Corporate history
Ominedo is a long-established manufacturer founded in 1900. We maximize the power of natural products by using supercritical (Co2), alcohol, and hot water extraction techniques as well as manufacturing techniques which have been sophisticated since the founding of the company.
- Stage 1: Founding stage: 1887-1945
- Stage2: Postwar development: 1945-1975
- Stage 3: Business development in new markets: 1976-1990
- Stage 4: Further advancements: 1990-2014
Stage 1: Founding stage: 1887-1945
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1887
Manufacturing and marketing license of “Gyojagan” given by Mt. Omine Ryusenji Temple
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1900
Rikichi Tsuji founded “Gyoja Hompo Ominedo” pharmaceutical company
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1910
Rikichi Tsuji presented a figure of En no Gyoja to Ryusenji Temple
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1913
Rikichi Tsuji received the manufacturing and marketing license again
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1914
Rikichi Tsuji received a contribution license of medical medicines from Daigoji Temple Sambouin Monzeki
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1921
“Kaze Netsusamashi Tompuku Guto Fuyaku” went on sale
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1922
“Tompuku Haragusuri Shokaku” went on sale
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1943
“Gyoja Sei Semen In” went on sale
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1944
Company incorporated as Yamato Godo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
1887
Manufacturing and marketing license of “Gyojagan” given by Mt. Omine Ryusenji
Temple
A document provided when the manufacturing and marketing license of “Gyojagan” was
given by Mt. Omine Ryusenji Temple. Rikichi Tsuji had already received the
manufacturing and marketing license since before the founding of the company. This
document approves the manufacture of a medicine called “Gyojagan” and sales of it with a
figure of En no Gyoja.
1900
Rikichi Tsuji founded “Gyoja Hompo Ominedo” pharmaceutical company.
Rikichi Tsuji founded “Gyoja Hompo Ominedo,” the predecessor to Ominedo
Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. Rikichi grabbed people’s attention with his
exceptional ability and unique management philosophy, and enormously improved
business performance but never filled his pocket. He returned the profits gained from
the business to peddlers, and donated a great amount of money and goods to Mt. Omine
Ryusenji Temple and Daigoji Temple in Kyoto, which were his places of worship.
1910
Rikichi Tsuji presented a figure of En no Gyoja to Ryusenji Temple
Ten years after its founding, Rikichi changed the company name to “Tsujiyakuho” and
presented a noble figure (bronze) of En no Gyoja, the father of Mt. Omine, to Ryusenji
Temple. The figure is still kept in the temple with a donation form from that time.
1913
Rikichi Tsuji received the manufacturing and marketing license again
Rikichi’s good conduct was valued, and in 1913, he again received a manufacturing and
marketing license for the Gyojagan product, and, at that time, changed the company
name to “Gyoja Hompo Ominedo Tsuji Rikichi.”
1914
Rikichi Tsuji received a contribution license of medical medicines from Daigoji Temple
Sambouin Monzeki
Daigoji Temple Sambouin Monzeki gaved Rikichi Tsuji contribution licenses of
“Gyojagan,” “Kyumeigan,” and “Gyotan.” It was said that Rikichi Tsuji donated 700
seedlings of cherry blossoms in return.
1921
“Kaze Netsusamashi Tompuku Guto Fuyaku” went on sale
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1922
“Tompuku Haragusuri Shokaku” went on sale
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1943
“Gyoja Sei Semen In” went on sale
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1944
Company incorporated as Yamato Godo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
During World War II, pharmaceutical companies were streamlined and consolidated.
Ominedo was temporarily incorporated into Yamato Godo, which consisted of 62 medicine
vendors and operated as a Tenma factory of Yamato Godo. Seiroku Tsuji was appointed
as Managing Director of the company.
