Do you Know Wazao? Though it is fishing rod made of bamboo,please never think it as simple
bamboo rod.Wazao is not only useful fishing rod,but also a luxuary artistic artcraft in high
lebel. The feature of wazao is light,fasten of joint,and the more,able to fitted the way of
curve of the rod(at the fishing time)to the customer's favorite!
The rod is painted many times with Japanese lacquer(made from tree) and equiped accesories made of ivory or tortoise shell.
In some case,the tip is made of whisker of whele.
Wazao has been known as a fishing rod for feudal lord in old days.
In japan,few kinds of wazao are there,but almost of all wazao is decided the target fish as each.
Only edo wazao has variation of target fish.Because many kinds of fish has been in Tokyo Bay.
We can say that wazao is useful,luxuary and the most artistic fishing rod in the world.
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