Core detaching tool for optical fiber cable and method of detaching optical fiber cores from optical fiber cable

A core detaching tool for an optical fiber cable detaches one or more optical fiber tape units accommodated in a sheath of the optical fiber cable by tearing the sheath. The core detaching tool for an optical fiber cable is provided with a pair of cable holding parts, and a moving mechanism for moving the cable holding parts. A pair of projected parts are formed inside the cable holding parts, and a distance between the projected parts is greater than a long side face of a cross section of the optical fiber tape unit. The optical fiber tape unit can be separated and detached from the sheath in intermediate post-branching of the optical fiber cable without increasing a transmission loss.