Chopsticks and Japan

One thing everyone knows about the Japanese people is that they use chopsticks to eat with. It’s true: except for certain Western foods like spaghetti or curry rice, the Japanese eat most every meal with chopsticks, and they’re so ubiquitous here no one gives them a second thought. Children learn to use chopsticks around the age of three, often using training chopsticks to get started, and the first real peer pressure a child will experience is having to eat in front of the other children at preschool, with the fear of embarrassment if they’re behind the other kids at chopstick skill. Although I’ve lived in Japan for more than 20 years, I still get an occasional お箸が上手 ohashi ga jozu (“you use chopsticks very well”) compliment. We have tons of fun chopsticks from Japan in stock, with everything from Star Wars light saber chopsticks to Totoro and Ghibli, Pokemon and lacquered bamboo (the best kinds of chopsticks for foreigners to use since they’re easy to grap food with). Why not browse now?

Using chopsticks are a big part of life in Japan.