Company Profile

Company Name	Shimanami Co., Ltd.
Establishment date	November 17, 2006
location	〒794-0002　 1-232-1 Ohamacho, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture
TEL	0898-25-7338
Fax	0898-22-6857
Representative	President and CEO Murakami Hideto
Number of employees	42 employees, 18 part-timers (8 hours equivalent) *As of May 2022
Capital	10 million yen
Business details	Management and operation of roadside station facilities; operation of restaurants; exhibition and sale of agricultural and marine products and development, processing and sale of specialty products utilizing these products; manufacturing and sale of handicrafts, folk art, and tourist souvenirs; production, planning, development, operation, implementation, and outsourcing of various events and parties; sale of soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, food, tobacco, clothing, daily necessities, toys, office supplies, books, and videos; research and provision of tourist information, and business related to attracting and guiding tourists; management, operation, and outsourcing of campgrounds and rental of sports equipment and camping equipment; operation of recreational fishing boats and fishing ponds; operation of hotels, inns and other tourist facilities, marine clubs and other leisure and sports facilities, cultural classes, cooking classes and restaurants; shipping business maritime transport business and its agency, and shipping brokerage; irregular passenger shipping business; travel business based on the Travel Agency Act (Ehime Prefecture Governor Registered Travel Agency No. 2-199) ; all businesses related to the above items.

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History

November 2006	Shimanami Co., Ltd. established
April 2007	With approval from the designated manager, the three Imabari city roadside station facilities (Yoshiumiikiikikan, Marine Oasis Hakata, Tatara Shimanami Park) and Yoshiumi Rose Hall were managed and managed.
March 2008	Kurushima Strait Tide Ship (Kurushima) begins operation
April 2008	Tatara Onsen management and operation with approval from designated manager
April 2009	Started operation of the Kurishima Strait rapids observation boat (Nakoka)
August 2011	Kurishima Strait Tide Ship Accumulated 100,000 passengers
April 2012	With approval from the designated manager, the three Imabari city roadside station facilities (Yoshiumiikiikikan, Marine Oasis Hakata, Tatara Shimanami Park) and Yoshiumi Rose Hall were managed (second term)
April 2013	Tatara Onsen Management and Operation (2nd term) with approval from designated manager
January 2014	Murakami Hideto becomes president
August 2014	Television Tokyo's "Gaia's Dawn" will introduce initiatives to accept foreign tourists.
October 2014	Kurishima Strait Tide Ship Accumulated 200,000 passengers
February 2015	3 road station facilities and certified as a key road station
March 2015	3 roadside station facilities, certified by JNTO foreign tourist information center
November 2015	Three road station facilities and the first duty-free shop at Chugoku-Shikoku road stations
January 2016	Head office moved to Ohamacho, Imabari City
August 2016	Kurishima Strait Tide Ship Accumulated 300,000 passengers
April 2017	Certified as a person who signed an agreement regarding the maintenance of functions of Imabari city road stations, etc.
May 2017	Class 3 travel industry (registered by Ehime Prefecture Governor Travel Industry No. 3-199)
November 2018	Kurishima Strait Tide Ship Accumulated 400,000 passengers
March 2021	Shikoku's first "cycleship" Shimanami begins service
November 2022	Kurishima Strait Tide Ship Accumulated 500,000 passengers
April 2023	Marine Star 5 begins service
April 2023	Tatara Campsite's executive office commissioned to accept applications begins
April 2023	Lunch box sales "Hama no Kitchen Shiori" now open
February 2024	"Kurishima Strait Tide Ship" changed its name to "Shimanami Kurishima Strait Sightseeing Ship"
December 2024	The Shimanami Kurishima Strait Sightseeing Boat was selected as the 9th place nationwide in the 8th "30 Water Tourist Boats Selected by Professionals 2025".
May 2025	Our efforts to improve safety in the shipping business have been recognized and we have been certified under the "+ONE Mark" system.
December 2025	The Shimanami Kurushima Kaikyo Sightseeing Boat was selected as the 8th best in Japan in the 9th "Top 30 Water Tourist Boats Selected by Professionals 2026."
May 2026	Change of registration for Type 2 Travel Agency (Registered Travel Agency No. 2-199 with the Governor of Ehime Prefecture)