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Wataoka’s craftsmanship with their warmth and accumulated know-how.
Wataoka, born in Nigata district, Hiroshima, is a traditional file manufacturer having created items for more than 120 years. The company originally started as a swordsmith, and then they have making double-edged files by using the technique of swordsmith having been passed down for over a century.
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