INSPIRING PEOPLE & PROJECTS 02 “KONBU DOI”

In the only elevated area in Osaka lies a town called Karahori. Situated in the shopping district, an area mostly spared the ravages of air raids during WWII, is Konbu Doi. In the 300 years from the Edo period, Osaka food culture has been anchored in Konbu Dashi (stock). Fourth generation KONBU DOI proprietor, Junichi Doi says, “Osaka is basically the only place to have the Konbu Dashi trade”.
The [...]

KONBU DOI is a Konbu shop that “takes action”.
From fourth generation proprietor Junichi Doi’s father’s time, as well as sounding the alarm on the present day’s forgetting of the genuine, and getting people to take real foods in their daily lives, they have, across two generations, been working on various activities.
Junichi Doi, who started helping the fishermen in Hokkaido with the Konbu harvest [...]

IPP crews, who were impressed by Junichi Doi’s attitude and the Konbu taste, felt during filming that the taste and significance of his work is not properly expressed by watching the film alone. In order to have people experience more than just the virtues of Konbu, but also accessible and innovative recipes, Junichi Doi together with the IPP crew, have called upon sisters Chie and Hiro, a Vegetable Food [...]

In 2012 we featured the 4th generation proprietor of KONBU DOI, Junichi Doi. During filming we also became very interested in his father, 3rd generation proprietor Shigeyoshi Doi.
What was the attraction we felt to KONBU DOI?
Whilst working on a fresh theme, the staff couldn’t help but feel there was something they missed. So, we have gotten together again to interview the father and find about [...]

The second “Inspiring People and Projects” features KONBU DOI. Established in 1903, KONBU DOI has been preserving the world class Osaka food culture for over 100 years. We introduce it’s inspiring activities through Mr. Junichi Doi, fourth generation proprietor. KONBU DOI is creating a “genuine” product without the use of any food additives or artificial flavoring, and using workshops in order to hand down to [...]

The second “Inspiring People and Projects” features KONBU DOI. Established in 1903, KONBU DOI has been preserving the world class Osaka food culture for over 100 years. We introduce it’s inspiring activities through Mr. Junichi Doi, fourth generation proprietor. KONBU DOI is creating a “genuine” product without the use of any food additives or artificial flavoring, and using workshops in order to hand down to [...]