{"product_id":"complete-set-w","title":"The Whole Setting — bowl, whisk, holder, scoop, and the tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe season, in a single bowl. Everything for a proper one, including the bowl it is meant to be made in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bowl is where people overthink and overspend, and also where they under-think entirely and use a mug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou need less than you imagine and more than a mug gives you. Enough width that the whisk can move — a mug’s straight sides trap the tines and the foam never forms. Enough depth that the tea does not slop over the rim when you whisk fast. And enough weight that the bowl stays put under your hand instead of skating across the counter. That is the whole specification. Everything past it is preference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is Mino-yaki, from Japan’s oldest and largest pottery region, in a matte ink-black glaze that reads quiet next to the green of the tea. Around 300 g, wide enough to whisk in comfortably, with a pour spout — a sensible modern addition if you make lattes or pour over ice, and no hindrance at all for a plain bowl of thin tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith it, the two tools that decide whether any of it works: a real Takayama chasen of a hundred hand-split tines, and a white-bamboo scoop. And a tin of ceremonial-grade Uji matcha, sweet at the front, to fill them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the full setting — the same one you would spend a fortnight assembling from four different shops. It travels by express, three to five days once it leaves Tokyo, because I will not put a bowl in a parcel that spends three weeks at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeramics are the one fragile thing I ship. Each bowl is double-boxed and cushioned by hand. If yours arrives damaged, send a photo — I replace it, and you do not post anything back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on the word.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Ceremonial grade” is how this tea is sold in English. Japan has no such grade — there is no board, no certificate, and no line in any regulation. The phrase has stayed because it points at something real: leaf grown under shade, stone-milled, and meant for a bowl rather than for milk. That is what is in the tin. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/is-ceremonial-grade-matcha-real\"\u003eThe longer answer is here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMino-yaki chawan\u003c\/strong\u003e — matte ink-black, pour spout, about 300 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakayama chasen, 100 tines\u003c\/strong\u003e — hand-split, Nara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite bamboo scoop (chashaku)\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 tin, 30g\u003c\/strong\u003e — Uji, about 15 bowls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethod card · double-boxed and packed by hand in Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\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-w : 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\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI practise tea in Tokyo, badly and every week. Tomari is the shop I wanted when I started and could not find: no mystique, no thousand-dollar bowls, and someone willing to tell you which of it you actually need.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tomari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48821523447998,"sku":"TOM-CAC-C-W","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2871\/4942\/files\/complete-set-w-1.jpg?v=1788321233","url":"https:\/\/shoptomari.com\/products\/complete-set-w","provider":"Tomari","version":"1.0","type":"link"}