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Description Japanese bottle opener decorated with the images of two Japanese kokeshi dolls. Bottle openers are called sennuki in Japanese, and this particular opener is useful for removing both the caps from bottles as well as popping the tabs on soda pop cans. The opener isless than 20 years old and in good shape though it does have some marks and scratches. Size: Length: 3.6 inches (9.2 centimeters) Weight: 0.7 ounces (20 grams) Kurt's Old Fashioned Bottle Opener... When our family first decided to sell our home in California and move to Japan, we talked often about what we wanted to do when we arrived to start our lives in Shizuoka. Emily wanted to play with her grandparents while Yumiko talked about all the great hometown restaurants she wished to visit. At the top of my to-do list was to go out and buy an authentic old-fashioned Japanese wood-handled bottle opener! This, in order to more easily open the big bottle of Japanese beer I planned to enjoy each evening at mealtime! You see, though I have never been much of a drinker, I have nevertheless always enjoyed the image of the Japanese father settling down to dinner with his large bottle of Japanese beer, his small beer glass and handy wooden-handled bottle opener. Having associated with the Japanese since my teens, this stereotypical image of the Japanese father was one I had become accustomed to through media and direct experience, and was resolved to emulate upon the start of our new life in Japan. Though I did ...
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