About 800years ago, master swordsmith "Motoshige" from Kyushu discovered suitable blade clay, pure water, and charcoal in Seki-town.
He found truly suitable climate condition for sword forging is here, Seki-town.
Since then, he moved to this area and devoted himself to making Japanese swords.
He is the first person who made Japanese swords in Seki-town.
Many swordsmith moved to Seki-town, following Motoshige.
In Muromachi period, Seki-town had over 300 Japanese swords master craftsmen and became famous Japanese sword production area where can manufacture a lot.
"Not to break, not to bend, and cut sharply" means the swords have ultimate sharpness, long-term sharpness, and toughness. Reputation of Japanese swords in Seki was spread in all over Japan, and Seki-town became best known as production area manufacturing well-known swords, and prospered.
Today the technique to manufacture Japanese swords is applied to manufacturing cutlery in Seki-town with the spirit of master craftsmen.
Seki cutlery craftsmen worship those Japanese swords master craftsmen.