History

- 1946 (Showa 21) Founded as "Amagata Sangyo" on the second floor of "Kenminkan" in Kajimachi, Hamamatsu
- 1947 (Showa 22) Became the distributor for Hitachi, Ltd.'s western region of Shizuoka Prefecture.
- 1948 (Showa 23) "Amagata Sangyo Co., Ltd." established, Tamehei Amagata appointed as President
- 1953 (Showa 28) Relocated headquarters to Motoshiro-cho, Hamamatsu
- 1954 (Showa 29) Secured a product distributor contract with Hitachi, Ltd.
- 1961 (Showa 36) Spun-off home appliances department, established "Amagata Home Appliances Co., Ltd."
- 1965 (Showa 40) Secured a distributor contract for housing equipment with Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
- 1968 (Showa 43) Secured a distributor contract for lighting equipment with Hitachi Lighting Co., Ltd.
- 1969 (Showa 44) Opened "Kanaya Sales Office"
Relocated head office to Morita-cho, Hamamatsu
- 1971 (Showa 46) Spun-off delivery department, established "Kashiwa Express Ltd."
Secured a distributor contract for power tools with Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
- 1972 (Showa 47) Separated into electrical machinery division "Amagata Sangyo Co., Ltd.", housing equipment division "Amagata jyusetsu Co., Ltd.", and a real estate division "Amagata Shoji Co., Ltd."
- 1975 (Showa 50) Relocated to new headquarters in Kanda-cho, Hamamatsu
- 1978 (Showa 53) Secured a distributor contract for electronic parts with Hitachi, Ltd.
- 1979 (Showa 54) Secured a distributor contract for powder metallurgy with Hitachi Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
- 1981 (Showa 56) Changed company name from Amagata jyusetsu Co., Ltd. to "Kotobuki Densetsu Co., Ltd."
Opened "Kakegawa Sales Office"
- 1982 (Showa 57) Established "Amagata Engineering Co., Ltd."
Secured a distributor contract for electric wire with Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
Opened "OA Showroom" in Kajimachi, Hamamatsu
- 1983 (Showa 58) Relocated Kanaya Sales Office and established the Yoshida Sales Office
- 1984 (Showa 59) Established "Hitech Co., Ltd."
- 1985 (Showa 60) Established "Kosai Sales Office"
- 1986 (Showa 61) Established "Information Equipment Sales Office"
- 1987 (Showa 62) Opened "OA Showroom" at Information Equipment Sales Office
- 1988 (Showa 63) Changed company name from Kotobuki Densetsu Co., Ltd. to "Kotobuki Engineering Co., Ltd."
- 1990 (Heisei 2) Changed company name from Kashiwa Express Ltd. to "Amagata Express Ltd."
- 1991 (Heisei 3) Established "AMAGATA U.S.A., INC." in Hawaii
Changed company name from Hitech Co., Ltd. to "Hitech Amagata Co., Ltd."
- 1992 (Heisei 4) Established "Matsumoto Sales Office"
- 1993 (Heisei 5) Transfered Amagata Sangyo Co., Ltd. Service Engineering Department to "Amagata Engineering Co., Ltd."
- 2002 (Heisei 14) Closed Kakegawa Branch Office and merged with Yoshida Sales Office
- 2005 (Heisei 17) Completed "Head Office A Building" within the head office
- 2008 (Heisei 20) Changed company name from Kotobuki Engineering Co., Ltd. to "Amagata Electrical Services Co., Ltd."
- 2009 (Heisei 21) Established "Kikugawa Green Sales Office"
- 2010 (Heisei 22) Opened "Amagata Showroom" at Information System Sales Office
Established "Amagata Singapore Pte. Ltd." In Singapore
- 2012 (Heisei 24) Opened "Tokyo Branch Office"
- 2014 (Heisei 26) Established "BANGKOK AMAGATA SANGYO CO., LTD." in Thailand
Renamed Information System Sales Office to "Amagata Kaikan"
- 2016 (Heisei 28) 70th anniversary
- 2017 (Heisei 29) Completed "Amagata Stadium-Kakegawa" dedicated for soccer
- 2018 (Heisei 30) CEO Keiji Amagata awarded Indigo Blue Badge
- 2019 (Reiwa 1) Opened Shinjohara Branch Office

Photo StoryThe 70 year history of the Amagata Group

Amagata Sangyo has been working with the local community under the basic philosophy of "Customer First" while keeping in mind the trends of the times. Introducing the history of Amagata Sangyo's over 70 years of "contribution" and "symbiosis" filled with feelings for the local community.
1946 ~1960
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In 1946, Amagata Sangyo Co., Ltd. was born in the "Kenminkan" remaining from the war fires. In the midst of being unable to receive a satisfactory product supply, we survived each day by changing out incandescent bulbs and rewinding motor coils. A major turning point came in 1947. Receiving a "gold sign" representing a Hitachi distributor, in 1948 we relaunched as "Amagata Sangyo Co., Ltd.". Achievements steadily accumulated, and in 1953 the head office was relocated to Motoshiro-cho.

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1961 ~1974
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Around 1960, the first home appliance boom arrived. Amagata Sangyo spun-off its home electronics department and established "Amagata Home Appliances Co., Ltd.". In 1972, "Amagata Housing Equipment Co., Ltd." was established, and sales of the three businesses, "Household Appliances", "Products Department" and "Housing Equipment", steadily increased. The home appliance department sold all of its shares to Hitachi during the peak. After that, focusing on the electrical equipment sales department and the housing equipment department, in 1969 the company moved its head office to Morita-cho. In 1971, the delivery department was spun-off and "Kashiwa Express Ltd." was established. 当時の写真・画像
1975 ~1988
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In 1975, the head office was newly relocated to the present site in Kanda-cho. The industry entered the age of "electronics", and Amagata Sangyo started its semiconductor business. Evolving gradually starting from discrete semiconductors to become more Hitech, the company demonstrated its ability to sell microcomputers and jointly develop cutting-edge LSIs with major manufacturers. Later, the company focused on entering the information business, and in 1982 opened the OA showroom, the first among Hitachi distributors. The company realized its foundation as a Hitech trading company by further achievements such as the establishment of "Hitech Co., Ltd.". 当時の写真・画像
1989 ~2002
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To nurture construction of the information business, new business strategies were developed starting with human resource training. With the advent of the Heisei era, preparations were made towards expanding the computer market. In 1991, the company placed emphasis on SE training at "Hitech Amagata Co., Ltd." and successfully made a quick transition from the stand-alone computer business to the PC network business. In the same year, "AMAGATA U.S.A., INC." was established in Hawaii. Since reaching the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1996, the company has grown into a global enterprise that is rooted in the region as a reliable outsourcing partner and promotes its business with world-class information technology. 当時の写真・画像
2003 ~2016
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In 2005, the A-building was completed at the Kanda-cho head office thus marking a new step forward. In 2012, the Tokyo Branch Office was established in Meguro-ku, Tokyo for the purpose of collecting information on the Tokyo metropolitan area. In order to support the overseas expansion of local companies, in 2010 and soon after in 2014, "Amagata Singapore Pte. Ltd." and "BANGKOK AMAGATA SANGYO CO., LTD." respectively were established. As an "Integrated Engineering Company", we continue to work on solving various problems in the local community. 当時の写真・画像