Tanabe co., ltd.

Tanabe manufacturring

Tsubamesanjo is well known as a place that produces some of the finest metal ware products in Japan.

There are many factories in Tsubamesanjo with incredibly talented artisans (blacksmiths). The origin of Sanjo blacksmiths date back to the Muromachi period about 430 years ago.

In the early Edo period 390 years ago (around 1620), the poverty of farmers became extreme due to frequent flood damage.

In order to help Sanjo during these disasters, Sanjo invited a Japanese nail craftworker from Edo to teach the people of Sanjo about manufacturing, and it began to spread blacksmithing work in Sanjo and Tsubame.

As the blacksmith industry developed, hardware wholesalers also played a major role.

Fukuo Tanabe first learned blacksmithing techniques while working as a peddler in the Russian Kamchatka peninsula.

That was the beginning of Tanabe Co., Ltd.

There were various kinds of smithing techniques, but carpentry was most popular at the time.

As society and technology change with the times as it has during our 80 years since our foundation, our mission is to pass on blacksmithing artistry and technique to future generations.

We hope our commitment to Tsubamesanjo metalworks continues to promote blacksmithing products into the future.