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Born in 1976. Learned to fish using Ken Sawada’s "Capras" rods. Majored in mathematics in college; wrote a senior thesis on the analysis of partial differential equations regarding curved surfaces. Previously taught mathematics at a small cram school. Bamboo Rod Maker & Designer Takashi Nagai My favorite mathematicians are Leonhard Euler, Leibniz, and Kiyoshi Oka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/652c2c9187ce7d11901649fc/a15b0492-88b2-42de-bdbf-1b1a5f5895e5/taper.design7017.png About... It's written as 心 in Japanese kanji. 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