What is nodate?
Nodate is matcha prepared and drunk outdoors, from a garden gathering to a picnic or a walk. The preparation is the same as indoors — matcha whisked with hot water in a bowl — but the tools are chosen to travel: smaller, lighter and packed in cases.
What does a nodate set hold?
A nodate set holds the matcha tools in a compact form: a small whisk in a protective tube, a short scoop, a bowl and the tea. Hot water travels in a flask, at 70–80 °C for matcha.
Nodate tools in our range
Our nodate chasen (GTG201008) is the compact whisk for travel sets, with shorter scoops and a set built around a compact whisk.
| Product | What it is | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Nodate chasen | 60 outer prongs, ≈ 70 mm tall, ≈ 15 mm base, ≈ 50 g, in a plastic tube | GTG201008 |
| Short chashaku | ≈ 130 mm, white bamboo | GTG201017 |
| Short chashaku | ≈ 130 mm, purple bamboo | GTG201018 |
| Cat set | Bowl, holder, sifter, scoop and a nodate whisk | GTG203022 |
| Tool kit | Whisk, scoop, bamboo spoon and sifter in a gift box | GTG201020 |
The nodate chasen's prong count is the number of outer prongs, the ring visible from the side. All the whisks are compared in matcha tools.