The history of our fishing hooks.

First off, I'll say that I'm not entirely sure about the authenticity of this. I will speak from word of mouth, the internet, and the knowledge I have. This is an addendum or related story to the 1860s section of the company history page on our website. Our first generation learned heat treatment techniques from a swordsmith in Sakai, Osaka. Before that, there was a man making fishing hooks in the castle town of Kochi (hereafter referred to as Tosa). It seems that Tosa had commercial ties with Banshu (as can be seen from the name "Harimaya"). It seems that his techniques were passed on to the Harima region. It is now a major producer of recreational fishing hooks. There was a manufacturer of tuna longline fishing hooks in Muroto that had received training from this person. (That's what my great-grandfather used to say.) It doesn't seem to be being built now. When I heard that story, I wondered, "Why is our company based in Sakai, even though we're both in Tosa?" From there, I just imagined it. The main reason is Koura In other words, it is the easternmost point of Kochi Prefecture. In other words, it is a gateway connected to Osaka by waterways. That's why the first generation of low-ranking samurai was sent to Osaka. To put it more clearly, Osaka was closer than the castle town of the domain. The word Koura is not Tosa dialect. In the area over the mountain on the Kochi side, the Tosa dialect is spoken, but in Koura there is a subtle mixture of Awa dialect. Although Koura has been in Tosa since ancient times, it may not have felt like Tosa. But thanks to that, the first generation was able to learn the techniques that have brought us to where we are today. It feels a little strange to think that. By the way, I'm from Koura and moved around a lot during my student days, so my dialect is strange and neither Tosa dialect nor Kansai dialect (ﾟ∀ﾟ；