Keep it long, treasure it long.

More delicious with a single effort

Hot water cooling, which is a tool for waking up hot water when making tea, has been popular only in Japan for a long time. If you only think about cooling the hot water, you can substitute a large cup, but by using the hot water cooler, you can efficiently lower the temperature of the hot water without spilling it when transferring it. By using Kyusu and hot water, you may be able to enjoy a different taste of your usual tea.

Simple and natural soil texture

Gyokuro and high-quality sencha can be extracted slowly with hot water at 50 to 80 degrees Celsius to bring out the umami and sweetness. Depending on the season, if you put hot water in the water, the temperature will drop by 10 to 15 degrees in about 10 seconds. This effort will give you a little extra space and you can spend a relaxing time enjoying the scent of tea leaves.

What is important for expressing a simple and natural texture is the "soil" used. Black clay is a clay that contains a lot of iron and has been used for Kyusu since ancient times. It is baked in a way that makes the iron black without glaze.
On the other hand, the white clay is the original of Nankei Seitowen, which was a reproduction of "white mud (grayish white)" that was often used in Banko ware from the Taisho era to the Showa era in 2019. It is a combination. Both of them are made by firmly baking fine soil, so they do not absorb water and can be used without worrying about odor transfer.
Since it is a single mouth, it is a useful tool as a cooking bowl.
It is a good gift for spending the best tea time with the Niko tea set (treasure bottle, Niko bowl), and it is also recommended as a gift for those who are enthusiastic about kitchenware.

Incorporating new ideas and the wisdom given

Banko ware pottery Nankei Ceramics Garden (Nankei Seitowen) was founded in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture in 1972. Banko ware, which has been designated as a traditional craft as a representative local industry in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, opened its first kiln about 300 years ago, and thought that it would be an excellent product that would prosper forever. It is said that it came to be called "Banko ware" from the "Banko ware" mark that was pressed with all its might. The characteristic is in the pottery clay, and it is also known as the production center of clay pots because the action of lithium ore stone contained in the pottery clay material makes a pottery with excellent heat resistance.

Since its founding, Nankei Seitowen has been mainly making kyusu and tea ware. Hoping that we can have a long-term relationship with our daily lives, we are a kiln that protects the techniques from the beginning and continues to cherish manufacturing while incorporating new ideas and wisdom that we have been given every day.