Wabi Sabi Japan Living — Local services in Palm Springs

Having lived in Japan for few years I was very excited when I learned about this store. I was somewhat disappointed when I visited though. I did not expect the level of customer service that you see in Japan but I did at least expect a welocme to the shop, or even the acknowledgement of my or my wife's presence after spending 10 minutes or so browsing. During this time the owner seemed much more focused on selling a knife to the only other two people in the store. Perhaps we did not look like the "kind" of people he considered to be viable patrons. overall they have some nice homewares. The bulk of these being plates, chopstick and knives that you can find in most shops in the Tokyo or Osako resturant...

I love this place!!!! It is very unique and the owners are lovely !!! Not only do they have the finest and most reasonably priced japanese items but they also have an interactive sake tasting bar. How cool is that ????? So they have a bunch of sakes from Japan and the owner can actully prepare a sake tasting while you shop. They also explain the sakes to you and will answer any questions you have . So if you are ever in Palm Springs make sure to check them out. Wabi Sabi is a new hodden gem in PS I think ! Thank you Sam and Darrell for the experience yesterday . I definitely will come back and...

We love this store and always make sure to shop there when we are in PS. Sam and Darryl are friendly and knowledgeable about their products and always happy to share a recipe. Be sure to attend a saki tasting and don’t miss out on their monthly food classes (sign up for emails for info) . Tempted by the kitchenware but no room in your suitcase? Don’t worry, they offer shipping too! This store is considered a “don’t miss” by both locals and frequent visitors to Palm Springs, so put it on your “places to go”...