Company Profile
- Company Name
- Uemura Seimen Co., Ltd
- Representative Director
- Shinichi Uemura
- Established
- 1972
- Address
- 818 Ariecho Kogawa, Minamishimabara City, Nagasaki, 859-2205 Japan
- Contact Information
- TEL0957-82-3063 FAX0957-82-6106
- Mail
- uemuraseimenn@gmail.com
History
- Apr 1972
- Established by Hisato Uemura and Kazuko Uemura
- Aug 1983
- Held special training sessions for local somen producers (development of young workers).
- Nov 1985
- Received Gold Award at the Ariecho Industry Festival’s “Hand-pulled Somen Subcommittee” Competitive Exhibition.(1986, 1987: Received Gold Award for three consecutive years)
- Oct 1990
- Donated hand-pulled somen noodles to Minamishimabara City as relief supplies in response to the Mt. Unzen Fugen-dake Eruption.
- Sep 1992
- Became Chairman of the Youth Subcommittee of the Minamishimabara City Hand-pulled Somen Liaison Council.
- Oct 1993
- Acquired certification as “Skilled Noodle Maker.”
- Sep 2019
- Acquired skills of traditional techniques using the finest ingredients (flour).
- Dec 2019
- Succeeded in production of noodles with new textures using unique drying technology.
- Aug 2020
- Established Uemura Seimen Co., Ltd. and designated “Uemura Hisato” as a brand.
- Aug2021
- Certified by the Minamishimabara City Hand-pulled Somen Promotion Association.
- Sep 2021
- [SDGs] Contributed to local farmers' associations by providing somen waste as bait for control of harmful animals.
