@TheSocialPlague Why would there be any downside? The only thing is the bowl of a kiseru is small, it is not ideal to smoke western pipe tobacco with it since they will expand due to the heat and try to jump out of the bowl.
Oh, so I suppose that's why I was told not to smoke anything other than Japanese Tobacco. Hard and expensive to get them in Finland so I thought I'd resort to the pipe tobacco I normally use.
Just got my kiseru today and smoked it...but I couldn't roll it into a ball. The koiki started to turn into fine dust. Maybe I don't know my own strenght :) Has this ever happen to anybody?
But isn't shisha tobacco too? :D Actually, I know what you mean, pipe tobacco is much less mellow than smoking a hookah. But hey, you can always get a kiseru to use as room decoration~ :D
@Akibatai00 ok em i tell you what if you skrach my back ill do the sam to you. if you help me find a sit that i can biy the tabaco your smoking in all flavers as well wen i get it you can pay pall me and ill ship it to you so to recap if you can give me a sit in full englich for the tabaco and the pips in full englich and wen i get the tabaco you just paypall me with the quantertey and faver we both be sorted yes ?
this it the link (sarudama.com/miscellaneous/kiseru.shtml )
frome the word home
skroll done to the 5th photo look out for the words ( If you are at all interested in purchasing akiseru and its tobacco, I wholly recommend you contact Living Shop Ando ) click on ( Living Shop Ando.) done. frome ther you can get all stilles and brandes
@Akibatai00 I'm very much interested.. But I could not find any supplier in Europe. I will look some more. I'm enjoying your channel - and you actually got me into Nasal snuff :)
her we go it work's this this way sorry for lode of sparseness it will not allow me ene other way pleas not Google crime alto trans later dos not translate all of the web sit words ( lsando .com )
ps you tub will not allow me to give you a link winch will alow you to biy forgone goods to the eu sis tome eg us pleas get in toch vyer emaill and ill give you the link in person sorry a bot that
wood like to add wich 1 is the best 1 to get for the firse time yous-er and are all of this are Smoking a Kiseru ? cos i dont now what i am buying eve-on throw google chrome translates it for me i still dont now which one two biy pleas can you help ?
medwakh .com sells Asian tobacco, as well as a good selection of Kiseru pipes. They are a US Based retail company. I've perchased from them before, veeeery good service.
There -has- to be somewhere in the US online that you can order the tobacco from. Any city with a japan-town or china-town should have at least one smoke shop.
I'd actually really like to get my hands on a kiseru as part of my historical recreation garb...
Anyone looking for koiki might try this link, medwakh.com/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=121&name=koiki-kizami&Itemid=474&category_pathway=16 they're out at the moment that I write this, but I just bought 6 packs from them last week -- they do restock (albeit infrequently and in limited supply of around 50 or so) so check back later if none is there when you click it.
It's definitely worth the patience, Koiki is delicious.
yo :1 i dunno if you are still looking, but medwakh(dot)com sells koiki, kiseru pipes and other stuff. middle eastern tobaccos mostly, but there is a section for asian pipes and tobaccos. (just bought some today) hope that helps! :p
Very nice, I'm having a helluva time finding kiseru in Korea, but I often see local smoking the bamboo pipes. Not sure, but they may be smoking rolling tobacco or shredded cigs (definitely not cannabis).
I go the Koiki and kiseru from a Japanese website. Sadly, it no longer accepts oversea order. You can still get kiseru on ebay, and use it to smoke western tobacco~
@DollFacePookie: That's a rather stupid argument really. If marijuana is "fucking shit, a waste of money, and absolutely useless" what does that make tobacco?
@PooPoo2U i dont smoke tobacco either, and i think thats a waste of money too. i was asking for where the tobacco came from as my friends do smoke, and would make a nice gift. but thats just my opinion, it doesnt bother me if other people want to smoke, and its not like i go round stopping them. i just found it a bit typical people would want to ruin a traditional item.
moan at me if you want, i just dont like drugs and alcohol, so dont bitch at me for having my own opinion
@DollFacePookie: Yea well, I don't know if you noticed but pretty well the entire channel is about using tobacco. If you want to get up on a soapbox and preach against something, do it somewhere else.
@thecommonsmoker420 (2) The kiseru was not invented until the arrival of tobacco. I said earlier that its origin was obscure, that meant historians don't know which individual who designed the shape and at which exact year he/she came up with the idea. Scholars know kiseru began to be used by the Japanese as a regional pipe by the mid-17th century, which makes sense, since by that time tobacco and its use is well known to the Japanese, and they had the time to develop their own regional pipe.
@thecommonsmoker420 (1) The argument is not rather marijuana is a good plant or not. I don't mind people smoking it, and think the law banning it is stupid. The argument is rather or not the Japanese smoked cannabis before tobacco was introduced to them at the end of the 16th century by European merchants. The answer is no. There existed no archaeological or pictorial evidence to support that claim.
@Akibatai00 I too see nothing wrong with cannabis. As a former daily user of it i can say that the high lasts 10 times longer than a tobacco buzz. but because of a new job i have where i might get drug tested i now only smoke tobacco. pluses and minuses for both smokes i'd say.
Hey pardon me but do you know of any Western tobacco that can taste like Kizami? I haven't been able to go back to mainland Japan and Kizami is ridiculously expensive here
You can try RYO American Spirit (Original Blend), it's additive-free, the closest you can get to Koiki. However, unlike koiki which is cut into fine hair, American Spirit is cut into medium shag, so when you put them into the tiny bowl of a kiseru and light them, they will expand due to the heat and try to jump out of the bowl.
The PACT Act is one confusing piece of legislation. It doesn't seem like foreign brands of pipe tobacco have been effected as there have been recent shipments of Samuel Gawith, Dunhill and Peterson. I think Koiki must have been mistakenly identified as ryo cigarette tobacco for its import to be banned under PACT. Either that or the foreign destributer didn't want to deal with the hassle of new customs regulations and stopped supplying the US. Either case wouldn't surprise me.
This is just speculation....Perhaps something like MacBaren's Navy Flake carefully sliced with the grain(rather than rubbed out) would provide enjoyment? A simple single edged razor blade should be able to create petite strands. It'd probably be best to lay the flake on a damp paper towel (to over-hydrate it) as dry flakes crumble quite easily...
I might suggest trying hemp wick to light kizami with, you can find at some smoke shops (sometimes have at ones that sell pieces people use for cannabis). The chems from lighters is very noticeable for something so smooth and slow drawn as kiseru. If you want to get the idea of how it taste, you can try all natural beeswax candle too. Other candles will have parabens and plastics, so make sure it is all natural. I would love to try traditional method using hot coal pieces to burn vs flame
Ah, you mentioned coal pieces! I do love to try that, it's after all what people in the East used to light their tobacco before the introduction of matches from the West. But where to get that kind of coals? Certainly not the kind we use for BBQ....any suggestion?
@Akibatai00 I remember it being a lot denser than say charcoal for bbq. I wasn't sure if the set that LSAndo sells included it or not, all it said was something about accessories. Coal is more useful when you were by a fire, I think thats why they did indoors. Personally I strongly dislike the taste of butane or chemicals on what I smoke, so I try to find methods to avoid using lighters directly. I have an idea but i will have to explain over a few posts, so I apologize in advance.
@AkiraSumida What I have generally seen for how they light the coal they usually leave it near next the the fire between uses. I have seen the coal picked up to light kiseru, so it would seem theyre lighting just one side vs using tongs to handle. If you wanted to try this method, I might suggest starting with hookah coals. Cut the coal (usually in discs) in half, keep in mind it can crumble if youre not careful. Get a tea light and a dish or ash try for placing the coal on, foil also works fine
@AkiraSumida Light the tea light candle and place on plate. You will of course have to be a bit creative here, but basically let the coal rest on the tea light by leaning it against the side so it touches the flame. Let it sit till you see a portion begin to glow orange. Usually I suggest allowing coal to to coal for a few seconds, letting the orange glow dim a bit before hitting kiseru. Of course its up to you to figure out whats most enjoyable. I hope this helps in some way =)
@Akibatai00 As a fellow pipe smoker I understand your frustration at not being able to obtain a favorite blend. I know it probably won't be the same, but you might want to look into Five Brothers tobacco. Its a natural burley blend from the US, but it looks like it has the same finely cut consistency of koiki.
I found a website called medwakh.com that sells Kizami Koiki and Kiseru, I'm thinking about purchasing a kiseru from there but there so expensive haha hope this helps Ganbate! ^.^
Very cool! I am an American who has fallen in love with pipe smoking for the last several years, (black cavendish in a corn cob is my favorite and yes I look like Popeye) but I'm buying a Kiseru for a lady friend of mine (Chinese, but she digs the look the Japanese pipe has) I was wondering if there is a filter in a Kiseru and what tobacco you would recommend for her.
There's no filter for kiseru, you smoke it as it is from the mouth piece~
As for the tobacco, one should smoke Koiki with it, but since you can't order any more of it from the US and have it ship to you from Japan, you can opt for other pipe tobacco or RYO.
@SmokingEssy7887 It is actually also affecting tobacco that is imported from outside the united states. Since the law passed I can not purchase pipe tobacco from my purveyor in England. Something to do with the Credit Card companies and the new laws. But I am sure as with everything a back door will open as the government just closed this one.
NO, it's strictly for tobacco. BTW, kiseru is assoicated with old people because they are the only ones who use it mostly. Another time when kiseru is seen is in those period dramas on TV; in short, kiseru has nothing to do with marijuana.
@Akibatai00 Hate to butt in, but Kiseru were originally designed specifically for cannabis and opium. Both had been available in Japan since at least 500 AD, and it was only after the Europeans introduced tobacco that the Japanese began to smoke tobacco out of it (tobacco eventually got more popular than weed because it was viewed as an 'exotic' substance)
Anyway, Hope you continue to enjoy your tobaccos!
500 AD?? I'd love to see the evidence that support your claim. Even historains say the origins of the kiseru are obscure, how can you be so certain that the kiseru was designed specifically for cannabis and opium?
"Cannabis has grown in Japan since the Neolithic Jomon period (10,000 to 300 BC). The term "Jomon" itself means "pattern of ropes", which were certainly made of cannabis hemp. These ancient people lived a civilized, comfortable existence, and used cannabis for weaving clothing and basket making, as well as using the seeds as a food source. What isn't clear however, is when and how the seeds arrived in Japan."
Hey, I really enjoyed your video. I recently got my first kiseru, and was wondering if you have to keep your kizami in a moist (humidified) place? If so, how do you do it?
I don't bother with it. If you want to, you can place a small slice of apple or orange into the paper bag. Just don't leave it in there for too long for it will get moldy~
i see you still have a Kiseru up on Ebay but no koiki tobacco, what're the chances of you having any again? i'd but the pipe but what's the point if i'm going to have to make an overseas order to get the tobacco anyways
I love it! I also love to watch people smoking. I'm not into cigarettes or cigars myself, but i will get a pipe later this summer when i turn 18. I am unsure as to what kind i should buy. What do you suggest? Oh, and i love your coffee cup. Haha.
@boshukonii Check out pipes.org and aspipes.org. alt.smokers.pipes on Usenet is also good for this kind of question. My advice, try a corncob and some Captain Black to see if you like it.
Maybe the foul taste you mentioned can be removed by washing out the bamboo part with strong liquor. That's what's done with western-style pipes that give a sour taste.
Hi, i was on your ebay site but didnt actually see anything for sale.. could it be that you're sold out :/? was interested in buying a kiseru or well something else.. looking for a nice sake set adn some masks to :)
I have heard the same too. However, from all the vintage kiseru that I have seen, most of them do have markings below the bowl that suggest they were frequently hit on the ashtray. So I guess people just did whatever that was convenient for them~ XD
quite interesting,,,ive seen many japanies and chines documentary where they do smoke this type of pipe and i always wondered how long it last for a relatively small bowl well question is answered thanks for u,,again thnx for posting
@Akibatai00 So what are the downsides if any? I heard one should only smoke the Japanese tobacco brands like the Koiki that you are using.
TheSocialPlague 3 days ago
@TheSocialPlague Why would there be any downside? The only thing is the bowl of a kiseru is small, it is not ideal to smoke western pipe tobacco with it since they will expand due to the heat and try to jump out of the bowl.
Akibatai00 3 days ago
@Akibatai00
Oh, so I suppose that's why I was told not to smoke anything other than Japanese Tobacco. Hard and expensive to get them in Finland so I thought I'd resort to the pipe tobacco I normally use.
TheSocialPlague 3 days ago
What'll happen if I smoke pipe tobacco with Kiseru? Will the bamboo become spoiled?
TheSocialPlague 4 days ago
@TheSocialPlague
You mean western pipe tobacco? Of course not~
Akibatai00 4 days ago
useing a zippo with a pipe is not ideal
ironlungdtoker 5 days ago
Just got my kiseru today and smoked it...but I couldn't roll it into a ball. The koiki started to turn into fine dust. Maybe I don't know my own strenght :) Has this ever happen to anybody?
animeknux 1 week ago
It's very cosmopolitan looking, in the same vein as a cigarette holder from the 1920's.
I've flirted with the idea of getting a kiseru to add to my SCA garb, but it'd be a waste as I only smoke hookah. Not fond of tobacco.
silvermoonwolf19 1 month ago
@silvermoonwolf19
I smoke a hookah too~
But isn't shisha tobacco too? :D Actually, I know what you mean, pipe tobacco is much less mellow than smoking a hookah. But hey, you can always get a kiseru to use as room decoration~ :D
Akibatai00 1 month ago
I love my kiseru, it makes me feel so bosslike, because it's 16 inch. :D
spontaneityis 1 month ago
@spontaneityis
16 inches, wow, that's long~ Where did you get yours?
Akibatai00 1 month ago
@Akibatai00 My Granpap is japanese, and left it to me when he died. He said he got it in Kyoto. :3 ~
spontaneityis 1 day ago
Im not telling you to smoke it if you dont, but, do you smoke cannabis aswell?
Taydrum 2 months ago in playlist Pipe Tobacco & Generals
@Taydrum
No.
Akibatai00 2 months ago
@Akibatai00 ok em i tell you what if you skrach my back ill do the sam to you. if you help me find a sit that i can biy the tabaco your smoking in all flavers as well wen i get it you can pay pall me and ill ship it to you so to recap if you can give me a sit in full englich for the tabaco and the pips in full englich and wen i get the tabaco you just paypall me with the quantertey and faver we both be sorted yes ?
MrLgigli 2 months ago
@Taydrum i see why youwood say that but it look like lack of sleep i all way look like that eg hevey eyed and sagey eyey eg black unbder eyes
MrLgigli 2 months ago
are you in the eu ?
MrLgigli 2 months ago
@MrLgigli
Not Europe, but the US~
Akibatai00 2 months ago
@Akibatai00 smoking a kiseru is the best at home or in the summer outside with friends =)
iblisrapper 2 months ago
can you help me pleas cos i do not understand japerness can you pleas tell me witch one is good two start off as a berginer pleas
MrLgigli 2 months ago
ok this sit is in japerness
this it the link (sarudama.com/miscellaneous/kiseru.shtml )
frome the word home
skroll done to the 5th photo look out for the words ( If you are at all interested in purchasing akiseru and its tobacco, I wholly recommend you contact Living Shop Ando ) click on ( Living Shop Ando.) done. frome ther you can get all stilles and brandes
MrLgigli 2 months ago
Do you know of any suppliers for Europe? I'm desperate to get one and hate the fact that I was in Japan before I known of this :/
miloslukacek 2 months ago
@miloslukacek
I am sorry, I do not have the answer to your question.
Akibatai00 1 month ago
That's a very short smoke right ?
Micheltn 2 months ago
@Micheltn
Yes, it doesn't last long.
Akibatai00 2 months ago
@Akibatai00 I'm very much interested.. But I could not find any supplier in Europe. I will look some more. I'm enjoying your channel - and you actually got me into Nasal snuff :)
Micheltn 2 months ago
her we go it work's this this way sorry for lode of sparseness it will not allow me ene other way pleas not Google crime alto trans later dos not translate all of the web sit words ( lsando .com )
MrLgigli 2 months ago
@MrLgigli
Isando doesn't accept orders from the US anymore.
Akibatai00 2 months ago
ps you tub will not allow me to give you a link winch will alow you to biy forgone goods to the eu sis tome eg us pleas get in toch vyer emaill and ill give you the link in person sorry a bot that
MrLgigli 3 months ago
wood like to add wich 1 is the best 1 to get for the firse time yous-er and are all of this are Smoking a Kiseru ? cos i dont now what i am buying eve-on throw google chrome translates it for me i still dont now which one two biy pleas can you help ?
MrLgigli 3 months ago
I want a kiseru so badly
MatameVideos 3 months ago
medwakh .com sells Asian tobacco, as well as a good selection of Kiseru pipes. They are a US Based retail company. I've perchased from them before, veeeery good service.
And yes, they sell Koiki :)
Exile2025 4 months ago
Can u do the same video putting ur bare soles in front of the camera while smoking ?
Thx
feetforfunny01 4 months ago
Why my little roll of tobacco blocks the draft air ??
Why often shut off ?
Bluedream1975 4 months ago
paha lookin like a boss smoking that kiseru. i love mine, its super long
spontaneityis 4 months ago
There's something very refined about the kiseru...
GUNxSPECTRE 5 months ago
There -has- to be somewhere in the US online that you can order the tobacco from. Any city with a japan-town or china-town should have at least one smoke shop.
I'd actually really like to get my hands on a kiseru as part of my historical recreation garb...
silvermoonwolf19 6 months ago
Anyone looking for koiki might try this link, medwakh.com/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=121&name=koiki-kizami&Itemid=474&category_pathway=16 they're out at the moment that I write this, but I just bought 6 packs from them last week -- they do restock (albeit infrequently and in limited supply of around 50 or so) so check back later if none is there when you click it.
It's definitely worth the patience, Koiki is delicious.
KiseruYoru 6 months ago
@thecommonsmoker420 Well, by the looks of your comment i guess spelling is excluded from the list of things cannabis makes you concentrate on?
LamaPaj 6 months ago
yo :1 i dunno if you are still looking, but medwakh(dot)com sells koiki, kiseru pipes and other stuff. middle eastern tobaccos mostly, but there is a section for asian pipes and tobaccos. (just bought some today) hope that helps! :p
AirMan928 6 months ago
Very nice, I'm having a helluva time finding kiseru in Korea, but I often see local smoking the bamboo pipes. Not sure, but they may be smoking rolling tobacco or shredded cigs (definitely not cannabis).
Seoulsmoke 7 months ago
@Seoulsmoke
You should ask the local where they got their pipes.
Akibatai00 7 months ago
@Akibatai00 PLEASE tell me what is the music u r listening to
zeedan94 3 months ago
@Seoulsmoke Sorry, what I meant is that I can't find the kizami-style tobacco, the pipes are everywhere, but mainly as cheap souvenirs.
Seoulsmoke 7 months ago
@Seoulsmoke
:D You should ask where they got their traditional tobacco as well~~
Akibatai00 7 months ago
how typical of everyone to say you should smoke weed!
its fucking shit, a waste of money, and absolutely useless.
not everyone does it, so just get the fuck over it.
anyway, where did you buy the tobacco from? do you knpw if they can still ship to the UK?
DollFacePookie 7 months ago
@DollFacePookie
I go the Koiki and kiseru from a Japanese website. Sadly, it no longer accepts oversea order. You can still get kiseru on ebay, and use it to smoke western tobacco~
Akibatai00 7 months ago
@DollFacePookie: That's a rather stupid argument really. If marijuana is "fucking shit, a waste of money, and absolutely useless" what does that make tobacco?
PooPoo2U 4 months ago
@PooPoo2U i dont smoke tobacco either, and i think thats a waste of money too. i was asking for where the tobacco came from as my friends do smoke, and would make a nice gift. but thats just my opinion, it doesnt bother me if other people want to smoke, and its not like i go round stopping them. i just found it a bit typical people would want to ruin a traditional item.
moan at me if you want, i just dont like drugs and alcohol, so dont bitch at me for having my own opinion
DollFacePookie 4 months ago
@DollFacePookie: Yea well, I don't know if you noticed but pretty well the entire channel is about using tobacco. If you want to get up on a soapbox and preach against something, do it somewhere else.
PooPoo2U 4 months ago
@DollFacePookie how can weed be more waste of money than tobacco?
OutfittersOfArt 3 months ago
@thecommonsmoker420 (2) The kiseru was not invented until the arrival of tobacco. I said earlier that its origin was obscure, that meant historians don't know which individual who designed the shape and at which exact year he/she came up with the idea. Scholars know kiseru began to be used by the Japanese as a regional pipe by the mid-17th century, which makes sense, since by that time tobacco and its use is well known to the Japanese, and they had the time to develop their own regional pipe.
Akibatai00 9 months ago
@thecommonsmoker420 (1) The argument is not rather marijuana is a good plant or not. I don't mind people smoking it, and think the law banning it is stupid. The argument is rather or not the Japanese smoked cannabis before tobacco was introduced to them at the end of the 16th century by European merchants. The answer is no. There existed no archaeological or pictorial evidence to support that claim.
Akibatai00 9 months ago
@Akibatai00 I too see nothing wrong with cannabis. As a former daily user of it i can say that the high lasts 10 times longer than a tobacco buzz. but because of a new job i have where i might get drug tested i now only smoke tobacco. pluses and minuses for both smokes i'd say.
dmcmichael88 6 months ago
3:17 cutie
sune541 10 months ago
what the title of the music ur listening too???
josefu0 10 months ago
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josefu0 10 months ago
Hey pardon me but do you know of any Western tobacco that can taste like Kizami? I haven't been able to go back to mainland Japan and Kizami is ridiculously expensive here
Tsudoshi09 11 months ago
@Tsudoshi09
You can try RYO American Spirit (Original Blend), it's additive-free, the closest you can get to Koiki. However, unlike koiki which is cut into fine hair, American Spirit is cut into medium shag, so when you put them into the tiny bowl of a kiseru and light them, they will expand due to the heat and try to jump out of the bowl.
Akibatai00 11 months ago
@Akibatai00 どうもありがとうございます! ......but its sad now....I need a new Kiseru
Tsudoshi09 11 months ago
oh and, can i also use western tobacco since its hard to find kizami in europe?
hidoko12 1 year ago
@hidoko12 Of course you can, but the bowl of a kiseru is really small, so whatever you smoke is limited by the size of the bowl.
Akibatai00 1 year ago
hey, I'm thinking of buying one. when dou you empty it in the ashtray? when there is no more smoke coming out?
hidoko12 1 year ago
@hidoko12 :D yes, empty it when you see the tobacco has turned into ash~
Akibatai00 1 year ago
man, you look like you're enjoying that. i don't even smoke and i want to try that.
Urudrim 1 year ago
@Urudrim go ahead and do, but only if you are 21 and over (or whatever the legal age is for consuming tobacco in your area)~~ LOL
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 i actually wanted to try these ever since discovering the zatoichi movies. but it is impossible to get kizami here :(
Urudrim 1 year ago
@Urudrim shred your own tobacco can be an option~~ :D
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 that sounds like a good option. do you have any recommendation on what to use?
Urudrim 1 year ago
How do you get a hold of new bamboo for your kiseru?? because mine needs a replacement as well
Tsudoshi09 1 year ago
The PACT Act is one confusing piece of legislation. It doesn't seem like foreign brands of pipe tobacco have been effected as there have been recent shipments of Samuel Gawith, Dunhill and Peterson. I think Koiki must have been mistakenly identified as ryo cigarette tobacco for its import to be banned under PACT. Either that or the foreign destributer didn't want to deal with the hassle of new customs regulations and stopped supplying the US. Either case wouldn't surprise me.
FakeThomasJefferson 1 year ago
@FakeThomasJefferson The PACT doesn't affect pipe tobacco (thank god), otherwise we have to pay a lot more for buying them online.
Akibatai00 1 year ago
This is just speculation....Perhaps something like MacBaren's Navy Flake carefully sliced with the grain(rather than rubbed out) would provide enjoyment? A simple single edged razor blade should be able to create petite strands. It'd probably be best to lay the flake on a damp paper towel (to over-hydrate it) as dry flakes crumble quite easily...
Warmest Regards!
company101 1 year ago
@company101
Thank you for the suggestion~
Akibatai00 1 year ago
You're welcome! I will post a short video sometime using hemp wick for you =)
AkiraSumida 1 year ago
I might suggest trying hemp wick to light kizami with, you can find at some smoke shops (sometimes have at ones that sell pieces people use for cannabis). The chems from lighters is very noticeable for something so smooth and slow drawn as kiseru. If you want to get the idea of how it taste, you can try all natural beeswax candle too. Other candles will have parabens and plastics, so make sure it is all natural. I would love to try traditional method using hot coal pieces to burn vs flame
AkiraSumida 1 year ago
@AkiraSumida
Ah, you mentioned coal pieces! I do love to try that, it's after all what people in the East used to light their tobacco before the introduction of matches from the West. But where to get that kind of coals? Certainly not the kind we use for BBQ....any suggestion?
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 I remember it being a lot denser than say charcoal for bbq. I wasn't sure if the set that LSAndo sells included it or not, all it said was something about accessories. Coal is more useful when you were by a fire, I think thats why they did indoors. Personally I strongly dislike the taste of butane or chemicals on what I smoke, so I try to find methods to avoid using lighters directly. I have an idea but i will have to explain over a few posts, so I apologize in advance.
AkiraSumida 1 year ago
@AkiraSumida What I have generally seen for how they light the coal they usually leave it near next the the fire between uses. I have seen the coal picked up to light kiseru, so it would seem theyre lighting just one side vs using tongs to handle. If you wanted to try this method, I might suggest starting with hookah coals. Cut the coal (usually in discs) in half, keep in mind it can crumble if youre not careful. Get a tea light and a dish or ash try for placing the coal on, foil also works fine
AkiraSumida 1 year ago
@AkiraSumida Light the tea light candle and place on plate. You will of course have to be a bit creative here, but basically let the coal rest on the tea light by leaning it against the side so it touches the flame. Let it sit till you see a portion begin to glow orange. Usually I suggest allowing coal to to coal for a few seconds, letting the orange glow dim a bit before hitting kiseru. Of course its up to you to figure out whats most enjoyable. I hope this helps in some way =)
AkiraSumida 1 year ago
@AkiraSumida
So you suggested hookah coals, that's a good idea~ I read the rest of your posts, I will have to give your method a try~~ Thank you~~ :D
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 As a fellow pipe smoker I understand your frustration at not being able to obtain a favorite blend. I know it probably won't be the same, but you might want to look into Five Brothers tobacco. Its a natural burley blend from the US, but it looks like it has the same finely cut consistency of koiki.
FakeThomasJefferson 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 yeah any smoke shops or some convenience stores have coals for hookahs you could break up one of those into smaller bits?
tnorgren013 1 year ago
I found a website called medwakh.com that sells Kizami Koiki and Kiseru, I'm thinking about purchasing a kiseru from there but there so expensive haha hope this helps Ganbate! ^.^
Tsudoshi09 1 year ago
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Tsudoshi09 1 year ago
cool!
monkeyboyee1 1 year ago
You are absoluty delightful. I very much enjoy your videos. Please, keep up the good work.
mollophant 1 year ago
Very cool! I am an American who has fallen in love with pipe smoking for the last several years, (black cavendish in a corn cob is my favorite and yes I look like Popeye) but I'm buying a Kiseru for a lady friend of mine (Chinese, but she digs the look the Japanese pipe has) I was wondering if there is a filter in a Kiseru and what tobacco you would recommend for her.
grendeljack 1 year ago
@grendeljack
There's no filter for kiseru, you smoke it as it is from the mouth piece~
As for the tobacco, one should smoke Koiki with it, but since you can't order any more of it from the US and have it ship to you from Japan, you can opt for other pipe tobacco or RYO.
Akibatai00 1 year ago
where can an american get their hands on a kiseru? even if i cant get the tobacco i'd love to own one
djikasu 1 year ago
@djikasu
I am selling one~
shop.ebay.com/fontfillmore/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25
Akibatai00 1 year ago
i want one o_o
AirMan928 1 year ago
The PACT act only affects cigarettes, RYO tobacco and smokeless tobacco it does not affect pipe tobacco
SmokingEssy7887 1 year ago
@SmokingEssy7887 It is actually also affecting tobacco that is imported from outside the united states. Since the law passed I can not purchase pipe tobacco from my purveyor in England. Something to do with the Credit Card companies and the new laws. But I am sure as with everything a back door will open as the government just closed this one.
Nomadxx11B 1 year ago
man i dip skoal and all of that i wish i had sum snuff good vid
skoaldip11 1 year ago
You need to put some weed on it
pppoe 1 year ago
@pppoe
Tobacco is referred to as the divine weed, so yeah, I am smoking exactly what you recommend~ :D
Akibatai00 1 year ago
very cool, how long does one packed kiseru last? About 10 minutes or so?
StatuesBleedingGreen 1 year ago
@StatuesBleedingGreen
I smoke the tobacco in real time, so it's not hard to figure that out
Akibatai00 1 year ago
Is it about the same strength as a medwakh? I want to try it I think I'd like it. (I love your music by the way!)
JahWillLove 1 year ago
@JahWillLove
It's just pure tobacco, so go figure~ :D
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 Didn't japanese smoke marijuana in these pipes as well?
mrtampenski 1 year ago
@mrtampenski
NO, it's strictly for tobacco. BTW, kiseru is assoicated with old people because they are the only ones who use it mostly. Another time when kiseru is seen is in those period dramas on TV; in short, kiseru has nothing to do with marijuana.
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 Hate to butt in, but Kiseru were originally designed specifically for cannabis and opium. Both had been available in Japan since at least 500 AD, and it was only after the Europeans introduced tobacco that the Japanese began to smoke tobacco out of it (tobacco eventually got more popular than weed because it was viewed as an 'exotic' substance)
Anyway, Hope you continue to enjoy your tobaccos!
witchdokturr 1 year ago
@witchdokturr
500 AD?? I'd love to see the evidence that support your claim. Even historains say the origins of the kiseru are obscure, how can you be so certain that the kiseru was designed specifically for cannabis and opium?
Akibatai00 1 year ago
the doubt came to me too, so I've found this:
"Cannabis has grown in Japan since the Neolithic Jomon period (10,000 to 300 BC). The term "Jomon" itself means "pattern of ropes", which were certainly made of cannabis hemp. These ancient people lived a civilized, comfortable existence, and used cannabis for weaving clothing and basket making, as well as using the seeds as a food source. What isn't clear however, is when and how the seeds arrived in Japan."
It's very intresting... the article here
tantanukineiri 1 year ago
@tantanukineiri
the link please~
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@mrtampenski japanese people might not smoke it with marijuana but i have before and it smoked pretty nice.
classicgamerguy112 1 year ago
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JahWillLove 1 year ago
is this legal in the united states
mrfeelgoodful 1 year ago
@mrfeelgoodful
since when smoking tobacco is not legal in the US?
Akibatai00 1 year ago 2
i noticed the manga on your shelf, what series' do you read
kall58 1 year ago
nice zippo, mine is ace of spades
kall58 1 year ago
Hey, I really enjoyed your video. I recently got my first kiseru, and was wondering if you have to keep your kizami in a moist (humidified) place? If so, how do you do it?
Thank you. Keep on smoking.
takethislife 1 year ago
@takethislife
I don't bother with it. If you want to, you can place a small slice of apple or orange into the paper bag. Just don't leave it in there for too long for it will get moldy~
Akibatai00 1 year ago
i see you still have a Kiseru up on Ebay but no koiki tobacco, what're the chances of you having any again? i'd but the pipe but what's the point if i'm going to have to make an overseas order to get the tobacco anyways
hookahlove696 1 year ago
How long does the Koiki last in the pipe? Like how long on average does it take to smoke the pipe?
209cgrant 1 year ago
@209cgrant
I am smoking the koiki in real time in the video, am I not?
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 My bad bit of a retarded quesiton :)
209cgrant 1 year ago
i wonder if there is any service online that ships kiseru to singapore.
the one i got locally is a full brass long pipe, and too fancy to use in public. >_<
virusz 1 year ago
I love it! I also love to watch people smoking. I'm not into cigarettes or cigars myself, but i will get a pipe later this summer when i turn 18. I am unsure as to what kind i should buy. What do you suggest? Oh, and i love your coffee cup. Haha.
boshukonii 1 year ago
@boshukonii Check out pipes.org and aspipes.org. alt.smokers.pipes on Usenet is also good for this kind of question. My advice, try a corncob and some Captain Black to see if you like it.
frotz661 1 year ago
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Hakusan75 1 year ago
is this disgaea music
brennan808 1 year ago
@brennan808
no, it's from the anime UTENA
Akibatai00 1 year ago
Maybe the foul taste you mentioned can be removed by washing out the bamboo part with strong liquor. That's what's done with western-style pipes that give a sour taste.
frotz661 1 year ago
@frotz661
Thank you for the tips~
Akibatai00 1 year ago
Hi, i was on your ebay site but didnt actually see anything for sale.. could it be that you're sold out :/? was interested in buying a kiseru or well something else.. looking for a nice sake set adn some masks to :)
CHMM1986 1 year ago
can you use any sort of tobacco in it?
pacers10490 1 year ago
@pacers10490
Of course you can smoke any tobacco in it, although the amount is restricted due to the size of the bowl~
Akibatai00 1 year ago
how long of a smoke is that?
RSof08 1 year ago
@RSof08
I smoked it in real time in the video, didn't I? :D
Akibatai00 1 year ago
Can you supply the tobacco as well as the Pipes on Ebay? I imagine there might be restrictions on that :-((
raindog951 1 year ago
@raindog951
sorry, I have only one box of that tobacco left and it's already opened. I do sell kiseru on ebay, check it out.
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00 That's a nice pipe on Ebay! Keep putting them on there, when I've got the cash I'll check out your page and bid on one :-)
raindog951 1 year ago
Have you ever tried a midwakh, I use glass myself and not for tobacco.
EroYojimbo 1 year ago
@EroYojimbo
sorry, tobacco only for me
Akibatai00 1 year ago
are u boy or girl?
marco9231 1 year ago
What is the length of this pipe?
itachi1303 1 year ago
@itachi1303
wow, you asked the question three times!! LOL
The pipe I used in the video is 5.5 inches.
Akibatai00 1 year ago
@Akibatai00
Oh, sorry, when I had posted the first and second time, it didnt show.
itachi1303 1 year ago
@itachi1303
No need to apologize, I just found it funny~ :D
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itachi1303 1 year ago
i like your music... nice music you otoko, onna ? i'm from peru NYA !!!
liamfeb27 2 years ago
you should inhale it..
sotapieru 2 years ago
no, I don't think so.
Akibatai00 2 years ago
@sotapieru
That would be unwise my friend.
itachi1303 1 year ago
Even in "western" pipes you don't inhale, like with cigars you "taste" the smoke with your mouth
skyborgsin 1 year ago 2
Very interesting stuff , wild looking . Thanks for the video . :-) God bless , michael
yarekim5932 2 years ago
I forgot you sell them!!! Dang!
NorthGeorgiaPipe 2 years ago
just curious, each ball gives around how many puffs?
or rather, how long can i smoke on it till it burns out? XD
virusz 2 years ago
That's pretty cool!
Chakotaysmack 2 years ago
do you know where i can find some koiki?
QueenOfRice 2 years ago
I heard that you shouldn't hit the ashtray with the kiseru, because it's "yakuza" style. Is this true?
Thek213 2 years ago
I have heard the same too. However, from all the vintage kiseru that I have seen, most of them do have markings below the bowl that suggest they were frequently hit on the ashtray. So I guess people just did whatever that was convenient for them~ XD
Akibatai00 2 years ago
Oh, so that explains it. Still, if I manage to get the chance of smoking one, I'm definitely not going to hit the ashtray, just out of fear :)
Thek213 2 years ago
Your cute :)
harrigan82 2 years ago
Is the pipe that you sell extendable?
itachi1303 2 years ago
Sadly, no.
Akibatai00 2 years ago
Nice choice of music
itachi1303 2 years ago
Hi my friend! I also got a KISERU, check out my vids, you'll find it ;) Your lucky to have some JT tobacco. I need some xD
Peace.
FineTobaccoSmoker 2 years ago
Intresting !
youkai0 2 years ago
cool!
MahkMahkMark 2 years ago
How would pipe tobacco burn in a kiseru?
13nyarlathotep 2 years ago
same way I heard, just roll in a ball.
itachi1303 2 years ago
yup, like itachi1303 said, just roll it into a ball (gently) and insert it into the bowl~
Akibatai00 2 years ago
Sorry I missed your comment...
It's the same with how you'd smoke it in a briar pipe, but in much less smaller amount.
Akibatai00 2 years ago
とても良いです!
rehfeldttw 2 years ago
oh my, not only do you know Chinese, but Japanese as well! Amazing~
Akibatai00 2 years ago
quite interesting,,,ive seen many japanies and chines documentary where they do smoke this type of pipe and i always wondered how long it last for a relatively small bowl well question is answered thanks for u,,again thnx for posting
cheers
ahmad
ahmedsadik1983 2 years ago
glad I helped~~
Akibatai00 2 years ago