Ippuku Chasen Matcha Whisk

This high-quality matcha whisk, known as chasen in Japanese, is an essential tool for preparing matcha in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Featuring 70 prongs, it is ideal for both daily use and tea practice, making it suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. When paired with a matcha bowl, it offers an authentic matcha experience in the comfort of your own home.

Traditionally crafted from bamboo, a chasen is meticulously designed to blend matcha powder smoothly with hot water in a matcha bowl. Bamboo offers the ideal balance of flexibility, allowing for swift whisking without damaging the bowl's inner surface.

The chasen is delicately crafted by splitting a single piece of bamboo into fine bristles, which are then artfully bound together with a thin black string to secure them in place. The tips are curled inward to safeguard their delicate ends. Every slender tip is carefully positioned, reflecting a display of exceptional craftsmanship.

For best care, use this whisk with a matcha whisk holder, a traditional tool that helps maintain the shape of the bristles and ensures the whisk’s longevity.

Nishimoto

Nishimoto, deeply rooted in the tradition of Yamanaka lacquerware, specializes in the manufacture and sale of lacquerware, tea ceremony utensils, and related accessories. Holding a significant market share in tea ceremony items, particularly matcha bowls, their commitment is focused on making the enjoyment of matcha's taste and ambiance easily accessible, a sentiment that is infused into each of their creations.

Bamboo Crafts for a Cool Summer

Bamboo has been lovingly cultivated across Japan for centuries. Light, strong, and naturally cooling to the touch, it brings a quiet elegance and a refreshing sense of calm, perfect for long, sun-drenched summer days.

From chopsticks and tea ceremony tools to breezy baskets and bento boxes, bamboo crafts shape many essentials of Japanese life, especially in warmer months when simplicity and breathability matter most.

Growing to full height in just three months and maturing in three years, Japanese bamboo is a fast-renewing natural resource—quietly echoing the fresh, fleeting rhythm of summer.