Company Profile
| Fishcutter Tsunezawa Group Our Group Companies: here |
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| Head Office | |
15-2 Iwatsuki Chohei, Kesennuma-shi, Miyagi 988-0204, Japan TEL : +81-226-27-4140 (main) / FAX : +81-226-27-4140 |
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| Representative | Yoshiko Tsunezawa, President & CEO |
| Established | 1990 |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Business Activities | ・Development and manufacturing of seafood and food processing machinery ・Design of labor-saving machinery and custom solutions ・Delivery and implementation support both domestically and overseas |
| Capital | 10 million JPY |
| Number of Employees | 51 (entire group) |
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Company History – A Century of Tsunezawa
| Era | Year | Major Events |
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| Meiji | 43 | Founder Toyo Tsunezawa focused on the problem of bamboo cores burning in grilled chikuwa, devised a metal core using tinplate, and jointly obtained a patent for a chikuwa extrusion machine. Established Tsunezawa Iron Works in Uomachi 1-chome, Kesennuma City, and began manufacturing the machine. Later engaged in repairs of marine internal combustion engines and began research on engine technology. |
| Taisho | 5 | Manufactured and maintained parts for fishing vessels and undertook general overhauls of fishing boats. |
| 11 | Expanded the factory. | |
| Showa | 4 | Lost factory in Kesennuma Fire. Rebuilt the factory and began full-scale production of marine hot-bulb engines. |
| 13 | Manufactured machine tools ordered by Tokyo Standard Laboratory. From this time, main business focused on development and manufacturing of engines and machine tools. Relocated to Uomachi 3-chome, Kesennuma City in 1941. | |
| 18 | During wartime, under the government's policy for joint operation of machine factories, merged with Motohashi Engine Works in Kawaguchi, Saitama, and transferred machine tools from Kesennuma for joint operation. | |
| 20 | End of war. Returned machine tools from Motohashi Engine Works to Kesennuma and shifted business from engine manufacturing to repair and production of factory equipment. | |
| 25 | Kōsaku Tsunezawa, eldest son of Toyo Tsunezawa, became the head of Tsunezawa Iron Works and started development and production of various seafood processing machines and related equipment. | |
| 29 | Developed and delivered can seaming machines. | |
| 30 | Developed automatic internal organ removal for Pacific saury head cutters. | |
| 31 | Developed machine for opening saury for kabayaki. | |
| 38 | Developed tuna head cutter with belly splitting and obtained patent. | |
| 47 | Fujita Iron Works delivered conveyor line to state-owned factory in Egypt along with our Terabia head cutter; Yukihiro Tsunezawa stayed long-term for guidance. | |
| 48 | Yukihiro Tsunezawa became the third-generation president. | |
| 50 | Featured on NHK TV news for Pacific saury processing machine. | |
| 52 | Developed saury opening and deboning machine. | |
| 56 | Developed squid pattern cutting machine and filed patent application. | |
| 59 | Developed salmon filleting machine and salmon head cutter; began nationwide sales. | |
| 62 | Developed export model of salmon filleting machine; partnered with OM Industries and FTC Co., and began exporting to UK, France, West Germany, Norway, and Sweden, delivering about 30 machines to FTC. |
Tsunezawa Iron Works, Photo ①
(Meiji 40s)
(Meiji 40s)
Tsunezawa Iron Works, Photo ②
(Meiji 40s)
(Meiji 40s)
Tsunezawa Iron Works, Photo
(Showa 4)
(Showa 4)
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Factory Interior, Photo ①
(Early Taisho)
(Early Taisho)
Factory Interior, Photo ②
(Early Taisho)
(Early Taisho)
Machinery, Photo ③
(Late Taisho)
(Late Taisho)
| Era | Year | Main Events |
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| Heisei | 1 | Reorganized Keizawa Ironworks and established Tsunezawa Co., Ltd. Installed a water jet machine inside the factory. |
| 2 | Established Tsunezawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Fishcutter Tsunezawa Shoji Co., Ltd. Developed a mackerel deboning machine. |
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| 3 | Developed and released various new machines: crab automatic cutting machine, epi-sinew cutter, salmon deboning machine. Patent applications filed. |
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| 4 | Completed a new company building in Iwatsuki, Kesennuma City, and relocated. | |
| 5 | Established Tsunezawa Seimitsu Co., Ltd. Installed wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) in the factory. |
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| 6 | Participated for the first time in the 2nd Tokyo International Seafood Show and exhibited Hamachi filleting machine TAF-D model. Received high acclaim. |
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| 8 | Participated in the International Seafood Show in Qingdao, China, exhibiting medium-size filleting machines. Broadcast TV commercials for salmon deboning machines in Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture. |
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| 9 | Featured live on Nippon TV's "Zoom In Morning!" introducing the salmon deboning machine at Marudai Sato Suisan, Hokkaido. | |
| 10 | Established Tsunezawa Kogyo Hokkaido in Yoichi, Hokkaido. Opened Fishcutter Tsunezawa Shoji Hokkaido office at the same location. |
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| 11 | Participated in the 7th Tokyo International Seafood Show. Exhibited auto pin-bone remover and skinner machines. |
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| 15 | The number of machine types exceeded 200. | |
| 17 | Opened the 2nd factory in Matsuzaki, Kesennuma City. Participated in the International Industrial Exposition in Shanghai, China, exhibiting crab cutters and large fish filleting machines. |
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| 19 | Featured on NHK TV news showcasing the mackerel processing machine. | |
| 21 | Participated in the 2009 International Food Machinery & Technology Exhibition (FOOMA Japan), exhibiting medium-size fish filleting machines. Also participated in an exhibition in Seoul, Korea. |
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| 22 | Opened Fishcutter Tsunezawa Shoji Kushiro Office in Kushiro, Hokkaido. Developed and patented a 3D hydraulic scale remover; major hit. Participated in exhibitions in Seoul and Busan, Korea. Participated in the 2010 FOOMA Japan exhibition. Participated in the 11th Japan International Seafood Show. Visited by Governor Yoshihiro Murai of Miyagi and Mayor Shigeru Sugawara of Kesennuma; factory tour conducted. Delivered a large-scale mackerel processing line to Shanghai, China. Received orders for 3D hydraulic scale remover from the USA. Machine orders exceeded 7,000 units. |
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| Reiwa | 7 | Machine orders exceeded 10,000 units. |
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Group Locations
Fishcutter Tsunezawa Trading Co., Ltd.
Head Office Address: 15-2 Nagahira, Iwatsuki, Kesennuma City, Miyagi 988-0204, Japan
TEL: +81-0226(27)4025
FAX: +81-0226(27)4140
Head Office Address: 15-2 Nagahira, Iwatsuki, Kesennuma City, Miyagi 988-0204, Japan
TEL: +81-0226(27)4025
FAX: +81-0226(27)4140
Tsunezawa Kogyo Hokkaido Co., Ltd.
Head Office: 46 Sakaemachi, Yoichi-cho, Yoichi-gun, Hokkaido 046-0001, Japan
TEL: +81-0135(22)0220
FAX: +81-0135(23)5771
Head Office: 46 Sakaemachi, Yoichi-cho, Yoichi-gun, Hokkaido 046-0001, Japan
TEL: +81-0135(22)0220
FAX: +81-0135(23)5771
Fishcutter Tsunezawa Trading Co., Ltd. Hokkaido Branch
Head Office: 46 Sakaemachi, Yoichi-cho, Yoichi-gun, Hokkaido 046-0001, Japan
TEL: +81-0135(22)2323
FAX:+81-0135(23)5771
Head Office: 46 Sakaemachi, Yoichi-cho, Yoichi-gun, Hokkaido 046-0001, Japan
TEL: +81-0135(22)2323
FAX:+81-0135(23)5771
N&C Corporation Co., Ltd.
Head Office: 503-17 Maeda-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244-0801, Japan
2F, Sanaru Building
TEL: +81-45-828-6447
FAX: +81-45-828-6448
Head Office: 503-17 Maeda-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244-0801, Japan
2F, Sanaru Building
TEL: +81-45-828-6447
FAX: +81-45-828-6448