Company
[Company Name] Umeya Co., Ltd.
[Representative] Hisashi Umehara
[Founded] 1993 (Heisei Year 5)
[Capital] 8.5 million jpy
[Number of Employees] 6 employees
[Akita Head Office Address] 6-4-23 Nakadori, Akita City, Akita 010-0001, Japan
[Akita Store Phone] +81-18-837-6151
[Akita Store Hours] 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
[Yamagata Branch Address] 8-19 Saiwaicho, Yamagata City, Yamagata 990-0038, Japan
[Yamagata Store Phone] +81-23-631-5585
[Yamagata Store Hours] 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
[Closed Days] Sundays, Wednesdays, and Public Holidays
[Banking Partners]
Akita Bank, The 77 Bank, Mizuho Bank
[Licenses]
Licensed by the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a Specified
International Species Business Operator Licensed Antique Dealer (General Merchant) by the Akita Prefectural Public Safety Commission License Number: 231130002398
[Member Organizations]
- Board Member, Japan Traditional Musical Instruments Union
- Akita Prefecture Small and Medium Enterprise Association
[Representative] Hisashi Umehara
[Founded] 1993 (Heisei Year 5)
[Capital] 8.5 million jpy
[Number of Employees] 6 employees
[Akita Head Office Address] 6-4-23 Nakadori, Akita City, Akita 010-0001, Japan
[Akita Store Phone] +81-18-837-6151
[Akita Store Hours] 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
[Yamagata Branch Address] 8-19 Saiwaicho, Yamagata City, Yamagata 990-0038, Japan
[Yamagata Store Phone] +81-23-631-5585
[Yamagata Store Hours] 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
[Closed Days] Sundays, Wednesdays, and Public Holidays
[Banking Partners]
Akita Bank, The 77 Bank, Mizuho Bank
[Licenses]
Licensed by the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a Specified
International Species Business Operator Licensed Antique Dealer (General Merchant) by the Akita Prefectural Public Safety Commission License Number: 231130002398
[Member Organizations]
- Board Member, Japan Traditional Musical Instruments Union
- Akita Prefecture Small and Medium Enterprise Association
Company History
| 1993 | Established Umeya Music Store Co., Ltd., becoming independent from Sendai Umeya Music Store (founded in 1931). |
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| 1997 | Entered the "Koto Shop Yano. |
| 1999 | Started a musical instrument rental business. |
| 2003 | Participated in the Yamagata National Cultural Festival "Traditional Japanese Music Festival" as an organizer. |
| 2008 | Accompanied and managed the recording of NHK's "A Moment of Traditional Japanese Music. |
| 2013 | Began biennial business trips to Germany, Europe. |
| 2014 | Participated in the Akita National Cultural Festival "Traditional Japanese Music Festival" as an organizer. |
| 2015 | Joined the Tokyo University of the Arts Traditional Japanese Music Acoustics Research Association as a shamisen shop. |
| Renamed the company to "Umeya Co., Ltd." to reflect business expansion. | |
| 2018 | Merged with Yamagata Umehara Music Store and established the Yamagata Branch. |
| 2021 | Started a pilot project as a contractor for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "FY2021 Regional Culture Club Establishment Support Project. |
| 2022 | Hisashi Umehara, the company’s representative, was appointed as the director of the East Japan Block of the Japan Traditional Musical Instruments Union. |