Yamashita Kogei Inc. | A planning and sales manufacturer of products traditional crafts

Company Overview

Our company is headquartered in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, and is a manufacturer and vendor dealing in products made from natural materials, such as bamboo and wood. We also have wholesale capabilities.
We have a wholly-owned subsidiary overseas and strive to provide excellent products from both domestic and international partners to meet our customers' needs.
Additionally, we actively engage in the production of crafts, artworks, OEM production, and continue researching CO2 stock from natural materials.

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* YAMASHITA KOGEI INC./
We implement total control of GP companies, focusing on product planning, market development, and import/export operations both domestically and internationally. Since 2006, we have been researching social business and SDGs activities from the perspectives of environment and welfare. Collaboration Showrooms: Tokyo / Fukuoka
* ICHIZA.Corp/
We have collaborated with JR Kyushu to open an in-shop at Beppu Station, supplying souvenir items to the Kyushu area.
* JINGHONG INC./PRODUCT CHINA
Established in 2002 as a wholly-owned subsidiary. This is our production base for OEM items, where we also conduct historical restoration research in cooperation with government institutions.
* ZRJ.Co.,Ltd./CHINA
In 2005, we opened an office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Our activities include market research, domestic EC sales, and control of import/export logistics. Since 2017, we have added new offices in Anhui and Shandong Provinces.

― Total Group Workforce: 95 employees

Company Name	Yamashita Kogei Inc. (株式会社 山下工芸)
Headquarters	● Headquarters: 13-43 Shounin Nakamachi, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, 874-0034 ◎ Logistics Center: 1916-1 Minamikitsuki, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture ◎ Beppu Bamboo Craft & Craft Shop ICHIZA: 12-13 Ekimae-cho, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, B-Passage within Eki Machi 1-chome Beppu ◎ Laputa Farm Collaboration Shop: 4408-11 Anshigi, Kawasakimachi, Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture ◎ Tokyo Showroom: Shinjuku Park Tower OZONE 4F, 3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo ◎ Kitakyushu Environment Museum: 2-2-6 Higashida, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City ◎ China Office [Hefei Zhurenjing Home Products Co., Ltd.]: 168 Changjiang Zhonglu, Luyang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, CHINA
Founded	April 1975
Established	February 1987
Capital	15 million yen
Representative	Kenichiro Yamashita
Business Activities	・Planning and sales of tableware made from natural materials for hotels, restaurants, and food service chains ・Planning and sales of fixtures for galleries and bakery shops ・Planning and development of fishing items for fly/lure fishing ・Overseas business ・Product proposals and planning/sales for department stores and lifestyle shops
Projects	・Continuing initiatives to solve social issues such as environmental and welfare problems ・Production and development of original brand products for other companies ・Development of products using bamboo from neglected bamboo forests and thinned wood ・Donating part of the profits to relevant organizations for environmental conservation ・Research and development of biomass resources, turning thinned wood and bamboo into powder and recycling them as tableware
Brands	Takebito (Registered Trademark No. 4352897) Spirit of nature (Registered Trademark No. 4813161)
Group Companies	Yamashita Kogei Group
Legal Advisory Office	Ikebe Law Office (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Office	Yoshifuji Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Office (Oita Prefecture)
CSR	Our company aims to contribute to the region and promote solutions to social issues through our core business of manufacturing. << CSR Initiatives >> ・Social Business ・Collaboration with Welfare Facilities 　Awarded at the 50th Anniversary Event of the "Taiyo no Ie" Social Welfare Corporation ・Received Bronze Award at the 2015 Eco Mark Awards (Eco Mark Certification No. 12 128 003) 　Donated to Umenohana School in Thailand  Satoyama and Environmental Conservation (Thinned Wood & Neglected Bamboo Forest Green Project)  1pc = \1 for Nature and for Friends << Practical Utility Model for Tableware Painted with Bamboo Charcoal Powder Coating >> ・Registration No. 3220788 ・Registration Date: March 13, 2019 << Donating \1 per piece sold to environmental organizations >> ・Donations to organizations related to the Great East Japan Earthquake (Tableware)
Exhibitions	Tokyo International Gift Show (February / Tokyo Big Sight) International Hotel and Restaurant Show (March / Tokyo Big Sight) Nagomi no Kukan Joint Exhibition (June & November / Tokyo Hamacho Plaza ANS Building) Tableware EXPO (July / Tokyo Big Sight) Shanghai Hotelex (March / Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC)) ※ Includes biennial exhibitions

Message from the President

Aiming for a New Sensation in Craft Development

We have always been committed to working with natural materials and developing products that suit modern lifestyles.
The core theme is "High-Quality Daily Living."
This is not just about inheriting the traditions and techniques of traditional crafts, but about realizing the fusion of tradition and contemporary beauty under the stance of creating products that fit the times.

Starting with our participation in AMBIENTE in 2000, we opened an office in China in 2005,
and we are also expanding our business to introduce the traditional beauty of Japanese crafts overseas.
In the UK, we are collaborating with Cross Media Ltd. (London) to promote Japanese crafts, particularly for Japanese restaurants.
Our overseas business expansion has steadily grown into one of our core operations.

In today’s world, where environmental issues are increasingly critical, we aim to maintain a broad perspective and continue to propose practical solutions through natural materials.
From the perspective of social business, we are committed to making even greater efforts in developing natural material products that will not only satisfy the hotel and restaurant industries and lifestyle goods sectors, but also bring joy to other industries as well.

Kenichiro Yamashita
President and CEO, Yamashita Kogei Inc.

History of Yamashita Kogei