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Chopsticks Furusato WAKASA (箸のふるさと館WAKASA(ワカサ))

Name: Chopsticks Furusato WAKASA
Telephone: 0770521733

4.0

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A shop selling and displaying chopsticks located along National Route 162 in Fukutani, Obama City. On display and for sale are about 3,000 different styles of chopsticks including the local Obama specialty Wakasa Lacquered Chopsticks, which boast over 80% domestic market share for lacquered chopsticks. There's also an area where you can try polishing Wakasa Lacquered Chopsticks. Every year on August 4th, Chopsticks Day, they hold special events including chopstick memorial services and half price sales.

Fukui Obama-shi Fukutani 8-1-3 (WakasaArea)

0770521733

9:00-17:00 (Sunday, Public holiday until 16:00)

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Review of Wakasa Chopstick Museum

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Reviewed:2018/12/08 Hashi-go!

This shop is located a few meters away from the sea. The world’s largest pair of chopsticks is located here. And, you can make your own chopsticks as souvenirs. This is a great place to visit, and to...

Reviewed:2018/12/08 The House of Chopsticks

While more of a shop than a museum, there’s still some cool things to look at. For one, you can sand your own pair of lacquer chopsticks to reveal a personal design! This would be good for kids, with...

Reviewed:2018/04/24 Amazing chopsticks

We were taken to this amazing place as part of a trip. The reception of the owner & his staff was something to behold, he gave a very comical talk about the 10 uses of chopsticks, we were then...

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