Its roots lie in the swordsmiths of Sakai.

What is written today has been passed down orally and is not reliable.

(My great-grandfather said it & my great-grandfather heard it from my grandfather, etc.)

I will add to this information I have gathered from the internet.

It's also written in the company history section on our website, including how I found out about it.

I heard this when I was a student (more than 30 years ago).

"There's a fishing hook shop in a vegetable garden in Kochi City with a similar marking. Is it related to ours?"

1. "Tankichi-san is the originator of recreational fishing hooks in the Banshu region. Their technical roots are different from ours."

② "The company in Muroto seems to be a branch of that company" (not currently doing so)

3. "The roots of our techniques lie in the swordsmiths of Sakai."

This is where I got to the roots of our company's technology as I know it.

1. There is a bridge called Harimaya Bridge in Kochi, which was built by a merchant called Harimaya, who was based in the Harima region (Banshu). I imagine that this was one of the reasons why Tankichi's techniques were introduced to Banshu.

I just remembered that when I explained the origins of Harimaya Bridge and fishing hooks to an acquaintance from Himeji who came to Kochi for sightseeing, it was surprisingly well received.

②It went out of business about 20 years ago.

Even if it was transmitted as far as Muroto, it was difficult to spread it further to Koura during the Edo period.

I feel like Banshu is farther away?

Well, there's no need to tell them if it's not needed in the first place.

③I heard about it in detail when I started working.

My ancestors were low-ranking samurai of the Tosa domain and lived in Osaka (←properly Osaka, I love history!).

Apparently he was on secondment.

(It is possible that Koura was the starting point for people travelling by water from the Tosa domain to Osaka.)

Then, with the restoration of imperial rule, "Samurai rule is over! There are no jobs, so I'm looking for work!"

(It's not that light 😅)

So he became an apprentice to a swordsmith in Sakai, near Osaka.

He brought that technique back to Kohura and ran a small fishing hook shop.

Time passed and it was the period of high economic growth.

Longline tuna fishing using large vessels was at its peak before the 200-nautical-mile limit was set.

To address this issue, we have succeeded in automating the process.

From there, the company has grown into a specialized manufacturer of fishing hooks for commercial fishing, mainly for large fish such as tuna and bonito.

I thought about this while writing.

Our predecessors kept up with the times.

I will also do my best to keep up with the times.