In the courtyard of our company in central Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a power spot: a hazel tree with fresh green leaves and young green fruit. As a symbol of our long-lived company with a history of 188 years, its vibrant appearance continues to brighten the hearts of CERARICA employees today
The nuts of the Japanese wax tree are the raw material for Japan wax , which has long been used in hair care and makeup cosmetics. After the leaves turn beautiful red in autumn and winter, the nuts turn color and are harvested, extracted, refined, and used to make the wax used in sumo wrestlers' hair care productsLarge GinkgoLarge oak treeand the royal womenLong hanging hairSmoothIt is also used in the currently popularYellow oak-dyed robeKorozen's Law" is a plant dye made from hazelnut branches
Wax trees grow in warm regions, and in Japan they have been selectively bred and planted in western Japan, especially in Kyushu and Shikoku, since the Edo period. Wax trees in our company's Kanto region also produce beautiful fruit, making them ideal garden trees for enthusiasts in the Tokyo metropolitan area
As previously mentioned on our website, we are running a "Haze no Mi School" where our employees teach people in Kyushu, Shikoku, and other regions about harvesting haze berries, providing modern know-how that allows anyone to harvest them safely.We sincerely hope that our new haze tree public relations activities, which aim to expand greenery like the UN SDGs, will help to repopulate haze trees, a symbol of autumn in western Japan, and revitalize the often-overlooked forestry industry with a completely new perspective, sparking interest among today's young people, ushering in an "era of natural products" that replaces petroleum synthetics