Our History

Establishment of Naniwa Shotengai Corporation in Nishi-ku, Osaka, and launch of the land and buildings leasing business.

Changing of the company name to Naniwa Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Establishment of the company with capital of 100 million yen, set up of the head office in the Hankyu Building at 41 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, and launch of the land and buildings leasing business.

Merger with Yodoyabashi Building Inc. and Kobe Tochi Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Relocation of the head office to inside the Hankyu Kouku Building at 31 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka.

Launch of the non-life insurance agency business.

Relocation of the head office to inside the Sakurabashi Building at 4-Chome 29 Sonezaki-kami, Kita-ku, Osaka.

Launch of the real estate property brokerage business.

Launch of the real estate appraisals and evaluations business.

Launch of the land and buildings sales business.

Launch of the real estate agency acquisition business.

Approval as an over-the-counter issue in the Osaka Securities Exchange.

Approval as an over-the-counter issue in the Kobe Securities Exchange.

Opening of a First-Class Architectural Office.

Suspension of sales activities.

Designation as a listed issue in the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

Redesignation as a listed issue in the First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

Relocation of the head office to inside the Shin Hankyu Building at 8 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

Relocation of the head office to inside the Higashi Hankyu Building at 16 Takagaki-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka.

Merger with Kitano Land Corporation and Shijo Land & Building Corporation, and restart of business operations.

Change of trade name to Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd., and relocation of head office to Shimogyo Ward in Kyoto City.

De-listing of stock on the Osaka Securities Exchange, concurrently with the merger with Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd. in Kyoto City in October of the same year.

Merger with Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd. in Osaka City, and complete take over of all sales activities.

Merger with Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd. in Kyoto City in order to change the par value of stock, resulting in capital of 1,220 million yen.

Relocation of the head office to inside the Higashi Hankyu Building at 16 Takagaki-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka.

Listing in the First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange (par value of 50 yen).

Relocation of the head office to inside the Higashi Hankyu Building at 1-1 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka (due to a change of the displayed address).

The first 〈Geo〉, Geo Midori-chi Koen was born.

Entry into the fast food business.

Establishment of the company’s management philosophy and policy.

Setting up of a task force to respond to the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

Opening of the company’s website.

Launch of the life insurance agency business.

Completion of HEP to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding.

Implementation of real estate securitization.

Acquisition of ISO14001 Certification.

Conclusion of a stock exchange agreement with Hankyu Corporation.

Acquisition of agenda item of document approval of the stock exchange agreement between the company and Hankyu Corporation at a special shareholders’ meeting.

De-listing of the company’s stocks.

Stock exchange agreement results in the company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation.

Merger with Gyaza Hankyu Corporation.

Merger with Hankyu Five Corporation.

Merger with Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Transfer of insurance agency business to Hankyu Hanshin Insurance Service Co., Ltd.

Hankyu Hanshin Housing Support Ltd. is made a subsidiary.

Transfer of the real estate business of Hankyu Corporation and Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. to Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd.

Change of trade name to Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp.

Relocation of the head office to inside the Hankyu Terminal Building at 1-1-4 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka.