The History of IKK

History

The following is the history of our corporate organization since its founding.

1945                            

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

Feburuary 1968
 

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.

October 1982
 

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.

March 1991
 

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

November 1995
 

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

September 2000                         

“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

October 2002                                      

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

March 2005                           

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

October 2005                 

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

Same as above              

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

 April 2006                                 

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

Same as above                 

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

Same as above                 

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

Same as above                 

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

July 2006                                           

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

September 2006                               

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

July 2007                               

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

April 2009                               

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

August 2009                               

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

September 2009                               

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

October 2009                               

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

July 2010                               

Stock listed on Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard)

April 2011                               

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

Same as above                          

"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"

August 2011                          

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

January 2012                          

Stock listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange 2nd Section

March 2012                          

Stock listing removed from Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard)

September 2012                          

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

December 2012                          

"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"

January 2013                          

Stock assigned to Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section

September 2013                          

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

November 2013                          

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

Same as above                          

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

June 2014                          

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

September 2014                          

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

March 2015                          

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

Same as above                          

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

January 2017                          

"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."

October 2017                          

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

December 2017                          

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

July 2019                          

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

October 2019                          

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

September 2020                          

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

October 2020                          

"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."

November 2020                          

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.

March 2021                          

"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."

November 2021                          

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

Same as above                          

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

Same as above                          

"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."

Same as above                          

"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."

April 2022

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.

August 2022

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

March 2023

“studio clori. NAGOYA” (Nagoya branch) (photo business) opens in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.                                                

March 2023

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

April 2024                          

“The Geihinkan Kairakuen Bettei (Mito branch) opens in  Mito City, Ibaragi Prefecture.