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Yamasa's Choshi factory is its production base
and it is the cradle of Yamasa.
Yamasa's U.S.A. factory is the production base in North America.
Various Yamasa products are sent out from the
two factories located on big premises.
and it is the cradle of Yamasa.
Yamasa's U.S.A. factory is the production base in North America.
Various Yamasa products are sent out from the
two factories located on big premises.
Choshi factory
Yamasa's production base that boasts of operations of more than 350 years.
Yamasa began producing soy sauce in Choshi, Chiba, in 1645. Its soy sauce has since known as one of the best quality, and at the end of the Edo period, the government recognized the high quality of Yamasa soy sauce and granted it with the title of "Premium Soy Sauce". The Choshi factory is located on premises of about 230,000 square meters and consists of two chambers, where not only soy sauce but other Yamasa products are manufactured and shipped out. You can visit the factory by making reservations in advance. You can observe the actual production process of soy sauce, including the koji room, moromi tank and bottling process.
U.S.A. factory
Yamasa's first overseas factory
Yamasa's first overseas factory was completed in Salem, Oregon, in the United States in 1994. The factory is 65,000 square feet wide and is located on premises of 25 acres developed by the Oregon State Government as an industrial area. The factory is equipped with the most advanced facilities to produce "Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce." Currently, Yamasa soy sauce is shipped out from the factory to many places throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Outline of
Choshi factory of Yamasa Corporation
Choshi factory of Yamasa Corporation
☻Address
2-10-1 Araoicho, Choshi, Chiba, 288-0056, Japan
☻Premises
About 230,000 square meters
☻Main products
Soy sauce, various seasonings, pharmaceutical products and others
☻Factory visit
(reservation required)
Reservation desk hours
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Required time
About 50 minutes
(reservation required)
Reservation desk hours
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Required time
About 50 minutes
(reservation required)
*Only the 20 minutes video viewing is available when the factory is closed. To apply, call the factory visit desk at 81-479-22-9808 or Administration section of the head office at 81-479-22-0095.
Outline of Salem factory of Yamasa Corporation U.S.A.
☻Address
3500 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, Oregon 97302-1154, U.S.A.
☻Premises
25 acres (About 100,000 square meters)
☻Main products
Japanese soy sauce, and seasonings
☻Completion
July 1994
