TOKAI’s Home Water Delivery Service Wins Double Monde Selection Grand Gold Awards for Third Consecutive Year in 2026

The bottled water products “Asagiri no Shizuku” and “Asagiri no Shizuku Mild” from “Oishii Mizu no Takkyubin,” a home water delivery service operated by TOKAI Corporation (Head Office: Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City; President and Representative Director: Mitsugu Hamasaki), have both won the Grand Gold Award, the highest distinction at the 2026 Monde Selection, for the third consecutive year. “Oishii Mizu no Takkyubin” delivers the natural taste nurtured by Mt. Fuji directly to customers in and around the Shizuoka area. This achievement demonstrates that the taste of natural water cultivated by the rich environment at the foot of Mt. Fuji, together with strict quality control, continues to be recognized by a global evaluation organization. The service will continue working to deliver high-quality, delicious natural water sourced from the foot of Mt. Fuji to even more customers. “Asagiri no Shizuku” is delicious natural water from the Asagiri Plateau at the foot of Mt. Fuji, rich in vanadium and mineral components. Its key feature is a well-balanced blend of abundant natural minerals, including vanadium, accumulated over many years in nature. The product comes in a 12L bottle and is priced at 1,435 yen, or 1,550 yen including tax. “Asagiri no Shizuku Mild” is delicious natural water from the foot of Mt. Fuji with a mellow taste. With a hardness of 29mg/L, it is soft water characterized by a smooth flavor refined by nature. Because it has no strong aftertaste, it enhances the flavor of ingredients when used for cooking, tea, coffee, and other uses. The product comes in a 12L bottle and is priced at 1,435 yen, or 1,550 yen including tax. Monde Selection is an international quality evaluation institute founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1961, as well as the name of the awards it grants. Experts evaluate products based on criteria such as appearance, aroma, taste, aftertaste, and mouthfeel, then determine the final results and quality awards. “Asagiri no Shizuku” received the Grand Gold Award from 2024 to 2026 and the Gold Award from 2014 to 2023. Because it won the Grand Gold Award for three consecutive years from 2023 to 2025, it received the Diamond Trophy in 2025. “Asagiri no Shizuku Mild” received the Grand Gold Award in 2019 and from 2022 to 2026, and the Gold Award from 2016 to 2018, in 2020, and in 2021. Because it won the Grand Gold Award for three consecutive years from 2022 to 2024, it received the International High Quality Trophy in 2024. TOKAI Corporation received awards for 10 consecutive years from 2014 to 2023, earning the Crystal Prestige Trophy in 2023. Since launching its city gas business in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1950, TOKAI Corporation has served as the living and housing services division of the diversified TOKAI Group, providing essential services for daily life including energy, aqua services such as home water delivery and water purification servers, housing-related services, security, and insurance. For customers’ daily lives, TOKAI will continue to grow and develop together with local communities and the planet. Company overview: TOKAI Corporation is headquartered at 2-6-8 Tokiwa-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City. Its President and Representative Director is Mitsugu Hamasaki. Its businesses include energy services such as LP gas, city gas, LNG, high-pressure gas, and petroleum products; remodeling; aqua services including returnable bottles, one-way bottles, and water purification; housing construction including homes, equipment, facility work, construction, and real estate; and insurance including life and non-life insurance.