Seiju-en in Takarazuka, Hyogo, is a 67-year-old landscaping company. Mr. Takao Tanizoe, the owner of Seiju-en, welcomed my team at the site and showed us how to remove maple stumps.

Today job was to remove the trees at the entrance of a steakhouse. He cut down a sick maple tree, before pulling up the stump with Kito Mighty.

The roots were so deep in the earth, so he lifted up the stump a little, cut through the stubborn roots, and hoisted it up entirely.

Mr. Takao Tanizoe (third from left) with Seiju-en team. Takao is the fourth-generation owner of Seiju-en. He jumped into the family landscaping business at the age of 17, honed his skills, built experiences, and soon doubled his company sales. Seiju-en has a YouTube channel where you can see their work. With more than 23,000 subscribers Seiju-en has built an international fan base. While respecting traditional methods and careful, detailed work, I try to make safer the dangerous work that used to rely on craftsmanship, with new techniques available anywhere in the world.