CORPORATE
PROFILE
PHILOSOPHY
Some things are forever changing, others always remain the same.
Our faces constantly change to express our emotion, and they also gradually alter as we age.
An optical frame becomes part of you, helping to project the impression you want.
Here too, our tastes in color and design develop and change as we move through life, and the passing years also bring new choices in fashions and materials.
Masunaga Optical was established in 1905 in Fukui Prefecture.
Beginning with a guild-like cooperative system, our craftsmen created a new optical industry in this region, working together to improve their skills and produce fine quality frames.
Thanks to these efforts, Masunaga is now recognized throughout the world as an industry leader. The company policy which has sustained us for almost one century is simply “To make the best possible product at any cost. Of course we aim to be profitable, but Masunaga has always been prepared to accept a temporary reversal when quality is at stake. ”
We now design and produce optical frames for the European, American, and Asian markets.
The world changes, time moves on, and the needs of society change.
We continue to develop new designs to meet new needs, but we guarantee one thing will remain constant―Masunaga quality.
OUTLINE
Company name |
Masunaga Optical Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
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Established |
June 1, 1905 |
Location of head office |
4-15 Imaichi-cho Fukui-shi 918-8152 |
Capital |
72 million Yen (January, 2011) |
Employees |
173 (2017) |
Business |
Manufacture & sale of high quality optical frames |
Lot area |
13,860m2 |
Total floor area |
7,400m2 |
HISTORY
1905 |
Gozaemon Masunaga invites craftsmen from Osaka to live in Fukui and establish an optical frame industry in that region. |
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1911 |
Masunaga wins its first Gold Medal at the National Manufacturing Trade Exhibition. |
1917 |
Improved technology for gold/copper and gold/silver frames |
1932 |
Japan Manufacturer ‘s Association Award for services to trade and industry |
1933 |
Emperor visits Fukui and is presented with three Masunaga frames |
1955 |
Main factory moves to present location in Fukui-Shi |
1957 |
Company incorporates with Gozaemon Masunaga as president.Visit by prince takamatsu |
1963 |
Visit by Prince Mikasa and former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida |
1968 |
Visit by Crown Prince (the present Emperor) and Princess |
1970 |
Masunaga frames placed in Osaka Expo Time Capsule. |
1984 |
KOKI Europa (Switzerland) established |
1989 |
New KOKI logo mark designed by Kazuo Kawasaki |
1991 |
Sales begin of KOKI Sportsflex frames (made from shape memory alloy) |
1992 |
KOKI MASUNAGA MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. Established |
1994 |
Malaysia branch established |
1995 |
KOKI Masunaga Hong Kong established |
1997 |
Company image poster produced by Makoto Saito (until 2001) Award of Art director Award in the Poster Exhibition. |
1999 |
Masunaga Group, Inc. U.S.A. establishedVisit by Prince Akishino and Princess |
2000 |
Awarded the best prize of Sunglasses as the first Japanese company at Silmo Award |
2001 |
Kazuo Kawasaki Anti-tension collection win Good Design |
2002 |
Officially open flagship store “MASUNAGA 1905” at Kita-Aoyama in Tokyo (Produced by Makoto Saito) |
2005 |
Officially open “MASUNAGA 1905” at LACHIC in Nagoya Release the centennial model on the 100th anniversary of a company Design Excellent Company Award received |
2006 |
Sponsor of the Kazuo Kawasaki exhibition |
2009 |
Selected to 300 energetic mono-making small and medium-sized enterprise companies (Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry) |
2012 |
MASUNAGA1905 Room officially opened at 2k540 in Tokyo. |
2013 |
MASUNAGA1905 officially opened in Gakuen-mae, Nara. “MASUNAGA G.M.S. Limited 2013” won the Silmo d’Or 2013 Special Jury Prize. |
2014 |
MASUNAGA designed by Kenzo Takada “Campanule” won the Silmo d’Or 2014 for the Sunglass category. |
2015 |
MASUNAGA GMS-106 won the Silmo d’Or 2015 for the optic frame category. |
2016 |
MASUNAGA1905 Room officially opened in Asagaya, Tokyo. |
2017 |
MASUNAGA1905 officially opened in Umeda, Osaka. |
2021 |
MASUNAGA1905 officially opened in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. |
OFFICIAL STORES
TOKYO AOYAMA2-12-34 Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0061 JAPAN |
TOKYO SHIMOKITAZAWAreload 1-3, 3-19-20 Kitazawa, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 155-0031 JAPAN |
NAGOYA LACHICLachic 6F 3-6-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 460-0008 JAPAN |
OSAKA UMEDAHankyu Sanbangai South Building 1F, 1-1-3 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0012 JAPAN |
OSAKA KITTEKitte Osaka 3F 306, 3-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 530-0001 JAPAN |
NARA4-1-18 Fujinokidai, Nara-shi, Nara, 631-0044 JAPAN |
TOKYO 2k5402k540 5-9-11 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-0005 JAPAN |
OVERSEAS BASES
(U.S.A.) Masunaga Group, Inc.15060 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 211 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 U.S.A. |
(Switzerland) KOKI EuropaWEINMANNGASSE140 CH-8700 Kusnacht |
(Beijing) 北京増永眼鏡有限公司北京市朝阳区劲松南路1号 (海文大厦) 412号 |
(Hong Kong) KOKI MASUNAGA Optical(H.K.) Co., Ltd.Room 04, 10/Floor Omega Plaza,No.32-34A Dundas Street,Mongkok Kowloon,HONG KONG |
(Shanghai) 上海嘉驥貿易有限公司上海市宝山区真华路928号大华虎城第三空间3号楼1608室 |
(Malaysia) KOKI MASUNAGA MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.Lot No. PT12689, Tuanku Jaafar Industrial Park 71450Sg. |
(Malaysia) Malaysia BranchSuite C-05-12, Block C, Plaza Mont’ kiara No2, jalan 1/70c, Mont’ kiara 50480 |
DOMESTIC AFFILIATED COMPANIES
Masunaga Menlo Park Institute of Technology |