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title: 'Teaware of Japan and Korea'
url: 'https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea'
markdown: 'https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea.md'
lang: en
date: '2026-11-03'
description: 'Japanese and Korean teaware: the kyusu, Tokoname and Banko teapots, chawan bowls and chanoyu utensils, the Korean dagwan teapot, sukwu, celadon.'
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# Teaware of Japan and Korea 茶器

In Japan, the tea decides the vessel. Loose [green tea](https://howtotea.me/teas/green) is brewed in small teapots of iron-rich clay, and [matcha](https://howtotea.me/brewing/methods/matcha) is whisked in a wide bowl.

 ![A kyusu, two yunomi cups with green tea and a bamboo chasen whisk](https://howtotea.me/images/c/o/v/e/r/cover-6ea15020.webp) Illustration 

The Japanese [kyusu](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/kyusu) usually has its handle on the side, at a right angle to the spout, with a strainer inside. The main centers for these teapots are [Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture and Banko in Mie Prefecture](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/tokoname-banko), and potters in both towns use unglazed, iron-rich clay. Matcha is made in a bowl, not a pot: the host whisks the tea in a [chawan](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/chawan), and the guest drinks from it. [Chanoyu](https://howtotea.me/traditions/japan-and-korea/chanoyu) also has its own [utensils](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/chanoyu-dogu): the chasen whisk, chashaku scoop, natsume caddy and kama kettle.

In Korea, people drink loose green tea. A [Korean set](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/korean-teaware) centers on the dagwan teapot and the sukwu bowl for cooling the water, with cups of celadon, buncheong or white porcelain.

In this section

- [![](https://howtotea.me/images/c/o/v/e/r/cover-8f93b5c2.webp) Kyusu, houhin and shiboridashi 急須 Japanese kyusu, houhin and shiboridashi: handle types, strainers, capacity, the yuzamashi for gyokuro, and how to choose, hold and care for them. ](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/kyusu)
- [![](https://howtotea.me/images/c/o/v/e/r/cover-0380f0b5.webp) Tokoname and Banko 常滑焼・萬古焼 Tokoname and Banko, the two centers of Japanese kyusu teapots: red shudei, purple shidei, unglazed firing, history, makers, marks and the Yixing link. ](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/tokoname-banko)
- [![](https://howtotea.me/images/c/o/v/e/r/cover-cc0a6a7d.webp) Chawan 茶碗 Chawan, the Japanese matcha bowl: parts, shapes by season, Raku, Hagi and Karatsu kilns, how to choose one, how to drink from it and dry it against mold. ](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/chawan)
- [![](https://howtotea.me/images/c/o/v/e/r/cover-b9d3a878.webp) Chanoyu utensils 茶道具 Chanoyu utensils besides the bowl: chasen whisk, chashaku scoop, natsume and chaire caddies, kama kettle and mizusashi. Materials and seasonal changes. ](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/chanoyu-dogu)
- [![](https://howtotea.me/images/c/o/v/e/r/cover-f8746f16.webp) Korean teaware 茶具 Korean teaware: the dagwan teapot and sukwu cooling bowl, four handle types, Goryeo celadon, buncheong, Joseon white porcelain and Korean bowls in Japan. ](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/korean-teaware)

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- Parent: [Teaware by region](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region.md)
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- Children:
  - [Kyusu, houhin and shiboridashi](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/kyusu.md)
  - [Tokoname and Banko: Japanese clay teapots](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/tokoname-banko.md)
  - [Chawan: Bowls for Matcha](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/chawan.md)
  - [Chanoyu utensils: chasen, chashaku, natsume, kama](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/chanoyu-dogu.md)
  - [Korean teaware: dagwan, sukwu, celadon and buncheong](https://howtotea.me/teaware/by-region/japan-and-korea/korean-teaware.md)