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My predecessor and I first met at a class he held as a Yokohama Meister.
After learning the basic techniques of sokutsukishi from my predecessor for about two years, I took a new apprenticeship under Nobuyoshi Seki, where I learned the practical techniques of sokutsukishi.
During my apprenticeship, before I had become a full-fledged shoemaker, my predecessor passed away.
I later learned that when I was under his guidance, he was already in poor health.
He was a very taciturn person and never showed any sign of such illness.
I cannot thank him enough.
I have been in the business for 10 years now, and with the help of many people, I will soon be entering my 12th year.
While my thoughts and ideas have changed through the many experiences I have had, there are some things that have not changed over the past 11 years.
One of them is that I want to do the same thing that my predecessors did for me.
Now that I have passed the 10-year milestone, which was my goal, I am very grateful to be able to succeed my predecessors as a Yokohama Meister.
Although my experience is still a mere fraction of that of my predecessors and their predecessors, and I myself am still in the process of learning, I will continue to devote myself to helping the shoe industry develop in the same small way that my predecessors did.
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