Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. simultaneously acquires the naming rights for “Ako City Museum of Hi story” and “Ako City Marine Science Museum”! From April 1, 2020, the nicknames will be changed to “Salt and Gishi no Yakata Ako Kasei Museu

[Ako Kasei Co., Ltd.] Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. simultaneously acquires the naming rights for “Ako City History Museum” and “Ako City Marine Science Museum”! From April 1, 2020, the nicknames will be changed to “Salt and Gishi no Yakata Ako Kasei Museum” and “Ako Teshio Marine Science Museum” ​ Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. Press release: November 7, 2024 Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. acquires the naming rights for “Ako City History Museum” and “Ako City Marine Science Museum” at the same time! From April 1, 2020, the nicknames will be changed to “Salt and Gishi no Yakata Ako Kasei Museum” and “Ako Teshio Marine Science Museum.”
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Press conference to acquire naming rights for “Ako City Museum of History” and “Ako City Marine Science Museum” Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, President and CEO: Yoshinari Ikegami) has the naming rights (nickname rights) for the “Ako City Museum of History” and “Ako City Marine Science Museum,” which were publicly solicited by Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. The museum was given the nicknames “Ako Kasei Museum, the House of Salt and Gishi,” and “Ako Teshio Marine Science Museum.” This nickname will be used for 5 years from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020. As a company with roots in the salt fields of Ako, we have acquired the naming rights to both facilities that are deeply connected to salt, and we are working with Ako City to revitalize the “Salt City of Ako” and contribute to the local community through activities rooted in the local community. We will continue to work on this. Ako City History Museum This museum is located near Ako Castle and is characterized by its old-fashioned whitewashed walls. Aiming to become a base to spread awareness of the “Ako Gishi” and “Ako Salt,” which are loved by many people, various materials related to local history are displayed. The exhibits include “Ako Salt,” which focuses on salt-making tools, “Ako Castle and Castle Town,” which includes models and excavated artifacts, “Ako Gishi,” which captures both historical facts and culture, and “Old History,” which is explained with videos. It is composed of four themes: Ako Waterworks.
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introducing the nature of Ako and the physical and scientific characteristics of salt. At Shio no Kuni, the site of the former salt fields, the Agehama-style, Irihama-style, and Flowing-style salt fields have been restored, and you can experience making salt using brine (dense seawater).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/43029/62/43029-62-75a58ee4905045504fa825aeef55ce03-480×360.jpg Ako City Marine Science Museum Naming rights acquisition status so far Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. has previously acquired the following naming rights for public facilities in Ako City. ・Reiwa 3 “Ako Seaside Sports Center” to “Ako Teshio Seaside Sports Center” ・In Reiwa 4, “Ako City Cultural Hall” will become “Ako Kasei Harmony Hall”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/43029/62/43029-62-5d8dffee5061d653089b5d2a4e779f2f-600×240.jpg Ako Teshio Seaside Sports Center Ako Kasei Harmony Hall About Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. Our company has been in the salt business for a long time in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, which is known as the town of salt, and we will soon be celebrating 400 years in business since the opening of the Ako Higashihama salt field in the Edo period. Our company philosophy is “creating a new marine culture,” and our representative products include “Ako no Teshio,” deep ocean water “Amami no Mizu,” and “Amami no Nigari.” Company name: Ako Kasei Co., Ltd. Head office location: 329 Sakoshi, Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture Home page: https://www.ako-kasei.co.jp
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