The mother of the company's chairman starts selling marine products (establishment).

Focusing on the hotel business and opened "Business Hotel Kaneko" in Imari City, Saga Prefecture because of the expected demand for hotels from business travelers and construction workers due to the progress of Imari Bay development and we could not foresee the future of food sales as a small business due to the expected opening of a major supermarket.

When the Chairman of the Company held a wedding ceremony in May 1981, he decided that wedding business would make impression to customers and that had high profitability and future potential. So he started the wedding business by opening the Imari Grand Hotel in Imari City, Saga Prefecture.

Imari Geihinkan" opened in Imari City, Saga Prefecture, to compete with a succession of large competitors moving into the city.

IKK Inc. (466-11 Shintencho, Imari City, Saga Prefecture) is founded with wedding venue and hotel operations from IKK Realty Inc. (today, I.S. Inc.), owned by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Katsushi Kaneko and his family

“Wedding and Party House Bel Ami” (Tosu branch)(today, “La La Chance Bel Ami”) opens in Tosu City, 
Saga Prefecture and offers guesthouse-style wedding and reception services

“Wedding and Party House Hakatanomori” (Fukuoka branch)(today, “La La Chance Hakatanomori”)opens in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

“La La Chance Geihinkan” (Imari branch) opens in Imari City, Saga Prefecture

“Canalside La La Chance” (Toyama branch) opens in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture

“La La Chance Geihinkan” (Miyazaki branch) opens in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture

Fukuoka headquarters established in Shime-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture

Corporate headquarters relocated to 722-5 Shintencho, Imari City, Saga Prefecture

"Wedding operations (mainly land, buildings, and related liabilities) are transferred from I.S. Inc. 
while hotel operations are transferred to I.S. Inc."

Gokuraku Inc. (today, consolidated subsidiary) is made a full subsidiary company through a stock swap

“La La Chance Geihinkan” (Oita branch) opens in Oita City, Oita Prefecture

“La La Chance Taiyo no Oka” (Kanazawa branch) opens in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

“Plaisir Geihinkan” (Miyazaki branch #2; today, Miyazaki branch) opens in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture

“La La Chance Iwaki” (Iwaki branch) opens in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture

"“Wedding and Party House Hakatanomori” (Fukuoka branch)(today, “La La Chance Hakatanomori”) 
obtains ISO22000 certification, the international standard for food safety management"

“La La Chance Geihinkan” (Kochi branch) opens in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture

“La La Chance Bel Ami” (Fukui branch) opens in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture

Stock listed on Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard)

Restaurant “Cuisine Française LA CHANCE” (Toyama branch) opens in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture

"To further its renewable wedding business, IKK Inc. founds Suite Villa Garden (today, consolidated subsidiary) as a 100% IKK-funded consolidated subsidiary in Shime-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture"

“La La Chance Bel Ami” (Morioka branch) opens in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Stock listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange 2nd Section

Stock listing removed from Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard)

"“La La Chance Taiyo no Oka” (Kanazawa branch) in Kanazawa City,
 Ishikawa Prefecture adds one additional chapel and one additional banquet hall"

"To further its elderly care business, IKK Inc. founds I Care, Inc. as a 100% IKK-funded consolidated subsidiary in Shime-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture"

Stock assigned to Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section

I Care Residence Imari (nursing care business) opens in Imari City, Saga Prefecture.

IKK Inc. merges with Suite Villa Garden Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Harbor Terrace SASEBO Geihinkan (Sasebo branch) opens in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture.

I Care Residence Saga (nursing care business) opens in Saga City, Saga Prefecture.

"“La La Chance Hakata no Mori” (Fukuoka branch) in Fukuoka City, 
Fukuoka Prefecture adds one additional chapel and one additional banquet hall"

I Care Higashikaratsu (nursing care business) opens in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture.

“La La Chance HIROSHIMA Geihinkan (Hiroshima branch) opens in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

"PT INTERNATIONAL KANSHA KANDOU INDONESIA is established in Jakarta, the capital city of Republic of Indonesia, as 90% owned subsidiary of IKK Inc. in pursuance of our foreign wedding business development."

“La La Chance OKAZAKI Geihinkan (Okazaki branch) opens in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.

“Castle Garden OSAKA（Osaka branch）opens in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

“La La Chance KOBE（Kobe branch）opens in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

"IKK sold part of its equity interest in I CEREMONY Inc. As a result, I CEREMONY Inc. was excluded from the scope of consolidation"

“La La Chance Garden Tokyo Bay （Tokyo branch） opens in  Koto-ku, Tokyo.

"Meitokuan Inc. is established in  Shime-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecturea, as 95% owned subsidiary of IKK Inc. in pursuance of our food business development."

We established IKK Splitting Company (currently IKK Inc.) as a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary in Shime-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture to take over the Company's wedding business.

"IKK CAPITAL Inc. is established in  Shime-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecturea, as 95% owned subsidiary of IKK Inc. in pursuance of our financial business development."

Transitioned to a holding company structure and changed its trade name to IKK holdings Inc.

Consolidated subsidiary IKK Splitting Company changed its name to IKK Inc. and succeed to the Company's wedding business.

"Ambihone Inc. is established in  Shime-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecturea, as 92% owned subsidiary of IKK holdings Inc. in pursuance of our photo business development."

"LALA COUER Inc. is established in  Shime-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecturea, as 100% owned subsidiary of IKK holdings Inc. in pursuance of our photo business development."

Due to the review of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the part of the market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange is shifted to the prime market.

“studio clori.” (Osaka branch) (photo business) opens in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.