History

Family and employees of Yanagiya in front of Yanagiya Restaurant in 1931.

1916		Motosuke Yanagiya succeeded his family business, “KAMABOKO (Fish Cake) manufacturing”. (This year is made the established year of Yanagiya.)

1926		Motosuke Yanagiya applied for the utility model of Grinding Kneader. He was manufacturing Grinding Kneader while managing his KAMABOKO manufacturing business.

1931		Opened “Yanagiya Restaurant”.

1932		Opened “Yanagiya Iron Works”.

1950		Established “Yanagiya Iron Works Co., Ltd.”

1955		The medal with a yellow ribbon was awarded to Motosuke Yanagiya for his contribution to and diligence in planning, improving and developing marine product processing machines.

1957		Yukio Yanagiya assumed the position of the president.

1961		Established Yokohama office to expand business.

1967		Moved to the new company building and factory completed in Nishi-Ube, UbeCity.

1973		Established Osaka office to expand business.

1975		Yukio Yanagiya assumed the chairman, and Yoshio Yanagiya assumed the position of the president.

1985		The company name was changed to “Yanagiya Machinery Co., Ltd.”

1986		Yokohama office was promoted to a branch.

1990		Moved to the new company building and factory completed in Yoshiwa, Ube City.

1991		Established Sendai office, and Osaka office was promoted to a branch.

1998		Established EU office in France.

2006		Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) visited Yanagiya. Selected one of 300 energetic small & medium scale companies by The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

2007		Awarded Science Technology Reward 2007 from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan by developing Imitation Crab Meat Equipment.