Echigo Yakuso
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UnclaimedA Japanese company focused on fermentation, health, and beauty, producing health foods, kimchi, and spirits.
Last updated September 2, 2026
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Overview
Echigo Yakuso Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company founded in 1976 in Niigata Prefecture. It operates in the health food, kimchi, and liquor manufacturing and sales sectors. The company emphasizes using natural wild grasses and fermentation technology to create products that promote health and beauty.
History
Founded in August 1976 in Tsutsuishi, Nyūzen-machi (now Itoigawa City), Niigata Prefecture, as a livestock health feed manufacturer. In August 1980, Echigo Yakuso Co., Ltd. was established and the office moved to Koyaru, Joetsu City. In April 1982, full-scale research on wild grass enzymes began. In July 1982, the company was reorganized as a stock company. In 1990, mugwort tea gained nationwide popularity. In 2020, a spirits manufacturing license was acquired. In 2022, the Echigo Yakuso Distillery was built and a joint research agreement was signed with Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences. In 2026, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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