Following its founding in 1947, this company established its basic philosophy as “The sun, water and nature are the source of life.” Under the theme “Beauty and Health”, the company tackled the goals of developing unique products and supporting good health. Beginning with the use of the papaya enzyme as a bathwater additive, the company developed a wide variety of products, including non-medicinal items, cosmetics, functional foods, beverages and mineral water. Among these, our bath additive Togen has long been a favorite among our customers.
Recently, we have developed a new business that takes advantage of unique high-quality regional resources -natural water from the Northern Alps and Deep sea water. In order to meet the needs of our customers, which change daily, it is important that we intensify our technological development strengths, and strive to proactively develop original products that connect with the future.
Going forward, in order to deal with a rapidly changing society and natural environment, we must increase our efforts to contribute widely to society as a manufacturing business supporting healthy life styles for people, making the best use of experience and achievements we have garnered over the years. We ask that you continue to support us with your guidance and encouragement in the future.
| Name | GOSHU YAKUHIN CO., LTD. |
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| Representative Director | President, Sunao Fujii |
| Established | June 1, 1946 |
| Incorporated | August 25, 1947 |
| Capital Stock | 30 million yen |
| Number of Employees | 149 |
| Business Content | Under the theme “Beauty and Health”, we handle a wide variety of products, including non-medicinal items, cosmetics, functional foods and functional drink, mineral water and deep sea water-derived materials, etc., from the planning and development stages to manufacture and sales. |
| Headquarters | 1-1-5, Hanazono-cho, Toyama 939-8201,JAPAN TEL: +81-76-424-2661 FAX: +81-76-422-4571 URL: http://www.goshu.co.jp/ E-mail: info@goshu.co.jp |
| Chisato Factory | 6542, Chisato, Fuchu-machi, Toyama 939-2622, JAPAN TEL: +81-76-469-5011 FAX: +81-76-469-5263 Non-medicinal products and cosmetics manufacturing plant: 42 Katasaka,Chisato, Fuchu-machi Functional foods and beverages manufacturing plant: 6542 Genzodani, Chisato, Fuchu-machi Tenshin Factory: 72 Tenjindo, Hokonoki, Fuchu-machi |
| Associated Companies | Japan Mineral Water, Co., Ltd. |
| Banks of Account | Hokuriku Bank Takaoka ShinkinBank Mizuho Bank Hokkoku Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation etc. |
At Goshu, we manufacture each product carefully under strict quality control at our clean factory in Toyama, Japan. We have obtained ISO 22716 certification (Manufacture of basic skin care products, bath and shower preparations) and FSSC 22000(BIB filling line) which is the world's highest food safety management standard.
Our fillers are compatible with PET bottles of various capacities and equipped with high-speed filling lines, These high-speed filling lines are the leading mineral water production line in Japan and are ISO 9001 certified.
New BIB (Bag in Box) filling line was established in 2013. We are FSSC 22000 certified, which is the world's highest food safety management standard, we offer a wide range of BIB products primarily in sizes from 6L to 11L.
Equipped with deep sea water separation equipment inside our own factory, deep sea water pumped up from Toyama bay is separated in (1) desalinated water (2) mineral concentrated water (3) concentrated salt water (4) salt and (5) bittern.
Goshu has various production lines and can correspond with the production of various kinds of bath additive products such as bottles, sachets, die-cut packages, pouch bags, etc. according to customer's request.
For delivering safe and high-quality products to our customers, we have a thorough quality control system. Not only conducting sensory tests from accepting raw materials to preparation, blending, and filling, but also we conduct Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses and microorganism tests, and only products passed strict tests can be shipped to the customers.
The philosophy that "“R&D is the heart of a manufacturer” has been Goshu’s motto since its founding. We have established specialized departments in our company, and in various product development processes, we have evolved technologies of utilizing natural water of high quality groundwater and deep sea water. In addition to these technologies, while cooperating with government agencies, Goshu is actively working on researching new materials and health effects.
Goshu’s company roots as a research and development enterprise is in the study of papaya enzymes started in 1965. Bath additives containing of the excellent proteolytic power and stability of papaya enzymes are our long-selling products. In 2007 we opened our own research farms and have been working on with a consistent system for a variety of food with beneficial claims.
In 1996, we began researching the potential and applications of deep seawater, which contains more than 80 types of minerals. We became the first company in Japan to successfully commercialize multistage seawater separation technology. Since then, we have developed our own products that harness the health and beauty benefits of deep seawater, offering new approaches to skincare and bathing.
What do people want today? We listen closely to our customers and keep up with the latest trends to anticipate their needs. We develop our own unique water products with beneficial properties, as well as health foods that are not only effective but also safe and high in quality. The diversity of our products is one of our greatest strengths and a source of pride. We have never stopped evolving—and we never will.
"Development of Research for Cell Culture Liquid and High Performance Cosmetics using Toyama Bay Deep Sea Water Isotonic Solution by Regenerative Medicine" was adopted as "Strategic Foundational Technology Improvement Support Operation in 2015 (Support Industry Program)" of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. We are pursuing research through an industry-university collaboration basis and aiming for commercialization.
| 1946 | Company established in Ichiban-machi, Toyama City |
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| 1947 | Incorporated as Goshu Yakuhin Co., Ltd. Began manufacturing and selling of medical supplies |
| 1951 | Opened Tokyo office |
| 1955 | Began manufacturing " Togen " medicated bath additive classified as a quasi-drug in Japan. |
| 1959 | Began exporting medical supplies and manufacturing and selling health foods and beverages. |
| 1961 | Began research into natural plants, aquired a site in Chisato, Fuchu-machi(Toyama City),Toyama Prefecture |
| 1963 | Constructed a new headquarter and factory in Hanazono-cho, Toyama City |
| 1967 | Began manufacturing and selling Japan’s first medicated bath additive containing papaya enzyme,“Papaya Togen.” |
| 1972 | Opened Osaka office |
| 1977 | Excavated 300m underground water source on site of Chisato Factory |
| 1981 | Began manufacturing cosmetics and established a private-label (PB) division. Constructed a plant for mineral water production. |
| 1987 | Constructed moisture-controled plant for manufacture of foaming bath tablets |
| 1989 | Constructed drink plant at the Chisato No. 1 factory |
| 1993 | Installed automation line for mineral water |
| 1995 | Expanded automation line for mineral water |
| 1996 | Expanded health food supplements plant With Toyama Prefecture, begins industry, academia and government-cooperative research into deep sea water |
| 1997 | Installed high-speed filling line for functional water |
| 1999 | Obtained ISO9001 certification (Tenshin Factory) |
| 2000 | Began developing and manufacturing of food thickners to support safe swallowing Constructed a plant for desalinization and separation of deep water minerals Established with Toyama Council of Deep Sea Water ; as the founding organization and launchd its deep-sea-water-business |
| 2004 | Obtained approval to label the first deep sea products as a Food for Specified Health Uses |
| 2007 | Established a papaya research plantation Entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry with a regional resource utilization research and development project (theme: Product development of separated water for wound care, using deep sea water separation processing technology) |
| 2013 | Established a new BIB (Bag in Box) plant for mineral water. Obtained FSSC 22000 certification for BIB plant |
| 2015 | Opened direct shop GOSHU at JR Toyama station. |
| 2019 | Established GOSHU (THAILAND) CO.,LTD. |
| 2022 | Began development and manufacture of medical devices Obtained Halal certification |
| 2027 | 80th Anniversary of the Company's Founding |