History

History


  • 1908

    Established Musical instrument sales division of Hoshino Shoten(=bookstore)

  • 1929

    Established Hoshino Gakki Ten Inc.(=the future Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.)

  • 1935

    Began to manufacture stringed instruments in Nagoya

  • 1955

    Constructed the current building of "Hoshino Gakki Ten" at N0. 3-22, Shumokucho, Higashiku, Nagoya

  • 1962

    Established TAMA Seisakusho Inc.(=the future Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd.) for electric guitars & guitar amplifiers

  • 1972

    Acquired Elger Co.,(=the future Hoshino(U.S.A.)Inc.) in Pennsylvania U.S.A.

  • 1976

    Constructed Seto Distribution Center in Seto City, Aichi

  • 1980

    Changed the name of "Elger Co.," for "Hoshino(U.S.A.)Inc."

  • 1981

    Established Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.(based on Hoshino Gakki Ten Inc.)
    Established Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd.(based on TAMA Seisakusho)

  • 1982

    Established Hoshino Gakki Hanbai Co., Ltd. for domestic business, in Aichi, Japan

  • 1986

    Established Hoshino Gakki Hanbai Co., Ltd. Tokyo Office

  • 1987

    Established Hoshino Los Angeles office

  • 1988

    Constructed new Factory of Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Seto City, Aichi
    Established Hoshino Gakki Hanbai Co., Ltd. Osaka Office

  • 1990

    Established Hoshino(U.S.A.)Inc., Los Angeles Branch

  • 1999

    Established Europe Representative Office in Frankfurt, Germany
    Constructed new annex to the building of Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.

  • 2000

    Constructed new annex to the building of Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd.

  • 2002

    Acquired Serlui b.v. in Uithoorn, Netherlands
    Established Guangzhou Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd. for manufacturing of percussion instruments & accessories
    Established Korea Representative Office

  • 2003

    Relocated Europe Representative Office to Uithoorn, Netherlands

  • 2004

    Began to manufacture in Guangzhou Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd.

  • 2005

    Relocated L.A. Office
    Established Qingdao Representative Office in China

  • 2006

    Relocated head office of Hoshino Gakki Hanbai Co., Ltd. to Seto City, Aichi

  • 2007

    Changed the company name of Serlui b.v. to Hoshino Benelux b.v.
    Established Ibanez guitar development center in Owariasahi City, Aichi

  • 2008

    100th anniversary of inauguration of business

  • 2009

    Established Guangzhou Representative Office in China
    Merged Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. and Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd. together

  • 2010

    Relocated Seto Distribution Center to Owariasahi City, Aichi
    Changed the office name of Seto Distribution Center to Sango Distribution Center

  • 2011

    Established Guangzhou Hoshino Gakki Trading Co., Ltd.

  • 2013

    Relocated Hoshino Gakki Hanbai Co., Ltd. Tokyo Office to Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo

  • 2014

    Rebuilt head office of Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.

  • 2017

    Relocated Hoshino Benelux b.v. to Mijdrecht, Netherlands
    and changed its company name to Hoshino Europe b.v.

  • 2023

    Constructed new building "Ibanez Division Owariasahi Office" in Owariasahi City, Aichi

  • 2024

    Constructed new head office of Hoshino Gakki Hanbai Co., Ltd. in Owariasahi City, Aichi

  • 2026

    Relocated Hoshino Gakki Hanbai Co., Ltd. Osaka Office

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