Kangen Water Founder

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Kangen Water, the revolutionary ionized alkaline water, was developed by a Japanese company called Enagic Ltd. Enagic was founded by Hironari Oshiro in 1974. Hironari Oshiro, as the founder of Enagic, played a pivotal role in introducing innovative water ionization technology to the world.

Enagic's mission, under Oshiro's leadership, has been to promote a healthy and eco-friendly lifestyle through the production and distribution of Kangen Water machines. These machines are designed to transform ordinary tap water into ionized alkaline water, offering various health and wellness benefits.

The visionary leadership of Hironari Oshiro has propelled Enagic to the forefront of the water technology industry, and Kangen Water has become a globally recognized brand associated with superior hydration and well-being.

“Moving forward is a mindset and will reward you time and again if you stick to it.”
Hironari Ohshiro, Enagic Founder and CEO

Mr. Ohshiro Builds a Lasting Legacy with Enagic

Hironari Ohshiro turns 82 years old this month on March 17. We can all gather important lessons and motivation from his life story and career development. He overcame incredible odds and continues to build an impressive legacy with Enagic that extends beyond Kangen Water®.

The following excerpts are from the book Quenching the Thirst for Global Success, the Success Story of Hironari Ohshiro. Toshio M. (2015). This biography is a must-read for Independent Distributors. It is available in English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese. Contact your local branch office for details.

“Ohshiro is one of six siblings; one of his older brothers died of illness, and his other older brother and one of his younger sisters both died in the war. Ohshiro only just managed to scrape through the conflict with his life. His older sister, Hisako Kawabata, and his younger sister, Kinuko, still live happily in Okinawa to this day, close to where they all grew up.”

“Ohshiro’s home lay inside the coastal road. It was a small rural house, part of a village called Sedake. This tiny hamlet today enjoys relative prosperity by growing turmeric.” “Ohshiro’s family was poor, like most others at the time. They were self-sufficient, growing what they could on a small farm. They had nothing to trade for money. It was a hand-to-mouth existence, each day a struggle to get to the next. There was no hope of saving for the future.”

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“Ohshiro sees this humble home as both the starting point of his own history and the starting point for the globalization of Enagic. He even keeps this home as his official address, despite owning homes in Tokyo and Los Angeles. For it was from this tiny structure that Ohshiro crawled, then toddled, then walked towards the challenges of life which lay ahead.”

“Eventually, Ohshiro would leave his village in Mount Yambaru and make his way to Naha, then Tokyo, then Los Angeles, then further onward to cities all across the world, introducing Kangen Water®, the idea of ionized water, wherever he went. On the way, his entrepreneurial spirit and his determination to quench his thirst for global success, would be tested. But he would struggle onward through the storm, pushing forward towards expansion and success.”

“Ohshiro got word that his father was in critical condition and immediately headed back to Nago. Once home, he started to work in the village office while taking care of his father. He worked in the tax collection department for seven years… He continued to dream, and eventually his desire for challenge would see him leave the village, once again, this time for good. But life is not always all bad. His return from Tokyo to the village meant that he could reconnect with his childhood friend, Yaeko. She soon became his wife.”

“Enagic is the new name for his old company, Sigmac Japan, and the fundamental principle for this new company remains network sales. Customers are called “distributors.”

“The eight point system is the source of Ohshiro’s “magic power.” Some have even called it genius. It’s a system of compensation that nobody else has managed to replicate.”

“Ohshiro’s retirement is still a long way off. For the next ten or twenty years, his main responsibility as the owner of Enagic is to foster successors who can take over the company once he does retire.”
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