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Meiji - Taisho Era
Shibusawa Eiichi
1897
Shibusawa Eiichi founded Shibusawa Soko-Bu (Shibusawa Warehouse Department) - the former company in Fukagawa, Tokyo.
1909
Started operation with a capital of 500 thousand yen as Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd.
1915
Opened Otaru Warehouse in Hokkaido (Changed to Otaru Branch in 1922)
1922
Opened Moji Branch in Fukuoka, Kyushu
1923
Relocated the headquarters office to current address
Showa Era
Fukagawa office
Shibusawa Building
Shibusawa Hong Kong
1933
Acquired Naniwa Warehouse Co., Ltd.
Opened Yokohama Branch and Osaka Branch
Established warehouse & harbor facilities in six major ports in Japan
1949
Established Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.
(at present Shinwa Transport Co., Ltd. - subsidiary company)
1950
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
1954
Established Toho Shoji Co., Ltd.
(at present Toho Agent Co., Ltd. - subsidiary company)
1963
Established The Shibusawa Transport Co., Ltd. (at present subsidiary company)
1964
Established Shinwa Rikuun Co., Ltd. (at present Hokkai - shibusawa Transport Co., Ltd. - subsidiary company)
1969
Established Shibusawa (Hong Kong) Ltd. - the first affiliated overseas company
1972
Acquired an IATA license and started international air cargo business
1972 to 1974
Warehousing, marine transport and land transport business were combined into one unit to aim at developing total logistics system.
1973
Established Saitama Country Club Co., Ltd. (at present subsidiary company)
1974
Constructed Shibusawa Building - office building for lease in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
1981
Acquired stock of Omiya Transport Co., Ltd. (at present subsidiary company)
Heisei Era
Shibusawa City Place
Nagoya Warehouse
Shinfunabashi Distribution Center
Shibusawa City Place Eitai
Minatojima Warehouse
Shibusawa Eitai Building
Shibusawa Kakigaracho Building
1991
Constructed Shibusawa City Place - office building for lease in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Acquired stock of Nissho Transport Co., Ltd. (at present subsidiary company)
1997
Celebrated centennial
1998
Opened a distribution center (Higashikou warehouse) in Niigata pref.

Opened a distribution center (Shingu-cho warehouse) in Fukuoka pref.
2000
Opened a distribution center (Chiba-kita warehouse) in Chiba pref.
2001
Opened a distribution center (Nagoya B warehouse) in Aichi pref.
2002
Built a large retail store for lease in Kawasaki, Kanagawa pref.

Established Shibusawa Logistics (Shanghai) Ltd. in Shanghai, China
2003
Built 3PL facility (Shinfunabashi Distribution Center) in Funabashi, Chiba pref.
2004
Constructed Shibusawa City Place Eitai in Fukagawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo - the place Shibusawa Eiichi founded the former company

Set up Quality & Environment Dept.

Set up the Compliance Committee
2005
Opened a liaison office in Guangzhou, China
2007
Opened a distribution center in Misato, Saitama Pref

Opened a liaison office in Suzhou, China
2009
Opened a distribution center (Minatojima Warehouse) in Kobe

Moved the Head Office to the birthplace of ' Shibusawa ' in Koto-ku, Tokyo

Constructed ' Shibusawa City Place Kakigaracho ' - an office building for lease, in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Established Shibusawa Logistics Vietnam Co., Ltd.
in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2011
Opened a new branch of Shibusawa Logistics Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Hanoi City, Vietnam
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