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History of Mizkan's Water Initiatives

History of Mizkan's Water Initiatives

Ever since its founding, the Mizkan Group has enjoyed a close relationship with water. We built water supply infrastructure to create high quality brewed vinegar and sailed our products across the sea from Handa to Edo (Tokyo). The Mizkan Group has been helped by water from the very beginning, and owes its growth to water. In Mizkan style, we will continue to contemplate nature through the lens of water as we carry out initiatives to protect our beautiful nature and plentiful life for future generations.

Timeline of Mizkan’s Water Initiatives

1804
Close relationship with water since Mizkan’s founding
・Constructed water supply infrastructure
・Sailed vinegar through waterways and across the sea
1975
Began cultivating forests in Ehime prefecture; now cultivating forests in three mountains in Ehime and Kochi (approx. 850 ha)
Maintaining forests' stable function as a water source,preventing landslides, and mitigating floods
1999
Established the Mizkan Center for Water Culture
Founded Water Culture Journal
Have been sharing the importance of water culture with consumers
2004
Established Mizkan Yokawa Biotope
2007
Completed　the construction of Miki Plant and adjacent biotope
Contributing to local communities by returning treated wastewater through biotope for agricultural use
2009
Received 11th Japan Water Grand Prize Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award