Introduction
In November, 1885, with only two yen in his pocket, he went to Tokyo, and became an apprentice in a dairy. Starting at the very bottom, he learned the trade of dairying, and in the spring of 1889 he was able to open his own business at No. 18 Kayabacho, Honjo Ward, Tokyo.
“Of course I had no capital to speak of and had to depend absolutely on my customers’ good will and my own hard labor. I used to work eighteen hours or more a day, and won the reputation of being the hardest working man in my business.”
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“Going into business under such circumstances, people’s kindness touched me deeply. It has often been said that the city folks are cold and mercenary, but I think differently. A man who loaned me some money said to me once: ‘If you should fail after you worked so hard and be unable to pay me, I have no regret.’ ”
For Sachio, however, the period of trial and hardship was fast approaching its end. In November of the same year, he was married to Toku, oldest daughter of Juemon Ito of Kamisakai Vil-
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