Our Producers

Fuukidou
Tucked in a small workshop on the outskirts of Tsubame-Sanjo, an area in Niigata Prefecture known for metalworking, Fuukidou is an artisan producer of copper cookware. Founded in 1945 and currently run by third generation Takeshi Fujii, this company is...
Motoi Nori
Founded over 90 years ago, Motoi Nori is a nori supplier located in Ibaraki City near Osaka. They provide The Japanese Pantry with nori grown and harvested in the Ariake Sea, in northern Kyushu Prefecture.
Matoba Suisan
Located in the port town of Makurazaki in the far southern end of Kyushu, Matoba Suisan uses traditional methods to make katsuobushi (dried skipjack tuna).
Yamasei
Located in Kagawa Prefecture, Yamasei is passionate about producing high quality karashi mustard.
Aimono Konbu
Founded over 70 years ago, Aimono Konbu supplies Rausu Konbu from their headquarters in Toyama Prefecture.
Takehisa
For over 85 years Takehisa has been a family-owned shiitake company located in Chikugo on Kyushu.
One Kiln Ceramics
Nestled in a residential neighborhood of Kagoshima sits One Kiln Ceramics, the name of Kido-san's pottery studio.
Suehiro Shoyu
Located in Tatsuno City, Suehiro Shoyu has been brewing usukuchi (light colored) soy sauce using traditional methods since 1879.
Miwa Yamakatsu
On the banks of a river flowing in the shadow of Mount Miwa in Nara Prefecture, sits Miwa Yamakatsu, a sixth generation maker of delicious somen noodles.
Morino Yoshino
Morino Yoshino has been producing kuzu (kudzu starch) for over 450 years in a beautiful green valley in Nara Prefecture.
Murakami Syouten
Murakami Syouten is a third generation sugar company in Osaka. Their Okinawan Brown Sugar from Hateruma Island is highly prized.
Yamatsu Tsujita
Yamatsu Tsujita is a fourth generation company famous for their shichimi togarashi & stone-ground sansho.