Mitoku's motto is "Food Is Medicine." Many traditional Japanese foods, such as miso, shoyu, green tea, shiitake and maitake mushrooms, kuzu, and umeboshi, have long been prized in the East for their medicinal qualities. Over the years, we have seen scientific research verify the beneficial effects of these foods on even such degenerative diseases as cancer and heart disease.

It is said that we live in a gourmet era. When we look back upon the eating habits of the Japanese people, we are surprised by the enormous change that has taken place over the past decade or so. The affluence we have achieved has had a strongly negative influence on the quality of the food we eat. We think it is time to take a critical look at our daily food, which is often taken for granted today. Since 1968, we have searched Japan and chosen those producers who are loyal to the traditional methods, and we have delivered only these authentic foods to you. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of quality, even in the face of increasingly severe sales competition from products made by quicker, cheaper, mass production methods. Mitoku will continue to maintain this policy. We sincerely hope that you will remain our customer as ever.