One of the products that represents Kagoshima prefecture is "Satsuma's potatoes", the "Satsumaimo (sweet potatoes)".
Kairen is actively working on the development of various sweet potato products, including processing sweet potatoes used for shochu.
As a skilled group of professionals that knows the raw nature of sweet potatoes, we implemented unique criteria at Kairen, that brings out the power of sweet potatoes in various forms. We don't just promote the delicacy of the vegetable, we also promote health and beauty.
Hideki Nagai, Chairman, has four brothers. He took over the seafood company, "Nagai Shoten", originally started by Ichiju Nagai, his father, in Satsumasendai City in Kagoshima prefecture.
He was an outstanding “idea man” and created new businesses. He created a new business model one after another that he foresaw the demand for in the future and responded to customers' needs with wisdom and insight.
He wanted to usher in the era and be able to carry out his own ideas right away..., he decided to go independent on January 5, 1999.
We are processing more than 15,000 tons of kansho (sweet potatoes) per year as raw material for Sweet potato shochu.
We manage sweet potato firmly and check the quality strictly.
We manufacture and sell processed sweet potatoes that are delicious and healthy. From infants to seniors, people who dislike vegetables and those who are lacking vegetable intake, should be able to get nutrients through sweet potatoes sufficiently.
Using cut pieces from processed Sweet potatoes, asparagus and sweet potatoes are cultivated in natural recycled soil to grow them. Asparagus is freshly harvested and sold through mail order or as our in-house products.
There are two freezing warehouses (approx. 1740㎡/3600t) in Satsumasendai City, four freezing warehouses (approx. 4187㎡/9200t), and six rapid freezing warehouses (approx. 180t/day) in Akune City within Kagoshima prefecture, keeping thorough storage control of our sweet potatoes.
We operate a restaurant in Yokobaba-Cho, Satsumasendai City using produce grown in Kagoshima prefecture. We serve dishes that remind you of home-cooked food that energizes your body. Please enjoy the delicacies!
Kansho means sweet potatoes. We use potatoes from Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures to process kansho for shochu.
We actively participate in and sponsor local festivals and events in order to revitalize the areas where our main office and factories are located.
Careers at Kairen do not only simply replenish the labor force.
We’re looking for candidates who will grow with the company with an understanding of company philosophy and the direction we’re headed. Our goal is to have such candidates join us and grow together.
We value each employee and believe they all have an irreplaceable presence within the company.
We will continue to provide an environment where employees can grow that will enrich each person's career and life.