Chris, you definitely know that less expensive high quality tenkara rods exist outside Japan and available. You have already tried one and agreed that it is really good rod: http://www.tenkaratimes.com/tenkara-...y-tenkara-rods

The dozens of this rods already fish in the USA and had been reviewed by some respectful anglers.
Jason Klass: http://www.tenkaratalk.com/2013/09/t...try-390-73-rod
Tom Davis: http://tetontenkara.blogspot.com/2013/09/tenkara-times-try-360-64-rod-review.html,
http://tetontenkara.blogspot.com/2014/01/tenkara-times-try-390-73-rod-review.html,
http://tetontenkara.blogspot.com/201...periments.html


Lower price rods are also available: http://www.tenkaratimes.com/tenkara-...ep-tenkara-rod

Sure it is the time to recommend it to FAOL readers.

Oleg