| Company Name | OKANO CO.,LTD. |
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| Founded | May 20,1980 |
| Employees | 189 (As of March 31,2021) |
| Tel | (81) 03-5809-1285 |
| Address (Head Office) | 701-5-23 Hirai, Edogawa Ward Tokyo Japan. |
| Hours | 09:00～18:00 |
We perform our in-house manufacturing processes at our campus located on an approximately 163,000 square meter parcel of land in Sakata City, Yamagata prefecture of Japan, which is staffed by approximately 360 skilled craftsmen, with an average of 27 years of work experience, as well as other support employees.
In our in-house manufacturing processes, we rely heavily on our skilled craftsmen, whose dedication to product quality enables us to maintain our status as one of the most prestigious and iconic brands in the golf industry.
| 1980 | OKANO brothers opened a driving range in Tsurumi Yokohama. |
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| 1982 | Tsurumi Golf Center Co. (fore-runner of company) established. |
| 1986 | OKANO Golf Club Manufacturing Co. established in Tsurumi. |
| 1989 | Osaka office opened. |
| 1993 | Tsurumi Golf Center Co. registered as OKANO Co. (Jan)Nagoya office opened. (Nov) |
| 1994 | First carbon graphite "Black" shaft-installed woods marketed. |
| 1995 | "OKANO" brand apparel and golf gear introduced. (Apr)Kyushu office opened.(Jul) |
| 1997 |
OKANO Co. incorporated to OKANO Co., Ltd. (Oct) OKANO Golf Club Manufacturing Co. incorporated to OKANO Golf Club Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Dec) Manufacture of carbon graphite shafts started at OKANO Golf Club Manufacturing Co. (May) |
| 1999 | Work started on 5th stage of Sakata factory. 5th and 6th stages to be started before September 1990. |
| 2000 | OKANO Co., Ltd. re-registered as present OKANO Golf Co., Ltd. |
| 2001 | Granted U.S. patent for titanium reinforced carbon shafts. |
| 2002 | Merged OKANO Golf Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (manufacture of golf clubs and gear etc.) and OKANO Golf Real Estate Co., Ltd.(the development and management of shops and golf courses) (Oct) |
| 2003 | OKANO Golf West Japan Sales Co., Ltd. (agent in charge of whole Kyushu district) incorporated to OKANO Golf Co.,Ltd. |
| 2005 |
Expansion of shaft manufacturing section at Sakata Factory completed. (May) Shares registered with Japan Securities Dealers Association. (Aug) |
| 2006 |
Expansion of Distribution Center at Sakata Factory started. (Jul) OKANO GOLF SINGAPORE PTE LTD opened. HONG KONG OKANO GOLF CO.,LIMITED opened. (Aug) TAIWAN OKANO GOLF CO.,LTD. opened. (Sep) |
| 2007 |
OKANO GOLF SDN.BHD. [Malaysia] opened. (Jun) Expansion of Distribution Center at Sakata Factory completed. (Sep) OKANO GOLF (THAILAND) CO.,LTD. opened. (Oct) |
| 2008 |
Assets and business of H.G.C.CO.,Ltd.(Aso Takamori Golf Club) purchased. Aso Takamori Golf Club opened. (Feb) OKANO Public Wakayama Course opened. (Sep) |
| 2009 | The shares of HONG KONG OKANO GOLF CO.,LIMITED , OKANO GOLF SDN.BHD. and OKANO GOLF (THAILAND) CO., LTD. were transferred to OKANO GOLF SINGAPORE PTE LTD. |
| 2010 | The shares of TAIWAN OKANO GOLF CO., LTD. were transferred to OKANO GOLF SINGAPORE PTE LTD. |
| 2014 |
Business of Aso Takamori Golf Club transferred to OKANO Woosung Co. (Apr) The shares were listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange. (Dec) |
| 2015 |
Applied for Civil Rehabilitation Law (Court Protection of Assets for Restructuring) at the Tokyo District Court. (Jun 20th) Application accepted. (Jun 27th) Company shares delisted from the JASDAQ Securities Exchange. (Jul 21st) |
| 2016 |
Restructuring plan approved by the Tokyo District Court . (Feb) Nikko antfactory K.K. and Milestone turnaround Management Co.,Ltd became new shareholders. (Mar) The Tokyo District Court approved the completion of our restructuring. (Jul) |
| 2019 | Takeover of OKANO Golf Construction Co., Ltd. (Construction work, design, and maintanenace) (Nov) |
