Sake cups and pourers

There is nothing like the feeling of fine ceramics or rough stoneware on your lips to transport you back to Japan. Nothing beats whiling away a few hours in a sake bar tucked away in downtown Tokyo. One of the highlights is the owner's choice of guinomi, choko, katakuchi and tokkuri - the feel of different ceramics on your fingers and lips as you drink and pour for your companion adds a quintessentially Japanese element to a simple act of socialising.