History
| 1902 | Narakichi Watatani (our Company Founder) began manufacturing the Japanese ink stick (sumi) under the trade name of Kuretake Sumi. |
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| 1924 | The unlimited partnership of Seishodo and Co. was incorporated. |
| 1932 | Seishodo Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 1940 | Company name was changed to Kuretake Co., Ltd. |
| 1956 | Company head office was completed in Omiya-Cho, Nara**. |
| 1958 | The Japanese ink liquid named "Bokuteki" was launched. |
| 1963 | Development of the "Sign Pen", a revolutionary writing instrument was successful. |
| 1965 | Kuretake Industries Co., Ltd. was established as a plant specializing in the production of writing instruments. International trade was commenced. Tokyo office was established. |
| 1968 | New plant was opened. |
| 1970 | Fukuoka office was opened. |
| 1973 | Brush pen called "Fude pen" was launched and KURETAKE became a well-known company in Japan. |
| 1974 | Sapporo office was opened. |
| 1977 | New building of Tokyo branch office was completed. |
| 1981 | We exhibited our products at the Frankfurt fair for the first time to consider international market and submitted every year from that time on. |
| 1984 | Chikusen Minato, sumi master, received the "Modern Master Craftsman" award from the Ministry of Labor. |
| 1985 | Chalk writer "Posterman" was launched. |
| 1986 | A subsidiary "Kuretake U.K. Ltd." was established in the West Midlands, UK Snow melting agent "SR Black" was launched. High fluorescent color chalk writer "Illumigraph" was launched. |
| 1990 | New office building of Kuretake U.K. Ltd. was completed in England. |
| 1992 | New company head office and plant was completed in Nara. |
| 1997 | Scrapbooking markers "Memory System" series were launched. The 1st company craft retail shop "DUO" was opened at Nagoya. |
| 1998 | "Etegami" materials were launched.* |
| 1999 | "DUO" was opened at Yokohama. |
| 2000 | We were certified ISO9002:1994. |
| 2002 | The 100th anniversary of the foundation. Scrapbooking materials were launched in Japan. |
| 2003 | Kuretake introduced new CI. We were certified ISO 9001: 2000. New warehouse was completed in the plant. "DUO" was opened at Nara and Fukuoka. |
| 2005 | "DUO" was opened at Tokyo. |
| 2006 | "DUO" was opened at Osaka. |
| 2008 | "Takenoko-en" as a day-care center for children was opened in headquarters. Fountain Brush Pen "Starry Night" was launched. Tokyo office was moved to Nihonbashi area. |
Kuretake Sumi
Bokuteki
Sign Pen
Posterman
SR Black
Memory System
