Keep it long, treasure it long.

Arare, a traditional pattern of Nanbu Tekki

Carefully used items that allow you to see the time you have been using. One of the pleasures of using daily necessities that are close to your daily life is that by using them, you will slowly become familiar with your life and your hands, and the taste will deepen. Nanbu Tekki made of rock casting that can be used for 10 to 20 years. Iwachu's products, which continue to innovate while preserving tradition, are masterpieces that are loved not only in Japan but also overseas.

Representative of Nanbu Tekki

Nanbu Tekki is said to have been born in the wake of the tea ceremony, which was popular among daimyo during the Edo period. The iron kettle is a typical example. From the teapot that doubles as an iron kettle, which is lined with patterns that are typical of Nanbu Tekki and the crushed protrusions "Arare," you can feel the craftsmanship, aesthetic sense, and accumulated history. It is made by a manufacturing method called the "baking method" in which pig iron is poured into a mold made of sand, and it is completed through a large number of processes such as mold manufacturing, casting, and coloring.

A new type 3 teapot that can be used for various purposes with a tea strainer. If you use it for boiling water, iron will naturally dissolve in the water, so you can easily ingest iron. If you use a tea strainer to add tea leaves, you can use it as a kyusu or as a hot sake bottle.
The iron kettle is relatively limited to either a water heater or a kyusu, but the iron kettle introduced here is two birds with one stone. Iwachu's teapot, which is also used as an iron kettle, is a new type 3 teapot that is easy to handle because it is small and is recommended for those who are new to iron kettles. It is also a great gift for health conscious people. Without tea cohesion, the power of iron that keeps you warm makes it difficult to cool the hot water, and it seems that it will be a tea time to take a rest.

Technology shines, traditional crafts

Iwate Prefecture's traditional craft "Nanbu Tekki". It is said that in the middle of the 17th century, the feudal lord of the southern part (Morioka) invited a kettle master from Kyoto to Morioka to make a tea ceremony kettle. Most of the processes from design, mold making and assembly to pattern printing and coloring are done by hand, and the firing technique for making iron kettles has also been designated for preservation. Iwachu products are engraved with the name of rock casting to ensure their quality.

Iwachu is also famous as a manufacturer that has expanded ironware to the European tea market by making colorful ironware, and its high technology is with origami paper both in Japan and overseas. We make materials in consideration of the difference in water quality from Japan, and it is a well-known manufacturer overseas so that people say "IWACHU please" instead of kyusu or pots.

Creating the future of Nanbu Tekki

Founded in 1902, a long-established manufacturer of Nanbu ironware. The father of the founder, Sueyoshi Iwashimizu, was a comb craftsman, but Sueyoshi, who was attracted to the charm of Nanbu Tekki, became a disciple of the Nanbu Tekki craftsman and founded in the city after four years of training.

Iwachu has one of the largest factories in the industry and in Japan, and manufactures a wide range of products, from iron kettles and iron kettles that are familiar to modern life to handmade Nanbu iron kettles that carry on the tradition. We have two factories, the Senboku factory that manufactures iron kettles and the Iioka factory that manufactures kitchenware, and Iwate has the only integrated production system from design to sales. In Senboku, you can see the craftsmanship of the pot masters up close, and there is also a gallery with products. We are also focusing on passing on Nanbu Tekki to posterity.