Minoshirakawa Bakuhanseki Corporation

We are the only company in Japan that mines and processes Maifan stone (bakuhanseki,) which has been long used in Chinese medicine.

Company name

Minoshirakawa Bakuhanseki Corporation

Main products

- Maifan stone products (bakuhanseki for water purification purposes, powdered bakuhanseki for face cleansing and bath, bakuhanseki soil activator and liquid soap)
- Tomato juice

Representative

Shigeharu Santo

Address

5608 Shirakawa-cho Kurokawa Kamo-gun, Gifu 505-1431 JAPAN

Foundation

1988

Capital

JPY 17,500,000

TEL

+81-574-77-1176

FAX

+81-574-77-1986

URL

E-mail

Business description

Maifan stone (bakuhanseki,) mining, manufacturing and sales of Maifan stone products.
Maifan stone is a type of special mineral rock that has weathered uniquely and contains soluble mineral elements such as calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, copper and selenium. Pale yellowish brown Maifan stone contains white feldspars and grey quartz crystals. Its appearance looks similar to barley rice ball, and this is why Maifan stone are called “bakuhanseki.”

Domestic sales

Approximately 30 tons per year annually

Overseas sales

Experience in exporting 2 tons of bakuhanseki to Taiwan