Wooden Soroban

The Finest Sorobans

Wooden sorobans surpass their plastic counterparts in quality. They offer a more enjoyable user experience and greater durability, making them a worthy lifelong investment for your child. Traditionally, sorobans and suanpans have always been crafted from natural wood.

Both Elegant and Durable

A wooden soroban can last a lifetime. The varnished wood requires no upkeep over the years. This soroban makes an ideal gift for children or anyone intrigued by brain games. Each wooden model boasts excellent craftsmanship, perfect for learning mathematics and performing calculations, while also serving as a decorative item. Thanks to their sturdy wood construction, these calculating instruments are extremely robust, so don’t hesitate to use them!

A Premier Educational Tool
The Japanese abacus, known as a soroban, consists of a wooden frame with rods that hold beads. The upper part features a quinary bead, while the lower part has four unitary beads. These rods allow the representation of Arabic numerals from 0 to 9, facilitating the composition of any number using multiple rows. Unlike the Chinese abacus, the soroban is optimized specifically for decimal numbering.
Despite its sophisticated appearance, the soroban is simple and enjoyable to use. Within minutes, you can begin entering numbers and performing additions and subtractions of both whole and decimal numbers. With a bit more practice, you can quickly learn to perform multiplications and divisions.
The soroban stands out as a versatile math learning tool suitable for both young children and adults, making it an invaluable educational resource for teaching mathematics. A wooden soroban is a unique gift, distinct from puzzles or wooden games. It serves as an analog calculating machine, offering both educational value and aesthetic appeal.