Suikaen: Chasen Matcha Whisk, Laughter (Purple Emi, 笑)Emi means "smile" in Japanese, and accented with a sakura charm, this chasen is sure to bring a smile to your day as you recall the beauty of the sakura blossom. "White" bamboo is henon bamboo (hachiku ) that has had its color removed through traditional, centuries old techniques. A specific type of bamboo grown in the Kinki region of Japan (Nara, Kyoto, Osaka, Wakayama, etc) is harvested in the winter after 2 3 years of growth, boiled to remove oil

Made with tea leaves from the ichibancha (first flush) harvest

Protein: 2

Ingredient: Black tea

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2005: Planned and ran "neutral space [cotef]" at the Takasago-den of Maejima Art Center in Naha

Location: Sashima (Koga City)

300 years of tradition

Harvest: Summer

This set reimagines how tea tools can be both functional and visually appealing

is a Japanese folktale of a princess from the moon being discovered as a baby in bamboo stalk

File type: Adobe Illustrator (*

In May 2011