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This site is dedicated to fans of Japanese bottle openers. If you’re not sure what a japanese bottle opener is, it’s a small bottle opener that you push down to magically pop open your favorite beverage. A magnet on the bottle opener holds the cap after removal.
Japanese bottle openers are also known as Sentol bottle openers (as featured on Digg), push-pop, bottlepals and zap cap bottle openers. The one I currently own is a ZapCap, made by Cellardine. I own the white one that says “World’s Greatest Bottle Opener.” The stainless steel one looks good but is harder to find in the US. It’s usually sold in the UK. Note that the Sentol openers are the original push down bottle openers and usually last longer than the knock-offs from China.
Digg Nation
I think Japanese bottle openers really got popular when they were featured on Digg Nation. A fan sent one into Kevin and Alex and they loved it! The following video shows Kevin and Alex with a sentol bottle opener.
Different Types of Japanese Bottle Openers
The original Sentol bottle opener is made in Japan and is hard to come by. If you want to purchase them, you’re in luck, because there is a website that sells them:
Sentol bottle openers are made in Japan and are the highest quality of the plastic push down openers. You can always tell if it is an original Sentol opener because the patent stamp is imprinted under the lower lip of the opener. Bottlepal.com offers the best pricing for these Sentol openers. They also sell a stainless steel opener and last time I checked offered free shipping.
There are other websites that sell openers that are imitations of the original Sentol opener:
2. Zap Cap
The Zap Cap is made in white plastic, which says “World’s Greatest Bottle Opener.” They have a stainless steel edition too and a black “special edition”. They work well on *most* bottles but not on some long necks. They’re made in the UK by a company called Cellardine.
3. Be Open
The Be Open bottle opener has been on the market for a while. They have several colors available, including clear plastic.
4. BottlePal
Below is someont using a push down bottle opener. The Bottlepal is sold in clear red, white (Sentol), and stainless steel. See this demonstration video is below: