Company & History
Together with employees who keep challenging themselves and growing, our mission is to deliver services connected to our customers' cars and daily lives. We carefully refine each of our businesses while expanding into new possibilities.
Company Overview
- Company NameHamaoka Shoten Co., Ltd.
- Founded2023 (incorporated); predecessor company Yugen-kaisha Hamaoka Shoten founded in 1954
- Head Office2-20 Suehiro-cho, Uozu-shi, Toyama
- BusinessSales and delivery of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene; industrial lubricants (Shell Lubricants Japan authorized dealer); auto-related services (vehicle inspection, maintenance, coating, tires, and more); used car sales; and power retail agency services (Idemitsu Denki)
History
- Edo periodOperated a boat transport business in Ikuji, Shimoniikawa District, Etchu Province
- 1849Moved the business to Uozu-Okamachi, Etchu Province
- 1905Operated the salt monopoly in eastern Toyama Prefecture
- 1924Began trading with Rising Sun Petroleum (Shell) and Tokyo Fire Insurance (now Sompo Japan)
- 1931Signed an authorized dealer agreement with Rising Sun Petroleum
- 1953Built an oil depot at Uozu Port
- 1954Reorganized as Hamaoka Shoten, Ltd.
- 1959Opened our first service station in Suehiro-cho, Uozu
- 1969Relocated the oil depot to Nishiozaki, Uozu
- 1973Moved the head office from Omachi, Uozu, to its current location
- 1974Signed an authorized dealer agreement with Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- 1977Received the Director-General's Award from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
- 2003Opened a kerosene delivery center
- 2005Began selling automobiles
- 2023Renamed to Hamaoka Shoten Co., Ltd.
Business Partners
- Shell Lubricants Japan — Authorized Dealer
- Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. — Agency
- Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. — Authorized Dealer
- Suzuki Motor Corporation — Authorized Dealer
- Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. — Authorized Dealer
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