Hamadaya

The Story of Hamadaya

Hamada Shoyu Co. Ltd was founded in 1818 in Kumamoto, Japan. The brand Hamadaya is named after the family. Handcrafted using a 200-year-old time-tested recipe, Hamadaya sauces are exceptional in taste and aroma.

Hamada 7th Generation Brewmaster:

The Promise of Quality

With the masterful work of a 7th Generation Brewmaster, Hironari Hamada ensures quality is never compromised.

An Award-Winning Brand

Hamadaya’s 200-year-old time-tested recipe has been recognised for its supreme quality and premium taste by Monde Selection and International Taste Institute.

INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS

The manufacturer is Halal-certified and has achieved numerous international food safety certifications as well, in recognition of its high quality and food manufacturing standards.

Sharing Sauces

With The World

Headquartered in Japan, Hamadaya has expanded its production to Malaysia to cater to the needs of consumers today and reach more people around the world to savour its shoyu, oyster sauce and many more sauces.

A Brief Story of

Hamadaya

1818
BUNSEI 1, 1818

1818 - Starting out as a small business in Oshima sub-prefecture, which was a thriving district for trade and commerce during the Edo and Meiji eras.

1937
SHOWA 12, 1937

1937 - Introduced steamers and rotating pressure cookers (NK containers) to speed up production, realising the vision of large-scale mass production.

1961
SHOWA 36, 1961

1961 - Successfully patented a technique of aromatising soy sauces.

1963
SHOWA 38, 1963

1963 - ‘Reduced salt soy sauce’ obtains a method patent in Kyushu, a first for the company.

1975
SHOWA 50, 1975

1975 - Became the largest supplier of soy sauces for hospitals and educational institutes in Kumamoto. Began production of raw soy sauces, contributing immensely to the popularisation of Kumamoto Soy Sauce in Kyushu.

1997
HEISEI 9, 1997

1997 - 7th President Yasunari is granted permission from authorities to import table salt. Natural salt is added for the first time to the soy sauce manufacturing process.

2001
HEISEI 13, 2001

2001 - Soy sauce warehouses are officially recognised as a cultural landscape of Kumamoto.

2007
HEISEI 19, 2007

2007 - Nine buildings declared tangible cultural properties of Japan.

2016
HEISEI 28, 2016

2016 - Commences business relations with Fung Group, Hong Kong.

2020
HEISEI 28, 2020

2020 - Headquartered in Japan, Hamadaya has expanded its production to Malaysia.

Chefs Around The World

Mr. Takashi Saito

Kumamoto Hotel Castle Advisor

Mr. Himi Okajima

Owner Chef of HAKATA TONTON NYC

Mr. Qu Hao

Inheritor of chinese intangible cultural heritage

Mr. Shigetaka Hayashi

Owner chef of the Chugoku Saikan Hayashi in Fukuoka Prefecture

Mr. Tsutomu Ichinose

Head chef at the Japanese restaurant 'Benkay'

Mr. Kengo Miyata

Owner chef of Trattoria Ia Roccaforte Kumamoto

Mr. Nubohiko Saisho

Operates “Sushi Saisho” in Ginza, Tokyo

Mr. Rodrigo De La Call

Michelin Chef of EI Invernadero, Spain

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