Hokuto’s History
| 1964 |
July |
Established Delups Shoji Co., Ltd. in Hakoshimizu, Nagano, Nagano, and commenced sales of general packaging materials. Capital ¥500,000 (approx. US$4,500) |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 |
April |
Established our main factory and commenced production of polypropylene bottles for mushroom cultivation |
|
June |
Transferred our head office to Minamihori in Nagano, Nagano |
|
|
October |
Established the Matsumoto Sales Office (now Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd., Matsumoto Branch) in Matsumoto, Nagano |
|
| 1970 |
June |
Established the Niigata Sales Office (now Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd., Niigata Branch) in Niigata, Niigata |
| 1972 |
February |
Changed our trade name to Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1975 |
May |
Established the Ueda Sales Office (now Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd., Ueda Branch) in Ueda, Nagano |
| 1983 |
December |
Established the Mushroom General Research Institute in Nagano, Nagano |
| 1986 |
November |
Developed a new breed of enokitake: “Hokuto M-50” |
| 1988 |
February |
Transferred our Niigata Sales Office to a new premises |
|
April |
Developed a new breed of hiratake: “Y-3” |
|
|
May |
Developed a new breed of enokitake: “Hokuto M-70” |
|
|
December |
Developed a hydraulic mushroom harvesting machine |
|
| 1989 |
April |
Established the Yanagihara Mushroom Center in Nagano, Nagano |
|
May |
Established the Hirokawa Mushroom Center in Yame-gun, Fukuoka |
|
| 1990 |
April |
Established the Koshoku Mushroom Center in Chikuma, Nagano |
|
October |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 5” |
|
|
November |
Developed a new breed of enokitake: “Hokuto M-80” |
|
| 1991 |
April |
Established the Niigata Mushroom Center in Shibata, Niigata |
|
June |
Established the Toyama Mushroom Center in Toyama, Toyama |
|
|
November |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 6” |
|
| 1992 |
May |
New head office building completed |
|
August |
Developed a new breed of hiratake: “Hokuto Y-5” |
|
| 1993 |
April |
Established the Yame Mushroom Center (now Yame Higashi Mushroom Center) in Yame, Fukuoka |
|
June |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 8” |
|
|
August |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 7” |
|
| 1994 |
January |
Established the Iizuna Rest Center at Iizuna Highlands in Nagano, Nagano |
|
May |
Completed the second factory at the Niigata Mushroom Center |
|
|
August |
Developed a new breed of enokitake: “Hokuto M-90” |
|
|
November |
Registered our company shares as over-the-counter securities with the Japan Securities Dealers Association |
|
| 1995 |
January |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 10” |
|
April |
Established the Tomakomai Mushroom Center in Tomakomai, Hokkaido |
|
|
August |
Developed two new breeds of maitake: “Hokuto MY-75” and “Hokuto MY-95” |
|
| 1996 |
May |
Established the Kurogi Mushroom Center in Yame, Fukuoka |
|
December |
Completed the Mushroom General Research Institute office building |
|
| 1997 |
May |
Established the Kagawa Mushroom Center in Higashikagawa, Kagawa |
|
July |
Established the Hokuto Bio-science Promotion Foundation |
|
|
December |
Transferred our Ueda Sales Office to a new premises |
|
|
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 11” |
||
| 1998 |
March |
Established an employee dormitory in Nagano, Nagano |
|
September |
Completed the second factory at the Tomakomai Mushroom Center |
|
| 1999 |
February |
Developed a new breed of eryngii: “Hokuto PLE-2” |
|
April |
Established the Miyagi Mushroom Center in Osaki, Miyagi |
|
|
June |
Completed the third factory at the Niigata Mushroom Center |
|
|
November |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section |
|
|
December |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 12” |
|
| 2000 |
May |
Completed the third factory at the Kagawa Mushroom Center |
|
October |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 15” |
|
| 2001 |
January |
Established the Shizuoka Mushroom Center in Kikugawa, Shizuoka |
|
June |
ISO 14001 certification obtained for the head office, main factory, and Yanagihara Mushroom Center |
|
|
July |
Completed the second factory at the Shizuoka Mushroom Center |
|
| Hirokawa Mushroom Center Renovation | ||
|
September |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto No. 16” |
|
| 2002 |
March |
Established the Omachi Mushroom Center in Omachi , Nagano |
|
April |
Established our Tokyo and Osaka Branches |
|
|
Commenced cultivation of bunapi |
||
|
May |
Completed the third factory at the Tomakomai Mushroom Center |
|
|
June |
Established the Jojima Mushroom Center in Kurume, Fukuoka |
|
|
July |
Developed a new breed of bunashimeji: “Hokuto Shiro No. 1” (bunapi) |
|
|
September |
Changed our company name from "Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd." to "Hokuto Corporation" |
|
| 2003 |
April |
Developed a new breed of maitake: “Hokuto NT-100” |
|
June |
Completed the second factory at the Omachi Mushroom Center |
|
|
October |
Changed our trade name to Hokuto Corporation |
|
|
Established the Nagoya Sales Office |
||
| 2004 |
February |
Commenced sales of Agaricus |
|
April |
Split our chemical products department into another company, and established Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
|
|
Established the Hiroshima Mushroom Center in Mihara, Hiroshima |
||
|
June |
Established the Kanto Delivery Center in Kita-Katsushika-gun, Saitama |
|
| 2005 |
April |
Established Hokuto Medical Co., Ltd. in Nagano, Nagano |
| 2006 |
July |
Established the Akanuma Mushroom Center in Nagano, Nagano |
|
Established Hokto Kinoko Company in California, USA |
||
| 2007 |
June |
Established the Ueda Mushroom Center in Ueda, Nagano |
| 2008 |
December |
Established our Taiwan branch and factory in Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| 2009 |
April |
Established the Saku Mushroom Center in Saku, Nagano |
| 2010 |
April |
Established the Fukuoka Yame Mushroom Center (now Yame First Mushroom Center) in Yame, Fukuoka |
| 2011 |
March |
Made the Taiwan Branch a local subsidiary, under the name Taiwan Hokuto Corporation |
|
June |
Completed the second factory at the Saku Mushroom Center |
|
| 2012 |
November |
Established Hokto Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2013 |
April |
Merged Hokuto Medical Co., Ltd. into Hokuto Corporation |
|
July |
Completed the second factory at the Ueda Mushroom Center |
|
|
August |
Acquired the stocks of Arden Corporation and made it a subsidiary |
|
| 2014 |
June |
Completed the second factory at the Fukuoka Yame Mushroom Center (now Yame Second Mushroom Center) |
| 2015 |
February |
Established Mushroom Center in Negrisenbiran, Malaysia |
|
July |
Mushroom Research Institute Shiitake Research Building completed |
|
|
September |
Yame Higashi Mushroom Center Renovation |
|
| 2016 |
April |
Hokkaido Tomakomai Daiichi Mushroom Center Renovation |
|
June |
Relocated Toyama Mushroom Center to Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture |
|
|
July |
Established a representative office in Bangkok, Thailand |
|
|
September |
Established Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd., Toyono Factory in Nagano, Nagano |
|
|
Renovation of Hirokawa Mushroom Center |
||
| 2017 |
April |
Relocation of Kanto Distribution Center in Satte City, Saitama Prefecture |
|
May |
Acquired shares of Sun Medica Co., Ltd. and Mushroom Wisdom, Inc. |
|
|
June |
Constructed a new head office in Nagano, Nagano |
|
|
September |
Relocated Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd., Matsumoto Branch to Yamagata Village, Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano |
|
| 2018 |
April |
Hokuto Sangyo Co., Ltd. Divestiture (acquisition and separation) |
|
June |
Established the Komoro Mushroom Center in Komoro, Nagano |
|
| 2021 |
October |
Established the Mie Mushroom Center in Taki-gun, Mie |
| 2022 |
April |
Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange(TSE) in line with the TSE's transition to new market segments |
| 2023 |
January |
Established PT. HOKTO INDONESIA MATERIALS in North Sumatra, Indonesia |