Habomai Fishermen's Cooperative Association Direct Sales Shop

This is a fisheries cooperative in the Habomai district on the Nemuro Peninsula, the main island's easternmost point, facing the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Okhotsk. Here, they process and sell high grade Kaigarajima Saomae kombu kelp harvest from around Kaigara Island in the Northern Territories, one of the country's leading kelp beds. The cooperative's Habomai Hayani (fast boiling) Kombu, not only cooks up fast (as its name implies), but is also incredibly tender. Grown in the cold north sea with its strong currents, they say that once you try this kombu kelp, you'll never be satisfied with another. The cooperative's true pride rests on their Habomai Kombu soy sauce, packed with the kombu kelp savoriness. It's sold not only at their direct shop, but at department stores all over Japan.