History
History
1934
Kyutaro Okamoto is founded in Nara Prefecture Koryo-cho
1948
Okamoto Hosiery Company established
1974
Changed its name to Okamoto Corporation.
1994
Okamoto Hosiery Zhangjiagang Co., Ltd. established in China
1997
Tetsuji Okamoto the President appointed
1999
Okamoto Textile(Thailand) Co., Ltd. established in Thailand
2000
First ISO9001 acquisition in the domestic sock industry
2003
The business support in Bron Doll Co., Ltd., was in the group companies.
2004
Original brand "SUPER SOX" released nationwide
2005
Okamoto Textile(Thailand) Co., Ltd. is ISO14001 certification
Okamoto International Co., Ltd. established
2008
Okamoto Corporation acquires ROYCE TOO LLC management rights
2010
Headquarters relocated from Koryo-cho, Nara Prefecture to Nishi-ku, Osaka City.
Rotary knitting machines awarded Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Kansai Branch Technology Award.
SUPER SOX used as clothing onboard “ Discovery“ Space Shuttle
2012
The headquarters of ROYCE TOO LLC, was moved to North Carolina,
Winston-Salem City from New York City.
2013
Blondoll Co., Ltd. headquarters relocated from Harajuku to Shibuya.
2015
Original brand "KUROPAN," "SOCKS SUPPLEMENT" released nationwide
2018
Original brand "KOKOPITA" released nationwide
2019
"KOKOPITA" won the Consumer Science Frontier Award from The Japan Research Association for Textile End-Uses.
2020
Blondoll Co., Ltd. headquarters relocated from Shibuya to Shibaura.
2021
Ryutaro Okamoto the President appointed
Absorbed and merged Blondoll Co., Ltd. business.