View larger picture 　 Next	Item# NK-201 Name Maccha Starter set "Shoshin" Set Maccha Kyo Mukashi 40 g (1.41 oz) in caddy Maccha Bowl (Bankoyaki) Chasen 80 tins Chashaku Size Box size : W 220 X H  95 X D 158 mm Shipping weight 1200 g About Shipping Weight Price 8,100 yen
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Maiko Maccha Starter Set: Shoshin Shoshin includes all of the essential tools you need to prepare maccha. This set is for beginners who like to prepare maccha at home. Shoushin means 'beginner's heart' and provides a good way to enjoy your tea in a relaxed atmosphere. How to take care of your Maccha tea set　 About whisk maker Kizou Nakata

Maiko Maccha Starter Set: Shoshin
	Maccha "Kyo Mukashi" 40 g in caddy Kyo Mukashi is a very good quality, slightly thinner Maccha (Usucha) commonly used in Japanese Tea Ceremony practice. This Maccha is the most popular one of our selection and a long time bestseller with our customers. It is the perfect choice for Cha-no-yu practice, aromatic with a sweet and refreshing finish. It comes in a 40 g (almost 2 oz) hermetically and doubly sealed tin. Maccha "Kyo Mukashi"
	Banko Yaki Maccha Bowl Banko Yaki is famous for purple clay. Banko started in Yokkaichi City of Mie Prefecture about 300 years ago. The kiln that started this line of pottery hoped that their products will last forever and stamped the letters萬古不易 (Banko Fueki = Never changing, everlasting）on their vessels. At the beginning Banko used white or yellow clay. These types are now used off and the clay presently used is known as Purple Clay (紫泥 = Shidei) Measurements: Diameter Top 120 x Height 80 x Diameter Bottom 50mm Weight: 220g Capacity: 330ml View larger picture　 View Other Maccha utensils
	Kisen chasen 80pon date The 80pon date chasen is the most common whisk for maccha tea. This whisk - made of finest quality ash bamboo (Hachiku) that was raised 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 This whisk is not sold separately. View larger picture　 Other tea ceremony ware
	Chashaku (Takayama Ikoma Nara, Japan) This plain chashaku is the most common version of a bamboo scoop for green tea powder. Length: 180mm View larger picture　 Chashaku

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Nakata Kizo , whisk maker and bamboo craftsman Nakata Kizo was born 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 at an apprentice public service. After 6 years of study, he continued to learn various remaining techniques before becoming independent at the age of 25. In 1975 he founded the Nakata Kizo cooperation. Presently, about half of Japan's whisks are produced by his company.

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Please note that we order certain matcha tools from various suppliers and will ship them as soon as they have been delivered to us.

Please do not use a dishwasher, microwave oven or electric oven.

About the use of tea ceremony tools ( maccha bowls etc.) These items are made to be used with Japanese green tea. We recommend that they are to be used with green tea exclusively.

About the use of tea ware items with paintings Please use a soft sponge or rag for cleaning since harsh treatment of the surface might damage the picture. Do not use strong detergents for washing your tea ware.

Tea ware is fragile! We will pack and ship your order with utmost care to make sure that it will arrive safely at your home. However, please do not hesitate to contact us if any damage should have occured to your purchase. We might ask you to send us a digital image of the broken item and replace it thereafter.

About your chasen: A bamboo whisk is a very delicate tea utensil that might have to be replaced when the tines wear off or break. When left moist it might also produce mold. Please replace your whisk if you detect mold on it or if several tines are broken.

About your chashaku A bamboo scoop is a very delicate maccha tea utensil. Please do not use it with force or bend it unduly since it might break. Always keep it clean and dry. Please replace it if you detect any traces of mold on it.

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