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Meiji timber merchant of 10 years founding

The Takashimaya Co., Ltd. We founded by the founder Yoshida YoSaburo at 3 km about away Fukuoka Prefecture from the current headquarters in 10 years Meiji.
Until the third generation has inherited the name of “”YoSaburo”” of the founder, it has the mark of the current “”Maruri”” has become a trade name be assumed that took the character of the head of “”YoSaburo (you Bro Ryo seat)””.

The history of Shemaiah Co., Ltd.

1877 (1877) Founded as a timber merchant in the primary Yoshida YoSaburo Fukuoka Prefecture Chikujō District east Yoshitomi village Koinumaru Minato
1923 (1923) The second generation Yoshida YoSaburo (ShizuTsukasa)
1930 (1930) Third generation Yoshida YoSaburo (Sakae)
1932 (1932) Factory moved to Nakatsu Tomoto-cho
1945 (1945) Factory moved to Nakatsu Toyoda-cho
1953 (1953) “Reorganized into limited company by the third generation Yoshida YoSaburo death (limited company Shimaya Shoten)
Chiyoko Yoshida appointed Representative Director”
1961 (1961) Motoyoshi Yoshida appointed Representative Director
1967 (1967) Yoshitomi sales office opened
1975 (1975) Factory moved to Nakatsu Higashihama
1991 (1991) Appointed to Ichiro Motoki Representative Director
2002 (2002) Wood dryer, boiler, Mulder equipment introduced
2014 (2014) Yoshida Kensei appointed Representative Director
2016 (2016) Appointed to Eiji Yoshida Representative Director
2017 (2017) “Change reorganized to demutualization, the company name from “”Shemaiah shop”” to “”Shemaiah”” (Takashimaya Co., Ltd.)
Introduced Tsuinso type lumber machine”
2018 (2018.) “Additional wood dryer, boiler
Introducing a grating machine”

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