Since the handmade Japanese Paper TENGU, our company has been dedicated to the production of washi paper, utilizing traditional raw material processing to meet the demands of the times. By meeting and resolving the ever-changing and demanding needs of our customers, we have been able to improve our own technical grade and develop new technologies, and we have grown into a small but distinctive paper manufacturer. We will continue to challenge new technologies and materials, and aim to be a company that can promise customer satisfaction.
Hiroyoshi Chinzei, Representative Director, Hidakawashi Co., Ltd.
| Name | HIDAKAWASHI CO., LTD. |
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| Founded | April 1949 |
| Officially established | August 1987 |
| Address | 3486-1 Okina Hidakamura Takaokagun Kochi Prefecture 781-2152 TEL ＋81-889-24-7857 FAX ＋81-889-24-7858 |
| Web site | https://www.hidakawashi.com/ |
| info@hidakawashi.com | |
| What we do | Kozo Washi production/sales |
| April 1949 | Paper TENGU Export Cooperative established in Kochi City Asahi-machi |
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| October 1967 | Location moved to Hidaka Village Okina 215 |
| April 1969 | Papermaking machine installed at HidakiVilkge Okina 3486-1 |
| August 1970 | Second machine installed |
| October 1983 | Invention/installation of dye processing machine |
| May 1986 | Trade name changed to Hidakawashi |
| August 1987 | Trade name changed to Hidakawashi Limited Corporation |
| December 1993 | Remodel Raw Material Room, installation of Stainless Naginata Beater |
| August 1994 | Remodel Dye Processing Machine, Initiate five-color spray-painted dying |
| June 1995 | Installation of Stainless Holland Beater, Poacher |
| May 2007 | Receive approval of management innovation plan from Kochi Prefecture |
| November 2007 | Receive approval regarding "Original washi creation and market development employing new raw material processing methods" from Shikoku Economic Bureau |
| January 2009 | Chosen for JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency)innovation program regarding the development of technology to remove resin from raw materials, a subject of research shared with Kochi Prefecture Paper Technology Center |
| February 2011 | Together with Kochi prefecture, had a patent application on " Nonwood pulp paper and its method of manufacturing" to Patent Office |
| March 2012 | Received The first prize of Technological Innovation from Shikoku Industry and Technology Promotion Center |
| March 2012 | Grand Prize, Innovative Technology Award, 2011 Shikoku Industrial Technology Awards, organized by Shikoku Regional Innovation Creation Council, Japan |
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| March 2017 | Japan Creation Grand Prix 2017, Japan Skillful Workmanship Award, sponsored by Japan Fashion Association, Inc. |
| February 2020 | 8th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards, Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Shikoku, Japan Awarded Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director-General's Award |
