Kimura Shoten Co., Ltd. was founded in 1908- a long-established fish processing company, wich owned a retail store and factory near the sea in Yamada town. President Toshi Kimura is leading the company in 4th generation.
Although most of her belongings suffered from the flood, president Kimura began to build a pre-fabricated factory one month after the earthquake on the hills behind the factory.



She at first produced pacific fish in vinegar and salted mackerel in a tiny little hut she built at the side of her parent’s house. The president's motto is "Begin to do what you can do." The new factory has been completed at the end of 2012, gaining support of the "Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation." The flagship products- picked cuttlefish and sea urchin guts as well as other kinds of pickled Pacific fish and a sake bottle from cuddlefish guts- were awarded the Fisheries Agency General Director Prize at the “National Fish Processing Food Exhibition”.