Only in stock [Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, tea whisks (tea whisks, tea whisks)] Shinkazuho (true tea whisk) Made by Tango Tanimura Made in Takayama, Nara

[Differences between domestically produced and foreign-made tea whisks]
- For domestic products, we use domestically grown hachiku bamboo, which is harvested in the winter, left to rest for over a year, and then dried and made into products.
Products made overseas may contain preservatives and mold inhibitors because they are not dried.
-There are also differences in manufacturing methods.
For Japanese-made chasen, the process of thinning the tip of the whisk is done by craftsmen one by one using a small knife, but in other countries, the process is done with a file.
Shaving with a file is easier and quicker, but it leaves fine scratches on the surface of the tip, making the tip more likely to break.

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Artist: Tango Tanimura (Wahokudo)
(Minister of International Trade and Industry designated traditional craftsman)
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In the late Muromachi period, Takayama Sosuke, the second son of Takayama Daizensuke Yoriyoshi, lord of Takayama Castle in Yamato, is said to have invented the tea whisk with advice from Murata Juko, the head priest of Shomyoji Temple in Nara at the time, with whom he was friends through renga (linked verse).

[19th Generation Tanimura Tango] (Wahokudo) Traditional Craftsman
A tea whisk master from the Urasenke school
Born January 30, 1942
Japan Craftsman Association Hall of Fame Master
[Tango Tanimura (Atsushi Tanimura), 20s]
Currently, the next generation is being produced and refined.
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Material: Nara Takayama product
Box: Gift box