{"product_id":"dainihon-chado-gakkai-kazuho-fine-tine-matcha-tea-whisk-chasen-takayama-chasen","title":"Dainihon Chadō Gakkai Kazuho Fine-Tine Matcha Tea Whisk (Chasen) — Takayama Chasen","description":"\u003cp\u003eTakayama in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, has been the home of the Japanese tea whisk (chasen) for roughly five centuries, and to this day Takayama makes the overwhelming majority of all chasen used in Japan. The craft has been handed down from master to apprentice since the Muromachi era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis chasen is hand-carved by the artisans of Chikumeido, a long-established Takayama tea-whisk workshop. Each whisk is shaped from a single length of bamboo through a long sequence of hand steps — splitting the bamboo into fine tines, thinning and curving each tine, and binding them with thread — work that cannot be reproduced by machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt follows the style of the Dainihon Chadō Gakkai (Greater Japan Tea Ceremony Association). Its many fine tines whip up a smooth, fine-bubbled bowl of thin tea (usucha).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare: rinse the whisk in warm water before and after use, whisk briefly in clean water to relax the tines, then stand it on a whisk holder (kusenaoshi) to dry and keep its shape. Do not use detergent or a dishwasher, and avoid prolonged soaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that due to the timing of your purchase, the product may be out of stock. In such cases, we kindly request that you either wait for the item to be restocked or allow us to cancel your order. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, if you are looking for Japanese products that are not listed on our website, please feel free to contact us through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buyproductsjapan.shop\/pages\/contact\" title=\"the contact form\"\u003ethe contact form\u003c\/a\u003e, and we will do our best to source the item for you. We are happy to search for any Japanese product you may need.\u003cbr\u003e\nWe hope you continue to enjoy shopping with Buy Products JAPAN!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buy Products JAPAN","offers":[{"title":"1 pc","offer_id":53391998681382,"sku":"dainihon-chado-gakkai-kazuho-fine-tine-matcha-tea-whisk-chasen-takayama-chasen-V01","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/1472\/0806\/files\/dainihon-chado-gakkai-kazuho-fine-tine-matcha-tea-whisk-chasen-takayama-chasen_001.jpg?v=1782278922","url":"https:\/\/buyproductsjapan.shop\/products\/dainihon-chado-gakkai-kazuho-fine-tine-matcha-tea-whisk-chasen-takayama-chasen","provider":"Buy Products JAPAN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}