History
Fudo Myo-o and the Peaceful YONEYA
The place where Fudo Myo-o was first enshrined in Narita is located within the grounds of NAGOMI-YONEYA Sohonten.
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- History
From its founding in 32 to the present,
We will introduce our history over the past 100 years.
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- Reiwa
| 1899YearsOctober 32 | Start a businessFounder: Chozo Morooka |
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| 1914YearsJanuary 3 | Exhibited chestnut yokan at the Tokyo Taisho Exposition and received a silver medal.The first specialty of our shop: chestnut yokan |
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| 1922YearsJanuary 11 | Exhibited at the Peace Exposition and received a silver medal |
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- Taisho
- Showa
- Heisei
- Reiwa
| 1945YearsShowa 20/12 | Incorporated as YONEYA Honten Co., Ltd. |
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| 1950YearsShowa 25/2 | Kenichi Morooka appointed president |
| 1950YearsShowa 25/3 | Submitted to the Railway Kousaikai Foundation exhibition and received the top prize |
| 1950YearsShowa 25/11 | Exhibited at the National Famous Confectionery Revival Exhibition and Sales Event |
| 1955YearsShowa 30/3 | Exhibited chestnut yokan at the National Confectionery Exhibition and received the Honorary President's Award |
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| 1958YearsShowa 33/8 | Exhibited at the Brussels World's Fair and received a gold medal |
| 1959YearsShowa 34/10 | Exhibited at the 45th International Bakery and Confectionery Exhibition in London and received a gold medal. |
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| 1961YearsShowa 36/4 | Exhibited chestnut yokan at the 15th National Confectionery Exhibition and received the Honorary President's Award |
| 1961YearsShowa 36/11 | Received the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award as a hygienic factory. |
| 1962YearsShowa 37/4 | New release of canned Mizuyokan |
| 1970YearsShowa 45/9 | Launch of Yonepack (pocket-sized yokan), a pioneer of small yokan |
| 1973YearsShowa 48/2 | Exhibited at the 18th National Confectionery Exposition and received the Honorary Non-Judge Award. |
| 1974YearsShowa 49/8 | Opened second factory in Nogendaira Industrial Park, Narita CityYONEYA factory |
- Meiji
- Taisho
- Showa
- Heisei
- Reiwa
| 1990YearsHeisei 2/8 | Company name changed to YONEYA CO., LTD. |
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| 1998YearsHeisei 10/5 | Takaaki Morooka appointed as Representative Director |
| 1998YearsHeisei 10/10 | NAGOMI-YONEYA Katsutadai store opens (first roadside store) |
| 2002YearsHeisei 14/10 | NAGOMI-YONEYA Main Store reborn and reopened, Narita Yokan Museum opened |
| 2005YearsHeisei 17/5 | Yasuhiko Morooka appointed president and CEO |
| 2007YearsHeisei 19/3 | Winner of the 12th Regional Economic Award "Hometown Spirit Award" |
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| 2007YearsHeisei 19/4 | Newly opened with Iidamachi cafe "NAGOMI STAGE" |
| 2008YearsHeisei 20/3 | Peanut Monaka wins the Tachibana Eiko Award |
| 2010YearsHeisei 22/2 | Received the "Shibusawa Eiichi Award" from the Governor of Saitama Prefecture |
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| 2013YearsHeisei 25/5 | Peanut Monaka wins Honorary President's Award at the 26th National Confectionery Exposition |
| 2015YearsHeisei 27/5 | Yoshikazu Morooka appointed president and CEO |
| 2016YearsHeisei 28/3 | Number of visitors to Narita Yokan Museum exceeds 30 |
| 2017YearsHeisei 29/3 | "Chiba Meguri 57 types 2 pieces" won the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award at the 8th National Recommended Tourist Souvenirs Review. |
| 2018YearsHeisei 30/1 | Second Factory "Gas Cogeneration System" completed |
| 2018YearsHeisei 30/4 | Peanut Monaka wins the Chiba Award at the Japan Gift Awards 2018 |
| 2018YearsHeisei 30/10 | Peanut Monaka 20th Anniversary CampaignI want to know more! Peanut Monaka! |
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| 2018YearsHeisei 30/10 | The second factory obtained FSSC22000 (Food Safety Management System) certification. |
| 2019YearsHeisei 31/4 | 120th Anniversary Grand Thanksgiving Festival held. Nagomilk launched. |
- Meiji
- Taisho
- Showa
- Heisei
- Reiwa
| 2019YearsJune of the first year of Reiwa | 120th anniversary ceremony heldNAGOMI-YONEYA's 120-year history |
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| 2020YearsReiwa 2/5 | Nagomilk's Chiba pear jelly wins Monde Selection Gold Award |
Fudo Myo-o and the Peaceful YONEYA
Founder: Chozo Morooka
The first specialty of our shop: chestnut yokan
NAGOMI-YONEYA's 120-year history
