Hibachi

The hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device. It is a brazier which is a round, cylindrical, or box-shaped, open-topped container, made from or lined with a heatproof material and designed to hold burning charcoal. It is believed hibachi dates back to the Heian period.

They are filled with incombustible ash with charcoal sitting in the center of the ash.
To handle the charcoal, a pair of metal chopsticks called hibashi is used, in a way similar to Western fire irons or tongs.
Hibachi were originally used for heating, not for cooking.

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