Salt Factory

Shuichi Hirakawa has been making mineral-rich salt here since 2000. Hirakawa went abroad to study cooking in his twenties. After returning to Japan, he found that the salt in Japan was all pretty much the same in taste and quality. Wanting something better, he then decided to make his own original high-quality salt.

The final stop for the S2J 2025 travelers was a salt factory in Itoshima, where everyone learned how to make mineral-rich salt using traditional methods. They also enjoyed “salt pudding” and experienced Japan’s well-organized system of recycling bottles and other items.Read more