Our stance, based on the philosophy of Ohmi merchants, has not changed since our founding: satisfying the seller, customer, and society. We please our customers by providing them with good products at a reasonable price, and the profit created from this is given back to society. We will continue to work toward the creation of this beautiful cycle.
| Trade Name | Yamauchi Co., Ltd. |
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| Address | Headquarters: 2-18-16 Toriishi, Takaishi-shi, Osaka Sales Office: 654-1 Kami, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka TEL: 072-274-1800 / FAX: 072-274-1803 Tokyo Office: #902, Yaesu Duplex R’s, 2-29-13 Hacchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo TEL.03-5843-9551 |
| Date Founded | August 1920 |
| Date Incorporated | February 18, 1958 |
| Capital | JPY 20 million |
| CEO | Ichiro Yamauchi |
| Number of Employees | 15 |
| Annual Turnover | JPY 7.5 billion (at the end of January 2025) |
| Scope of Business | General trading company specializing in textile products such as towels (customized promotional goods, gifts, etc.) and hand towels |
| Main Suppliers | China, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, towel weavers in Senshu and Imabari, Japan |
| Major Clients | Department stores, nationwide towel wholesalers, nationwide and local wholesalers, etc. (large-volume nationwide retailers and linen retailers) |
| August 1920 | Founded as a textile manufacturer by Hidekichi Yamauchi (father of current chairman) |
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| 1946 | Started selling textiles under the current chairman Yoshikazu Yamauchi |
| 1948 | Built the dyeing factory in Takaishi City |
| 1958 | Yamauchi Sarashi Manufacturing, Inc. was established with a capital of JPY 20 million; Hidekichi Yamauchi became CEO |
| 1975 | Built the Sakai Factory in Kami, Nishi-ku, Sakai City |
| 1978 | Yoshikazu Yamauchi became CEO; Continuously recognized as a corporation with excellent financial reporting from 1966 to January 1993 |
| November 1980 | Received a certificate of commendation from the chief of the Osaka Regional Tax Bureau |
| February 1993 | Name changed from Yamauchi Sarashi Manufacturing, Inc. to Yamauchi Co., Ltd. |
| June 1993 | Moved headquarters to a new building in Kami, Nishi-ku, Sakai City |
| October 2000 | Kazuhiko Yamauchi became CEO; Continuously recognized as a corporation with excellent financial reporting from 1966 to January 2012 |
| September 2006 | Established Gaomi Shuangshan Home Textiles Co., Ltd. as a processing factory in China |
| April 2010 | Established the Tokyo office |
| November 2018 | Continuously recognized as a corporation with excellent financial reporting from 1966 to November 2018 |
| November 2022 | Continuously recognized as a corporation with excellent financial reporting from 1966 to November 2022 |
| February 2025 | Ichiro Yamauchi becomes CEO and Kazuhiko Yamauchi becomes Chairperson. |
