" A Popular site !" of Megmlk Snow Brand Museum

　　A popular site ! is the "KATSUGEN  Shrine " on the first floor of Megmilk Snow Brand Museum.　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　Popular site! "Katsugen shrine"

　　　　　　Our company takes the origin of the good name of "the source of a victory" of a shrine, from the"KATSUGEN" of the lactic acid bacteria beverage put on the market from 1956 (Showa 31).
　　
　　 Although "KATSUGEN" were put on the market by glass entering a bottle at beginning,We will remain for 60years and,also just now,are continuing the long popularityof the breath.

　　　 From [ between the prep students or athletes who will be superstitious if it also becomes the drink this "KATSUGEN", and "everybody who wins" ] "We win taking an examination,Since it began to call popularity as winning a match", as a shrine which deifies the "guardian deity of success prayer" and "certain victry prayer "in a factory, We call the "Kannushi" from a local shrine, perform an enshrinement festival solemnly, and will build "the source shrine of a victory" in 2005.
　　
　　　We hear that the object of worship deified in the shrine is entering a glass bottle "KATSUGEN" of the time of sale.

　The object of worship is bottle"KATSUGEN"
　　　　
　　　 Then, although the shrine was moved to the first floor of the present museum , it is "a popular spot"hearing not only a visitorbut a rumor, and citizens and a tourist are also needed.

　　　By the way, it is a thing that the drink named "the KATSUMOTO (and basis)" developed as the source of nutrient of the soldier sent abroad in early stages of Shouwa when it was called the contents of "KATSGEN" currently loved by the prep student and the athlete is a root.

　
　　

▼ Introduce the inside of "Museum"　　　

　　　MEGMILK SNOW BRAND was inaugurated in the union organization by a dairy farmer in Sapporo in 1925 (Taisho 14).
　　　　Then, We became the present company name through the name of Snow Brand Milk Products "Yukijirushi nyugyo", etc.
A Museum is located next to MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Sapporo factory , and a museum is 3 stories.

　　　　
　　The inside of an exhibition hall
　　　　
　　　Exhibition halls are the second floor and the third floor, and the machine which makes various dairy products is exhibited by the second floor.
　　　　
　　　　Among these, the butter making machine is exhibited so that wooden [ which was used at the beginning ] may see and show passage of the history which has changed to the present product made from stainless steel by the eye. 　

　　　　　　　　Butter making machine

　　　　Moreover, the third floor will remain for 90 years from inauguration of a company besides the historical records related to the history of the dairy of Hokkaido, and important literature, a material, etc. which tell the history which has continued supporting dairy of Japan are exhibited. 　

　　Tells the history of dairy development

　　　　　In the museum,7 staff members are corresponding to the visitors.

　　　　We are talking with our wanting you to make telephone reservation by the previous day like a visitor in the case of visit to "the KATSUGEN shrine of a victory" at the museum.

▽ location: Naebo-cho6-1,Higashi-ku, Sapporo

▽ visit reservation : 011-704-2329

　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　(Introduction of "MEGMILK SNOW BRAND MUSEUM " is up to here.)