In our courtyard in central Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a power spot of a goby tree with young leaves and young blue fruits. As a symbol of a long-lived company with a history of 188 years, its vibrant appearance continues to brighten the hearts of CERARICA employees today.
Goby fruit is the raw material for Japan wax , which has long been used in hair care and makeup cosmetics.After the beautiful autumn leaves from autumn to winter, the fruit is harvested, extracted, and purified.large ginkgoOiichōand imperial womenbig hairSmoothIt is also used in the current topic of ``Yellow oak-dyed gokanKorozen no Hou” is a vegetable dyeing using goby twigs.
Haze trees grow in warm regions, and in Japan, they have been cultivated and planted in western Japan, such as Kyushu and Shikoku, for a long time since the Edo period. Even in our company in the Kanto area, the haze tree produces fine fruit like this, so it is perfect for hobbyists to use as a garden tree even in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
As we previously introduced on our website, our employees teach people in Kyushu, Shikoku, and other regions modern know-how about harvesting goby berries that anyone can safely harvest at the ``Haze no Mi School.'' We are proceeding. A new goby tree public relations campaign that aims to expand greenery in line with the United Nations SDGs will once again increase the number of goby trees, which have become a seasonal feature of autumn, across western Japan.This will encourage young people today to look at the often neglected forestry industry from a completely new perspective. Through our activities, we sincerely hope that by increasing interest in and revitalizing the world, we will usher in an era of natural products that will replace petroleum synthesis.