[Mansaku Select] Wakasa Lacquer Antibacterial Chopsticks - Black/Red Body (Wakasa Lacquer Antibacterial Chopsticks - No. 1)

Wakasa lacquerware, which accounts for over 80% of Japan's lacquered chopsticks, is a traditional craft from Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, characterized by unique patterns such as eggshell, seashell, and raised patterns. It is said to have originated in the early Edo period when lacquerware craftsman Matsuura Sanjuro designed a chrysanthemum dust lacquerware on a lacquered tray presented by Obama's wealthy merchant Kumiya Rokuro Saemon to the feudal lord Sakai Tadakatsu.

This product contains the inorganic antibacterial agent "Zeomic" in the paint, which has antibacterial effects against a wide range of bacteria.
*Zeomic has a proven track record of obtaining approval from the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), proving its safety and antibacterial effectiveness.