Tanoya Ginzo, who, at just 26, launched his own saltworks in Tosa City. He’s pioneering a world-first approach: crafting salt using groundwater seawater filtered through sandy soil, powered only by sunlight.

TEA FACTORY GEN was established in the spring of 2016 in Sera Highlands, Hiroshima.
With a firm commitment to fertilizer-free and pesticide-free cultivation, they embrace a tea-making philosophy rooted in nature and tradition.

To protect one of Japan’s largest wooden-barrel breweries — and preserve traditional Japanese food culture — Noda Miso Co., founded in 1928 as a contract miso producer, now maintains and restores around 400 giant wooden barrels, continuing to nurture miso with care and dedication.