Elegant handmade 100 bristles matcha chasen made with a seasoned 100% Japanese bamboo. Made in Takayama ( Nara Prefecture) by Yasaburo Tanimuro, the 25th generation chasen-maker. It is known that a famous Japanese Tea Master, Sen no Rikyu, favored black bamboo tools (chasen and chashaku) over white bamboo. We invite you to master the art of making matcha with our handpicked selection of tools.