Kishu Herazao are bamboo fishing rods produced in Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture and are for catching herabuna, the Japanese crucian carp. Koya-chiku, madake, and yadake bamboos are cut, left to dry for several years and then carefully assessed. There are 130 stages of handwork to make one fishing rod, from cutting through to bamboo assembly and finish, all of...
