Corporate Profile
| Corporate Name | Hokuto Corporation |
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| Established | July, 1964 |
| Capital | ￥5.5 billion |
| Head office | 138-1 Minamibori, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture 381-8533, Japan |
| Telephone | +81 （0）26-243-3111 |
| Facsimile | +81 （0）26-243-3118 |
| Business Activities |
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| Employees | 998 (as of March 31,2013) |
| Subsidiaries | Hokuto Industry Corporation：Production and sale of packaging materials and agricultural equipments HOKTO KINOKO COMPANY：Production and sale of Kinoko mushrooms(Bunashimeji, Eryngii, Maitake and Bunapi) in U.S.A. Taiwan Hokuto Corporation：Production and sale of Kinoko mushrooms(Bunashimeji, Bunapi) in Taiwan HOKTO MALAYSIA SDN.BHD.：Production and sale of Kinoko mushrooms in Malaysia |
History
| July 1964 | DelupsShoji Co., Ltd., the forerunner of Hokuto Corporation, established in Hakoshimizu, Nagano with capital of ￥500, 000 |
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| April 1968 | The Head Factory established and started producing polypropylene bottles to grow mushrooms |
| June 1968 | Head Office moved to Minamibori, Nagano |
| October 1968 | Matsumoto Sales Office（the present Hokuto Industry Corporation, Matsumoto Branch）established in Matsumoto, Nagano |
| June 1970 | Niigata Sales Office established （the present Hokuto Industry Corporation, Niigata Branch）in Niigata |
| February 1972 | Corporate name changed to Hokuto Industory Corporation |
| May 1975 | Ueda Sales Office established in Ueda, Nagano （the present Hokuto Industry Corporation, Ueda Sales Office ） |
| December 1983 | Mushroom Laboratory established in Nagano |
| April 1986 | New breed of Enokitake, Hokuto M-50, developed |
| February 1988 | Niigata Sales Office moved to newly built premises |
| April 1988 | New breed of Hiratake, Hokuto Y-3, developed |
| May 1988 | New breed of Enokitake, Hokuto M-70, developed |
| April 1989 | Yanagihara Mushroom Center established in Nagano |
| May 1989 | Hirokawa Mushroom Center established in Hirokawa-cho, Yame-gun, Fukuoka |
| April 1990 | Koshoku Mushroom Center established in Chikuma, Nagano |
| October 1990 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.5, developed |
| November 1990 | New breed of Enokitake, Hokuto M-80, developed |
| April 1991 | Niigata Mushroom Center established in Fujitsukahama, Shibata, Niigata |
| June 1991 | Toyama Mushroom Center established in Yatsuo-cho, Toyama |
| November 1991 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.6, developed |
| May 1992 | New Head Office building completed |
| August 1992 | New breed of Hiratake, Hokuto Y-5, developed |
| April 1993 | Yame Mushroom Center established in Yame, Fukuoka |
| June 1993 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.8, developed |
| August 1993 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.7, developed |
| January 1994 | Iitsuna Rest Center established in Iitsuna Plateau, Nagano |
| May 1994 | Established the Second Factory beside the Niigata Mushroom Center |
| September 1994 | New breed of Enokitake, Hokuto M-90, developed |
| November 1994 | Stocks listed with the Securities Dealers Association of Japan |
| January 1995 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.10, developed |
| April 1995 | Tomakomai Mushroom Center established in Tomakomai, Hokkaido |
| August 1995 | New breed of Maitake, Hokuto MY-75 and MY-95, all developed |
| May 1996 | Kurogi Mushroom Center established in Kurogi-cho, Yame-gun, Fukuoka |
| December 1996 | Office block added to the Mushroom Laboratory |
| May 1997 | Kagawa Mushroom Center established in Higashikagawa, Kagawa |
| July 1997 | Hokuto Bio-science Promotion Foundation established |
| December 1997 | Ueda Sales Office moved to new building |
| January 1998 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.11, developed |
| March 1998 | Residence for employees in Nagano built |
| September 1998 | Second Factory built beside the Tomakomai Mushroom Center |
| February 1999 | New breed of Eryngii, Hokuto PLE-2, developed |
| April 1999 | Miyagi Mushroom Center established in Osaki, Miyagi |
| June 1999 | Third Factory built beside the Niigata Mushroom Center |
| November 1999 | Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| December 1999 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.12, developed |
| May 2000 | Third Factory built beside the Kagawa Mushroom Center |
| October 2000 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.15, developed |
| January 2001 | Shizuoka Mushroom Center established in Mineta, Kikukawa, Shizuoka |
| June 2001 | Head Office and the Head Factory, Yanagihara Mushroom Center obtain ISO 14001 certification. |
| July 2001 | Second Factory built beside the Shizuoka Mushroom Center |
| September 2001 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto No.16, developed |
| March 2002 | Oomachi Mushroom Center established in Oomachi, Nagano |
| April 2002 | The Tokyo branch and the Osaka branch both established |
| Started cultivating Bunapi | |
| May 2002 | Third Factory built beside the Tomakomai Mushroom Center |
| June 2002 | Jyoujima Mushroom Center established in Jyoujima-cho, Kurume, Fukuoka |
| July 2002 | New breed of Bunashimeji, Hokuto shiro No.1, developed |
| April 2003 | New breed of Maitake, Hokuto NT-100, developed |
| June 2003 | Second Factory built beside the Oomachi Mushroom Center |
| October 2003 | Corporate name changed to Hokuto Corporation |
| Nagoya Sales Office established | |
| February 2004 | Started selling Agaricus |
| April 2004 | Hokuto Industory Co., Ltd., established |
| Hiroshima Mushroom Center established in Daiwa-cho, Mihara, Hiroshima | |
| June 2004 | Kanto district delivery center established in Sugito-cho, Kitakatsushika-gun, Saitama |
| April 2005 | Hokuto Medical Co., Ltd., established |
| July 2006 | Akanuma Mushroom Center established in Nagano |
| HOKTO KINOKO COMPANY established | |
| June 2007 | Ueda Mushroom Center established in Shiokawa, Ueda, Nagano |
| December 2008 | Taiwan Branch and Taiwan Mushroom Center established in Pingtung Country, Taiwan |
| April 2009 | Saku Mushroom Center established in Shiga, Saku, Nagano |
| April 2010 | Fukuokayame Mushroom Center established in Yame, Fukuoka |
| March 2011 | Taiwan Branch become Taiwan Hokuto Corporation established as a wholly owned subsidiary |
| June 2011 | Second Factory built beside the Saku Mushroom Center |
| April 2013 | Hokuto Medical Co., Ltd. was mergered into Hokuto Corporation |