Akimoto was invited to give a lecture for next generation company owners at Mito City. The seminar sponsored by Joyo Bank, a major local bank, attracted over 50 participants. The title of the lecture “Training Elite Carpenters!”. -Customer Satisfaction is Value Added. -Real materials don’t fade, but change as…
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I am proud to announce that we have been featured in the most prestigious English news paper in Japan. In Japan, the Japan Times which was established in 1897 is distributed with THE NEW YORK TIMES. The article clarifies our position in this turbulent economic circumstance. We…
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Delegation from a major construction company in Korea visited our company, our construction sites, and Akimoto. Many technical terms used in Korean are imported from Japanese e.g. scaffold足場、formwork型枠、lengthタテ・ヨコ、building area坪 etc. which makes our conversation very smooth. The delegation was inspired by our motivated young people. Not…
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The mighty MINKA took three weeks to assemble. In three days, it was gone. Sadly, the time is near to say good-bye to all the pillars, the ceiling, the history, and of course all the time, works and efforts of our Daiku carpenters. But this…
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MINKA 民家 is an old wooden Japanese house, and sadly most MINKA is destroyed when the owner decides to build a new house. The Show Begins. Some development in the preparatory set up of this project. High tower crane is deployed to carry the pillars. Still the adjustments are…
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Materials collected from various old wooden Japanese houses are carefully selected with the owner, marked and curved in a sophisticated technique by our Daiku carpenters. At last, they are ready for assembly. Because it is such a big project, and all the adjustment needs to be completed prior to…
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The purpose of this class is twofold: 1-Sharing the knowledge and techniques of our carpenter Daiku with the participants 2 Carpenter Daiku learning to have good communication with their clients The class will be held two times a year on spring (Mar to Jun) and autumn (Oct to Dec)….
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Another TV interview by a major TV program. They ask, “Why bachelor or master degree is important to become a Daiku carpenter” “Why?” “I want to build a house with my own hands. It is not in any textbook.” “Why?” “There are so many things to master….
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As one of our freshman prepares for his first TV appearance, the master gives a brief lecture on using carpentry equipments. The master surprises the freshman with stories on wood carving for example; 木殺し a technique using the nature of wood 1 carpenter presses the wood using a hammer…
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More commonly called ロケハン(Location Hunting) by the media people in Japan, a director visited our company to prepare for the shooting of a major TV program. The program features graduates from Tokyo University, top university in Japan, who chose a different path compared to more ‘normal’ ‘wider’ career like…
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