{"product_id":"complete-set-p","title":"Complete Matcha Set — Bowl, Whisk, Holder, Scoop, Matcha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything you need to start, in one box. Nothing else to buy. Express shipping, 3–5 days in transit. $95.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive things, one box, no research.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the bowl is not optional after all.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips express.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ceramics travel by EMS with tracking and insurance, so once it leaves Tokyo this set reaches the US in \u003cstrong\u003e3–5 days\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the term.\u003c\/strong\u003e “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. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/is-ceremonial-grade-matcha-real\"\u003eWhat the label actually means\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMino-yaki tea bowl (chawan)\u003c\/strong\u003e — matte black, pour spout for lattes and iced, about 300 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakayama chasen, 100 tines\u003c\/strong\u003e — hand-split white bamboo, Nara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBamboo scoop (chashaku)\u003c\/strong\u003e — two scoops is one bowl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhisk holder (kusenaoshi)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the whisk dries in its curve instead of splaying flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCeremonial-grade Uji matcha, 30g\u003c\/strong\u003e — about 15 bowls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethod card · double-boxed by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBought separately\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBowl $38 + whisk $44 + scoop $14 + matcha about $30 = \u003cstrong\u003e$126\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the whisk holder on top of that. This set: \u003cstrong\u003e$95\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdd the sifter — $26\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatcha 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. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/matcha-sifter-furui\"\u003eAdd the sifter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShipping \u0026amp; duties\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlat $9.90 to anywhere in the US. Packed to order in Tokyo and dispatched within \u003cstrong\u003e3–5 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ceramics travel by express, so this set takes \u003cstrong\u003e3–5 days in transit\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than the 2–3 weeks of our lighter boxes. \u003cstrong\u003eUS import duties are prepaid — there is nothing to pay when it arrives, and no broker will call you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- KLAVIYO_WAITLIST_PLACEHOLDER source=waitlist-C-p : replace this comment with the Klaviyo embed div --\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMonthly Matcha Club — the season, delivered\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tomari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48821523480766,"sku":"TOM-CAC-C-P","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2871\/4942\/files\/complete-set-p-1.jpg?v=1788321248","url":"https:\/\/shoptomari.com\/products\/complete-set-p","provider":"Tomari","version":"1.0","type":"link"}