ASAHIYAKI

ASAHIYAKI is a renowned teaware brand based in the Uji region of the Kyoto Prefecture, known as the center of tea culture in Japan.

ASAHIYAKI as a ceramic teaware brand has a 400-year history and has been passed down from father to son for generations. Its earliest working-kiln was constructed on the cusp of the shift from the Momoyama (c. 1585-1605) to the Edo Period (c. 1605-1867), by a first-generation kiln-master, Tosaku. ASAHIYAKI is dedicated towards keeping traditional techniques and the generations of tea culture knowledge alive with their products. The gas-fueled kiln still carefully maintains its dual tradition of creating both ware for the Rite of Tea, as first undertaken by Tosaku, and also utensils with which to savor infusions from fine green leaf tea (sencha).

The brand has insisted on employing clay deposited solely within the Uji region for generations. This local clay is distinguished by a soft expression, a high degree of water absorbency, and a low level of heat conductivity – characters that make utensils naturally heat-resistant.