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28. Introducing the Craftsmen

When you begin a construction project, there are often people who approach you saying, “Could you let me join the work?”—as if they are recommending themselves. Someone like that even contacted Kaori. Kaori is an amateur when it comes to building a house, so she entrusted everything to Mr. Tsuburaya, whom she judged to be trustworthy. It is questionable for anyone to make such an offer directly to Kaori in the first place. In any kind of work, things generally go more smoothly when you ask people the leader already knows and trusts. Even as the owner, Kaori believes you should not interfere with choosing the members of the construction team. If you have decided to trust someone, it is only right to trust them with everything—including selecting the team. That is something you must not give up, even if someone pressures you. Kaori refused immediately, and she hopes you will also be careful with such people.

Here is an introduction to all of the craftsmen involved in the construction whom Kaori met at the framework-raising ceremony (in no particular order). Including Mr. Tsuburaya, the first-class architect, there are eleven professionals in total. These are the important people who will be building Kaori’s vacation house. Kaori truly believes they will build a wonderful home.


大工棟梁の人見一之さん / Master carpenter Kazuyuki Hitomi
Master carpenter (head carpenter), Mr. Kazuyuki Hitomi.
人見雄太さん / Yuta Hitomi
Mr. Yuta Hitomi, Mr. Kazuyuki Hitomi’s son.
石澤靖さん / Yasushi Ishizawa
Mr. Yasushi Ishizawa, sales representative at Kuroiso Shinkenzai Co., Ltd.
大沢寛之さん / Hiroyuki Osawa
Mr. Hiroyuki Osawa, sales representative at Toko Nasu Toyo Juki Co., Ltd.
秋元英樹さん / Hideki Akimoto
Mr. Hideki Akimoto, second-generation operator at Eishin Crane.
山崎国勝さん / Kunimasa Yamazaki
Mr. Kunimasa Yamazaki of Yamazaki Denki Shokai Co., Ltd.
薄井廣幸さん / Hiroyuki Usui
Mr. Hiroyuki Usui, staff member at Masuko Setsubi Co., Ltd.
斎藤哲男さん(てっちゃん) / Tetsuo Saito
Carpenter Mr. Tetsuo Saito (nicknamed “Tetchan”).
藤田重男さん / Shigeo Fujita
Mr. Shigeo Fujita, a carpenter who helped with the framework raising.
高野聡さん / Satoshi Takano
Mr. Satoshi Takano, second-generation owner of Takano Bankin (roofing work).
円谷勲さん / Isao Tsuburaya
Mr. Isao Tsuburaya, first-class architect at Tsuburaya Sogo Juken Co., Ltd.