, founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo,
Kanagawa
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagaw ...
,
Saitama,
Chiba,
Ibaraki,
Tochigi,
Gunma
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...
,
Yamanashi, and
Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture
*** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics
*** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano
*** Nagano Universi ...
. , Tokyo Gas is the largest natural gas utility in Japan.
Timeline
*October 1, 1885, Tokyo Gas was founded by
Shibusawa Eiichi
was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double- ...
and
Asano Sōichirō
was a Japanese businessman responsible for founding a number of companies, including what became today's Sapporo Breweries, Toa Construction Corporation, Oki Electric Industry, JFE Group and Taiheiyo Cement (formerly Asano Cement).
He came f ...
by acquiring business of Tokyo Prefecture Gas Bureau.
*1912, Tokyo Gas merged with Chiyoda Gas.
*1913, Tokyo Gas merged with Kawasaki Gas.
*1944, Tokyo Gas acquired business of Yokohama City Gas Bureau.
*May 2016, Tokyo Gas merged with Chiba Gas, Tsukuba Gakuen Gas Corporation, and Miho Gas.
External links
Tokyo Gas website(Japanese)
(English)
Japanese companies established in 1885
1912 mergers and acquisitions
1913 mergers and acquisitions
1944 mergers and acquisitions
2016 mergers and acquisitions
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange
Energy companies based in Tokyo
Natural gas companies of Japan
Tokyo Gas Group
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