Hirosaki Warehouse Co., Ltd.

Hirosaki Warehouse Co., Ltd. (弘前倉庫株式会社), presented on its website as Daishu Hirosaki Warehouse (大周 弘前倉庫株式会社), is a regional logistics and warehousing company headquartered in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Its business spans general and refrigerated warehousing, truck transportation, real estate, and agriculture and food services. The company traces its origins to 1953 (Showa 28), when it was established as Daishu Shoten (大周商店), a wholesaler of apples and processed apple products. It entered refrigerated warehousing in 1960 and changed its corporate name to Hirosaki Warehouse Co., Ltd. in 1981. The company operates a substantial warehousing footprint in and around Hirosaki and Aomori City. According to its corporate profile, its low-temperature (constant-humidity) warehouses have a total operating floor area of approximately 26,470 square meters, while ambient-temperature warehouses account for approximately 1,393 square meters, for a combined operating floor area of roughly 27,900 square meters (about 8,454 tsubo). It maintains a fleet including trailers, tractors (for 20ft/40ft marine containers and 20-ton wing chassis), large, medium, and small trucks. Its handling equipment includes forklifts from 1.5t to 3.5t, a vertical conveyor, conveyor systems, and pallet racks. Its licensed activities include general motor truck transportation, first-class and second-class freight forwarding (including rail freight forwarding), refrigerated and general warehousing, collection and transport of industrial waste including specially controlled industrial waste, real estate brokerage and management, apple shipping, collection and storage of staple foods, agricultural production and processing, and food and beverage sales. It is designated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as a government stockpiled rice storage warehouse and as a plant quarantine fumigation warehouse. The company has expanded its agricultural operations since 2017, cultivating cassis (blackcurrant) on leased farmland in Hirosaki and in Sai Village, Shimokita District, and developing processed cassis products such as frozen fruit, purée, and the beverage "Good Cassis 100% Cassis Juice." It collaborates with Hirosaki University on cassis research. In 2021 it spun off its real estate division into a separate company, Daishu Co., Ltd. The company is led by President Tatsuya Omi (大水達也).

Hirosaki Warehouse Co., Ltd. was established on October 5, 1953 (Showa 28) as Daishu Shoten (大周商店), a wholesaler of apples and processed apple products. In November 1960 it began refrigerated warehousing operations, marking its entry into the cold-storage business. In August 1981 the company changed its name to Hirosaki Warehouse Co., Ltd. In January 2005 it opened the Inada Warehouse in Hirosaki City. In March 2006 it established the Aomori Branch and Aomori Nishi Sales Office in Aomori City. In September 2014 it opened the Distribution Park Low-Temperature Warehouse within the Aomori Comprehensive Distribution Park. In November 2015 it opened the Aomori Distribution Center, a build-to-suit (BTS) logistics facility, within the Daishaka Industrial Park. In September 2016 the company began industry-academia collaborative research on cassis with Hirosaki University. In 2017 it leased farmland in the Hirosaki area through the Farmland Intermediate Management Organization (February), was certified as a certified farmer under an agricultural management improvement plan (August), was positioned as a certified farmer as a core management entity under the People and Farmland Plan (February 2018), and in April 2018 established an Agriculture Division for crop cultivation and agricultural product manufacturing and sales. In October 2018 it opened the Urushigawachi Industrial Park Low-Temperature Warehouse No. 1 within the Aomori Technopolis High-Tech Industrial Park. In 2019 it began selling frozen cassis fruit (February), leased farmland in Sai Village, Shimokita District (May), launched the beverage "Good Cassis 100% Cassis Juice" made from Hirosaki-grown cassis (September), and opened the Urushigawachi Industrial Park Low-Temperature Warehouse No. 2 (October). In 2020 it opened Warehouse No. 3 (January) and concluded a partnership agreement with Shibata Gakuen Educational Corporation (June). In 2021, a craft beer using Sai Village-grown cassis, "Umibe no Cassis," was launched (March); the real estate division was abolished and spun off as Daishu Co., Ltd. (November). In January 2022 it opened the Owani-Hirosaki Interchange Low-Temperature Warehouse within the Hachimandate Industrial Park, and held cassis cooking and sweets competitions. The company's Agriculture Division has pursued large-scale cassis cultivation, aiming to expand to 20 hectares and harvest over 100 tons by 2026. It also engages in community activities, including hosting cassis harvest experiences for local schoolchildren. In January 2021 it acquired naming rights for the summit emergency hut on Mount Shirakami, naming it "Shirakami-dake Daishu Manten Emergency Hut."

• Established as Daishu Shoten, wholesaling apples and processed products

• Began refrigerated warehousing business

• Changed company name to Hirosaki Warehouse Co., Ltd.

• Opened Inada Warehouse in Hirosaki City

• Opened Aomori Branch and Aomori Nishi Sales Office

• Opened Distribution Park Low-Temperature Warehouse

• Opened Aomori Distribution Center (BTS logistics facility)

• Started joint cassis research with Hirosaki University

• Leased farmland in Hirosaki area via Farmland Intermediate Management Organization

• Certified as certified farmer under agricultural management improvement plan

• Established Agriculture Division

• Opened Urushigawachi Industrial Park Low-Temperature Warehouse No. 1

• Started selling frozen cassis fruit

• Leased farmland in Sai Village, Shimokita District

• Launched "Good Cassis 100% Cassis Juice"

• Opened Urushigawachi Industrial Park Low-Temperature Warehouse No. 2

• Opened Urushigawachi Industrial Park Low-Temperature Warehouse No. 3

• Concluded partnership agreement with Shibata Gakuen Educational Corporation

• Craft beer "Umibe no Cassis" using Sai Village cassis launched

• Real estate division spun off as Daishu Co., Ltd.

• Opened Owani-Hirosaki Interchange Low-Temperature Warehouse

• First cassis cooking competition held

• Second cassis sweets competition held

Regional logistics and warehousing provider rooted in Aomori, combining temperature-controlled storage expertise with agricultural diversification.

• Refrigerated warehousing services

• General warehousing services

• Truck transportation and freight forwarding

• Real estate services

• Frozen cassis fruit

• Frozen cassis purée

• Good Cassis 100% Cassis Juice

• Government stockpiled rice storage

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