Established the world’s first retail store specializing in character figures, that specialize only in high-priced art and craft items

Established the brand, ART OF WAR™, a name that takes its inspiration from the title of the classic Chinese treatise, Art of War by Sun Tzu.

ART OF WAR™ is registered as a trademark in Japan, the EU, USA, China, Korea, and other countries.

When the company was established, we started out as the world’s largest maker of made-to-order garage kit figures based on licensed content from companies such as Hakusensha, Tsuburaya Productions, Time Warner Entertainment, and Capcom.

Our showroom was designed by a leading architect who mainly specializes with commercial architecture projects such as jewelry stores

We were certified as a management innovation company by the Japanese government in 2001 in recognition of our reputation as a cultural creation business

We planned and produced faithful reproductions of “Uesugi Kensin (Mogami Dogusoku )”, Sanada Yukimura (Buddha Dogusoku )”, “Oda Nobunaga” statues using the same materials and manufacturing methods as the actual armor of the time. We achieved this through intensive discussion with various parties and analysing what the production process would have been

Worked on the 1/4 size statues of military commanders: Oda Nobunaga, Sanada Yukimura, and Date Masamune

Began planning and production of urushi lacquerware to reproduce drinking vessels from the Sengoku Period

Top: Began production of Uesugi Kenshin’s sake cup and bottle
Bottom: Began production of Setoguro, Kizeto, Shino, Karatsu, and other Japanese pottery art representative of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period

Completed 1/2 scale reproduction of armor sets “Kuroda Nagamasa’s large buffalo-width peach-shaped helmet and complete set of Gusoku” and “Oda Nobunaga’s Nanban helmet”

Based on thorough research, this is the world’s first accurate reproduction in 1/2 scale

Exhibited at Tokyo Gift Show to show the beauty of statues, paintings, lacquerware and pottery from the Azuchi-Momoyama Period

Held the first Buddhist Sculpture Exhibition at the Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store. Since then, it has been regularly held more than eleven times

Held Art of Azuchi-Momoyama Period exhibition at Mitsukoshi Hiroshima Department Store

Created a limited edition of thirty 1/1 scale Ken-oh and “Naoe Kanetsugu, helmets using the same traditional techniques as real helmets

We utilized the original traditional Japanese process of laminating real iron, beating it out by hand, and forming the shape. The helmets were also decorated with various authentic materials such as leather, wood, and stone

© Buronson, Hara Tetsuo / NSP 1983, Copyright License HIA-408 Fist of the North Star

© Ryu Keiichiro, Hara Tetsuo, Aso Mio / NSP 1990, Copyright License HID-609 Hana no Keiji

Created a new series of original Buddhist statues entitled BuddhismArt

Held Art of Katsutoshi Toya Katsutoshi and Azuchi-Momoyama Periodexhibition at the Art Gallery, Daimaru Tokyo Department Store

Exhibited at 2nd Licensing Japan

以降、全てのライセンシングジャパンに出展

We have exhibited at every Licensing Japan trade show

Nominated at the 2015 LIMA International Licensing Awards as one of six finalists in the 2015 Best Character or Toy Brand Program of the Year category

AMURAI ANIMALS™, was nominated as one of six finalists in the 2015 Best Character or Toy Brand Program of the Year category, alongside world-famous properties from licensors such as Marvel Entertainment/Walt Disney Company, Hasbro and Sanrio

Exhibited military commanders statues at Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store, Osaka Takashimaya Department Store Art Gallery, and other locations

Exhibited at the art gallery, Takashimaya Department Store, Osaka

Exhibited at Licensing Expo Japan 2018

Exhibited at Japan Content Showcase 2018

Donated a Statue of Date Masamune to Zuihoden, the mausoleum complex and resting place of the Date Clan in Sendai, his hometown

The statue is currently on display at the Zuihoden Museum

Exhibited at  11th Licensing Japan

We will exhibit at Licensing Expo LA 2025.