About Us
About us
| Company Name | Churaoto Kobo Josef Co., Ltd |
|---|---|
| President | Yukio NAKAMURA |
| Headquaters address | 358-1 Shikenbaru Tamagusuku Nanjo City Okinawa 901-0613 |
| Established date | 4th July 2007 |
| Activities | Woodwind instrument manufacture, sale and repair, musical instrument accessories and score sale |
Josef's history
Yukio NAKAMURA moves back to Japan after a performing career as an oboist in Germany. In the same year he established "Musik Josef" in Tokyo, a musical instrument reed and accessories shop, and undertook the study and the manufacture of the oboe.
He opened an oboe making workshop in Higashimatsuyama city, a suburb of Tokyo. However, despite his experience as a performer and although his plans were carefully though-out, he lacked the technical know-how of oboe manufacturing. He therefore invited an oboe Meister, Mr Helmut HAGER from Leipzig (Germany), who, over three months, taught him and his co-workers the basis of oboe manufacturing. Five months later, after Meister HAGER went back to Germany, they completed their first oboe.
The company has evolved to Churaoto Kobo Josef Co., Ltd and moved to Najo city in Okinawa located in the south of Japan in the Ryukyu Islands.
