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Company Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
name of company<\/th>Uzunokuni Minami-Awaji Co., Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>
Date of Establishment<\/th>July 2004<\/td><\/tr>
representative director (i.e. someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company)<\/th>Yuji Miyachi<\/td><\/tr>
officer<\/th>Toshiki Tobita, Chairman of the Board
Hideto Matsumoto, Director
Yoshikazu Horii, Director
Norikazu Kida, Director, Deputy Mayor of Minami Awaji<\/td><\/tr>
Business<\/th>Management of tourist facilities, management of restaurants, sales of souvenirs from tourist facilities, operation of puppet theater<\/td><\/tr>
Employee Composition<\/th>Approx. 70 (as of July 2025)
Definition of number of employees: Employees excluding directors and part-time employees<\/td><\/tr>
capital stock<\/th>30 million yen<\/td><\/tr>
Financial Institutions<\/th>Minato Bank, Minami Awaji Branch<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1985<\/th>Uzu-no-oka Onaruto Bridge Memorial Museum established (opened in April)<\/td><\/tr>
1998<\/th>Roadside Station Uzushio Certified (April 17)<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/th>Uzunokuni Minami-Awaji Inc. established (established in July \u2192 began operations in August)<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/th>Awajishima Burger Awajishima Onion Kitchen opens.<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/th>EC store Awajishima Aji Market opens.<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/th>Uzu-no-oka picking garden business begins.<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/th>Awajishima Onion Beef Burger awarded 1st place in Japan<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/th>Started selling specialty dish Uzuno-oka Kaisen Uni Shabu (sea urchin shabu)<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/th>Uzu-no-oka picking garden project completed<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/th>Awajishima Onion Gratin Burger awarded 2nd place in the nation<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/th>The \"Otamage! Awaji Island\" event begins<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/th>Fish Katsu at Mina Koi Laiya Business started.<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/th>Installation of \"Oppo Onion\" at the Onaruto Bridge Memorial Hall on Uzu no Oka<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/th>Fish Katsu at Mina Koi Laiya Business closed<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/th>Uzu no Oka Onaruto Bridge Memorial Hall reopens (December)<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/th>Uzushio Science Museum Store reopening (March)<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/th>Restaurant with a spectacular view, Uzu no Oka, fully renovated and reopened (March)<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/th>TripAdvisor National Roadside Station Ranking 2018 7th in Japan (Roadside Station Uzushio)<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/th>TripAdvisor National Roadside Station Ranking 2019 6th in Japan (Roadside Station Uzushio)<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2020<\/td>TripAdvisor National Roadside Station Ranking 2020 14th in Japan (Roadside Station Uzushio)<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2021<\/td>Ranked No. 1 in \"Roadside Stations\" in Kansai in the September 2021 issue of Nikkei Trendy (Roadside Station Uzushio).<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2021<\/td>Awajishima Onion Kitchen Car Starts (April)<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2021<\/td>Construction of additional parking lot at Uzu no Oka (January)<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2021<\/td>Uzu no Oka Sky Terrace naru started (July)<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2022<\/td>RETRIP National Roadside Station Ranking No. 3<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2023<\/td>Awaji Island Hilltop Milk Bread Open (March)<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2023<\/td>Awaji Beef Wrapped Hamburger Steak Today is Meat Day Open (April)<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2024<\/td>Awaji Puppet Theater begins management and operation.<\/td><\/tr>
Year 2025<\/td>Roadside Station Uzushio reopens (October)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/i> Roadside Station Uzushio (Business headquarters)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

947-22, Fukura Hei, Minami-Awaji City, Hyogo 656-0503, Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n