Company Profile

Wakou: Confectioner of Fushimi, Kyoto
https://www.okashi-wakou.co.jp
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O ur M i s s i o n
Jap a n e s e c on f e c t i on e ry b rought to you fr om Fushimi, K yoto

Confectionery brings people together.
We have worked since the company was founded to make confectionery
which bridges the divides between people.
That is, the company is in the business of creating delight.
To this end, every day we manufacture fine confectionery in accordancewith our policy of delight.
【Policy of Delight】

Follow the rules; co-operate fully with co-workers; work hard.
Always think of the smiles of customers while we work.
Always be grateful to Planet Earth, our home, while we work.
【Our General Code of Conduct】

Look people in the eye and greet them sincerely with a smile.
Always be considerate. Do our best for the good of the world and its people.
【This Year’s Priority Code of Conduct】

Further roll-out multi-skilling. Resolve weak points within each department,
and learn core operations of other departments for laborrationalization and profitability.
President

IMACHI Mitsuhiro
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O ur E x pe r t i s e
Sup e r b J apan e s e C o n fe c ti o n e r yE xp e r i e nc e t h e s e as on s an d ﬂavor s of K yoto

Fine Ingredients
We offer a wide variety of superlative products.

Safe, Reliable, Eco-friendly Confectionery
To make delicious confectionery, we are committed to staff training andthe craftsmanship of our artisans.
We also value the principle of mottainai – no waste – for safe,
reliable confectionery-making which is environmentally friendly.
＊ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO22000

Development
Confectionery brings people together:it’s something to share and to talk about.
We are constantly innovating to create delight with our confectionery.

Production and Delivery
Quality is assured with thorough checking and control of the production
and finishing processes. Package design is also optimized to convey oursincere devotion to confectionery.

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Company Outline
Trading Name:
LocationFoundedBusiness Activities
CapitalFinancial Year-end

Wakou Corporation
26-1 Yokooji-Hashimoto, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
August 22, 1981
Production and Sales of Kyoto Confectionery¥15,000,000May 31

President
Senior Managing Director
Managing Director
DirectorDirector
AuditorSpecial Advisor
Number of Employees
Main Factory
Shiga Factory
Main Banks

IMACHI Mitsuhiro
YASUI Kozo
IMACHI Yuji
NISHIMURA Hitoshi
ASANO Hitomi
KAWABATA Masahiko
IMACHI Tadashi
75 Full-time and Part-time Staﬀ
26-1 Yokooji-Hashimoto, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
5018 Ono, Tsuchiyama-cho, Koka, Shiga
Main Branch, The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
Kyoto Branch, Japan Finance Corporation
Hoenzaka Law Oﬃce
Legal Counselor: NAKASHIMA Koji

Legal Representation

Co m pany His tory
August 1981

Wakou Corporation founded at Yokooji-Hashimoto, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

March 1986

Tokyo Sales Oﬃce opened

August 1990

Shiga Factory started operation in Tsuchiyama-cho, Koka-gun, Shiga

October 2000

Signed contract with Hagi Summer Mandarin Orange Farm

November 2000

Opened Antenna Shop at Headquarters

February 2001

Received ISO 9001 Certiﬁcation(excluding Headquarters Production Department)

July 2002

Quality Control Oﬃce established

September 2002

Transferred to ISO 9001 Version 2000

February 2003

Entire Company received ISO 9001 Certiﬁcation

April 2006

Headquarters and Main Factory received ISO 14001 Certiﬁcation

April 2007

Shiga Factory received ISO 14001 Certiﬁcation

December 2013

Tokyo Sales Oﬃce merged with Headquarters Sales Department

March 2014

Kyo Ponto Gion confectionery shop opened

September 2016

Kyo Ponto Fushimi Kagura confectionery shop opened

May 2018

Kyo Ponto Gion confectionery shop closed

June 2018

Headquarters, Main Factory, and Shiga Factory received ISO 22000 certiﬁcation

August 2018

Kyo Ponto confectionery shop opened in JR Kyoto Isetan Department Store

December 2018

Fushimi Kagura Main Store opened

January 2021

Kyo Ponto in JR Kyoto Isetan Department Store closed

April 2021

Hagi Summer Mandarin Orange Farm closed2021.08

Factories and Shops

Main Factory

26-1 Yokooji-Hashimoto, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Tel: +81-75-621-8806

Fushimi, where our Main Factory is located, is a district famous for its water and saké.
In the Edo era, it was written fushimizu and called Fushimi because of the quality of its water.
Wakou Corporation takes full advantage of the Kyoto culture
and this particular area in its manufacture of ﬁne confectionery.

Shiga Factory

5018 Ono, Tsuchiyama-cho, Koka, Shiga
Tel: +81-748-67-1126

Our Shiga Factory is located in the town of Tsuchiyama in the city of Koka
at the foot of Suzuka mountain, which borders Mie prefecture.
Tsuchiyama prospered as a post town on the Tokaido, and is especially famous for its tea.

Fushimi Kagura Main Store 33 Kamiaburakake-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Tel: +81-75-604-2237

Fushimi used to be written fushimizu, meaning rich spring water.
Due to its high-quality water, there are many saké breweries in Fushimi.
Respecting this traditional site of saké brewing, we use shikomisui (water used for saké)
and Daiginjo saké, making confectionery such as saké manju buns.

Kyo Ponto Fushimi Kagura

8-3 Higashishiokoji Takakura-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto(Hachijo Komachi, JR Tokai Shinkansen Kyoto Station 2F)
Tel: +81-75-644-6112

On September 16, 2016, Kyo Ponto Fushimi Kagura was opened in front of theCentral Shinkansen Exit at Kyoto Station.
We have opened a new chapter in the history of confectionery based on the ﬂavorsof southern Kyoto with main ingredients water, tea and saké.
We have a line-up made with carefully selected ingredients, such as Fushimi's famous water,saké from breweries, and Uji matcha tea, bringing alive the stories of Fushimi.

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International Certifications
ISO9001
In February 28, 2001, all apart from the Main Factory received ISO9001 certiﬁcation.
In February 27, 2003, the whole company ‒ including the Main
Factory ‒ received ISO9001 certiﬁcation.
This certiﬁcation is not a standard for products, but for quality assurance.
This standard is universally recognized for assessing the credibility of business partners in international commercial transactions.
By documenting our business and building a quality system, we will continue to create the products our customers demand.
Wakou Corporation will strive to maintain the trust of customers by receiving ISO9001 certiﬁcation

ISO14001
In April 2006, the Headquarters and Main Factory received ISO14001 certiﬁcation.
In April 2007, the Shiga Factory received ISO14001 certiﬁcation.
One of the social missions of an organization is to reduce its burden on the global environment.
ISO14001 is an international standard that stipulates the requirements of an environmental management system to reduce,and prevent the occurrence of, signiﬁcant environmental impacts and risks, which are caused indirectly by the activities,products and services of an organization.

ISO22000
On June 21, 2018, Wakou Headquarters, and the Main and Shiga Factories received ISO22000 certiﬁcation.
By receiving ISO9001 certiﬁcation, we have been working to improve the quality of our production.
However, the environment in which the food industry operates has changed,
so for greater consumer protection, we will ensure delivery of safer and more reliable products by obtaining ISO22000 certiﬁcation,
which specializes in food safety.

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Our Products

The saké manju bun is a ﬂagship sweet for Wakou Corporation in Fushimi, Kyoto.
The local water and Junmai-Daiginjo saké from a Fushimi
brewery are used to knead dough, which is then ﬁlled with azuki-bean paste.
The moist, aromatic dough and its smooth azuki bean ﬁlling is
our artisan-made specialty.
We hope you will order our saké manju,
and enjoy the unique taste of Fushimi, Kyoto, the home of saké.

Fushimi, Kyoto

Saké Manju

A polvorón is a sweet that is eaten on celebratory occasions
and festivals in Spain and Latin America.
We have created a Japanese-style soft-textured polvorón that delights
as it melts in the mouth.
Kyo Ekubo is made of slowly roasted wheat ﬂour mixed
with white chocolate and Uji matcha, and shaped like a heart.
Enjoy a shortbread with a light,
crumbly texture that melts in your mouth.

Kyo Ekubo

Fushimi Kagura Main Store
Mitarashi dango are rice dumplings with a delicious
soy sauce-based glaze ‒ a secret recipe ‒ subtly ﬂavoredwith Junmai Daiginjo sake.
Steamed saké manju buns are made with saké,

ShopBestsellers

saké lees, and the water used in saké brewing,as well as carefully selected Hokkaido azuki beans,

Mitarashi Dango(rice dumpling skewers)

to create a mouth-watering saké aroma.
It is very popular product that was showcasedin the TV show Kyoto Roman.

Saké Manju
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