Message
That's our guiding principle — and it goes well beyond the plate.
A company is a place where its employees spend a great deal of their lives. That's exactly why we want it to be a place that holds real value for every one of them.
And it goes beyond our employees. So many people are connected to this company — our customers, our suppliers, the delivery crews who move our products, the equipment and fuel partners who keep us running, the people who handle our finances and our systems, those who collect our waste, and our neighbors in the community. We want everyone connected to us to be able to work with a genuine sense of comfort. Building that kind of company is the very foundation of how we run our business.
Kawaguchi Suisan Co., Ltd.
Yasushi Kawaguchi — President & CEO
Our Philosophy
As a Company
Build a good company where every employee can live a rich, fulfilling life.
Always bring creativity and ingenuity to delighting our customers.
Pursue a business that contributes to our community, to society, to the nation, and to the natural environment.
As Individuals
"Make it a good place to work" — Aim to build a workplace where you and the people you work with can all work comfortably.
"Get the basics right" — Make food that's genuinely good: safe, honest, and delivered with care. That's the job.
"Respect what you have" — Raw materials, energy, time, equipment. None of it is unlimited, and none of it should be wasted.
Company Profile
- Company Name
- Kawaguchi Suisan Co., Ltd.
- Address
- 212 Takigawara, Miyahara-cho, Arida City, Wakayama 649-0435, Japan
- President
- Yasushi Kawaguchi
- Founded
- 1964 (Showa 39)
- Capital
- ¥10,000,000 (JPY 10 million)
- Employees
- 51
Business Activities
Kabayaki Processing — We source live domestic unagi and grill it into kabayaki — Japan's classic glazed unagi preparation — entirely in-house.
In-House Sauce — We make both the grilling tare and the finishing tare that define the Kawaguchi Suisan flavor — all in-house.
Online Sales — We sell direct through our own storefront and all major Japanese e-commerce platforms, shipping nationwide.
Restaurant & Retail — Our on-site restaurant serves unagi fresh off the grill. Our retail counter sells the same product to take home.
Access
Nearest IC: Arida IC, Hanwa Expressway (approx. 15 min by car)
Nearest Station: Kinokuni Line, JR Kii-Miyahara Station (approx. 10 min on foot)
History
- ~1965Agriculture (mandarin oranges) by the founding generation
- 1964Established a poultry farm
- 1969Incorporated as Kawaguchi Broiler Co., Ltd.
- 1975Launched kabayaki processing business
- 1976Exited poultry; renamed to Kawaguchi Suisan Co., Ltd.
- 1977Built main processing factory
- 1981Began in-house sauce production
- 1988Reorganized as a joint-stock corporation
- 1992Yasushi Kawaguchi appointed President
- 2000Launched hand-grilled mass production
- 2004Opened "Unagiya Kawasui" store on Rakuten Ichiba
- 2005Opened company-owned "Unagiya Kawasui Honten"
- 2007Opened on Yahoo Shopping
- 2008Opened on Amazon Japan
- 2012Constructed new headquarters office
- 2014Received Rakuten SHOP OF THE YEAR award
- 2016Won Rakuten SHOP OF THE YEAR for 3 consecutive years
- 2018Renovated main factory
- 2020Renovated headquarters office
- 2023Opened new dining & retail store