These are brooms with long handles made of broom corn.
This type is called “Azuma”(means “around Tokyo”) and was often made especially in the Kanto region, including Tokyo.
It features a long handle, a horizontal tip, and a wide and thin sweeping area.
Two types are available: Blue and Brown.


Broomcorn is an annual herb of the genus sorghum, a member of the grass family. 
The seeds are sown in the spring and grow to a height of about 2 to 4 meters by summer. The ears are attached to the ends of the stalks and the ears are mainly used for brooms. 
This broom is made from broomcorn grown in Nagano, Japan.


The brooms are made by skilled craftsmen who have made many brooms in the past.
Long-handled brooms have been made for a long time and are a staple of brooms.
This broom can clean any room without using a vacuum cleaner, and is also useful when you want to clean a large space well, such as a Japanese-style room in a large hall.


Cotton threads are used in the process of shaping broomcorn into brooms, 
and these threads are colored by natural dyes.
Each of the dyed yarns used in these brooms are two colors.

“Blue” type ・・・ “Indigo” and “Onion” layered dyeing (light blue) × “Indigo”(dark blue)
“Brown” type　・・・　”Onion” (light brown) × “Senegalia catechu*” (brown)

*Senegalia catechu is a member of the Acanthaceae family, 
　and extracts of its leaves and young branches are used as a crude drug.
** Since these are natural dyes, there may be individual differences in color shading.



















The basic position is to hold the handle with both hands and place the tip perpendicular to the ground.
It does not take much effort,
and really only a quick sweep with the tip of the broom, as if lightly brushing it, will collect debris.
It sweeps smoothly not only on tatami mats (Japanese floor mats), but also on wooden floors and tiles,
It also brushes away dust and debris that gets stuck in the joints of rug mats.
The light sound of the broom sweeping the floor with a swish, swish, swish is pleasant, 
and when you finish cleaning with it, the room will be clean and tidy, 
and you will feel a sense of exhilaration and freedom from moderate physical exertion.

Even when it is difficult to balance a corded vacuum cleaner, 
this long-handled broom allows you to sweep stairs step by step with a steady body.
The length of the handle can be used to dust dust or spider silk from high places such as ceilings.
This broom is light and sturdy. 
It has a different advantages from a vacuum cleaner.
Sweeping with a broom, listening to your favorite music, and moving your arms, legs, and body lightly 
without being drowned out by the loud noise of the vacuum cleaner can be a refreshing change of pace. 
The time you spend cleaning, which used to be a bit of a chore, can become a bit of a pleasure.

The photo is one of the care we would like to introduce.
It is said that it is good to “gently stroke the tip of the broom with your hand” often on a daily basis.
(*Please be careful not to use too much force, as pulling too hard will cause the ear to fall out.)
While removing dust and hair from the tip, stroke it before and after cleaning. 
This will keep the tips in good condition for longer use.
As the broom is used over time, it will become curly and the tips will wear off, 
but as it ages, it will become a more personal and user-friendly tool.
Wishing you a pleasant cleaning time.
***About shipping***
This broom is a very long item. 
Therefore, it cannot be shipped with other items such as baskets or strainers.
To ensure safe delivery of your order, please understand that if you order brooms and other items at the same time, 
they will be shipped in multiple packages and you will be charged the shipping cost for multiple packages.
Any changes in shipping costs will be notified 
in the order confirmation email (a separate email from the automatic delivery email) sent by our store.

__Cultivation of broomcorn and broom making__
The brooms featured here are made almost entirely by one person, 
from growing the broomcorn to making the broom.
In the spring, the seeds are sown in the field, and while watching the broom sprout and grow, 
the maker himself takes care of it by thinning it out, removing weeds, etc. 
The ears are harvested in the heat of midsummer, when the grass has grown tall enough to exceed the height of a man.
While checking the condition of the broom ears with his own eyes, 
he picks them by hand, one by one, taking a year’s worth of broom material at this time of year.
The brooms harvested here are dried in the sun for several days before being sorted to determine 
which part of the broom will be used. 
(The sorting process is said to be so important that it determines the quality of the broom).
Then the materials are prepared and finally the brooms are made.
Working in the fields under the hot sun. 
From the selection of materials to the finishing touches on the brooms, 
you can feel the care and sincerity with which each broom is treated.
						

							

These are brooms with long handles made of broom corn.
This type is called “Azuma”(means “around Tokyo”) and was often made especially in the Kanto region, including Tokyo.
It features a long handle, a horizontal tip, and a wide and thin sweeping area.
Two types are available: Blue and Brown.


Broomcorn is an annual herb of the genus sorghum, a member of the grass family. 
The seeds are sown in the spring and grow to a height of about 2 to 4 meters by summer. The ears are attached to the ends of the stalks and the ears are mainly used for brooms. 
This broom is made from broomcorn grown in Nagano, Japan.


The brooms are made by skilled craftsmen who have made many brooms in the past.
Long-handled brooms have been made for a long time and are a staple of brooms.
This broom can clean any room without using a vacuum cleaner, and is also useful when you want to clean a large space well, such as a Japanese-style room in a large hall.


Cotton threads are used in the process of shaping broomcorn into brooms, 
and these threads are colored by natural dyes.
Each of the dyed yarns used in these brooms are two colors.

“Blue” type ・・・ “Indigo” and “Onion” layered dyeing (light blue) × “Indigo”(dark blue)
“Brown” type　・・・　”Onion” (light brown) × “Senegalia catechu*” (brown)

*Senegalia catechu is a member of the Acanthaceae family, 
　and extracts of its leaves and young branches are used as a crude drug.
** Since these are natural dyes, there may be individual differences in color shading.



















The basic position is to hold the handle with both hands and place the tip perpendicular to the ground.
It does not take much effort,
and really only a quick sweep with the tip of the broom, as if lightly brushing it, will collect debris.
It sweeps smoothly not only on tatami mats (Japanese floor mats), but also on wooden floors and tiles,
It also brushes away dust and debris that gets stuck in the joints of rug mats.
The light sound of the broom sweeping the floor with a swish, swish, swish is pleasant, 
and when you finish cleaning with it, the room will be clean and tidy, 
and you will feel a sense of exhilaration and freedom from moderate physical exertion.

Even when it is difficult to balance a corded vacuum cleaner, 
this long-handled broom allows you to sweep stairs step by step with a steady body.
The length of the handle can be used to dust dust or spider silk from high places such as ceilings.
This broom is light and sturdy. 
It has a different advantages from a vacuum cleaner.
Sweeping with a broom, listening to your favorite music, and moving your arms, legs, and body lightly 
without being drowned out by the loud noise of the vacuum cleaner can be a refreshing change of pace. 
The time you spend cleaning, which used to be a bit of a chore, can become a bit of a pleasure.

The photo is one of the care we would like to introduce.
It is said that it is good to “gently stroke the tip of the broom with your hand” often on a daily basis.
(*Please be careful not to use too much force, as pulling too hard will cause the ear to fall out.)
While removing dust and hair from the tip, stroke it before and after cleaning. 
This will keep the tips in good condition for longer use.
As the broom is used over time, it will become curly and the tips will wear off, 
but as it ages, it will become a more personal and user-friendly tool.
Wishing you a pleasant cleaning time.
***About shipping***
This broom is a very long item. 
Therefore, it cannot be shipped with other items such as baskets or strainers.
To ensure safe delivery of your order, please understand that if you order brooms and other items at the same time, 
they will be shipped in multiple packages and you will be charged the shipping cost for multiple packages.
Any changes in shipping costs will be notified 
in the order confirmation email (a separate email from the automatic delivery email) sent by our store.

__Cultivation of broomcorn and broom making__
The brooms featured here are made almost entirely by one person, 
from growing the broomcorn to making the broom.
In the spring, the seeds are sown in the field, and while watching the broom sprout and grow, 
the maker himself takes care of it by thinning it out, removing weeds, etc. 
The ears are harvested in the heat of midsummer, when the grass has grown tall enough to exceed the height of a man.
While checking the condition of the broom ears with his own eyes, 
he picks them by hand, one by one, taking a year’s worth of broom material at this time of year.
The brooms harvested here are dried in the sun for several days before being sorted to determine 
which part of the broom will be used. 
(The sorting process is said to be so important that it determines the quality of the broom).
Then the materials are prepared and finally the brooms are made.
Working in the fields under the hot sun. 
From the selection of materials to the finishing touches on the brooms, 
you can feel the care and sincerity with which each broom is treated.