| 1673 |
Kawashima started business in Edo. |
| 1855 |
Built a store in Nihonbashi-kodenma-cho (the location of the current headquarters), and started to handle fusuma papers and other papers. |
| 1887 |
Started to sell the fusuma paper named “Kizuki Rakusui Shi.” |
| 1915 |
Exhibited fusuma papers at the Taisho Exhibition, and received the gold cup. |
| 1949 |
Kawashima-kami Store was incorporated, and renamed “Kawashima-kami-ten Co., Ltd.” |
| 1958 |
Opened Osaka Branch. |
| 1972 |
Increased the capital to 100 million yen, and the corporate name was changed to “Kawashima Co., Ltd.” The new building of the headquarters was constructed. |
| 1978 |
Received an award, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry. |
| 1990 |
The fusuma paper manufacturing and wholesaling division became independent as Kawashou Fusumakami Co., Ltd. |
| 1993 |
Osaka Branch became independent as Sankei Kawashima Co., Ltd. In addition, the customized product planning and producing section was incorporated as Kawashima Planning Co., Ltd. to pursue traditional craft. |
| 2000 |
Kawashou Fusumakami Co., Ltd. published “Gyokuhoushi Volume 15.” This was highly evaluated in this field. |
| 2003 |
Released the original brand of fusuma/shoji paper “Shikiroman.” |
| 2007 |
Released “Art works,” the healing interior frame that adopted the foreign leaves as a motif while cherishing the taste of Japanese paper and that can fit in with any kind of space. |
