How to care
How to Care for Your Japanese Chopsticks
Learn how to care for your Japanese chopsticks with tips on washing, storing, and knowing when to replace them.
Learn how to care for your matcha whisk, known as "chasen" in Japanese. Chasen are essential tools for making matcha.
How to Care for Stoneware and Earthenware
When talking about the material of tableware made by firing clay, words such as Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Porcelain, Raku ware, etc. are used. They are mainly classified according to the composi...
How to Care for Nambu Ironware
Nambu Ironware, or "Nambu Tekki" in Japanese, is a traditional handicraft of Japan made in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture of the Tohoku region. It has a rough texture due to casting using sand mold...
The history of metalwork in Japan can be traced back to the Yayoi period (About 300 BC to 300 AD). Bronze and iron were imported from the continent at the same time, leading to the development of m...
How to Care for Japanese Lacquerware
Japanese lacquerware, called “Shikki” or “Nuri-mono” in Japanese.There are two main types of Japanese lacquerware: natural lacquerware and synthetic lacquerware. Natural lacquerware is called ”Hon-...
Clean Japanese Teapot with water or warm water as much as possible, but if you use dishing detergent, rinse with water thoroughly so that make sure no detergent remains. And make sure to dry it wel...