COMPANY
会社情報
| Company Name | Yamagata Koubou Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Capital | 8,000,000 yen |
| Description of Business | ・Manufacture of official Kendamas certified by the Japan Kendama Association ・Manufacture and sale of artworks ・Manufacture and sale of wooden toys and traditional folk crafts ・日本けん玉協会公認の競技用けん玉の製造 ・美術工芸品の製造・販売 ・木地玩具及び民芸品の製造・販売 ・燻製用チップの製造・販売 ・木製野球用品の製造・販売 |
| Address | 6493-2 Teraizumi, Nagai City, Yamagata 993-0061, Japan Tel: +81-238-84-6062 / Fax: +81-238-84-6061 |
COMPANY OVERVIEW
山形工房の歴史
- 1973.10
- Established as Yamagata Hakushinsha manufacturing wooden toys and folk crafts.
- 1977.03
- Started manufacturing of official Kendama “Fuji”.
- 1978.11
- Selected as a designated factory by the Japan Kendama Association (The 1st representative: Issei Fujiwara).
- 1989.08
- The Japan Kendama Association was awarded Minister of Education trophy.
- 1990.12
- Certified as the “No.1” manufacturer of official Kendama in Japan.
- 1992.10
- Established new factory to strengthen the production system.
- 1992.11
- Registered as a company “Hakushinsha Ltd.”
- 2004.12
- Certified as a newly designated Kendama factory by Yoshio Kanai, the representative of the Japan Kendama Association.
- 2005.10
- Held a ceremony marks the 30th anniversary of the Japan Kendama Association in Nagai City.
- 2005.11
- Changed company name to “Yamagata Koubou Ltd.”
- 2006.01
- Awarded the Japan Kendama Association trophy.
- 2007.09
- Obtained design right and utility registrations.
- 2008.04
- Started manufacturing of official Kendama “OZORA”.
- 2009.11
- Obtained domestic trademark registration for “OZORA”.
- 2009.11
- Released Big Kendama “Taiyo” M Size.
- 2010.12
- Released “OZORA Zodiac Model”.
- 2011.05
- Released Big Kendama “Taiyo” L Size.
- 2011.08
- Released “OZORA Galaxy” series.
- 2011.11
- Passed the U.S. safety standard CPSIA test.
- 2012.04
- Released Japanese series “SAKURA”.
- 2012.10
- Started attaching ST mark, the safety standard of the Japan Toy Association.
- 2012.11
- Established the 2nd factory to strengthen wood processing.
- 2013.03
- Obtained global trademark registration for “OZORA”.
- 2013.06
- Exhibited in The 24th Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair.
- 2013.09
- Released “OZORA Premium”.
- 2013.10
- Exhibited in Tohoku Jam 2013 in Ishinomaki.
- 2014.04
- Participated in the earthquake restoration project “KENDAMA TOHOKU”.
- 2015.01
- Established the 3rd factory to strengthen production capacity.
- 2015.03
- Released “OZORA STREET”.
- 2015.08
- Certified as “The Wonder 500” local specialty products by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
- 2015.09
- Established the 2nd warehouse to strengthen wood storage system.
- 2015.10
- Exhibited in the Milan Expo 2015 as a part of Yamagata Prefecture exhibition group “OZORA KENDAMA PERFORMANCE”.
- 2015.10
- Awarded Global Expansion Division of Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director’s Award in “The 6th Manufacturers’ Award in Japan” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
- 2015.10
- Nominated as a recommended company in the “Yamagata Excellent Design Award 2015”.
- 2015.12
- Awarded “JAPAN WOOD DESIGN AWARD 2015”.
- 2016.02
- A world record “The Longest Line of people catching a ball consecutively” was established in Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture.
- 2017.03
- Released Well-being Kendama “TAISEI”.
- 2017.03
- Published a handbook of Yamagata Koubou.
- 2017.07
- Applied for global patent for Kendama.
- 2017.08
- Supported Kendama health schools.
- 2017.10
- Released “OZORA Matte” series.
- 2017.11
- Yosaburo Suzuki, the founder of Yamagata Koubou was awarded “Municipal Contribution Award” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for his contribution to local promotion with Kendama.
- 2017.11
- Launched Yamagata Koubou Kendama App.
- 2017.12
- Released Well-being Kendama Handbook Set.
- 2018.02
- Released Yamagata Koubou Kendama “HOW TO” DVD.
- 2018.02
- Accredited for local resource utilization plan by the Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.
- 2018.05
- Planted beech, Japanese maple and cherry trees in the premise of the factory as the memorial to the “Municipal Contribution Award”.
- 2018.07
- Released “OZORA REShape”.
- 2018.11
- 東京2020ライセンシングプログラムのライセンシーとなる。
- 2019.05
- けん玉(KENDAMA)東京2020オリンピックエンブレムを発売しました。
- 2018.11
- Awarded “Yamagata Public Interest Award” for our contribution to wood utilization and local promotion.
- 2018.12
- Selected as “Discovery of treasures of rural communities” by the Tohoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office.
- 2019.09
- けん玉SAMURAIBLUE Ver, NADESHIKO JAPAN Ver,を発売しました。
- 2021.03
- けん玉オンラインレッスン「YKOL」のサービスを開始しました。
- 2021.04
- けん玉の魅力を発信する「Kendama.Fun」のサービスを開始しました。
- 2021.12
- 経済産業省「はばたく中小企業・小規模事業者３００社」に選定されました。
- 2022.06
- 米沢有為会様より「産業功労表彰」を受賞しました。
- 2023.09
- 三山ひろしコンサートin長井にて創業５０周年記念特別企画を行いました。
- 2023.09
- 青少年雇用の基準適合において「ユースエール」企業として認定されました。
- 2023.10
- 有限会社 山形工房 創業より５０周年を迎えました。
- 2023.11
- 第８回東北けん玉道選手権大会 併 山形工房創業５０周年記念大会を山形県長井市にて行いました。
- 2023.12
- 創業５０周年を記念し、北海道網走郡大空町にけん玉を寄贈しました。