History
1989
Oct. | Established the Kotsu Ad Company in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and started transport advertising business. |
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1996
June | Established Gurunavi, an online restaurant search site for the Kanto area, as part of the NKB Inc. business. |
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1997
Sep. | Launched nationwide version |
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1998
Feb. | Opened Osaka office |
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1999
Dec. | Changed trade name to Internet Navi Tokyo Co., Ltd |
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2000
Feb. | Gurunavi, Inc. established |
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Oct. | Restaurant membership exceeds 10,000 |
2001
Jan. | Opened Fukuoka office |
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Apr. | Opened Hokkaido office
Opened Sendai office |
Nov. | Introduced member restaurants management system |
2002
Apr. | Opened Nagoya office |
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July | Launched NIKKEI NET Gurunavi Otona no Restaurant Guide, a guide to gourmet and haute cuisine restaurants
Started operation of Ekikara-Timetable on Gurunavi website |
Sep. | Gurunavi Academy established |
Oct. | Launched Kochira Hishoshitsu |
2003
Oct. | Gurunavi membership exceeds 1 million users |
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2004
Apr. | Launched SURF & SNOW |
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Sep. | Launched Gurunavi foreign language versions |
Nov. | Opened Hiroshima office
Opened Okinawa office |
Dec. | Opened Yokohama office |
2005
Jan. | Relocated Osaka office |
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Apr. | Listed on Osaka Securities Exchange Hercules
Opened Saitama office
Opened Kobe office |
June | Opened Chiba office |
July | Opened Kyoto office |
Oct. | Made JOY JOY, Inc. a subsidiary |
Nov. | Established Gurunavi (Shanghai), Inc.
Established Gurunavi Promotion Community, Inc. |
2006
Mar. | Launched Gurunavi Wedding |
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July | Relocated Okinawa office |
Oct. | Gurunavi posts information on over 500,000 restaurants |
2007
Oct. | Combined Internet Navi Tokyo Co., Ltd and Gurunavi to start operation of Let's ENJOY TOKYO, a collaboration between Gurunavi and Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. |
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2008
Aug. | Relocated Osaka office |
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Dec. | Listed on 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
2010
June | Relocated Nagoya office |
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Aug. | Relocated head office |
Sep. | Launched Gurutabi |
Oct. | Established Gurunavi Research Institute, Inc.
Merged with consolidated subsidiary Joy Joy, Inc. |
Nov. | Received Porter Prize 2010 |
Dec. | Established Gurunavi Support Associe, Inc. |
2011
Aug. | Relocated Osaka office |
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2012
Sep. | Launched Chef Gohan |
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Oct. | Relocated Yokohama office |
Dec. | Gurunavi membership exceeds 10 million users |
2013
Feb. | Launched food information service Minna No Gohan |
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Apr. | Opened “SHUN*SHOKU LOUNGE” to showcase seasonal ingredients, and restaurant information lounge, “Gurunavi” in GRAND FRONT OSAKA
Opened Shizuoka office |
Sep. | Gurunavi Support Associe, Inc. received the Minister Award in Good Practices of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities and the Improvement of Workplace Environment for Fiscal Year 2013 2013 Award for Excellence for Best Practices in Employment of Persons with Disabilities |
Nov. | Launched Japan's largest competition for chefs, RED U-35(RYORININ'S EMERGING DREAM) |
Dec. | Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI certified by Japan National Tourism Organization as Official Information Center for International Visitors |
2014
Apr. | Opened Kanazawa office
Opened Niigata office
Opened Kagoshima office |
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July | Launched the Gurunavi Online Reservation System
Won "Best Buzz Award" at 2014 MM Research Institute Awards for Gurunavi PRO verification system 3.0 |
Aug. | Launched official Kochira Hishoshitsu: The Perfect Business Gift website |
Oct. | Launched gastronomy curation site, Ippin |
Dec. | Launched Kotoshi no hitosara (Dish of the Year) [as a part of Japanese food culture to be kept for posterity] |
2015
Apr. | Launched Official search site Club MICHELIN
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June | Opened Okayama office |
Aug. | Opened Ibaraki office |
Sep. | Launched dressing |
Dec. | Opened Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI(Ueno) |
2016
Apr. | Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE TOKYO |
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May | Relocated Fukuoka office |
June | Relocated Nagoya office
Opened Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI(Fukuoka) |
July | Opened Ehime office |
Sep. | Opened Tochigi office |
Dec. | Opened Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI(Kyoto) |
2017
Feb. | Received highest "Eruboshi" certification from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (in recognition of efforts to promote women's participation and advancement in the workplace) |
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Apr. | Launched Gurunavi POS+ |
June | Launched Gurunavi Pay |
2018
Jan. | Relocated Kobe office |
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Apr. | Launched KYOTO365 |
July | Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE HOKKAIDO
Began capital and business alliance with Rakuten, Inc. |
Sep. | Launched the Gurunavi reservation and customer management system |
Oct. | Received 10th Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Award |
2019
July | Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE KANSAI
Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE TOHOKU |
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Sep. | Transferred the Let's ENJOY TOKYO business through company split |
Oct. | Awarded bronze at PRIDE Index 2019 |
Nov. | Received "IT Award for Excellence (Social Issues Solutions category) at the 2019 Information Technology Awards hosted by the Japan Institute of Information Technology |
2020
Jan. | Transferred the business regarding food delivery service for corporations through company split |
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June | Transferred the SURF&SNOW business through company split |
Sep. | Gurunavi wins "Risk Management Award" at 6th Japan Tourism Awards |
Nov. | Start of operations at new headquarters designed to promote the new work style |
Dec. | Awarded silver at PRIDE Index 2020 |
2021
Mar. | Received the grand prize in the business and industry category of the 2021 Japan Resilience Awards |
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Apr. | Took over the businesses of “Rakuten Delivery” and “Rakuten Real-time Take-out” (basic absorption-type split)
Started the “Gurunavi FineOrder” mobile order system |
May | Established the new Gurunavi philosophy system |
Aug. | Began capital and business alliance agreement with SHIFT Inc.
Launched the “Connect Vaccines Project”
Relocated Nagoya office |
Sep. | Relocated Hiroshima office |
Nov. | Number of members connecting Gurunavi member IDs and Rakuten IDs breaks 5 million mark
Advance opening of “Gurunavi Supply Mall,” a dedicated e-commerce site for purchasing commercial ingredients and materials for restaurants
Awarded gold at PRIDE Index 2021
Commencement of provision of “Sudden Cancellation Insurance” |
2022
Jan. | Launched ”Gurunavi Premium Meal Kit”
Officially launched "Gurunavi online reservation coupons" |
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Feb. | Relocated Fukuoka office |
Apr. | Opened first restaurant developed under restaurant development business in Japan |
May | Began business alliance agreement with TENPOS HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
June | Launched Gurunavi's first "restaurant coupons for furusato tax" service |
July | Relocated Headquarters |
Sep. | Launched "PREMIUM GOURMET CLUB™" service |
Nov. | Expanded restaurant development business across Japan under "GURUNAVI FOODHALL WYE" brand |
Dec. | Began capital and business alliance with OPTiM Corporation in restaurant DX service
Establishing scheme to manufacture/apply high-performance biochar using agricultural byproducts selected for NEDO Green Innovation Fund project |
2023
Aug. | Held 10th RED U-35 (RYORININ'S EMERGING DREAM), Japan's largest competition for chefs |
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Oct. | Restaurant information portal Gurunavi renamed Rakuten Gurunavi |
Dec. | “Gurunavi FineOrder” breaks 10 million cumulative users
Celebrated 10th anniversary of Kotoshi no hitosara (Dish of the Year) [as a part of Japanese food culture to be kept for posterity] |