Aiming for even higher goals,
Together with all of you, we will continue to
In April 1937, "Kodama Clothing Industries" was established in his hometown of Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture. His passion changed drastically with the times. In May 1942, during World War II, the company was merged with "Bingo Dai-21 Hifuku Limited," a national policy company for manufacturing military uniforms. After the war, the company switched to work and school uniforms, and in 1965 became "Asahicho Textile Co. Ltd. in 1965, and changed its name to Asahicho Corporation in April 2021.


We have been providing advanced workwear that meets the needs of the times and the workplace environment, such as "Kyokusen®" cold-weather clothing, "Gore-Tex®" breathable and waterproof clothing, "Pocketless®" foreign object prevention workwear, highly visible safety clothing, flame-resistant workwear, "Yoloi Works®" denim workwear, and "e.z.UP®" assist suits.
In the manufacturing division, we have consistently emphasized the importance of domestic factories in the face of the hollowing out of the manufacturing industry in Japan, and today we maintain a group of directly managed domestic factories that is unparalleled by other companies in our industry. Recently, the denim workwear "YOROI WORKS®" has come into the limelight as an all-made-in-Japan product, from materials to sewing. WORKS®" denim workwear as an all-made-in-Japan product from material to sewing has recently come into the limelight. We expect that YOROI WORKS® will continue to play a major role in the development of new products and in the production of a wide variety of products in small lots and with short delivery times.

About Us
Business | Planning, manufacturing and sales of workwear |
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capital | 53 million yen |
Number of Employees | 140 (including affiliated companies) |
Main Banks | The Chugoku Bank, Hiroshima Bank, The Hyakujushi Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank |
Main Clients | ITOCHU Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Toyobo Fibers Co. |
representative | Kenji Kodama, President and Representative Director |
office |
head office 〒726-0004 110 Fugawa-cho, Fuchu City, Hiroshima PrefectureInternal Organization Chart Logistics Center Fugawa-cho, Fuchu-shi, Hiroshima 726-0004 Main Plant Takagi-cho, Fuchu-shi, Hiroshima 726-0013 Fukuyama Minato Plant Miyoshi-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima 720-0031, Japan Daito Plant Daito-cho, Unnan-shi, Shimane 699-1221 Iishi Plant Yoshida-cho, Unnan, Shimane 690-2801 Izumo Plant Kamijima-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, 693-0101 cooperative factory |








Company History
1937. | Saburo Kodama founded Kodama Clothing Industries in Fuchu City. |
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1942 | Under the Corporate Control Order, Bingo No. 21 Clothing Co. |
1954. | Moved to a new head office at the present location. |
1959 | Osaka Sales Office is established. |
1964 | New head office building completed. |
1965. | The company is reorganized and renamed Asahicho Textile Co. |
1968. | Headquarters plant completed. |
1974 | Tokyo Liaison Office is established in Tokyo. |
1981 | Kozo Kodama is appointed president. |
2002 |
Osaka and Tokyo sales offices moved to new address. Obtained ISO 14001 certification. |
2009 | Moved to new address of Osaka Sales Office. |
2011 | Kenji Kodama is appointed president. |
2019 | ISO 9001 certification. |
Year 2021 | Company name changed to Asahicho Corporation. |
ISO9001 certification acquired
Asahicho Co., Ltd. has obtained ISO 9001 certification (quality management system), an international standard for quality, in 2019.

Greetings from the President
As a member of society and an international person
To grow.
Asahicho Corporation was founded in April 1937 in Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture as Kodama Clothing Industry. We have been manufacturing advanced workwear in Bingo Fuchu, known as a manufacturing town, making the most of our accumulated experience and achievements. Workwear requires a wide range of performance and functionality, including safety, comfort, durability, visibility, and design. We at Asahicho fuse these requirements at a high level to provide the best workwear for workers.
Kenji Kodama, President and Representative Director