History

1946

Engaged in beekeeping

1956
Founding (purchasing 3 beehives)

1961

Takeo Sugi, permanent advisor, became independent as a beekeeper with 10 hives.
He bottled the honey he had collected for the first time into retail bottles and began promoting it by bicycle.
Our first business partner was Inada Pan in Kumamoto City.

1965

Started business with Tsuruya Department Store in Kumamoto Prefecture.

1971

Established as a joint-stock company with capital of 1 million yen and 10 employees.
1973
A sales floor opens at the Seibu Ikebukuro Department Store in Tokyo.

1980

The production department begins the greenhouse installation project, which becomes the basis of a "healthy beekeeping industry."

1984

The educational video "Flowers and Bees" is completed. Specially selected by the Ministry of Education.
Recommended by the National PTA Federation. Winner of the Gold Award at the 30th International Beekeeping Congress.

1986

Aso Honeybee Farm opens in Kumamoto Prefecture.

1993

Kumamoto Prefecture Loofah Honey Museum opens
1994
"Honey House" opens in Otsu Cultural Forest, Kumamoto Prefecture.

1996

"Hexagonal Honeycomb" won the gold prize at the Kumamoto Prefecture Products Promotion Association's "1995 Excellent New Product Review Committee."

1997

Foodpal Kumamoto moves to new building.

1998

The "Anniversary Candle" won the silver prize in the Crafts category at the Kumamoto Prefectural Products Promotion Association's 1998 Excellent Product Review.
"Aso Plateau Honey Jersey Ice Cream" won the silver award at the Kumamoto Prefectural Products Promotion Association's "1999 Excellent New Product Review Committee."
Opened a sales floor at Fukuya Department Store Hiroshima Station Branch in Hiroshima Prefecture.
A sales counter was opened at the Kumamoto Airport Sanko Shop in Kumamoto Prefecture.

the year of 2000

Direct marketing business launched.

2002

Opened a directly managed store in Suizenji, Kumamoto Prefecture.
The "Loofah Hat" won a bronze award at the Kumamoto Prefecture Products Promotion Association's "2002 Excellent New Product Review Committee."
Opened Oita Yufuin store in Oita Prefecture.

2003

The "Honey Opener" won the gold prize at the Kumamoto Prefecture Products Promotion Association's "2003 Excellent New Product Review Committee."
Opened Ito Onsen store in Shizuoka Prefecture (currently closed).
Dazaifu store opened in Fukuoka prefecture.
Glover Garden store opened in Nagasaki Prefecture.

2004

Hakone Yumoto store opened in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Opened Kamakura store in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Opened Kobe Motomachi store in Hyogo Prefecture.
Sanjo store opened in Kyoto Prefecture.

Year 2005

Opened Fujikawaguchiko store in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Todaiji store opened in Nara Prefecture.
Opened Kawagoe store in Saitama prefecture.
Opened Sugamo Togenuki Jizo store in Tokyo.

2006

Nikko Toshogu Shrine store opened in Tochigi Prefecture.
Opened Kotohira store in Kagawa Prefecture.

2007

Opened Miyajima store in Hiroshima.
Opened Kurokawa Onsen store in Kumamoto.
Shizuoka Atami store opened.
Opened Noboribetsu store in Hokkaido.
Opened Naritasan store in Chiba prefecture.

2008

Opened Dogo Onsen store in Ehime Prefecture.
Opened Shimonoseki Kamon Wharf store in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Opened Hida Takayama store in Gifu Prefecture.
Kusatsu Onsen store opened in Gunma Prefecture.
Opened Kinosaki Onsen store in Hyogo Prefecture.

2009

Opened the Hakodate Kanamori Warehouse in Hokkaido.
Opened Otaru store in Hokkaido.
Kumamoto City Suidocho Center (Telemarketing Center) opened.

2010

Opened Lake Biwa Nagahama store in Shiga Prefecture.

2011

Opened second store in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture.
Opened Kyoto Ginkakuji store in Kyoto Prefecture.
Opened Hida Takayama Kamiichinomachi store in Gifu Prefecture.

year 2012

Opened Denenchofu store in Tokyo.
Opened Kyoto Sanneizaka store in Kyoto Prefecture.

2013

Saga Center (Telemarketing Center) opened.
Kagoshima Tenmonkan store opened in Kagoshima Prefecture.

2014

Koichi Yoneda was appointed President and Representative Director in April.

Opened Nishiki Market store in Kyoto Prefecture.

Opened store at Kumamoto Station Shinkansen Exit in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Opened second and third stores in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture.

2015

Kurume Center (telemarketing center) opened.
Opened second store in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture.

2016

Opened Kichijoji store in Tokyo.
Opened Yokohama Motomachi store in Kanagawa Prefecture (currently closed).
Zenkoji store opened in Nagano Prefecture.
Opened Kamakura Wakamiyaoji store in Kanagawa Prefecture (currently closed).
Opened store in Omotesando, Tokyo.
Opened Azabu-Juban store in Tokyo.
Opened Jiyugaoka store in Tokyo.

2017

Maker's Pier store opens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
KITTE Nagoya store opened in Aichi Prefecture.
Established a local subsidiary in Hong Kong.
SOGO Causeway Bay store opens in Hong Kong.
SUGI SUGI BEE GARDEN.
The Mitsubachi Farm Huis Ten Bosch store opens in Nagasaki Prefecture.

2018

Kinosaki Onsen store in Hyogo Prefecture will be relocated in March.
Aeon Mall Miyazaki store in Miyazaki Prefecture will open in March.
Kumamoto Prefecture Higo Yokamon Market Store (Kumamoto Station Shinkansen Exit) will be reopening in March.
Kobe Motomachi store in Hyogo Prefecture will be relocated in May.
Established a local subsidiary in Taiwan (Sugibee Garden Co., Ltd.).
Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hanshin Department Store opens in May (currently closed).
Taipei, Taiwan: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8 store opened in May (currently closed).
Taiwan Taipei City Super Fuxing Store opened in May. (Currently closed)
Hakata Myung store in Fukuoka prefecture opened in August.
Hakone Ajisaibashi store in Kanagawa Prefecture opened in October.
The Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse store in Kanagawa Prefecture opened in November.

2019

Sugi Bee Garden Kansai International Airport store in Osaka Prefecture opened in January (currently closed).

Aeon Mall Asahikawa Ekimae store in Hokkaido will open in March.

The new SUBACO factory, which also features a factory tour course, was completed in March.

Taiwan New Taipei Global Mall New Taipei Zhonghe store opened in May (currently closed).

Okinawa PARCO CITY store opened in June.

Hong Kong Langham Place store opens in August.

SAKURAMACHI Kumamoto store in Kumamoto Prefecture will open in September.

Aeon Mall Takaoka store in Toyama Prefecture will open in September.

Kitasenju Marui store in Tokyo opens in September.

New Zealand local subsidiary (SUGI BEE GARDEN (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED) established on September 18th.

Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom store in Okinawa Prefecture will open in November.

Singapore: Takashimaya Singapore store opens in November.

Taiwan Taipei Dongyuan Department Store Xinyi A13 store opened in December (currently closed).

2020

Aeon Mall Hanyu store in Saitama Prefecture will open in February.

IIAS Tsukuba store in Ibaraki Prefecture will open in April.

Sugi SUGI BEE GARDEN Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal store opened in April.

Tachikawa Lumine store in Tokyo opens in July.

Hong Kong local subsidiary (SUGI BEE GARDEN (INTERNATIONAL) CO., LIMITED) established in December.

2021

March: Sakuranobaba Josaien store opens in Kumamoto Prefecture.

June: The Manufacturing Technology Headquarters obtains the food safety management standard "ISO22000".

August: Tokyo office opened in Tokyo.

August: Pop Corn store opens in Hong Kong.

September: Kumamoto Prefecture SUGI BEE GARDEN Yume Town Hamasen store opens (currently closed).

2022

Hong Kong ISLAND RESORT MALL store opened in May.

Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Takashimaya store opened in July (currently closed).

Aeon Lake Town Mori store in Saitama Prefecture will open in August.

Arashiyama store in Kyoto Prefecture opened in September.

The Haneda Airport Garden store in Tokyo opened in January.

2023

March: Aso Kumamoto Airport store opens in Kumamoto Prefecture.

June: Obtained FSSC22000, an international food safety management standard.

June. Kumamoto Station Center Building (Telemarketing Center) relocated to Kumamoto Prefecture (formerly Suidocho Center).

July: Aeon Mall Makuhari New City store opens in Chiba Prefecture.

October: Mozo Wonder City store opens in Aichi Prefecture.

2024

July: KITTE Osaka store opens in Osaka Prefecture.

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