Celebration chopsticks (Iwai-bashi)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tokyo, Japan

These are chopsticks used for festive occasions. Both ends of the chopsticks are thinner, which means that one end is used by the Gods, and the other one by people. This represents the Gods and people eating together.

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Title: Celebration chopsticks (Iwai-bashi)
Location: Japan
Contributor: Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries of JAPAN
Original Source: Savor Japan

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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