Matcha Starter Set “Shoshin”

Matcha “Kyo Mukashi” 30g

This is a high quality Matcha commonly used in Japanese tea ceremonies (cha-no-yu). It is a classic, thin-style Matcha (Usucha), high in antioxidants and very popular with our customers. The tea is rich with an intense, green colour and sweet, aromatic aftertaste. It comes in a 30 g (about 1.05 oz) hermetically, double-sealed tin.
Matcha “Kyo Mukashi”

Banko-Yaki Matcha Bowl

Banko-yaki is famous for its use of purple clay.
Banko started about 300 years ago in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture.
The kiln that created this line of pottery hoped that their products would last forever, and stamped the letters 萬古不易 (banko fueki: never changing, everlasting) onto their vessels.

Initially, Banko used white or yellow clay; however, these types are now used off, and the clay presently used is 紫泥 (shidei: purple clay).

Measurements: Diameter Top 120 x Height 80 x Diameter Bottom 50mm Weight: 220g Capacity: 330ml
Other Matcha Bowls

Kisen Chasen 80 Pon-Date

The 80 pon-date chasen is the most common whisk used for preparing Matcha tea.

This whisk — made from the finest quality ash bamboo (hachiku) grown in the extremely cold climate of the Korean highlands — was produced under the strict guidance and scrutiny of the Nakata Kisen bamboo atelier.

Measurements: height 110 mm, diameter 58 mm
Other tea ceremony ware

Chashaku (Takayama, Ikoma, Nara Japan)

This plain chashaku is the most common version of bamboo spoon used for green tea powder.
Length: 180mm
Chashaku

Kizo Nakata was born in 1940 in Takayama, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture.

Though he was the son of a rice farmer, at the age of 14, he was sent to acquire skillful hands by learning to make whisks as an apprentice. After 6 years of study, he continued to learn various techniques before becoming independent at the age of 25.

In 1975, he founded the Kizo Nakata company, which presently produces about half of Japan’s whisks.