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Company History
| 1855 | Founder Matsunosuke Higuchi separated from the main family (Koujiro Higuchi) and established a new branch dealing in the production and selling of koji called 'Sakaiya'. |
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| 1897 | Acquired a koji starter maker in Kitakyutaromachi (Osaka City)and entered the koji starter business. |
| 1935 | Purchased 6,600sq.m. of land in Abeno-ku,Osaka. |
| 1937 | Took possession of 990sq.m. factory in Kitakyutaromachi. |
| 1938 | Changed from private management to a joint-stock company. |
| 1940 | Successful separation of Hashimoto fungus. |
| 1945 | Kitakyutaro-machi destroyed by fire in massive air-raid on Osaka. |
| 1946 | Head office built in Kitakyutaromachi. |
| 1951 | Factory completed in Abeno-ku. |
| 1957 | Bacteria free fungus marketed. |
| 1961 | Relocation of head office to Abeno-ku. |
| 1963 | Commercial property for lease completed in Kitakyutaromachi. |
| 1969 | Inauguration of exclusive sales of enzyme preparations made by Amano Pharmaceutical Co.Ltd. (Now: Amano Enzyme Co.Ltd.). |
| 1969 | 'Three-dia' for 3 day soy sauce koji on sale. |
| 1982 | Sojae fungus put on the market. |
| 1985 | Shochu fungus sales began. |
| 1994 | No.2 factory as well as dormitory and break room newly built. |
| 1996 | Took over the manufacture and sale of Hikami Moyashi from Hikami Co. Ltd. |
| 1998 | No.1 factory drying and sifting buildings newly built. |
| 2004 | Shochu black koji fungus on sale. |
| 2010 | No.1 factory newly built.(Clean room for cultivation.) |
Company Outline
| Established: | August 1938 |
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| Representatives: | President-Matsunosuke Higuchi |
| Contact: | 1-14-2 Harimacho, Abeno-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan 545-0022 Tel: 816-6621-8781 Fax: 816-6621-2550 |
| Principal Clients: | Over 85% of Japanese sake, miso and soy sauce manufacturers. Most leading shochu manufacturers. |
| Business: | Koji starters of all kinds used in the production of sake, miso, soy sauce shochu and mirin. Marketing of enzyme preparations for brewing, including products from Amano Enzyme Co. Ltd., Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd. and HBI Co. Ltd. |
