---I heard that Kameda Risaburo Yakuho has a long history. When was the company founded?
Riichi Kameda (Kameda) Kameda: "The year we put up our signboard was 1894, the 27th year of Meiji (1894). People say it's a long time, but 125 years is relatively new for a company from the Kyoto people's point of view.
---New? That's outrageous.
Kameda: "My father, who is the predecessor of my father, mentions the names of "Hamagurimon no Hen" and "Onin-no-ran" (the Onin War) when he talks about the last war. It's a Kyoto-style joking expression, isn't it?
Laughs] ---Has the Kameda family been dealing in Chinese medicine from the beginning?
Kameda: "In the Edo period, we were a kimono shop. We became involved in Chinese medicine in the Meiji era.
Greetings

I am Toshikazu Kameda, the fourth president. I look forward to working with you all.

An advertising tower on the bank of the Kamo River in the late Meiji period, standing nearly 5 meters tall!
---Was it in the Inro of Mito's three-leaf hollyhock or something like that?
Kameda: "In the so-called inro, there was a medicine like " Rokushingan" that would make you feel better. In the Edo period, traveling around the country was just like traveling abroad today, and people worried about various illnesses such as food poisoning and sudden colds. In such cases, people would take the medicine in the inro and continue on their journey.
---It is true that there were no drugstores open until midnight in those days!
Kameda: "That's right. The Edo and Meiji periods were a time of poor food supply and poor hygiene, and there were not many doctors or drugstores. There were no refrigerators like today, and you could not tell if something was rotten until you ate it. Therefore, it was a matter of life and death to always have medicines in the home, and medicines like those from Rokushingan, which helped to settle the stomach, were especially popular."
Kameda: "In the so-called inro, there was a medicine like " Rokushingan" that would make you feel better. In the Edo period, traveling around the country was just like traveling abroad today, and people worried about various illnesses such as food poisoning and sudden colds. In such cases, people would take the medicine in the inro and continue on their journey.
---It is true that there were no drugstores open until midnight in those days!
Kameda: "That's right. The Edo and Meiji periods were a time of poor food supply and poor hygiene, and there were not many doctors or drugstores. There were no refrigerators like today, and you could not tell if something was rotten until you ate it. Therefore, it was a matter of life and death to always have medicines in the home, and medicines like those from Rokushingan, which helped to settle the stomach, were especially popular."

I'm going to take your picture, so please keep your belly down! and the energetic and fun staff who can't stop laughing, including Tomoyuki Kameda, Executive Director (far left).
The Health of Modern Japanese People
---Please tell us about your "vision" for Kameda Risaburo Yakuho in the future.
Kameda: "It is said that the intestines of Japanese people are about 1.5 times longer than those of Westerners. This is because Japanese people have been eating rice for a long time. Rice contains starch that is difficult to digest, which is why the Japanese have longer intestines. In recent years, the Japanese diet has become westernized, but the length of the intestines has not changed.
In the scientific journal "Nature," a French scholar announced that "only Japanese people have an enzyme that can digest seaweed." The Japanese body, which has been eating Japanese food for many years, has inherited a constitution from its ancestors that allows it to metabolize Japanese food efficiently. However, the story of enzymes that digest seaweed seems to be questioned as to its authenticity, but considering the length of the intestines, I feel that it is not a lie. Just as "rice" and "seaweed" are suited to the Japanese diet, Japanese medicine "home remedies" are suited to the health of Japanese people.
Kameda: "It is said that the intestines of Japanese people are about 1.5 times longer than those of Westerners. This is because Japanese people have been eating rice for a long time. Rice contains starch that is difficult to digest, which is why the Japanese have longer intestines. In recent years, the Japanese diet has become westernized, but the length of the intestines has not changed.
In the scientific journal "Nature," a French scholar announced that "only Japanese people have an enzyme that can digest seaweed." The Japanese body, which has been eating Japanese food for many years, has inherited a constitution from its ancestors that allows it to metabolize Japanese food efficiently. However, the story of enzymes that digest seaweed seems to be questioned as to its authenticity, but considering the length of the intestines, I feel that it is not a lie. Just as "rice" and "seaweed" are suited to the Japanese diet, Japanese medicine "home remedies" are suited to the health of Japanese people.
And now, due to various environmental changes and diversification of diet, many so-called modern diseases such as obesity and cholesterol have emerged. I sincerely hope that Risaburo Kameda Yakuho's medicines and spa herbs can help those who are tired and unable to cope with today's high stress and environment. Young Japanese women, in particular, are under a lot of pressure to do everything perfectly, whether it is raising children or working. I would like to create products that will help them breathe a sigh of relief and make their lives a little easier. That is my wish and my vision for the future."
---Thank you very much.
---Thank you very much.
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