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元旦に令和6年能登半島地震、9月に豪雨災害に見舞われ、大きな被害を受けました。

さすがに心が折れそうになりましたが、好きなことを仕事にできる幸せを感じながら、前を向いて進んでおります。

October 7, 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Wajima Kirimoto’s opening in the Nihombashi Mitsukoshi store.

We were approached by Ms. Tomoko Tanaka of Mitsukoshi, who was in charge of developing a new sales floor at that time.

After consulting with many people, I came to Tokyo on the fourth day after being approached and made the decision to open the store.

For 20 years, the opportunity for a small local workshop to talk directly with so many customers has given us an irreplaceable power.

In our daily reports since the opening of the store, we asked customers to fill in information about customers who made purchases and those who did not, while being careful not to give out personal information.

We are also challenging ourselves to create various products while using customer feedback as a basis.

Customer feedback is full of many hints.

We will continue to produce Urushi lacquerware that is a part of your daily life, that makes you feel good by using it, and that gives you a sense of relief when you use it. We will continue to make such products.

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Taiichi Kirimoto
Representative, Wajima Kirimoto

✳︎ photos were taken last August.

Three weeks have passed since the torrential rain.
Two-thirds of the Wajima Kirimoto workshop and wood workshop were flooded. The entire area of the Urushi workshop was flooded, as well as the sash and door of the working room which uses for sanding process.
After the muddy water receded, our craftsmen and friends removed the muddy water from the workshop. I was truly grateful.
Old towels that had absorbed the muddy water were dried on a stepladder and put in the burnable garbage, and a large amount of wet cardboard boxes also became garbage.
The saved products were temporarily stored in the temporary workshop which was designed by Ban Shigeru Design after the earthquake. The temporary workshop was only partially flooded by the wall.
The warehouse where the wood material was stored had its shutters broken by the earthquake, but thanks to the fact that repairs had just been completed, all the wood material was miraculously safe from flooding from the road, which was like a river. We were a little relieved.
Our craftsmen worked hard at Wajima workshop to thoroughly wipe down and disinfect the final touches. I really appreciated it.
After the office work, we took the sandbags of mud that had accumulated on the lawn to a special disposal area.
About  carrying 50 bags, we were exhausted just loading them on the light truck,
All the tatami mats in the temporary housing my family were considering moving into at the end of September have been ruined by the flood damage.
The heavy rain disaster that followed the earthquake damage in January has made us feel depressed, but we are encouraged by the heartwarming messages from everyone.
Your continuous support for Wajima is highly appreciated.

Taiichi Kirimoto
Representative, Wajima Kirimoto