Our company specializes in traditional rice straw tatami mats and uses an integrated production process from making the hard tatami mat to attaching the tatami cover and finishing to create tatami mats that respect your health and the environment.
General information
| Company Name | Waraku Co., Ltd. |
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| Homepage | https://tatami.info |
| Head office/Factory | 237-6 Sue, Kawarayama Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture 987-1221 Japan TEL: +81 (0)225-73-2035 Fax: +81 (0)225-73-4649 We are unable to accept telephone calls from abroad. Please contact us exclusively at the following email address: waraku.tatamis@gmail.com |
| Sendai office | 1-8-26 Miyagino-ku, Tsubamezawahigashi Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture 983-0822 Japan TEL: +81 (0)22-253-2348 FAX : +81 (0)22-25-2280 We are unable to accept telephone calls from abroad. Please contact us exclusively at the following email address: waraku.tatamis@gmail.com |
| Production capacity | Max. daily production of tatami: 100 Max. daily production of hard tatami mattresses: 60 Max. storage of rice straw: 200t |
| Surfaces | Tatami manufacturing workshop: ≃562 m² Workshop for manufacturing hard tatami mattresses: ≃760 m² Rice straw warehouse: ≃496 m² |
| Incorporation Date | November 27, 1968 |
| Capital | 27 million yen |
| Employees | 14 |
| Activity Description | Repair work on tatami mats, sliding doors (fusuma), paper panels (shoji), manufacturing and sale of tatami mats, sale of rice straw. |
| Name of President | Mr. Shoetsu Sasaki |
History
Manufacturing and provision of services in order to fully satisfy our customers.
We strive to promote the preservation of traditional rice straw tatami mats for the future.
| 1889 | Start of a tatami business, alongside agricultural activity, in the house of the current president, Minato district in Ishinomaki. |
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| 1968 | Creation of the Sasaki Sangyo limited liability company (LLC) and construction of a factory in the Sue district of Ishinomaki. |
| 1993 | Construction of a new house serving as an office and a new tatami showroom in the Minato district of Ishinomaki. Appointment of Mr. Shoestsu Sasaki as CEO. |
| 1997 | Factory expansion and introduction of a fully automatic sewing line for tatami production. |
| 1999 | The design of a healthy tatami mat made from high-quality charcoal received the Miyagi Manufacturing Award. Patent filing. |
| 2000 | Organization modified to become Waraku Co., Ltd. Opening of the Sendai office. |
| 2003 | Obtention of a prefectural construction permit (for interior design work). |
| 2005 | Receives “Eco Mark” certification under the name “Inawara Hon Tatami”. Obtains ISO9001 certification according to international quality standard. |
| 2011 | The house in Minato district and related office were destroyed by the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The head office was moved to its current location. |
| 2012 | Development of “Ashita no Tatami” (the tatami of tomorrow) certified as a green product by Miyagi Prefecture. Obtention of the utility model and registration of the trademark. |
| 2017 | Introduction of commercial rice straw sales |
| 2021 | Development of “Waraku Tatami”, an ultra-thin rice straw tatami that can be placed on the ground. |
| 2022 | Launch of a Waraku Tatami crowdfunding campaign. |
Access
237-6 Sue, Kawarayama
Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
987-1221
Japan
TEL. : +81(0) 225-73-2035
SDG Initiatives
Contribution of Waraku Co., Ltd. to the achievement of the SDGs.
- Decent work and economic growth
- Create the foundations for industry and technological innovation
- Create a city where people can continue to live
- Responsible production and consumption
- Protection of the land’s riches
- Achieve goals through partnership
The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) formulated in 2001 and were unanimously adopted by Member States at the United Nations Summit in September 2015. These are international goals set out in the 2030 Agenda which aim to create a sustainable and better world by 2030. Made up of 17 goals and 169 targets, we commit to “leave no one behind” on our planet.
Ishinomaki SDGs Partner
Waraku is registered as an SDG partner of Ishinomaki. We aim to work with Ishinomaki City to raise awareness of the SDGs, promote the dissemination of their philosophy, and further promote efforts to achieve them.
President profile
Waraku Co., Ltd. Mr. Shoetsu Sasaki, President
Mr. Sasaki was born in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Pref. in 1951. After graduating from college, he worked for three years at a local steel company before joining the family business, Sasaki Sangyo, manufacturing tatami mats and hard tatami mattresses.
In 1993 he became CEO and in 2000 the organization became Waraku Co., Ltd.
Since then, he has designed a number of unique rice straw tatami products.
In 2006, he became president of the Miyagi Prefecture Tatami Manufacturers Association, and for 12 years he worked to promote rice straw tatami mats and develop a sense of coexistence among members of the association
Between 2007 and September 2021, he was the general director of the National Tatami Manufacturers Association, which brings together rice straw tatami manufacturers across the country.
In September 2020, he gave a lecture on “Rice straw from the perspective of tatami makers” at the special exhibition “Straw and Life” at the Sendai History and Folklore Museum.
