Company Profile｜KAMINOMOTO

KAMINOMOTO HOMPO

Kaminomoto Company Limited was founded in 1908, and it is one of the most experienced manufactures of cosmetics and drugs in Japan.
We are unique in that we have been cultivating markets for hair growth
preparations in the world, combing high technology and traditional
wisdom concerning the power of natural medicinal herbs, roots and plants.
We are now widely known to the world outside Japan.

Brand

KAMINOMOTO, 加美乃素, 髪之素

Head office

3-25 Kumochibashi-dori, 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 651-0055 Japan

TEL

TEL (078)231-1455　FAX (078)231-8265

Tokyo branch

24-6, 3-chome, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
TEL (03)814-0211　FAX (03)814-0216

Factory

1-11 Kumochibashi-dori, 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 651-0055 Japan

Founded in

Aug-1908

Capital

100,000,000 Japanese Yen

Sales route

Kaminomoto→Agents→Retailers

Bank

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Sannomiya branch,
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Sannomiya Corporate Business Office

Representative

President Norihira Nakamura

His native place

Kobe

His public office

Chairman of Hyogoken Keshouhin Seizou Yunyu Hanbai Kyoukai,
Vice Chairman of Cosmetic Industrial Association of Japan,
Vice Chairman of Cosmetic Industrial Association of West Japan

Constitution of Products

Hair products 80%, Others 20%

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History（in Japan）

1908 August	Established in Kobe. Launched "Kami Paper Powder".
1932 April	Settled the company structure as the limited partnership company. Started manufacturing and launching Hair Grower "KAMINOMOTO" and promoted through newspapers, magazines and so on.
1934 April	Changed the company structure from the limited partnership company to the general partnership company.
1951 April	Recovered after World War II. Relocated the headquarters and factory to the current place, and resumed manufacturing and launching "KAMINOMOTO".
1953 November	Changed the company structure from the general partnership company to “Kaminomoto Co., Ltd.”.
1956 May	Established “Kaminomoto sales in Tokyo Co., Ltd” in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. (Current: Tokyo branch).
1957 November	The headquarters building completed at the current place.
1959 April	The TV program “Kaminomoto Sunday Theater” started on Nationwide TV station, Nippon Television.
1959 June	Launched “Kaminomoto” for South East Asia.
1959 December	Launched the first liquid hair styling product in Japan “Pomadol”. This product had explosive sales so we became well-known as a famous brand of hair styling products at once.
1960 April	Won a prize of Invention for "KAMINOMOTO".
1961 March	South factory completed at the headquarters.
1961 April	Won a prize of Invention for Hair Liquid "POMADOL".
1961 October	Launched Kaminomoto products in Italy and got a footing in European market.
1962 January	West factory completed at the headquarters.
1962 June	Reported our original ingredient "KAMIGEN" for Alopecia at The 3rd International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists in New York.
1962 October	The welfare hall “Maya building” completed.
1965 March	Launched the updated products“Kaminomoto A series” with our original ingredients Kamigen E and Kamigen K .
1967 April	Launched hair grower "BLACK KAMINOMOTO A" and hair styling product "BLACK POMADOL A".
1968 April	Reported our original ingredient "NEO TAKANAL Derivative" for Alopecia at The 5th International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists in Tokyo.
1970 May	Launched Hair growers for young people "KAMINOMOTO MEN'S KAMINOMOTO" and "KAMINOMOTO LADIES' KAMINOMOTO" and got more young customers.
1975 April	Performed “Kaminomoto on Stage” by the Takarazuka Revue at 47 sites across the country.
1977 August	Held the hair counseling campaign “Kami Matsuri” at stores across the country and opened “Hair consultation service for customers” in the headquarters at the same time.
1983 July	Launched new products "MEDICATED KAMINOMOTO" and "MEDICATED KAMINOMOTO S" with the herbal ingredient Rosemary extract.
1990 July	Reported about "incentive to Melanocyte" at The World Congress of Pharmacology in Amsterdam.
1995 January	Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake occurred. Especially, our manufacturing line was heavily damaged by the earthquake but we resumed it and restarted manufacturing very soon.
1996 March	Launched whitening skin care products with the new patent Vitamin C “AA-2G”, “Elastect Whitening”.
1997 September	Reported our original ingredient "AA-2G" at The International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists in Acapulco.
2000 March	Launched “Kaminomoto A (Non-fragrance)”.
2001 February	Launched New typed Hair Manicure "Color Again".
2003 February	Launched New Hair Accelerator "Medicated Hair Growth Trigger" with Oil-soluble Masaki Extract which is extracted from Masaki leaf and stem, rebuilds the network of capillary vessels around hair roots by the vascular function.
2006 September	Launched New Hair Manicure "Kamikrone" with double coloring effects which are hair manicure and the coloring effect by the daylight.
2007 March	Launched Hair Accelerator "Tokusei Kyoryoku Kaminomoto A (Non Fragrance)".
2008 March	Launched Hair Grower "Kyoryoku Kaminomoto A (Non Fragrance)".
2009 September	Launched Hair Nutrients "Ladies Kaminomoto EX (Non Fragrance)".
2009 October	Donated the curtain “Access the World-Hishou-“ to Takarazuka Grand Theater.
2011 February	Launched New Medical Hair Accelerator “Vi-Kaminomoto” and new Hair Oil "Pomadol Olive Hair Emollient Series" with olive oil.
2011 September	Launched New Hair Nutrients "Black Kaminomoto NEO".
2012 March	Launched New Hair Manicure "Color de eco" and “Color de retouch.”
2013 February	Launched New Hair Grower "Medicated Bihatsugen".
2013 August	Launched New Hair Nutrients " Ladies Dark Brown".
2014 February	New Brand " Hairie" was born and launched “Quick Blow Mist (Bulgarian Rose fragrance)” and “KaHoRe: Hair Essence”.
2014 September	Redesigned “Hair Accelerator (Lemon lime fragrance and Floral fragrance)” bottle.
2015 February	Launched “Hairie Quick Blow Mist (Citrus fragrance)”.
2015 September	Launched New Hair Manicure “Color Again Plus”.
2016 February	New Brand “Mineral Hair Series” was born and launched New Hair Grower “Medicated Mineral Hair Grower”, New Hair Shampoo “Medicated Mineral Hair Scalp Shampoo” and New Hair Conditioner “Mineral Hair Scalp Massage Gel Conditioner”.

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History（in the world）

※Countries marked in gray are not on sale now.

1959	Launched in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Ceylon, Okinawa.
1961	Launched in Italy.
1962	Exhibited in the International Trade Fair in Milan, Italy. Launched in Thailand, Australia, Kuwait and Mexico.
1963	Launched in Ethiopia, Vietnam, Switzerland, Denmark, Panama.
1964	Launched in Indonesia, Philippines, France, West Germany and Finland. Announced new ingredient "KAMIGEN" in the Third "International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists" in New York, U.S.A
1965	Launched in South Africa, Mauritius, South Islands, Taiwan, Guam, Curacao and U.S.A.
1966	Launched in Nigeria.
1967	Launched in Mozambique.
1968	Announced new ingredient "NEO-TAKANAL derivatives" in the fifth International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in Sweden.
1970	Launched in Angola, Laos, Yemen, Portugal, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
1971	Launched in Kenya and New Hebrides.
1972	Launched in Suriname.
1975	Launched in Dominican Republic and Canary Islands.
1978	Launched in Seychelles.
1981	Launched in Muscat.
1985	Launched in Korea.
1995	Launched in Canada.
1997	Launched in Nepal.
2000	Launched in Bangladesh.
2003	Launched in Kazakhstan.
2006	Launched in Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.
2007	Launched in Afghanistan.
2008	Launched in Holland.
2009	Launched in Egypt.
2010	Launched in Sudan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.
2013	Launched in Russia.
2014	Launched in Yemen and India.
2015	Launched in Armenia, Poland, Maldives, Brunei and Cambodia.
2016	Launched in Mongolia.