30 Years with Kamakura. A Dream of Giving Back to Connect Overflowing Gratitude from Enoden Stations to the City's Future and Children's Smiles.

Our company supports April Dream, a day to broadcast dreams on April 1st. This press release is the dream of Surugaya Honpo Co., Ltd.

In 2026, Surugaya Honpo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture; CEO: Hitoshi Maruyama), which will celebrate its 30th anniversary, expresses its heartfelt gratitude to the people of this city from the platform of Enoden Kamakura Station. It was the local people who nurtured the small croquette of the tonkatsu restaurant hand-made by our predecessor into 'a Kamakura specialty.' We want to return this favor over the next 30 years by giving back to the community through food. Aiming for a future where local children can proudly say, 'Our town has a delicious, proud croquette,' we will continue to protect the taste of Kamakura.

Reasons and triggers for the dream
The origin of our dream lies in our founding 30 years ago. An unnamed croquette made through trial and error by our predecessor, Isamu Maruyama, with a strong desire to value ingredients. It all started when local customers who ate it smiled and called it 'Kamakura Croquette.'

Even in difficult times, we have been encouraged by the voices of everyone passing through Enoden stations and have protected our goodwill to this day. That is why the dream we hold at the milestone of our 30th anniversary is not the expansion of sales, but the 'embodiment of gratitude to Kamakura.' We will connect the 'mottainai' spirit of utilizing food scraps to solving local social issues and food education for the children who will lead the next generation. We believe this is our sincere way of rewarding Kamakura, our godparent.

◆ Kamakura Croquette History
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Around the time of our founding, we ran around the country on a tour
With the desire to spread the taste of this local croquette nationwide, all employees went on a sales tour across the country. I will never forget the smiles of each and every customer who tasted the Kamakura Croquette for the first time during the tasting. These experiences encouraged us and led us to deepen our confidence in the taste of our products. We strongly decided to protect this recipe from now on...