The History of Paper is Essentially the History of Culture

Humans have an innate desire to manifest, record and transmit their thoughts and ideas.
This has remained an unbroken chain since the beginning of mankind, and to satisfy this need man created paper. Closely connected with cultural activities, paper is used as a medium for transmitting human thought, and has maintained its place as a driving force behind “culture” throughout time.

Fold it. Layer it. Tear it. Write on it

The very first free and creative toy we interact with as children is paper. Do you remember how the “mystery” of paper made your heart race as a child the first time you held your crayons against a piece and filled it with multicolored freeform lines then stood back in awe at the discovery of shape and color you had just made?

Aiming for Further Advancement

Paper is a valuable material that adds comfort to our everyday lives. Since establishment in 1899, Takeo Co., Ltd. has contributed to society as a specialized paper trading company through the research, development and sale of fine paper (high-grade special printing paper) that incorporates elements such as color, texture, pattern and a refined sense of materials. Additionally, we have joined together with domestic and overseas paper-manufacturing companies to employ cutting-edge technology to paper making and produce original products, and our efforts have been recognized through awards such as the Mainichi Design Award and the Design Excellent Company Award.

From Fine Materials to Fine Products

At Takeo, we are motivated by an awareness of “constant reform” and “challenging the times,” and over several decades, have cultivated the fine paper market. Currently, we are using this market as a platform to diversify from fine materials to fine products in response to harsh corporate climate changes, and in a bid to better serve the needs of our clients.

Without forgetting the very origins of fine paper, we continue to respond to paper needs that not only require consideration for resources and the environment, but which are also becoming increasingly diversified and sophisticated, in fulfilling our corporate mission as an advocate of culture. We at Takeo hope to contribute to the development and future of society through paper.