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Greetings

Blessed by the four seasons, with an abundance of seafood and mountain produce, Japan's fish-eating culture has naturally created a vibrant food scene. This culture is an irreplaceable treasure that we are proud of.

In order to pass on this rich culture to the next generation and future generations, we would like people to know more and more about the wonderfulness of fish. With this in mind, we supply safe and secure fresh, high-quality seafood from our home market in Niigata, the largest city on the Sea of Japan.

We keep pace with change and also propose new changes. We build strong relationships of trust with our business partners and contribute to our community.

Hiroshi Okamoto　President and CEO

Corporate philosophy

The first priority of our corporate philosophy is to satisfy our customers. We handle everything from wholesale to refrigeration, processing, and delivery of marine products with our own distribution system.
Through a stable supply of fresh, high-quality marine products, we contribute to our community and continue to move forward to create a new tomorrow for our eating habits.

Company profile

Company name	Yamatsu Suisan Co., Ltd.
Head office address	3F Central Building, Niigata Central Wholesale Market 711 Myogadani, Konan Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture 950-0114
Phone	025-257-6600
Fax	025-257-6748
Establishment	December 8, 1950
Capital	35 million yen
Representative	Hiroshi Okamoto, President and CEO
Business description	Marine products and food wholesaling
Certificates obtained	Marine Ecolabel Japan CoC certificate MSC CoC certified (MSC-C-59328) ASC CoC certified (ASC-C-03583)

Access map

●National Route 7

Take the Niigata Bypass Takeo Exit to Prefectural Route 4.
Go about 4 km toward Yokogoshi.

●Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway

Take the Niigata Higashi Smart Exit to Prefectural Route 4.
Go about 2 km toward Yokogoshi.

●JR Shinetsu Main Line

About 2 km from the East Exit of Kameda Station (about 5 minutes by taxi)

●Yoko Bus (community bus of Yokogoshi district)

About 3 minutes from the East Exit of Kameda Station (get off at Central Wholesale Market)

History

1881	Started selling fresh fish as the Naritsune Store in Kameda Town, Naka-Kambara County, Niigata Prefecture.
1917	Opened a branch in Honcho, Niigata City.
1950	Established Yamatsu Suisan Co., Ltd. and began wholesaling fresh seafood in Yanagishima, Niigata City.
1961	Became an authorized dealer for Nissui Corporation and established a wholesale division for frozen fish, salted and dried fish, frozen foods, and processed foods.
1964	The head office building and other facilities were severely damaged in the Niigata Earthquake. Niizaki Factory completed. A new F-class 800t refrigerator installed.
1966	Yanagishima Fish Market relocated to Bandaijima Municipal Market. Opened the Bandaijima Sales Office.
1972	Received Governor's certification as a wholesaler at local wholesale markets following the enforcement of the Local Wholesale Market Law.
1974	Added an F-class 1,000t refrigerator to the Niizaki Factory.
1979	Established Niigata Food Service Co., Ltd. as a supplier to mass retailers.
1980	Established a processing department at the Niizaki Factory.
1984	Separated the market loading department to establish Yamatsu Loading Co., Ltd. (now Yamatsu Service Co., Ltd.). Separated the refrigeration department and established Yamatsu Refrigerated Foods Co., Ltd.
1988	Tsushimaya Refrigeration Factory of Yamatsu Refrigerated Foods Co., Ltd. completed. A new F-class 3,000t refrigerator installed and the company's headquarters was moved from Niizaki to Tsushimaya.
1991	Head Office moved from Yanagishima to Niigata Tokio Marine Building.
1995	Established Tsushimaya Processing Plant at Yamatsu Refrigerated Foods Co., Ltd.
2003	Added Niizaki Processing Plant to Yamatsu Refrigerated Foods Co., Ltd.
2005	Storage Department, Tsushimaya Processing Plant, Niizaki Processing Plant, and Yamatsu Suisan Sales and Planning Department of Yamatsu Refrigerated Foods Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 14001 certification.
2007	Received approval from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as a wholesaler at the Central Wholesale Market Entered the Fisheries Department of Niigata Central Wholesale Market as a wholesaler
2020.12	70th anniversary
2021	140th anniversary
2021.10	Obtained Marine Eco-Label Japan Distribution and Processing Stage (CoC) certificate. Certification expiration date: September 30, 2027 (renewed in 2024)
2022.5	Obtained MSC CoC certificate (MSC-C-59328). Obtained ASC CoC certificate (ASC-C-03583).
2023.1	Healthy Management Declaration (Japan Health Insurance Association)
2023.9	Niizaki Processing Plant Yamatsu Refrigerated Foods received ISO 22000 certificate.
2024.7	Niigata Health Management Promotion Companies (Niigata Prefecture)
2025.12	75th anniversary