Complete Matcha Set — Bowl, Whisk, Holder, Scoop, Matcha
Complete Matcha Set — Bowl, Whisk, Holder, Scoop, Matcha
Everything you need to start, in one box. Nothing else to buy. Express shipping, 3–5 days in transit. $95.
Five things, one box, no research. Assembling this yourself means five shops, five shipments, and a fortnight of reading about which whisk is real. This is the same set, chosen by someone who makes matcha every morning.
Why the bowl is not optional after all. A mug has straight sides. The whisk cannot move sideways, so it cannot beat air in, so there is no foam. A chawan is wide and shallow for exactly this reason — it is geometry, not decoration.
Ships express. Ceramics travel by EMS with tracking and insurance, so once it leaves Tokyo this set reaches the US in 3–5 days rather than the 2–3 weeks of our lighter boxes. If yours arrives broken, send a photo and I replace it. You keep the pieces; nothing to post back.
About the term. “Ceremonial grade” is the American name for it, not a Japanese standard — no official grade exists in Japan. I use the phrase because it is the one you searched for, and because it does describe a real difference: shade-grown, stone-milled, made to be drunk on its own rather than through milk. What the label actually means.
What’s inside
- Mino-yaki tea bowl (chawan) — matte black, pour spout for lattes and iced, about 300 g
- Takayama chasen, 100 tines — hand-split white bamboo, Nara
- Bamboo scoop (chashaku) — two scoops is one bowl
- Whisk holder (kusenaoshi) — the whisk dries in its curve instead of splaying flat
- Ceremonial-grade Uji matcha, 30g — about 15 bowls
- Method card · double-boxed by hand
Bought separately
Bowl $38 + whisk $44 + scoop $14 + matcha about $30 = $126, and the whisk holder on top of that. This set: $95.
Add the sifter — $26
Matcha clumps in the tin, and those clumps never whisk out. Sifting takes two seconds and it changes more than it looks like it should. The least glamorous thing here and quietly the most useful. Add the sifter.
Shipping & duties
Flat $9.90 to anywhere in the US. Packed to order in Tokyo and dispatched within 3–5 business days. Ceramics travel by express, so this set takes 3–5 days in transit rather than the 2–3 weeks of our lighter boxes. US import duties are prepaid — there is nothing to pay when it arrives, and no broker will call you.
Monthly Matcha Club — the season, delivered
One tin and a seasonal sweet each month, chosen to the old Japanese calendar of twenty-four seasons. It is not open yet. Leave your email and you will hear before anyone else.
Specifications
| Contents | Mino-yaki bowl, Takayama chasen, bamboo chashaku, matcha for whisking 30 g tin, and a method card |
|---|---|
| Bowl | Mino-yaki stoneware, matte ink-black, with a pour spout (katakuchi) |
| Bowl size | Approx. 12.5 cm across the rim, 7.5 cm tall, approx. 300 g |
| Whisk | Takayama chasen, 100 tines, hand-split from white bamboo |
| Whisk origin | Takayama, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, Japan |
| Whisk size | Approx. 11 cm overall, tine head approx. 6 cm across |
| Scoop | White bamboo chashaku, approx. 19 cm. Two scoops is about 2 g, one bowl |
| Matcha | 30 g, about 15 bowls |
| Origin | Mino in Gifu, Takayama in Nara, and Uji in Kyoto — each piece sourced individually |
| Not included | Sifter |
| Expected life | The whisk 1–2 years with daily use. The bowl and scoop should outlast it by years |
| Care | Whisk: warm water only, never soap, dry tines-up. Bowl: hand wash, no dishwasher, avoid sudden temperature change |
| Keeping it | Sealed, 7–8 months. Once opened, 4–6 weeks for best flavour; keep it cold and closed |
| Packing | Ceramics double-boxed and cushioned by hand, in washi paper, Tokyo |
| Ships from | Tokyo, Japan |
Add this too
Matcha Sifter (Furui) $26.00
Matcha clumps in the tin. Sift it first and it whisks smooth in fewer strokes.
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Which box is yours
The four boxes differ in one thing only: how much of the equipment you already own. The matcha is the same in all of them.
| What is included | Two Matchas$45 | Whisk & Matcha$65 | The Whole Setting$95 | Matcha & Sweets$65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matcha to whisk, 30 g tin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Everyday matcha for milk and ice, 20 g | Yes | — | — | — |
| Takayama whisk and bamboo scoop | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mino-yaki bowl | — | — | Yes | — |
| Seasonal sweets and kaishi paper | — | — | — | Yes |
| You will still need | A whisk and a bowl | A bowl | Nothing | A whisk and a bowl |
| Best if | You already have the tools and want the tea | You have a bowl at home you like | You are starting from nothing | You want the pairing, not the equipment |
A bowl is the one piece you can improvise — any wide cup will do to begin. A whisk is the one you cannot: a fork drags and a milk frother beats in air, and the powder stays at the bottom either way.
Before you buy
Is the bowl dishwasher safe?
Hand wash, and avoid sudden temperature changes.
Can I use it for lattes?
Yes — that is what the pour spout is for.
What if it breaks in transit?
Send a photo and I replace it. Nothing to return.
Do I need a sifter?
It is the cheapest thing that improves the result. $26, and it changes more than it should.
Monthly Matcha Club
One tin, and the sweet that belongs to the month
I am putting together a monthly box: matcha for whisking, and a seasonal Japanese sweet that changes as the year does. It is not open yet. Leave your email and you will hear first, before it goes to anyone else.
No newsletter. One message when it opens, and you can leave at any time.
Tomari (とまり) is an old word for a mooring — the place a boat ties up for the night. A bowl of tea is meant to be the same: a few minutes to put the day down. You do not need to know the rules to begin.
Who chose this
I choose everything here by hand, in Japan. I practise tea rather than simply selling the tools for it — I am not a tea master and I do not claim to be. I am a practitioner, which mostly means I have ruined enough bad whisks to know what a good one feels like in the first second of holding it.
Nothing is drop-shipped and nothing passes through a third warehouse. I pack each order in Tokyo and post it from Japan, ceramics double-boxed by hand. If something arrives broken, send me a photograph and post the piece back — I cover the return postage — and I replace it. Who writes and chooses all this, and the longer version of why this shop exists.