Takayama Chasen Kazuho[数穗] | SUIKAEN | Designed and Made in Japan

This shiratake (白竹) white bamboo Kazuho Chasen (matcha whisk) was made in Takayama, Nara by Yasaburo Tanimura (谷村弥三郎) of Suikaen.

The kazuho (数穂) shape is the most basic style of chasen. Compared to the shin/shin kazuho (真・真数穂) it has straighter tines that are tightly curled at the tip. Like the shin, the kazuho has roughly 64 tines, and sits in between dedicated usucha chasen which have lots of thin tines, and dedicated koicha chasen, which have fewer but thicker tines. This makes kazuho-type chasen suitable both for whipping up a fine, foamy usucha and kneading a thick, rich koicha.

Width (handle): 1.8 cm
Height: 11.5 cm

*All measurements are approximate

About Chasen

The technology of Chasen (matcha whisk) making has been passed down for 500 years. From the raw material of a piece of harvested bamboo, it is still hand-made only by one knife and human manual work.