HISTORY
- 1946
- 21 July: Start of Nanasai Craftwork Limited Private Company at the site of Kyoto Shimazu Family Property, coordinated mainly by Mr. Yoshikichi Mukai (Molding Creator) and Mr. Yoshizo Shimazu (Founder of Shimazu Mannequin).
the former office building of Nanasai Craftwork Limited Private Company the place of origin:Higashinotoin-oike Nakagyo District
- 1947
- July: The first female mannequin made from Fiber was announced.
December: Nanasai Service Limited Company (Sales Company) was setup.
- 1948
- March: The first new release mannequin show in Kyoto was held.
- 1950
- October: Nanasai Craftwork Limited Private Company and Nanasai Service Limited Company merged, becoming Nanasai Craftwork Limited Company.
May: Osaka Office (Souze Town, Kita District, Osaka) opened.
June: Nagoya Contact Office (Current: Nagoya Sales Office) and Fukuoka Contact Office (Current: Fukuoka Office) opened.
- 1951
- July: Tokyo Contact Office (Kanda-Ogawa Town, Tokyo) opened.
- 1952
- June: Tokyo Contact Office moved to Shinagawa, Tokyo. Tokyo Factory opened.
- 1953
- February: Tokyo Contact Office moved to inside of Kanda-Nishiki Town Building's Shimazu Manufacture, becoming Tokyo Sales Office.
- 1958
- April: Tokyo Sales Office became Tokyo Office.
June: The first FRP-made mannequin in the world was developed.
- 1959
- March: Nanasai hosted "Light Artwork Society" exhibition to present pottery crafts produced by painteran artists and engravers.
March: The first FRP-made Darna Mannequin "FF series" was announced.
- 1966
- May: Sapporo Branch (Current: Sapporo Sales Office) opened.
July: Sales of Industrial Draping Body "Fairlady" started.
- 1967
- July: Kanazawa Contact Office (Current: Kanazawa Sales Office) opened.
- 1968
- September: New Head Office Building completed (Yamanouchi-Ikejiri Town, Ukyo District, Kyoto).
the new Head Office Building office building of Nanasai co.,ltd.
- 1969
- May: Okayama Contact Office (Current: Okayama Sales Office) opened.
- 1971
- July: Osaka Office Suita Warehouse completed.
- 1972
- January: Sendai Contact Office (Current: Tohoku Sales Office) opened.
September: Hiroshima Contact Office (Current: Hiroshima Sales Office) opened.
September: Kyoto Governor General No. 13661 for Building Contractor's License obtained.
- 1976
- Store Design/Interior Department was setup internally.
- 1979
- January: Sales of the USA top mannequin supplier "Guernica Mannequin" started in Japan.
- 1980
- July: Tokyo Product Center moved to Nishiura, Funabashi City.
- 1981
- December: Company name changed to Nanasai Limited Company.
- 1982
- VP team was setup internally to deal with VMD.
- 1983
- December: Sasebo Contact Office (Current: West Kyushu Sales Office) opened.
- 1989
- October: Cabinet Minister General Approval No. 13661 via Governor General for Building Contractor's License obtained.
- 1991
- May: Thailand Nanasai was setup (Bangkok, Thailand).
- 1992
- A department was setup to target bridal sector.
- 1993
- July: Cabinet Minister Specified Approval No. 13661 from General Approval No. 13661 for Building Contractor's License obtained.
December: Beaulieu Nanasai was setup in Seoul, South Korea.
- 1994
- April: Kagoshima Contact Office (Current: South Kyushu Sales Office) opened.
- 2005
- The Certificate of ISO14001 was obtained for 4 offices at Head Office, Head Office Product Center, Tokyo Product Center and Osaka Product Center.
- 2006
- October: House-Design department of Wacoal Limited Company was merged and succeeded.
Nanasai Limited Company Wacoal Interior Division was setup.
- 2007
- March:Nanasai Co.,Ltd signed an agreement for exclusive agency in Japan with Siegel & Stockman,France.
- 2009
- May: Nanasai Limited Company was setup in Shanghai, China.
- 2011
- December: Head Office's address changed from Ukyo District to Minami District in Kyoto.
- 2012
- January: Osaka Product Center was setup in Juhachijo, Yodogawa District, Osaka to have both functions of factory and distribution.
November: Shinkiba Studio in Tatsumi, Koutou District, Tokyo was setup to merge East and West Studios.
the building of Osaka Product Center
the building of Shinkiba Atlier
- 2013
- August: Thailand Nanasai and SRP.A (Display Division of Saha Group) merged, and setup SRP Nanasai.
- 2014
- March: Nanasai Co.,Ltd signed an agreement for exclusive agency to sell Superior Model Form's dress forms in Japan with Manex France,France.
- 2015
- July: Capital amount was changed to 90,000,000 yen from 498,362,300 yen
October:Nanasai Co.,Ltd signed an agreement for exclusive agency in Japan with Bonaveri S.r.l. Unipersonale,Italy.
December:The IMP Interactive Mannequin was announced in collaboration with the Media Design Institute of Waseda University.
- 2016
- July: The 70th anniversary of the company’s foundation was marked.
August: The exhibition “Artists around Mannequin Factory NANASAI” was held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.
October:Mannequin museum NANASAI ARCHIVES "sai" was opened on the third floor of Wacoal Osaka Building.
- 2018
- March: Nanasai Co.,Ltd. signed an agreement for exclusive agency in Japan with Noa Brands America,Inc.
Maｙ: Nanasai Co.,Ltd. signed an agreement for exclusive agency to sell Wolf Form's dress forms in Japan with Superior Model Form Co,Inc,America.
December: "BIO TORSO," a completely plant-derived biodegradable plastic body made mainly from polylactic acid, was announced.
- 2019
- April: The first special exhibition of the mannequin museum NANASAI ARCHIVES "sai", "Mannequins Wearing Soen Award-Winning Clothing," was held.
(from April 2019 to February 2020)
- 2020
- March: The BNS Blow Grade resin used in "BIO TORSO" obtained OK biobased four-star certification from TUV Austria Belgium.
- 2021
- July: Opened Nanasai Online Store.
- 2022
- April: Renamed Osaka office to Kansai office.
April: Announced adoption of B-FRP and BRG as environmental materials for mannequins.
April: Announced change from lacquer coating to water-based paint.
June: Moved the head office and Kansai branch to Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto.