In 1926, when Tomizo became 20 years of age he was given a montsuki hakama (a kimono with one's family crest on it) from his master.  He was now admitted as a full-fledged craftsman.

About that time the thought occurred to him that he became independent. Then the thought turned to determination. His dream of starting a company ballooned and he wanted to realize his wish no matter how hard it might be.

However, things didn't go as he expected.  The good times that continued for a couple of years after World War I ended.  A record shows that in the spring of 1920 the slowdown in the Japanese economy began, followed by a financial panic of 1927 and a worldwide business slump of the 1930's.

In the circumstances he had to put his dream in storage.  However, he determined deep in his mind that he would lose no time to start a company when he got a chance.