Gyokkou Kiln: Yakijime Tokoname Textured Kyusu Tea Pot (160 ml) 玉光焼締平型急須An earthy, unglazed tea pot, fired at a very high temperature in a process called Yakijime (literally "firing to be sealed"). This type of firing may involve ultra hot temperatures around 1350 Celsius and firing for up to 2 months. TYPE: Tokoname yaki STRAINER: Ceramic mesh VOLUME: 160 ml About the Ceramics Studio: Gyokou For over half a century the Umehara family of the Gyokkou Kiln has been making the finest tea ware in Tokoname City. 1961 Harutaka

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Japanese Tea award in 2014

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a fermented tea tradition

Location: Fujieda-shi

Name: Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms

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A bamboo whisk also allows you to create foam in the matcha