Company Profile
Headquarters
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Kotobuki Kogei Co., Ltd.
- location：
- 632-0065 511-1 Musashi-cho, Tenri-Shi, Nara, Japan GoogleMap
- Tel：
- +81-743-66-2208
- Fax：
- +81-743-66-2381
- Founded：
- 1955
- Established：
- July 1967 Capital 36 million JPY
- Company Executives：
- President & CEO Yutaka Segawa
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- Executive Director Satoru Akiyama
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- Executive General Manager Hirotoshi Ogata
- Employees：
- 55 people
- Business field：
- Manufacture and sales of aquarium fish tanks
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- and accessories
Branch Office
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Kanto Branch
- location：
- 333-0866 4-28-24 Shiba, Kawaguchi-Shi, Saitama, Japan GoogleMap
- Tel：
- +81-48-264-6146
- Fax：
- +81-48-264-6147
Kyushu Branch
- location：
- 816-0912 4-6-10 Mikasagawa, Onojo-Shi, Fukuoka, Japan GoogleMap
- Tel：
- +81-92-504-1500
- Fax：
- +81-92-504-1520
Plant
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Nara Factory
- location：
- 632-0065 511-1 Musashi-cho, Tenri-Shi, Nara, Japan GoogleMap
- Tel：
- +81 743-66-22088
- Fax：
- +81 743-66-23813
History
- April 1955
- Opened Kotobuki Case Factory under private management in Amami-minami, Matsubara City
- July 1967
- Established Kotobuki Kogei Co., Ltd. Capital 1.5 million yen.
- July 1969
- Hisao Segawa appointed as President & CEO.
- October 1971
- Moved the headquarters factory to newly built location in Amami-kita, Matsubara City.
- June 1980
- Increased capital to 3 million yen.
- March 1983
- Increased capital to 6 million yen.
- April 1983
- Established Kotobuki Co., Ltd., responsible for the import and export business of Kotobuki Kogei. Capital 5 million yen.
- March 1986
- Introduced tank sealing robot No. 1 in the headquarters factory.
- February 1987
- Increased capital to 12 million yen.
Opened "Noba" showroom in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City.
- September 1988
- Opened Kyushu Sales Office in Fukuoka Prefecture.
- August 1989
- Opened Kanto Branch in Yokohama City.
- July 1991
- Increased capital to 36 million yen.
- March 1992
- Introduced tank sealing robot No. 2 in the headquarters factory.
- November
- Increased capital of Kotobuki Co., Ltd. to 10 million yen.
- January 1993
- Opened Nara factory in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture. At the same time introduced automatic warehouse.
- April 1993
- Introduced multi-purpose sealing robot No. 3 for large tanks at the Nara factory.
- January 1995
- Opened the Kitakanto Sales Office and the Kanto Distribution Center in Chiba Prefecture.
- November 1995
- As an industry first, opened the antenna shop "Paseo."
- February 1997
- Promoted Kyushu Sales Office to Kyushu Branch.
- May 1997
- Integrated Kanto Branch and Kitakanto Branch.
At the same time opened a new Kanto Distribution Center.
- June 2000
- Completed headquarters building. Moved to new building in Ao, Matsubara City.
- February 2003
- Acquired international standard ISO 9001:2000 certification (Headquarters / Nara factory).
- March 2003
- Yutaka Segawa appointed as President & CEO.
- September 2006
- Opened Paseo Dainichi store in Moriguchi City.
- December 2007
- Released the new brand "Blade xk" products.
- July 2008
- Opened Paseo Itami store in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture.
- January 2015
- Launched "Le Glass PONICS" to enjoy aquarium and plants.
- February 2015
- Launched New Brand "HYDRA"products for reptiles and small animals.
- September 2015
- Head office and Nara factory integrated, and moved to Tenri, Nara prefecture
Opened an order center in NARA head office.
- December 2018
- First in the industry! Launched "FLY MIX", a premium food made from black soldier fly.
