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Life
of Okami's “Strenuous Efforts”
---Steps
to the Opening of The website---
12.
The Second Meeting with
‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI'
After
my encountering with ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' at the event site, I wanted
to see ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' again. I wanted to make sure of its fascinating
beauty, naturally reserved, but perfect luster firm and supple quality.
With
a vague purpose of what I'd do with it, I went to main departments
stores in Tokyo to ask “ Do you sell ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI'?.
I
visited S department in Ikebukuro, M and MA in Ginza , T in Shibuya,
but I had no luck.
‘
Maybe there wouldn't be any ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' existed any more”
, thought I.
At
every place I visited, responses were either “ No, we haven't”,
or “ We exhibit one only at a special occasion”.
Feeling
of ‘ Why not' and ‘ It was a phantom' in my mind, got stronger
and made me almost give up looking for one.
To
make it double sure, I searched ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' at the Internet.
Believe it or not, I found one in it. I happened to find one on HP
of Nishiyama Sangyou Kaihatsu Co. Ltd. , a production company at Shimane.
I saw ‘ USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' being introduced.
And
there I saw a contact address of Kagano-Shokuza in Tsuruki-machi near
Kanazawa-city.
They
were selling ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' directly to the consumers.
I
was thrilled with the website , but questioned myself. “ I could
phone there , but say ‘ What?'”.
After
two days of consideration, I finally called. “ Aah, I'm the one
who saw ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' Why can't I find one at any department
stores?”
They
reasoned for my question that they were not producing ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI'
enough to offer there and that they seldom have exhibitions for them.
I
decided to ask, “ if I said I wanted to sell them, could I do it?
with a little bit of hesitation.
The
person on the phone said, “ We'll gladly sell them to anyone, but
with only a fixed price. One more thing , the price cannot be made
cheaper just because we produce them at the producing center here.”
To
hear that, I jumped for joy. That they ‘d sell them to me meant
I could be a seller of ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI'. “ That's marvelous!”,
thought I and cried after I hung up the phone. I would never forget
the feeling of joy at that time.
I
was still on the step where selling Kimonos had been only a dream.
But
the thought ‘Maybe I could make it!' made me more animated as to
my activity since then.
Mr.
Nishiyama, Deputy Manager of the Nishiyama Sangyou Kaihatsu Co. ltd.
Whom I had talked to on the phone at the time was the son of the president
of the company.
So
I mailed to Mr. Nishiyama who now became to know through a fine line
of a telephone, and explained that I intended to set up an online
shop in order for connecting prospective customers and the producing
center adding that selling ‘USHIKUBI-TSUMUGI' was still far fro
realization.
 Just
that time, Mr. Nishiyama himself was thinking of introducing it through
Internet,
Which
at that time was an innovative means for selling Kimonos.
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