ー The History of Higo Seiyu ー
Founded in 1909 as ‘Takagi Aburaya.’ The founder was the first-generation owner, Mr. Benzo Takagi. Supporting him by his side was his wife, Masie.
In the 1890s, he journeyed alone to Seattle, USA, worked tirelessly, and used those resources to run a bar. It was during this time that the future second-generation owner, Toshiyuki Takagi, was born in America.
Upon returning to Japan, he relinquished the bar, used the proceeds as seed money, and returned to Kikuyo Town, Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture, where he started a business.
Due to the abundance of rapeseed in Aso and the fact that oil was a valuable commodity at the time, he made pressing rapeseed oil his livelihood.
At that time, a factory was established along the Uwaide River in Ōzu Town, Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture (the current company location), where a waterwheel was installed to generate power for pressing oil. Production continues at the same location to this day.
On November 23, 1948, the second-generation, Toshiyuki Takagi, founded Higo Seiyu Co., Ltd. At that time, in addition to oil, soap was also sold. He also extracted wax from the wax tree and sold it as candles, and produced juice and other products from vineyards.
With such a history, for about 115 years since our founding in 1909, we have been devoted to product-making every day, carrying the founder’s frontier spirit in our hearts!
ー Company Overview ー
- Company Name
- Higo Seiyu Co., Ltd.
- President & CEO
- Koji Takagi
- Address
- 1985 Muro, Ōzu Town, Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture
- Tel
- +81-96-293-3371
- FAX
- +81-96-293-8631
- higoseyu@axel.ocn.ne.jp
- Founded
- November 23, 1948 as Higo Seiyu Co., Ltd.
- Established
- 1909 as ‘Takagi Aburaya'
- Capital
- 19 million yen
- Business Description
- Manufacturing and sales of vegetable edible oils and oilcakes
- JAS Certifications
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- July 22, 1971
- Certified as a JAS factory,
- Certification No. 26
- July 1, 2018
- Certified as a JAS factory,
- Certification No. 26
- February 24, 2021
- Certified as an Organic JAS factory,
- Certification No. 2102-B 02
- Affiliated Organization
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Public Interest Incorporated Foundation: Japan Oil & Fat Inspection Association,
Kumamoto Prefecture Organic Agriculture Research Association