History

Kawada Shoten LLC established as a wholesaler of toys Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)

Reorganized to Kawada Co., Ltd. Founder Chikao Kawada appointed as President and Representative Director

Kawada Industrial Co., Ltd. established as an independent manufacturing unit
“diablock®” brand of block toys launched

Construction and relocation of the head office building to the current location (Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)

Headquarters building expanded

Established Osaka Sales Office, a base in the Kansai area

Constructed Osaka branch building and promoted to Osaka branch

Construction of distribution center building along Shinjuku Otakibashi intersection

Established Fukuoka branch office, a base in the Kyushu area

Fukuoka branch building construction, promoted to Fukuoka branch

Opened Sendai branch, a base in the Tohoku region

Sapporo sales office opened

Construction and relocation of new Osaka branch office building near Shin-Osaka station

Fukuoka branch extension

Sendai branch extension

Participated in Takao Co., Ltd. and made it an affiliated company

Osaka branch extension

Distribution center completed in Nagano prefecture

Fukuoka branch extension

Masashi Tsujimoto appointed as President and Representative Director

Sapporo sales office relocated along Sapporo Odori Park

Held the first “year-end order reception in KAWADA” at 4 venues nationwide (held every year thereafter)

Sendai branch renovation

Take over the toy store management from the former Sakura Toys Co., Ltd.

Introduction of in-house information sharing system

Established overseas export department

World-class miniature block toy “nanoblock®” released.
Partial outsourcing of logistics operations

“Eco Block” using environmentally friendly raw materials released.
Started exporting to Hong Kong as the first overseas export of “nanoblock®”

“diablock®” license business started

“Eco Block” won the 2009 Japan Toy Awards / Basic Toy Category Excellence Award

“nanoblock® Neuschwanstein Castle Deluxe Edition” wins the Excellence Award in the High Target category at the 2010 Japan Toy Awards

Kawada Industrial HK Ltd. established.

“nanoblock® Tokyo Skytree®” wins the Grand Prize in the High Target category at the 2011Japan Toy Awards.

“nanoblock® Tokyo Skytree® Deluxe Edition” wins the Product Licensee Award at the 2011 Licensing of the Year.

nanoblock® nominated for the Toy of the Year in the United States.

Company name notation changed from Kawada Co., Ltd. (written in Kanji of family name) to Kawada Co., Ltd. (written in Katakana for public image).

First official nanoblock store® opens in Tokyo Solamachi.

nanoblock® wins the Brand License Award at the 2012 Licensing of the Year.

Countries and regions importing nanoblock products reach 31 in Asia, North America, Europe, etc.

“nanoblock® space center DX”wins the Excellence Awards in the High Target Toy Category at the 2013 Japan Toy Awards.

Tetsuo Koroyasu appointed as Chairman of the Board
Junichi Ishii appointed as President and Representative Director

Train model of nanoblock® “nano Guage®” launched.
New block series “nanoblock®+” launched.

“nanoblock®+ Basic set Standard” wins the Grand Prize in the Educational Toy category at the 2014 Japan Toy Awards.
“nano Guage® Series” wins the Excellence Awards in the Inovative Toy category at the 2014 Japan Toy Awards.

“nanoblock®+ Speices Unite Series”wins the Excellence Awards in the Boys Toy Category at the 2016 Japan Toy Awards.
“papernano™ series” wins the Excellence Awards in the High Target Toy Category at the 2016 Japan Toy Awards.

Merges with “Kawada Industry”.

Kawada Australia Pty Ltd. established.

Masakazu Kobayashi (currently Chairman) assumed the position of President and Representative Director.

“nanoblock® Tokyo Station Marunouchi Station Building DX Edition” won the 2021 Japan Toy Award, High Target Toy Category, Excellence Award

　”OKOMEIRO L,” released to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Diablock®, won the Japan Toy Awards, Basic Toy category, Excellence Award.

　Kawada Industrial HK Ltd. has been changed its company name to Kawada Hong Kong Limited.
“Corocoro Stone” and “Genius Square” won double honors at “Good Toy Awards 2023”.

　Acquired shares of Aozora Co., Ltd. and made it a subsidiary.

　”OKOMEIRO” won the Parenting Award

　New headquarters building completed

“Nansupi” won the Japan Toy Awards, the Games & Puzzles category, Excellence Award.
“nanoblock® KAWAI Grand Piano” won the Japan Toy Awards, “Kidult” Category, Excellence Award.

Headquarters ANNEX building completed

Selected in the “20 Toy Industry Companies Pioneering a New World”, the “Acquiring Diverse Fan Bases” category, initiative organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

“nanoblock® Japanese Garden Deluxe Edition” won the Japan Toy Awards, “Kidult” Category, Excellence Award.
“Kara-Kone” won the Japan Toy Awards, the Digital Category, Excellence Award.
Masakazu kobayashi appointed as Chairman of the board of directors
Daiji Kamiguchi appointed as President and Representative Director