Tōa Construction Industry Co., Ltd.

Our company's history began in 1908 (Meiji 41) when the head of the Asano zaibatsu, Asano Soichiro, submitted a land reclamation project plan covering approximately 1.5 million tsubo of sea level area at the mouth of the Tsurumi River to the Kanagawa Prefectural Government.

With support from Eiichi Shibusawa and Zenjiro Yasuda, Asano Soichiro established the Tsurumi Reclamation Association in 1912 (Meiji 45), taking the first step toward realizing the grand project of Tokyo Bay reclamation.

In 1914 (Taisho 3), Tsurumi Construction Co., Ltd. was founded, taking over the business of the Tsurumi Reclamation Association.

The 70,000 tsubo reclamation project in Area 7 (now Matsuhiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture), which Tsurumi Construction Co., Ltd. first undertook, was completed by the end of 1915 (Taisho 4), and 25,000 tsubo of it was sold to Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

In January 1920 (Taisho 9), Tokyo Bay Reclamation Co., Ltd. was established, absorbing Tsurumi Construction Co., Ltd. and inheriting all its business.

The Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12) caused extensive damage, but the damage to the reclaimed areas in Tsurumi and Kawasaki was lighter compared to Tokyo, proving the safety of reclaimed land.

Following the financial panic that began with the collapse of Watanabe Bank on March 15, 1927 (Showa 2), an Osaka branch office was opened on November 12.

In June 1930 (Showa 5), the diesel-powered pump vessel 'Musashimaru' was constructed.

In 1933 (Showa 8), a boom in expansion of silk factories arrived, and contract work for developing factory land along the Seto Inland Sea surged. Additionally, a sales contract for approximately 112,000 tsubo of the northern half of Matsuhiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, with Japan Ford Co., Ltd. was concluded, indicating signs of management recovery.

In 1939 (Showa 14), promotional activities for reclaimed land sales were carried out.

On April 30, 1944 (Showa 19), Tokyo Bay Reclamation Co., Ltd. and Port Industry Co., Ltd. merged, forming the new Tōa Port Industry Co., Ltd.