Taoyuan Tourism

Adults today may still remember in their childhood that many Yakult delivery-moms rode their bicycles delivering Yakult yogurt door to door in the neighborhood. They may also have beautiful memories of drinking a bottle of sweet-and-sour Yakult yogurt while visiting the Yakult factory. The well-known Yakult has been in Taiwan for more than half a century. In 1999, the Yakult Factory moved from Xinzhuang, Taipei to Zhongli, Taoyuan. In 2013, the new factory was rebuilt at the present location, which incorporates eco-friendly green energy and technology, and has become a diverse modernized factory.
When you walk into the reception area, the first thing you will see is the three-dimensional cartoon figure of a Yakult delivery-mom welcoming you. Inside the factory, the French-window design makes the area bright and comfortable. In the exhibition route, it includes the developmental history of Yakult, artifacts from the past, and product display windows. On the other hand, in the process exhibition hall, through video guides, visitors can understand how Yakult is made from, how the lactic acid bacteria are cultured, and how the products are manufactured. Also, a magnified image of live lactic acid bacteria from a microscope is displayed on-site.
Along the exhibition route, visitors can see a three-dimensional cartoon figure of a Yakult delivery-mom, Yakult bottles from all over the world in the showcase window, a huge Yakult bottle made of two thousand small Yakult bottles, and cartoon scenes for photos. In the future, there will also be an area for selling Yakult-related merchandise. Outside the factory, there are environmental energy-saving facilities, such as rainwater recycle systems and solar lights, making Yakult Factory a good place for educational field trips!