Corporate History
May, 1882
Rikizo Nagasawa established the NAGASAWA grocery store in Chuo-ku, Kobe
1914
Ushiji Nagasawa serves as the second-generation owner
1945
Kenji Nagasawa serves as the third-generation owner
1947
The company name changed to NAGASAWA KENJI CO., LTD.
1960
The company name changed to NAGASAWA BUNGU CENTER CO., LTD.
1965
Opened Sannomiya Santica branch
1975
Opened Sannomiya Center branch
1977
The 95th Anniversary event
1980
Opened Ikuta Road branch in Sannomiya
1985
Remodeling Santica branch
1987
Motoou Nagasawa serves as the fourth-generation owner.
July,1988
Remodeling Sannomiya Center branch
March,1990
Remodeling Santica branch
Feburary,1994
Opened Office Support Department in Shinkaichi, Hyogo
April,1994
Opened Nishinomiya Plenty branch in JR Nishinomiya Eki-mae
December,1999
Opened online store on Rakuten
November,2001
Opened ASPIA Akashi branch in JR Akashi Eki-mae
September,2002
Munehiro Nagasawa serves as the fifth-generation owner
Feburary,2006
Remodeling Santica branch ,reopened as n→Santica branch
July,2006
Opened n→Plenty branch in Seishin-chou Eki-mae
March,2007
Relocated the Ikuta Road branch to 3F, JUNKUDO, Sannomiya
April,2008
Opened Pen Style DEN branch
September,2009
Remodeling n→Plenty branch, reopened as Plenty branch
December,2010
Opened NAGASAWA Umeda-chayamachi branch
March,2012
relocated the headquarters to Edomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe
May,2012
The 130th Anniversary
August,2012
Opened Trade Center branch in Kobe Commerce, Industry and Trade Center BL
December,2012
Opened NAGASAWA Kobe-Renga branch in Brick House, Harborland
September,2013
Opened La Lettre de Kobe by NAGASAWA branch in Kobe International House
October,2015
Remodeling Umeda-chayamachi branch
March,2016
Remodeling n→Santica branch, reopened as NAGASAWA Santica branch
March,2016
Opened Kobe INK Story by NAGASAWA branch in 2F, Kitano Meister Garden
January,2017
NAGASAWA Papios branch relocated to 2F Papios
March,2019
Opened NAGASAWA Journal Style ＆ Chair branch in 4F, JUNKUDOU, Sannomiya
May,2022
The 140th Anniversary
NAGASAWA has been renowned for the high-quality products and good service in Kansai region, since its founding in 1882.
With an average of 800,000 users a year, NAGASAWA dedicated to providing traditional stationery as well as products compatible with modern tech life.
■ Company Name : NAGASAWA BUNGU CENTER CO., LTD.
■ President : Munehiro Nagasawa
■ Location : Eiko-building 7F, Edomachi 93, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0033, Japan
TEL : +81-78-321-5625 (Japanese Only)
Mail : info@kobe-nagasawa.co.jp
■ Operation Director :Yusuke Nagata
■ Established : May 15,1882
■ Office Locations
[Head Office] (Kobe, Sannomiya)
Eiko-building 7F, Edomachi 93, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0033, Japan
[NAGASAWA Bungu Center Sannomiya Honten (Main Store)] (Kobe, Sannomiya)
Eitsu-building 3F, Sannomiya-cho 1-6−18, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0021, Japan
[NAGASAWA PenStyle DEN] (Kobe, Sannomiya)
Eitsu-building 3F, Sannomiya-cho 1-6−18, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0021, Japan
[NAGASAWA Journal Style & Chair Factory] (Kobe, Sannomiya)
[NAGASAWA Bungu Center Plenty] (Kobe, Seishin Chuo)
Plenty 1st-building 3F, Koji-dai 5-2-3, Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 651-2273, Japan
[NAGASAWA Bungu Center Papios Akashi] (Akashi)
Papios Akashi 2F, Oakashi-cho 1-6-1, Akashi-shi, Hyogo, 673-0891, Japan
[NAGASAWA Umeda Chaya-machi] (Osaka, Umeda)
Chaska Chayamachi 2F, Chayamachi 7-20, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0013, Japan
[NAGASAWA Kobe Renga-soko] (Kobe, Harbor land)
Harbor land Kore Brick Warehouse South, Higashi Kawasaki-cho 1-5-5, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0044, Japan