From Traditional Japanese Nails to a Manufacturing City — Nearly 400 Years of Craftsmanship

When our visitors from Cameroon come to Japan, we plan to include Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, in their itinerary.
Tsubame is actually a little out of the way on our journey toward Kansai International Airport.

However, there is an important reason why we want to visit this city.
Tsubame has nearly 400 years of manufacturing history.

Surprisingly, the story began with something very simple — traditional Japanese nails called “Wakugi.”

In the early Edo period, around the 17th century, the Tsubame area often suffered from flooding. Farming alone could not always provide a stable income, so local people began making Japanese nails as a side business.

This became the beginning of Tsubame’s metalworking industry.

Over the following centuries, their skills developed from nail making into many different kinds of metalworking.
Local craftsmen learned how to forge, cut, shape, polish and finish metal, and these skills were passed from generation to generation.

Later, Tsubame became especially famous for producing metal tableware such as spoons, forks and knives. These products were exported around the world, helping Tsubame develop into one of Japan’s best-known manufacturing areas.

Today, the area produces much more than tableware. Its manufacturing industries include metal products, molds, machine parts, cutting tools and precision components.
What began with a small Japanese nail nearly 400 years ago has grown into a remarkable manufacturing culture.

That is why we want our visitors from Cameroon to see Tsubame.

We want them not only to see machines, but also to understand the history, skills and people behind Japanese manufacturing.

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