Welcome to Hyozaemon's shop Nihonbou.
Nihonbou is not limited to this internet home page but is actually a store in Gifu city specializing in chopsticks.
On this page, Nihonbou introduces you to handy "Chopsticks Chatter" and the "Personal Thoughts" of patrons to our store and Hyozaemon's home page.

This Spring's Popular and Much Talked about Chopsticks at Nihonbou

Plum Branch Chopsticks

Only branches harvested in spring are used in making chopsticks that are carefully carved one at a time, evoking the quiet grace of nature.

Asuka Chopsticks

A traditional polishing technique is synthesized with contemporary taste. The layers of lacquer creating a durable product is just as in the past.

"The Stubborn are Round"

Completely lacquering the tip together with the body of the chopstick so that the head will not wear off produces a well-balanced chopstick. The "round head" is a humorous original product.

Chopsticks From the Cypress Branch

When I came down with jaundice as a young girl, my mother made chopsticks out of cypress in praying for my recovery. I'll never forget how good they felt on my tongue. (Okayama City, from Ms. Yukiyoshi)

Might this be a responce to seeing our Cypress("asunaro") chopsticks in the Japanese wood series? As a maker of chopsticks, we get energy and ideas from hearing about people's memories about various trees and chopsticks.

Chopsticks for One-Year Olds

When my dauter turned one year old, she showed an interest in chopsticks so I searched for safe, easy-to-use ones and finally found them! (They were the Spring Snow chopsticks). She used the 13 centimeter ones for a year and at 2 favored the longer Spring Snow chopsticks. They're great chopsticks for kids. Thanks to you, we take them with us when we go out to eat, and no matter where we go, she gets compliments on how well she uses chopsticks to which she responds with gleeful smiles. Incidentally, we buy all of our chopsticks at natural food stores. (Ome City, from the Takayamas)

Thank you. Hyozaemon carries chopsticks offering the same quality for both children and adults.

Opinions from Our Patron Questionnaire

15%

Requests from families for chopsticks designed with cyclical pictures, animals, or engraved owners' names, for help in distinguishing chopstick ownership.

12%

Chopsticks that don't slip.

09%

Portable chopsticks