| 1658 |
he first Kaemon started handling Awa Indigo (dye). Further on it was passed on to successive generations of Kaemon. (Chemicals) |
| 1768 |
Opened the Edo branch (current Tokyo branch) in Koami Town. |
| 1779 |
The 7th Kaemon started a sake brewing business at Awa Shibo. (Alcohol) |
| 1789 |
The eighth Kaemon also started brewery in Sanuki Kotohira (Kinryo). Since then, Kinryo’s sake has been considered the sacred sake of Kompira Shrine. |
| 1918 |
On September 25, the 15th Kaemon reorganized the business as the Kinryo Nishino Store Co., Ltd. (Alcohol) |
| 1919 |
Rebuilt the bottling factory. Recognized as a complete state-of-the-art large-capacity factory in reality and in name. At the time, the headquarters of Kinryo Nishino Shoten was located at Kotohira; its branches were located in Fukuoka, Kure, Takamatsu, and Mitoyo; and its factories were located in Kotohira and Akashi. |
| 1921 |
Established the Osaka branch. |
| 1934 |
Refined sake Kinryo: volume of approx. 1,000 koku(18,039 L) , and sales channels spread to Shikoku Island, as well as to Tokyo, Osaka, Kure, Dalian (China), Hokuriku, and San-in. |
| 1948 |
Nishino Store Limited Company (the current Chemical Products Sales Department) and Kinryo Nishino Store Co., Ltd. merged and became “Nishino Store Co., Ltd.” |
| 1952 |
Established the Nagoya branch. |
| 1961 |
Construction of the Takamatsu headquarters building completed. |
| 1962 |
Construction of the Osaka headquarters building completed. |
| 1969 |
The Tadotsu plant, in which pieces of the latest equipment are incorporated, is completed. The site area is 27,607 m2､and the total building floor space is 6,696 m2. |
| 1982 |
Changed Company name from Nishino Store Co., Ltd. to Nishino Kinryo Corp. |
| 1987 |
Construction of the Tokyo branch building completed. |
| 1988 |
Opened Kinryo-no-Sato Sake Museum. |
| 1997 |
Established Shanghai Nishino Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 |
Established Nishino Kinryo (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Marked the 350th anniversary of the company’s foundation. |
| 2011 |
Established PT. Nishino Kinryo Indonesia. |
| 2018 |
Takamatsu Head Office relocated to Takamatsu Daido Life Building 8F, 9-6 Konya-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. |
| 2024 |
Osaka Head Office relocated to Semba Diamond Building, 2-1-30 Kyutaromachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. |
| 2025 |
Closed PT. NISHINO KINRYO INDONESIA. |
