Founded in 1887, a pioneer in Japanese harusame (glass noodle) manufacturing. Developed Japan's first domestic harusame production technology in 1937 and has been manufacturing harusame and kuzukiri in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture for over 80 years. Produces a wide range of dried noodles including domestic harusame, mung bean harusame, kuzukiri, and hand-stretched somen, also supplying commercial-use products.