Founder Kocho Ueda worked as the official painter of the 11th Tokugawa feudal lord of Kishu province Kenryu Ko. After given the right to a surname and to bear arms, he was given the family crest of kageaoi design (hollyhocks).
He studied Nihonga painting with Matsumura Goshun of the Shijo School. His paintings are now part of the collections of Nishihongan-ji temple and Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. In honor of the founder's talent for the arts, the company "Kohchosai Kosuga" was founded.
- Company name
- KOHCHOSAI KOSUGA BAMBOO CO., LTD.
- Head office
- 88 Sorin-cho, Aburanokoji-dori Anekoji-sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8262
- Capital stock
- 10,000,000 yen
- Company president and Director
- Hachiro KOSUGA
- Business type
- Manufacturer and wholesaler
- Business content
- Manufacturing bamboo crafts and retail
- Points of sale
- Specialized shops and nationwide department stores
- Affiliated companies
- CHIKKO PLANNING, Ltd.
- Number of employees
- 22 (as of 2014)
- Bank Accounts
- The Bank of Kyoto Fuchomae branch, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corporation Enmachi branch, Mizuho Bank Kyoto-chuo brank - Business hours
- 9am-5pm, closed 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month, Sundays and national holidays
Company History
- 1898
- Company established in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, purveyor to the Imperial family and court families
- 1904
- Awarded at St. Louis World (Fair Louisiana Purchase Exposition), North America
- 1910
- Awarded at London Japan-British Exhibition
- 1911
- Awarded at Dresden World Fair (International Hygiene Exhibition)
Also awarded at several domestic fairs - 1981
- Hachiro Kosuga (current president) was invited as a bamboo designer to Neiman Marcus Fortnight "Orientations", Dallas
- 1982
- Exhibited at commemorative event at Neiman Marcus San Francisco shop
- 2006
- Cooperated in the planning and production of bamboo baskets bags for ISSEY MIYAKE A&W Paris Collection
- 2011
- Opened flagship store at Sanjo-Kawaramachi, Kyoto
Telephone: +81-75-253-1186
FAX: +81-75-241-2382
E-mail info@kohchosai.co.jp
Closed: 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month, Sundays and national holidays
