ちるたろう

Is there a right way to make shisha?
Or perhaps, there is no such thing as a “right” way.

If someone says it tastes good, then it is good.
If someone says it tastes bad, then it is bad.

Everyone has their own preferences.
So what truly makes a shisha “right”?
What makes someone a skilled shisha player?

One answer would be this:

To understand that everyone has their own definition of “right,”
and to use your skills to create and adapt the experience
to what is right for that individual.

That alone requires a great deal of skill.

But I believe there is another level.

To redefine what “right” means for that person.
To guide them toward a new sense of what shisha can be.

That is truly difficult.

A player who can do both—
adapt to someone’s answer, while also creating a new one—
is what I consider a true master.

And as a shop owner,
that is what I continue to pursue.

This is the kind of shisha I make.