Our mission is to promote foods and alcoholic drinks of the Tokai area in the global market.
- SME Supporter of the Japan Brand
Development Assistance Program
We recommend the following products.
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- Sake
- The Tokai area is home to many breweries thanks to its abundance of pure water sources, with some breweries dating back over 300 years . There are various types of sake, including ginjo (premium sake) and daiginjo (super premium sake).
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- Japanese whiskey
- Recently, many breweries in Japan have turned to making whiskey. We deliver products from the first brewery in Aichi Prefecture to start making local whiskey.
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- Japanese wine
- Japanese wine is gradually gaining popularity outside Japan. We recommend trying the rare wines made in the Tokai area, which has many grape growers.
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- Craft beer
- There are more than 30 types of local craft beer in the Tokai area alone, with some rare ones that use fruits as ingredients.
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- Other drinks
- There are various types of vinegar drinks which are consumed habitually for health and beauty, as well as local fruit juices and fruit liquors. They are colorful and fancy.
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- Soy sauce
- We offer various types of soy sauce unique to this area, including tamari soy sauce, which is carefully brewed using only soybean, and white soy sauce. Distinctive soy sauce products are highly recommended.
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- Miso
- Red miso, including hatcho miso, is popular for its distinctive taste and ease of use for cooking. Processed sauce-type products, which are easy to eat, are also available.
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- Mirin
- Mirin has long been a popular sweetener since the time when sugar was precious. This Japanese original seasoning adds a glossy appearance to cooked foods and has a soft sweetness.
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- Seasoning sauces
- We offer an array of products that enable consumers to easily recreate and enjoy the tastes of Japan, such as yakiniku (Japanese-style barbeque) sauces and hot-pot soups. These products are particularly popular among novice cooks.
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- Processed marine products
- We offer an extensive lineup of tasty seafood products, such as frozen raw oysters, deep-fried mehikari (bigeyed greeneye), and hamaguri (Asiatic hard clam) ramen, which can be easily prepared for single serving.
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- Processed farm products
- We mainly offer dressings and sauces which use lots of local vegetables. We will add many more products.
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- Matcha
- We can deliver matcha and various processed products using matcha of Nishio City, which produces the most matcha by volume in Japan. Please enjoy the original matcha taste of Japan.
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- Snacks and confectioneries
- Prawn crackers are sold by many specialty stores in the Tokai area, and are popular for their savory aroma. Original frozen cakes, which look exquisite, are recommended as convenient finger foods.
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- Health and beauty foods
- We offer soybean meat in various shapes and sizes, which can be safely consumed by vegans. Gluten-free rice flour bread, which is canned and available as a preserved food, is also noteworthy.
Product examples
You can check some of the products we offer. Click/tap a thumbnail to see the product photo.
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Mitake’s Delicious Sauce for Stir Frying -
Rich Strawberry Cream Sandwich Biscuit -
Kinshachi Junmai Daiginjo-shu -
Barley Flat Udon -
Hamaguri Ramen (instant Ramen noodle) -
Hekishu (blended whiskey) -
Black Sesame Caramel -
Hakkoda Spring Water Honjozo Soy Sauce -
Melting Soybean Flour with Matcha Added -
Hamaguri Soup Stock -
Crystal-Clear Cake -
Soybean Flour with Walnut and Black Sesame -
Kinshachi Custard Cake -
Deep-fried Mehikari Landed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture -
Mochimugi Grown in Japan -
Peach Liqueur Momo-no-osake -
Far Infrared Roast Seasoned Laver Teriyaki -
Kinshachi Nagoya Akamiso Lager -
Yuzupon Vinegar Using the Juice of Misho-yuzu -
Smooth Curry with Lots of Vegetables -
Various types of Gotemba Kogen Beer -
Stone-ground Nishio Matcha -
Wagokoro Kuzumochi -
Tsukete Miso Kakete Miso
Features of our service
Arranging the required samples
In-depth discussions are held to determine the conditions. We arrange optimal samples that meet the needs and send them quickly.
Making proposals and supporting promotion
We propose optimal promotional tools, such as promotional items and advertisements, depending on the sales area. We consider with customers how best to introduce products.
Making product proposals depending on the needs and negotiations with producers
We offer appropriate support and consider solutions from the customer’s viewpoint, such as analyzing which products are selling well and how to sell them. We also negotiate with manufacturers.
Developing original products
We offer extensive support, including searching for manufacturers and developing new products, depending on the production volume and other details. Feel free to contact us.
Discovering products not already sold outside Japan
Our professionals, who are experts in products from the Tokai area, discover and recommend products that precisely meet the needs of customers based on an analysis of recent trends and best sellers.
Ensuring smooth logistics
We offer integrated logistics services using the logistics network of Meitetsu World Transport Div. of Meitetsu World Travel, Inc., one of our group companies.
Features of the Tokai area
Feature1
A beautiful land rich
in nature
The Tokai area is home to mountains, including the Kiso, Hida, and Suzuka mountain ranges. It also faces Mikawa Bay and Ise Bay, into which many Class A rivers (which are particularly important in terms of land conservation and the national economy), such as the Three Kiso Rivers (Kiso, Nagara, and Ibi) flow. The area includes the vast Nobi Plain and other smaller plains where agriculture has thrived and people have lived since ancient times, as well as the Chita and Atsumi peninsulas and islands, providing a wealth of marine products. The Tokai area is also famed as the birthplace of Seto pottery thanks to the availability of high-quality clay.
Feature2
A unique food culture
developed over the centuries
The Tokai area has long served as a major transport hub. Many people visited the post towns during the Edo period (1603–1869). In terms of foods, it flexibly accepted the cultures of eastern and western Japan, leading to the emergence of a unique food culture, and is renowned for seasonings derived from brewing technologies, such as soy sauce and miso. Tamari soy sauce, white soy sauce, and red miso are well-known specialties of this area today. Many cuisines and processed products use these unique seasonings.
Feature3
A variety of internationally-
reputed fermented foods
The Tokai area is home to many breweries for fermented foods such as mirin and vinegar, in addition to those for soy sauce and miso. While typical soy sauce is made from soybean and wheat, the locally-popular tamari soy sauce is made from soybean alone, and so is thick and has a deep flavor. Red miso, including hatcho miso, is also popular for its rich taste and is not found in other areas. Other manufacturers specialize in the production of vinegar and mirin. The Tokai area offers a broad range of fermented foods renowned globally as health foods.
Feature4 A gateway for foreigners visiting Japan for tourism and business
The popularity of Japan as a tourist destination has grown dramatically, and the number of arrivals in Aichi Prefecture increased sharply during the five years from 2015. Chubu Centrair International Airport reported the second largest increase in number of arrivals in Japan, following New Chitose Airport (source: immigration control statistics released by the Immigration Services Agency, Ministry of Justice). The Tokai area is a convenient gateway to the world, taking just 30 minutes to travel between the airport and city. The area attracts many tourists and business persons, and is developing as a traffic hub and an international city.
Track record
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Products purchased by a live commerce company
A foreign trading company in Singapore purchased products of manufacturers in the Tokai area for live commerce (13 items of seven manufacturers). Consumers in Singapore purchased many products through a live show.
Products purchased:
- Nakano Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Aichi): Fruit liqueur (e.g., peach, pear, apple)
- Funasaka Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Gifu): Yuzu sake
- Yamani Vinegar Co., Ltd. (Mie): Yuzu vinegar drink
- Kodukaya Co., Ltd. (Aichi): Mango pudding, banana pudding
- Hori Seimen Co., Ltd. (Mie): Udon
- Pantone System Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka): Matcha fried dough cake
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Products purchased by a supermarket
A supermarket in Singapore purchased umeshu of Nakano Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture. It purchased four types: three types of colorful floral umeshu and one type of umeshu blended with black tea.
We recommended these products after receiving an inquiry from a buyer of the supermarket, which then decided to buy the umeshu products because they were unusual and rare. They have been very popular with female customers, leading to repeat orders.Product purchased:
- Nakano Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Aichi): Floral umeshu (lavender, jasmine, and rose), black tea umeshu
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Products purchased by a café & shop
A café & shop in Singapore purchased a yuzu vinegar drink of Yamani Vinegar Co., Ltd. in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. The drink contains yuzu, which is trending in Singapore.
It was interested in ginger drinks, which are considered good for health and beauty, and purchased the yuzu vinegar drink.Products purchased:
- Yamani Vinegar Co., Ltd. (Mie): Yuzu vinegar drink
Flow to delivery of products
FAQs
Mission of Meitetsu Kyosho
We hope to promote the attractive foods of the Tokai area around the world and share the joy.
We promote valuable products produced by local manufacturers to foreign countries and recommend them to our existing buyers. Our mission is to globally spread low-profile but outstanding products of the Tokai area so that more people can have access to and enjoy these exquisite foods and become interested in visiting the Tokai area.
| Trade name | Meitetsu Kyosho Co., Ltd. website |
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| Head office | 10F Sumitomo Seimei Nagoya Bldg. 2-14-19 Meieki-minami, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Established | February 24, 1971 |
| Shareholder | Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (100%) |
- SME Supporter of the Japan Brand
Development Assistance Program
As a corporate group, we are constantly creating attractive new features and values by offering mobility services and participating in community building initiatives as a local-based company, mainly in Aichi and Gifu.
We distribute various delicious Japanese foods, particularly processed food and alcoholic drinks, in the global market by taking full advantage of our wealth of business expertise.
The Meitetsu Group has an international general freight forwarder specializing in international cargo transport.
We offer integrated logistics services through the network of Meitetsu World Transport Div. of Meitetsu World Travel, Inc.
Would you like to sell foods and alcoholic drinks from the Tokai area in your country?
Please contact us by clicking/tapping the inquiry button below! Our staff will give advice and support.
