白形傳四郎商店
Shirakata Denshiro Shoten is a Shizuoka tea merchant founded in 1923 by Shirakata Denshiro. From its base in Shizuoka City's historic tea-trading district, the company operates tea manufacturing, retail, mail-order, export, and tea-seed oil businesses while focusing on Shizuoka tea, including Honyama matcha.
Brand story
The official Japanese company profile traces the business back to 1916, when founder Shirakata Denshiro began tea peddling at Kyoto wholesalers, then to the 1923 launch of Hakuden Shoten in Tokyo and the later move to Shizuoka, where the name became Shirakata Denshiro Shoten. The current company highlights four business pillars: wholesale, direct retail, mail-order, and export. Its factory page says the brand maintains a designated tea garden in Kuromata in the upper Warashina River valley and builds products around Shizuoka tea, especially Honyama tea. Official history notes ISO 9001 and 14001 in 2008, JAS Organic in 2014, Halal and Kosher in 2018, and the 2023 centennial under fourth-generation president Kazuyuki Shirakata.
Shirakata Denshiro Shoten — About
Supports: Founded in 1923; headquartered in Shizuoka City; led by Kazuyuki Shirakata; 22 employees; JAS Organic, Halal, and Kosher certifications; Den's Tea US subsidiary.
Shirakata Denshiro Shoten — About
Supports: Founded 1923, incorporated 1996; rep Shirakata Kazuyuki; capital ¥10M; 22 employees; ISO9001/14001 2008; JAS Organic 2014; HALAL+KOSHER 2018; Den's Tea Inc. est. 1999
Shirakata Denshiro Shoten — Factory
Supports: The brand's designated tea garden is in Kuromata, upper Warashina River valley, and the company builds products around Shizuoka tea centered on Honyama tea.
Shirakata Denshiro Shoten — Matcha and Powder Tea Category
Supports: Official Japanese webshop lineup includes Aoi, Aoi no Miyabi, Aoi no Kaze, Chiyo no Shiro, and Den-chan Matcha Sticks in the matcha and powder tea category.
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