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The home of imabari towels

Imabari is located in Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku, the smallest of Japan’s main islands.
Nestled between the Shikoku Mountains and the Seto Inland Sea, the region is blessed with a temperate climate.
Shikoku is gaining popularity as a tourist destination for its 88 Temple Pilgrimage and the locals follow a long tradition of hospitality to pilgrims. Imabari is known for its hospitality and generosity – citizens continue to donate food, money and other necessities. Imabari is also the birthplace of Imabari towels, which are a household name in Japan.

The home of imabari towels

About us

About Murakami Pile

About Murakami Pile

Murakami Pile Co., Ltd. was founded 53 years ago. We handle everything from towel production to sales. In addition to OEM projects, we have developed our own brand, MiRT. We are actively expanding our business within Japan and overseas to make the benefits of Imabari Towels even more widely known.

Bland concept

Lift your spirits, brighten your home

Lift your spirits, brighten your home

Our daily lives are full of routine, yet it is only natural that our moods change like the weather – from bright as a sunny sky to dark and gloomy as a rainy day. When you feel tired or downcast, everyday pleasures can revive your mood: indulging in a sweet treat or relaxing in a hot bath at the end of a long day.

Take the comfortable feeling of getting into a freshly made bed – there a soothing quality about it beyond simple warmth that calms you and restores your spirits.
Murakami Pile stands for this quality – there is something about our towels that makes you feel like humming a tune just having them in your home. Our towels will refresh you every day and brighten up your life – this is the feeling we hope to share in our brand concept.

Logo mark

Logo mark

Excellent Water Absorbency and Safety are the Marks of an Imabari Towel.
The imabari towel brand mark and logo are only included on products that meet the independently developed quality standards of Imabari, Japan’s largest center of towel production.

PRODUCT

Imabari area towel producers make use of underground water from the Soja River, which has its source on Mount Takanawa,
and other high-quality water sources in order to achieve soft fiber textures and vivid color expression. They have utilized these advantages and further refined their dyeing techniques to transform Imabari into the largest towel production region in all of Japan.
One of the independent quality standards established by the Shikoku Towel Industrial Association states
that “a section of the towel must start sinking within five seconds of being placed in water” (sink test), which demonstrates that
the towel can absorb water from initial usage without being washed first.
Imabari towels quickly absorb sweat, water and other liquids, won’t become clingy when used for wiping down one’s body after getting out
of the bath or wiping off sweat, and are gentle on the skin.

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COMPANY PROFILE

Trade name
MURAKAMI PILE CO.,LTD
Representative
Director
Masayoshi Murakami
Founding
April 1967
Establishment
October 1960
Capital
\10 million
Business
Activities
Towel manufacturing
Products
Various types of original towels
Customer-order name-inscribed towels
Sales promotion towels
Business-use towels
Gift products
Imabari
Sales Division
1881 Ko, Kuo, Onishi-cho, Imabari, Ehime
799-2201
TEL: +81-898-53-3322 / FAX: +81-898-53-4618
Osaka Sales
Office
Maruzen Bldg. #405 2-4-3 Minamihonmachi,
Chuo-ku, Osaka
541-0054
TEL: +81-6-6262-4455 / FAX: +81-6-6210-4477
Factory
180-2 Ko, Oka, Namikata-cho, Imabari, Ehime
799-2108
TEL: +81-898-52-2211 / FAX: +81-898-52-2271

CORPORATE HISTORY

Apr. 1960
Founded in Imabari as Murakami Shokufu Kojo with 10 looms
Jun. 1963
Ten additional Toyota looms introduced
Oct. 1966
Six Toyota automated “Super Loader” (dobby) looms introduced
Oct. 1967
Incorporated as Murakami Pile Co., Ltd.
Oct. 1968
Delivery center built in Onishicho-kuo, Imabari City
Oct. 1983
Six high-speed Rapier looms introduced at the Head Office Factory
Aug. 1987
New sales office built at the Onishicho-kuo Delivery Center, relocated, and operations expanded
Oct. 1988
Two Toyota Sulzer looms introduced
Aug. 1989
Imports from China begun
May. 1990
Textile information processing equipment and fabric design system introduced
Aug. 1990
KYB-type direct Jacquard weaving equipment introduced
Sep. 1992
Towel Printing Plant 工場法恩綿製品有限公司 established through a joint investment with 中国青島美好巾被服イ分有限公司
Oct. 1998
Six Rapier looms introduced at the Head Office Factory
Feb. 1999
“Eco-Towel” becomes a registered trademark
Jul. 2002
Onishicho-kuo Delivery Center renovated and expanded
Jan. 2006
One Konica Minolta inkjet printer introduced
Aug. 2006
Osaka Sales Office opened
Jun. 2011
Towel composition design simulation system introduced
Feb. 2012
New-model warping machine introduced
Sep. 2012
Two Toyota JAT 710 Air Jet looms introduced
Apr. 2014
Two Toyota JAT 710 Air Jet looms added
Jun. 2015
Two Toyota JAT 710 Air Jet looms added
Aug. 2017
Three Toyota JAT 810 Air Jet looms added
Nov. 2019
EAT textile design software introduced
Mar. 2020
Konica Minolta NassengerPRO120 inkjet printer added
Jun. 2020
Toyota JAT 810 Air Jet loom added
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