The "Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association" is a Rausu village fishermen's cooperative association, responsible for promoting and distributing seafood products. Rausu is located on Hokkaido Island in the far north of Japan. This village is particularly known for the quality of its kombu seaweed, called Rausu Kombu. This association dates back to 1949, has 461 members and distributes nearly 55,000 tons of products per year. It provides us with high-quality Rausu Kombu for the preparation of dashi, the Japanese broth.