700年来の伝統ある刀鍛冶の工房を、盛高さんが、刃物会社として受け継いた時は、
サビないステンレスに押されて、手作りの包丁は売れ行きが悪くなり、廃業の危機
に見舞われていました。
けれども、盛高さんは、手作りの伝統を消さないように、と、日夜技術を磨き続け、
3年後に、やっと完璧な包丁作りに成功し、しだいに、売れ行きものびて行きました。
6年前、ハワイから注文があったのをきっかけに、世界に向けて英語で広報活動を
した結果、今は、売上が、15年前の5倍に伸びています。
注文は3カ月待ちの状態だそうです。
Skill that is accepted internationally
Japanese kitchen knives made in Moritaka company are regarded
as one of 5 sharpest knives in the world.
Ancestor of Moritaka swordsmith started making sword 700 yars ago.
But when Mr. Moritaka took over the business, stainless steel nife
was popular, so his company was about to be bankrupt.
Despite such a hard situation, he had never given up running the
company with ancestral skill, he had tried and failed for about 3 years.
At last he succeeded to make the perfect kitchen knife.
15 years ago, he gave publicity to the world in English, as the result
his kitchen knife is well known not only in Japan but also in the world
especially among cooks.
Now ooks must wait 3moths to get the knives after they ordered,
and the sales have been increasing 5 times larger than 15 years before.
Mr. Moritaka says "Finding needs, catching chance and challenging
are important for success"