In 1628 the Tokugawa shogunatesyo assigned a change of fief on Lord Kato Yoshiaki, the castellan
of Matsuyama Clan, who was then ordered to move to Aizu and govern this area. One swordsmith
by the name of Miyoshi Toshiro attended on the lord and settled down in Koka-machi Town of
Aizu, where he had a bestowed foundry with a frontage of 27 meters.
There was also a popular swordsmith named Nagamichi, reputed Aizu’s master hand. His foundry
flourished with his successors lasting for 12 long generations until it had to come to an end when
the Meiji government enacted law that banned samurais from wearing swords in 1876.
Spanning over 300 years from the Edo to Showa periods, Aizu had a great number of iron smiths
working, and, because of its sheer number and their exquisite blades, Aizu was acclaimed as
“Kingdom of blacksmiths in the east.”
江戸末期より会津では刀匠が活躍していたと思われる
大正9年:遠藤操が兼光一代銘となり、塩川町にて開業
昭和25年頃:復員してきた遠藤正江(兼光二代銘)と遠藤章(兼光三代銘)を含め従業員13名にて製造
昭和29年:章(兼光三代銘)が旧甲賀町(現在の馬場町)に婿に入り、堤商会として事業を引き継ぐ(初代堤章)
昭和31年:「姫鍬」商標登録し、鍬の専業メーカーとなる
昭和54年:全国植樹祭で天皇皇后両陛下がお使いになる鍬を製作
昭和56年:堤商会より(株)堤製作所と改称
昭和57年:金属材料工学専攻修士課程を経て、鍬の開発・改良に取り組む(2代 堤 誠一)
平成13年:全国育樹祭で皇太子殿下がお使いになる「姫鍬」を親子で製作
平成21年:代表就任 (3代堤 秀子)
平成29年:福島県の農業女子ネットワークに農業女子応援企業として参加
Company name | Tsutsumi Production |
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Address | Babamachi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima, 965-0035, Japan |
CEO | Hideko Tsutsumi |
number of employees | 4 |
Capital stock | ¥10,000,000 |
Establishment | 1920 A.D |
Establishment | 1981 A.D |
Business | Production, wholesale, and sale of hoe |
Camera | Hiroshi Akanuma |