History

Watabe Wedding Corporation

• June 2009

  Opened Watabe Wedding Taiwan, a base for overseas weddings for non-Japanese, in Taiwan

• October 2008

  Mielparque Corporation took over the Mielparque business from Yu-Cho Foundation and started operations at 11 Mielparque facilities

• August 2008

  Established 100% owned Mielparque Corporation in Minato-ku, Tokyo

• October 2007

  Opened Watabe Wedding Hong Kong, the industry’s first base for overseas weddings for non-Japanese, in Hong Kong, China

• September 2007

  Opened Erythrina Nishihara Hills Garden, a directly managed wedding facility for local couples, in Nishihara town, Okinawa

• September 2007

  Opened Coralvita Chapel, a directly managed wedding facility, in Onna village, Okinawa

• August 2007

  Established Watabe Wedding HK Limited in Hong Kong, China

• August 2007

  Watabe Enterprise Corporation took over Fukuoka Yamanoue Hotel in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka city and commenced operations

• May 2007

  Established Watabe Enterprise Corporation in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka city

• December 2006

  Established Blue Aster, the Company’s first directly operated integrated wedding and party facility, in Guam, the United States of America

• October 2006

  Established Lumiamore, an urban resort wedding facility, in Minato-ku, Tokyo

• October 2006

  Opened Felice Garden Hibiya in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

• May 2006

  Opened Aquagrace Chapel, a directly managed wedding facility, in Yomitan village, Okinawa

• December 2005

  Established Watabe Wedding Vietnam Co., Ltd., a wedding dress manufacturing subsidiary, in Vietnam

• April 2005

  Established Shanghai Saison Tuxedo Co., Ltd., a wedding tuxedo manufacturing subsidiary, in Shanghai, China

• October 2004

  Established Watabe Wedding Article (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a bridal goods and packaging manufacturing subsidiary, in Shanghai, China

• May 2004

  Made K.K. Meguro Gajoen, a company operating full-service wedding halls under the name of Meguro Gajoen in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, a subsidiary, followed by the acquisition of 66% shares of K.K. Meguro Gajoen (made K.K. Meguro Gajoen a wholly owned subsidiary in January 2005, followed by the acquisition of remaining 34% shares of the company)

• April 2004

  Opened Aqualuce Chapel, a directly managed wedding facility, in Onna village, Okinawa

• March 2004

  Listed on the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange

• December 2003

  Established Okinawa Watabe Wedding Corporation and started operation of a store and wedding facility in Naha, Okinawa

• April 2003

  Opened a wedding album factory in Shanghai, China

• April 2001

  Made Watabe Guam, Inc. a subsidiary of Watabe U.S.A., Inc.

• November 2000

  Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

• November 1999

  Opened San Vitores Bayside Chapel in Guam, the United States of America

• May 1999

  Opened Ko Olina Chapel Place of Joy, a directly managed chapel, in Hawaii, the United States of America

• December 1998

  Established Shanghai Saison Des Brides Trade Co., Ltd., a trading subsidiary, in Shanghai, China

• April 1998

  Expanded comprehensive overseas wedding services through direct operation of overseas travel service

• February 1998

  Opened John Dominis Chapel by The Sea, the Company’s first directly managed overseas chapel, in Hawaii, the United States of America

• December 1997

  Established Watabe U.K., Ltd., in London, the United Kingdom

• December 1997

  Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange and the Kyoto Stock Exchange

• October 1997

  Established Shanghai Watabe Wedding Service Co., Ltd. (present company name; Watabe Wedding Creative Co., Ltd.) in Shanghai, China

• November 1996

  Opened Tokyo Grand Plaza, a comprehensive wedding service store, in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

• August 1996

  Changed company name from Watabe Clothing Store Co., Ltd., to Watabe Wedding Corporation

• February 1996

  Established Watabe Europe S.A.R.L., in Paris, France

• June 1995

  Established Watabe Guam, Inc., in Guam, the United States of America

• January 1994

  Established Watabe Saipan, Inc., in Northern Mariana Islands

• May 1993

  Established Watabe Australia Pty. Ltd., in Australia

• April 1993

  Adopted an ordering system for wedding dresses

• February 1993

  Established Watabe Wedding (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a wedding dress manufacturing subsidiary, in Shanghai, China

• October 1989

  Established Watabe U.S.A., Inc., in California, the United States of America

• September 1973

  Established Honolulu store, the Company’s first branch overseas, in Hawaii, the United States of America

• April 1971

  Incorporated as Watabe Clothing Store Co., Ltd., following an organizational change from a limited private company

• October 1964

  Established Watabe Ishoten K.K. (Watabe clothing store)

• September 1953

  The founder Fuji Watabe established Watabe Wedding, the original incarnation of the Company