兵庫県たつの市は、淡口醤油・そうめん・皮革という三つの日本一のものづくりを育んできたまちです。

Tatsuno City in Hyogo Prefecture has long cultivated three industries that rank among Japan's finest:
light soy sauce, somen noodles, and leather.

その背景には、武家の誇りと商人の知恵が自然に交わる、独自の気風がありました。

Behind this craftsmanship lies a distinctive local spirit —
where samurai pride and merchant ingenuity naturally intertwined.

瀬戸内海の海路と陸の街道が交わるこの地では、脇坂藩の時代、鎧を脱いだ武士たちが農や醤油醸造といった営みに身を移し、土地の恵みと向き合ってきました。

In this land, where the sea routes of the Seto Inland Sea intersect with overland highways, the samurai of the Wakisaka domain—having set aside their armor—turned their lives toward pursuits such as farming and soy sauce brewing, embracing the blessings of the land itself.

城下の人々は礼節と節度を重んじながら、ものづくりや商いに真摯に取り組み、武家の精神を日々の暮らしの中に自然と宿していきます。

The people of the castle town, cherishing courtesy and moderation, devoted themselves earnestly to craftsmanship and commerce, naturally carrying the spirit of the warrior class into their daily lives.

やがて武士と町人は垣根なく手を動かし、この地ならではの産業と文化を形づくってきました。

Over time, samurai and townspeople worked side by side without barriers, giving rise to industries and a culture found nowhere else but in this region.

白壁の蔵や格子戸の家々が連なる町並みは、重伝建地区として日本でも有数の保存規模を誇ります。

Rows of white-walled storehouses and lattice-fronted townhouses remain today, forming one of Japan's largest preserved historic districts.

飾磨津屋（カネイ醤油の旧屋号）をはじめ、往時の息づかいを伝える建物が、今も静かにこの町をかたちづくっています。

Buildings such as Shikamatsuya — the former name of Kanei Soy Sauce —
continue to quietly define the character of the town.