Company History

Edo Era
Meiji Era
Taisyo Era
Showa Era
Heisei Era
Reiwa Era

Edo Era

1726	Isuke Nakakita I founded an oil shop in 6 Tenma-cho, Nagoya.
1747	Isuke II started a drug business.
1793	Isuke II pinpointed drug retailing as his core business in Kyomachi, Nagoya.
1803	Isuke III invested in other businesses while expanding the drug business.
1829	Isuke IV succeeded the family business.
1855	A fire broke out in a bathhouse, which spread throughout Kyomachi.
1866	A new shop was rebuilt in 2-21 Kyomachi.

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Meiji Era

1874	An increase in western drugs enhanced the line of products.
1877	Isuke V succeeded the family business. He changed the shop name to “Nakakita Shoten.”
1908	Isuke VI succeeded the family business.

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Taisyo Era

1914	Isuke VI established a partnership corporation, “Nakakita Shoten” (capital ¥50,000).
1923	Annual sales surpassed one million yen.

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Showa Era

1927	Isuke VI changed the company uniform to European clothing.
1933	He expanded the market into the Seto, Hamamatsu, and Hokuriku regions.
1936	The Head Office was established in 14 Kyomachi.
1938	The Amatsuka Plant was established.
1939	Isuke VII succeeded the family business.
1941	Nakakita Shoten acquired Okada Kagaku Plant and ran them as its Shinkawa Plant.
1944	Nihon Mohan Seiyaku Co. merged with the pharmaceutical department of Nakakita Shoten. Nakakita Seiyaku was established as Nakakita Shoten’s subsidiary.
1949	Sales during one period exceeded ¥ 1 million. The Shinkawa Plant was closed.
1950	Nakakita Yakuhin Co., Ltd., was established, which acquired Nakakita Seiyaku.
1953	The Shizuoka branch was established.
1957	Nakakita Yakuhin developed new customers in the market of clinics in Nagoya.
1958	The Numazu branch was established.
1959	The Hamamatsu branch was established.
1962	Nakakita Yakuhin acquired Nihondo Yakuhin Co. in Okazaki. The Okazaki Branch was established. The company’s capital was changed to ¥38 million.
1963	The Toyohashi branch was established. Nakakita Yakuhin acquired Managa Heiei Shoten Co. in Shimizu and established the Shimizu branch. The company’s capital was changed to ¥50 million.
1964	Nakakita Yakuhin succeeded a wholesale department of Kawasaki-Ya Pharmacy in Ichinomiya and established Ichinomiya branch. Nakakita Yakuhin succeeded a wholesale department of Okawa Shiseido Pharmacy in Mishima and established the Numazu branch.
1966	The address of the head office changed to 3-11-9 Marunouchi Naka-ku Nagoya.
1968	The annual sales of Nakakita Yakuhin surpassed ¥10 billion. The Fuji and Odawara sub-branches were established in the Numazu branch.
1971	Tomohisa Nakakita assumed the post of President and Representative Director (VIII). Nakakita Yakuhin took a partnership with Maeda Yakuhin Shokai Co.
1972	Nakakita Yakuhin launched “Fomin-cha.”
1975	The Atsugi branch was established. The “Consultation Service Office” was established in the Shizuoka branch. (It was the start of the Drug Information (DI) service in Nakakita Yakuhin.)
1976	The Yaizu branch was established.
1977	Nakakita Yakuhin acquired the sales department of Mie Nakakita Co. Nakakita Yakuhin succeeded the Tsu and Yokkaichi branches.
1978	Nakakita Yakuhin acquired the business right of Hamana Yakuhin Shokai Co.
1981	The capital was changed to ¥225 million. The Tenpaku branch was established.
1982	The annual sales of Nakakita Yakuhin surpassed ¥50 billion.
1983	Nakakita Yakuhin took a partnership with Inagaki Nihon Do Co.
1984	The capital was changed to ¥300 million. The Kakegawa branch was established.
1986	The Mishima branch was newly constructed.
1987	The Handa branch was established. The head office was integrated and established.

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Heisei Era

1990	The Tsushima branch was established.
1990	The Ise and Kasugai branches were established. Nakakita Yakuhin acquired the business right of Chokan Co. Five branches were established in Gifu and Shiga (Tajimi, Takayama, and Nagahama.)
1991	The Tsushima Plant was established. Annual sales surpassed ¥100 billion.
1992	Nakakita Yakuhin acquired the business right of Inagaki Nihondo Co. and established the Nihondo branch. Nakakita Yakuhin introduced a picking system to the Amatsuka Distribution Center.
1993	An affiliated company, “Green Service Co., Ltd.,” was established. The Toki branch was established.
1994	The capital was changed to ¥651,507,700.
1995	Nakakita Yakuhin merged with Maruichi Yakuhin Co. The Numazu, Gotenba, Hamamatsu-Higashi, and Shizuoka branches were established. The Yokohama-Nishi branch was established. The capital was changed to ¥683,500,000.
1996	The Tsushima Health Support Center was established. An affiliate company, “Green PARU Co., Ltd.,” was established. The capital of Nakakita Yakuhin was changed to ¥728,500,000.
1997	The Nabari sub-branch was established in Tsu branch. The capital was changed to ¥773,450,000.
1998	The Hamamatsu branch integrated the Hamamatsu-Higashi branch. The Mishima branch integrated the Gotenba branch. The Toyohashi branch integrated the Toyohashi-Shinkawa branch. The Shoken branch integrated the Kasugai branch. The Amatsuka branch integrated the Tsushima branch. The capital was changed to ¥818,450,000.
2000	The Mishima branch integrated the Numazu branch. Under a regional partnership, Nakakita Yakuhin formed a business alliance with HOKUYAKU Inc., Inoue Seisho Dou Co., Ltd., Sanei Yakuhin , Sanesu Co., Nichie Co. (currently VITAL-NET Inc.), and Nabelin Co., Ltd..
2001	The capital was changed to ¥867,450,000.
2003	The Information System Department moved to Higashi-ku, Nagoya.
2004	The Takaoka branch and Hokuriku Center were established. The Amatsuka branch was divided into 1st (Ethical drugs) and 2nd (OTC drugs) branches. Keisuke Nakakita assumed the post of President and Representative Director (IX). Tomohisa Nakakita assumed the post of Executive Chairman.
2005	A joint venture, “Healthcare Reed Union” was established. It involved a business alliance of 9 companies, including HOKUYAKU Inc., VITAL-NET Inc., Nabelin Co., Ltd., Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., KSK Co., Ltd., ASTEM Inc., IWABUCHI YAKUHIN Inc., and SAYWELL Inc.
2006	Nakakita Yakuhin merged with Maeda Yakuhin Shokai and established the Handa branch. An affiliated company, “KISURA Ltd.” was established. The Gifu sales branch was established, and the Gifu and Ogaki branches moved into the branch location. An affiliated company, “IC Solutions Co., Ltd.,” was established.
2007	Nakakita Yakuhin introduced a profit-center approach (the Pharmaceutical Plant department). The company also introduced financial statements in yearly terms.
2008	Nakakita Yakuhin acquired 100% ownership of ADEX Co. (former name: Advanced Healthcare Service).
2009	The Toyama branch was established.
2010	The Yamato sub-branch of the Atsugi branch was established.
2011	Drug Amatsuka (retail pharmacy) was opened.
2012	The Kanazawa branch was established.
2013	The new Shizuoka branch was established.
2015	The Nagano branch was established.
2016	The Wattsu Plant was established in Hokkaido.
2018	The Fukui branch and the Yokohama-Kita branch was established.

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Reiwa Era

2021	The Atsuta branch was established.
2022	The Call Center was established in Nagoya. Shonan Center moved to Atsugicity. Change of name: Atsugi Center. The Meitou branch was established. The Kakegawa Branch was relocated.
2023	The Nagahama Branch was relocated. The Gifu branch integrated the Ogaki branch. Change of name: Gifu Ogaki Branch. The Toyama Branch integrated the Takaoka Branch.
2025	The Tama Branch was established.

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