About UsAs a company that contributes to
improving global medical skills

Top Message

My name is Toshi Takayama and I am the sixth president of Kyoto Kagaku Co., Ltd. Our company was founded shortly after World War Ⅱ from the anatomical model and specimen division of Shimadzu Corporation, and we have carried on this enterprise for over half a century, celebrating our 70th anniversary in 2018. Maintaining growth and continuity in today’s economy is not easy for small and medium-sized businesses such as ours, but we have been blessed with both good social standing and devoted employees that together have helped us accomplish all that we have while maintaining longevity in the health and education market. Among such accomplishments in recent years has been our long-awaited overseas expansion, however, that is but one avenue of what we hope to be many forged in the near future. In Japan the business environment operates on the understanding that further growth is not a product of fulfillment in one’s achievements alone. I am by no means an excellent pilot, but I hope to maintain our current momentum and to that end I plan on using my tenure as president towards realizing our goal of achieving 100 years of the Kyoto Kagaku brand.

Toshi Takayama, President

Corporate Information

Company NameKyoto Kagaku Co., Ltd.
RepresentativeToshi Takayama, President
EstablishmentJune 8, 1948
Head Office15 Kitanekoya-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8388, Japan
Capital80 million yen
Fiscal year-endMay 31
Main financing
bank		The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd./ The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Our Business
  • Developing manufacturing and distribution of skill training products for medical and nurse training
  • Developing, manufacturing and distribution of medical imaging phantoms
  • Manufacturing and distribution of anatomical models and specimens
Certification

ISO 9001:2015 & JIS Q 9001:2015
ISO 14001:2015 & JIS Q 14001:2015

Date of Certification: 4 June 2021

  • Head Office
    Registration No. :
    QA210095, EA210096
    Scope:
    Developing, manufacturing and distribution of skill training products for medical and nurse training
    Developing, manufacturing and distribution of medical imaging phantoms
    Reproduction of cultural property of historic value
  • Tokyo Branch
    Registration No. :
    QA210095a, EA210096a
    Scope:
    Distribution of Skill Training Products for Medical and Nurse Training
    Distribution of Medical Imaging Phantoms

Certification

Locations

Action to
Achieve the SDGs

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SDGs Declation

In April 2022, we published the "SDGs Declaration"

SDGs Declation
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Contributing to the Cultivation of Healthcare Personnel in Ecuador

Our proposal for "Strengthening Human Resources for Universal Health Coverage in Ecuador by Promoting, Verifying, and Commercializing Simulation-Based Medical Education" was selected by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as one of its SME/SDG business support projects for 2018. Universal health coverage means "to ensure that all people can receive the health services they need at an affordable cost" and it is a core part of SDG Goal 3 (health and welfare).

The Ecuadorean government is currently working to realize universal health coverage and reduce disparities in healthcare. However, to do this, it needs highly-skilled healthcare professionals and to cultivate personnel who can handle a wide range of changing health situations. We want to support its efforts by contributing to the training of healthcare professionals who can make an immediate impact. Therefore, we are using Kyoto Kagaku medical education simulators to create an environment for practical training in the country, realizing simulation-based medical education that reflects actual conditions.

From December 2019 to January 2023, this simulation-based medical education is being carried out at the Central University of Ecuador's Faculty of Medical Science. We estimate that as a result, over 200 new doctors and nurses will graduate each year with the necessary skills. Once this trial period is completed, we plan to develop a simulation-based medical education business improving the quality of simulation-based education. tailored to individual situations. In this way, we will continue to support personnel development by promoting and continually

History

1948 Kyoto Kagaku Scientific Specimen Co., Ltd. established.
1950 Tokyo branch office established in Tokyo, Japan.
1952 Ebisugawa Factory established in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
1954 The first commercialised human skeleton model made of synthetic resin.
1970 Fushimi Factory completed in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
All factories consolidated into the Fushimi Factory.
1971 Began manufacturing and selling various X-ray phantoms.
1978 New headquarters building established in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Company policy established.
1988 Company name changed from Kyoto Kagaku Scientific Specimen Co., Ltd. to Kyoto Kagaku Co., Ltd.
1993 Received the first Kyoto City Small and Medium Enterprise Technology Special Award.
One of our employees received the Excellent Technology Award.
1994 Tokyo branch office relocated to Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
1995 Completed and launched "Ichiro," Japan's first domestically produced medical simulator.
2000 Designated as a model factory for small and medium-sized enterprises in Kyoto Prefecture.
2004 Los Angeles office established in Torrance, California, USA.
One of our employees received the Kyoto Prefecture Award for Outstandingly Skilled Workers, also known as the "Contemporary Master Craftsman Award".
2007 One of our employees was awarded "Outstanding Skilled Worker" by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
2009 Received the 43rd Good Company Grand Prize Award.
2010 New headquarters building opened in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
2014 Los Angeles office converted into a subsidiary, establishing Kyoto Kagaku America Inc.
2019 European representative office established in Frankfurt, Germany.
2020 Toshi Takayama appointed President.
2022 European representative office converted into a subsidiary, establishing Kyoto Kagaku Europe GmbH.
2023 New factory established in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.