Soto
SOTO Japanese-inspired innovative flaming devices since 1978.
SOTO is dedicated to generating and integrating the “Blue Flame” in every flaming device conceived. Their engineers are devoted to creating products that reach a maximum sustainable flame in the least possible amount of time. Devices that can be trusted to function in extreme cold and chilling winds.
In the early years, Hajime Yamamoto, founder of Shinfuji Burner, worked as a manufacturer of burners in Japan where winter temperatures can plummet to -40°F. At the time, a burner would take 2 to 3 minutes to preheat.
Yamamoto realised the benefits of reducing this wait time, so he assembled a team of the best creative, engineering, and innovative minds he could find. They also shared his determination to create a burner that took seconds—not minutes—to preheat.
Shortly thereafter, Shinfuji Burner was born, the Torch Lamp was invented, and a new industry standard was set, taking scarcely 15 seconds (20-30 in extreme cold temperatures) to preheat.
Shinfuji continued to expand their burner products through 1990 when the Pocket Torch was invented as a handcraft tool. The team realised that this little torch, with its powerful flame and impervious to wind, could become an efficient flaming device for extreme weather outdoors adventurers.
With this vision firmly fixed in their minds, the innovative engineers—now with decades of experience—launched SOTO Outdoors. SOTO means “Outdoors” in Japanese.
SOTO was introduced to the world market in 2010. Since then, SOTO has been awarded five coveted industry awards for their flaming devices. Today nearly half of the devices manufactured by Shinfuji are sparked by extreme weather conditions and hand-selected Japanese-made materials.
Decades of experience, the highest safety and technical standards, and relentless inspections are behind every innovative SOTO flaming device.