron Cannon.

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Across the board, Ocean Tea Bag’s flavours vary from black teas like Assam, calming tisanes like Lemongrass & Mint and Chamomile, as well as fruity blends like Apple and Strawberry.

We recommend using clear glass teacups and teapots to avoid having the kawaii critters obscured!

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Ocean Tea Bag has a website, but you’ll likely need a third party forwarding service in order to ship their products from Japan. Luckily, we’ve also found them on Japan-based online store OMG Japan, which ships to Singapore.

These adorable tea bags don’t come cheap - they’re mostly priced at $33.62 for a pack of 4 - but they’ll make a great gift for a tea-lover and will certainly bring a smile to the recipient’s face! OMG Japan's shipping costs around USD10 (~S$13.50), so we’d recommend buying a couple of packets at a go or combining orders with friends to even out the cost.

You can try hunting for them at physical stores in Singapore, though they’re probably going to be rare finds. We remember spotting a limited range at Oosh! Nosh! Fashionable Food at Northpoint City at a lower price, though their product selection varies pretty often and we cannot guarantee availability there.