We are pleased to announce the launch of a new page:
Founder Inabata Manga – Unravelling the legacy "The Tales of Katsutaro Inabata"

Over 130 years ago, during the Meiji era, Founder Katsutaro Inabata started the company. With the desire to share the story of how he came to establish it as clearly as possible, we decided to create a manga.

The story begins with seven-year-old Katsutaro helping his family's wagashi shop before entering school. It follows his journey, including studying in France at the age of 15, working for the Kyoto Prefectural Government upon his return, and ultimately founding his company at the age of 28. The series will be serialized in ten chapters.
The storyline is based on historical accounts published in biographical books, with some functional elements added for a creative twist.

The manga was produced under the direction of LEGIKA (in Japanese only), a non-profit organization managing the Tokiwa-so Project, with writer Yuko Shimada and manga artist Kazuya Ogata. We sincerely hope this manga offers a glimpse into the origins of our company and the life and vision of our founder.

Please enjoy the series at the link below:
https://www.inabata.co.jp/english/ik/manga/

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