| 1970-05 |
May 1970: Established Central Sports Club Inc. in Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Opened a swimming school in Suginami-ku, Tokyo, and launched the school division and instruction outsourcing division. |
| 1970-12 |
December 1969: Founded Central Sports Club and started operating sports clubs. |
| 1971-05 |
May 1970: Established Central Sports Club Inc. in Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Opened a swimming school in Suginami-ku, Tokyo, and established the school division and contracted guidance business division. |
| 1977-03 |
March 1977: Merged the headquarters office in Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, with sales offices in Ichikawa, Chiba, and Shinjuku, Tokyo, and relocated the headquarters to Takara-machi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1977-10 |
October 1977: Acquired registration as a domestic travel agency (No. 2152) by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and started the travel business. |
| 1978-08 |
August 1978: Established Central Sangyo Co., Ltd. (later Creare Co., Ltd., merged with Central Sports in October 2004) in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and started business as the company's trading division. |
| 1980-05 |
May 1980: Established the Kansai Headquarters (now Ashiya Office) in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. |
| 1980-05 |
May 1979: Changed the company name to Central Sports Inc. |
| 1980-10 |
October 1982: Established Central Facility Inc. in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, which merged with Sankurea Inc. (a consolidated subsidiary in January 2000), and started facility management business. |
| 1981-05 |
May 1982: Changed the company name to Central Sports Co., Ltd. |
| 1981-07 |
July 1981: Established the North Japan Sales Headquarters (now Sendai Office) in Futaba-ga-oka, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. |
| 1981-10 |
October 1982: Established Central Facility Co., Ltd. (merged with consolidated subsidiary Creare Co., Ltd. in January 2000) in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and started facility management business. |
| 1983-04 |
April 1982: Opened the Central Sports Research Institute in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture. |
| 1983-11 |
November 1983: Opened Central Fitness Club Shimbashi, the first in Japan to name a sports club a 'Fitness Club'. |
| 1984-04 |
April 1984: Established Top Athletes Inc. in Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, for outsourcing operations. Entrusted with operational management by our company. |
| 1986-01 |
January 1986: Started the Fitness Business Division (now Health Support Division) as a corporate sector to expand corporate demand. Continued activities of the traditional Fitness Business Division as the Academy Headquarters. |
| 1986-10 |
October 1986: Moved the West Japan Sales Headquarters (now Ashiya Office) to Funato-cho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. |
| 1986-12 |
December 1986: Established the Central Sports Diving Association (DACS = Diving Association of Central Sports). |
| 1987-04 |
April 1988: Established Marine Sports Division (now Leisure Business Division). |
| 1987-09 |
September 1988: Daichi Suzuki won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke at the Seoul Olympics. |
| 1988-04 |
April 1988: Newly established the Marine Sports Division (now Leisure Business Division). |
| 1988-09 |
September 1989: Daisuke Suzuki won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke at the Seoul Olympics. |
| 1989-03 |
March 1990: Relocated the North Japan Sales Headquarters (now Sendai Office) to Chuo Ward, Sendai City. |
| 1991-05 |
May 1991: Established K.G. Central Sports Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Opened K.G. Central Fitness Club Yama Namba in November of the same year. Conducted training operations for our company. |
| 1991-09 |
September 1991: Established CentralSports U.S.A., Inc. in Denver, Colorado, USA, for golf management guidance (now a consolidated subsidiary). In October of the same year, established Meridian Central, Inc., a golf management company (now a consolidated subsidiary), acquired Meridian Golf Club, and started golf course management. |
| 1993-04 |
April 1993: Moved headquarters to Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1993-05 |
May 1993: Acquired first-class transportation minister registration travel agency license (No. 1184). |
| 1996-06 |
June 1996: Established Tennozu Sports Inc. in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. Opened Tennozu Fitness Club in October of the same year. |
| 1999-04 |
April 1999: Opened the Central Wellness Club, a new club considering mental and physical health for the 21st century. |
| 1999-06 |
June 1999: Became the first in the fitness club industry to receive ISO9001 certification, a global standard for quality assurance. |
| 2000-01 |
January 2000: Merged the consolidated subsidiaries Sankurea Inc. and Central Facilities Inc., and renamed as Sankurea Inc. |
| 2000-07 |
July 2000: Transferred all operations from the consolidated subsidiary Top Athletes Inc., and made the clubs operated by the company into tenant clubs. |
| 2000-11 |
November 2000: Listed on the Over-the-Counter Securities Market by the Japan Securities Dealers Association. |
| 2002-03 |
March 2002: Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2002-11 |
November 2002: Relocated the North Japan Sales Department (now: Sendai Office) to Showa Town, Aoba Ward, Sendai City. |
| 2003-10 |
October 2003: Acquired all shares of Nankai Sports Co., Ltd., and changed the trade name to West Japan Central Sports Co., Ltd. |
| 2004-03 |
March 2004: Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2004-08 |
August 2004: Four athletes, Hiroyuki Tomita, Takahiro Kashima, Tomoki Morita, and Noriko Inada, participated in the Athens Olympics. They won a total of 6 medals including gold, silver, and bronze. |
| 2004-10 |
October 2004: Merged the consolidated subsidiary Sankurea Co., Ltd. through a simplified absorption-type merger. |
| 2004-12 |
December 2004: Acquired all business operations from the consolidated subsidiary West Japan Central Sports Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-01 |
January 2005: Obtained registration as a first-class architect office with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Registration No. 50471. |
| 2005-01 |
January 2005: Acquired general construction business license (Class 16) with permit number (General-16) 123200 from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. |
| 2005-03 |
March 2005: Dissolved the consolidated subsidiary West Japan Central Sports Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-11 |
March 2005: Liquidated Nishinihon Central Sports Inc., a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2006-11 |
November 2006: Relocated headquarters to 1-21-2 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2006-12 |
December 2006: Invested in Wellbridge, a U.S. sports club management company. |
| 2007-04 |
April 2007: Acquired all business operations from the non-consolidated subsidiary Tennozu Sports Co., Ltd. |
| 2008-08 |
August 2008: Five athletes, Hiroyuki Tomita, Takahiro Kashima, Tomoki Morita, Hanae Ito, and Yasuki Monobe, participated in the Beijing Olympics and won two silver medals in men's gymnastics team competition. |
| 2012-08 |
December 2012: Certified by the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission for security services (Number 30003793). |
| 2012-12 |
December 2012: Certified by the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission as a security business (No. 30003793). |
| 2013-01 |
January 2013: Obtained a permit from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (General 13-305242) for a general worker dispatch business. |
| 2013-08 |
August 2013: Acquired all shares of Meiji Sports Plaza Co., Ltd., and made it a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2014-04 |
April 2014: Seiji Goto appointed as President and Representative Director. Chūji Goto appointed as Chairman of the Board. |
| 2015-04 |
April 2014: Seiji Goto assumed the position of President and Representative Director. Chūji Goto assumed the position of Chairman of the Board. |
| 2015-07 |
July 2015: Signed comprehensive partnership agreement with Juntendo University. |
| 2016-07 |
July 2015: Signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Juntendo University. |
| 2016-08 |
August 2016: Miho Teramura participated in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. |
| 2019-07 |
June 2019: As part of the 50th anniversary project, opened the 'Lab Training Center' equipped with a 50m pool. |
| 2020 |
In 2020, when Central Sports celebrated its 50th anniversary, society faced a major turning point due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes such as the penetration of new lifestyles and the promotion of DX in corporate services occurred. Amid these changes, creating businesses that can contribute to solving various social issues and remaining socially demanded requires listening to the voices of employees and stakeholders, and walking together. |
| 2021-08 |
August 2021: Seven athletes participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, winning 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal. |
| 2022-04 |
April 2022: Transitioned from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange following a review of market classifications. |
| 2024-04 |
April 2024: Simplified merger of the consolidated subsidiary K.G. Central Sports Inc. |
