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| Company Name |
The Weather Balloon Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
Former office building |
Current office building |
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| Address |
23-10, Kitakojiya 1-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144-0032 Japan |
| Telephone Number |
81-3-3741-1141 (main) |
| FAX Number |
81-3-3744-1400 |
| Established |
June, 1894 |
| Paid-in Capita |
JPY10 million |
| Number of Employees |
30 |
| Main Customers |
Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan Ministry of Defense, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, High Energy Acceleration Research Organization, Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, National of Radiological Sciences, RIKEN,
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba,
Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Kyoto University,
Osaka University, Kyushu University, Japan Weather Association, IHI Corporation,
E. Kato, Ltd. The Dahjang Co., Ltd., Kokugo Co., Ltd. Izumo Health Co.,
Ltd., Koike Sanso Kogyo Co., Ltd. Nomura Co., Ltd., Environment Observation
Center of Various City , Word-wide Meteorological Agency & Laboratory,
WMO,
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| Business’s Bank |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Haneda Branch, Bank of Yokohama, Kamata Branch,
Japan Finance Corporation, Omori Branch, Johnan Shinkin Bank, Omori Branch,
Higashi Nippon Bank, Kamata Branch
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| Participation Group |
Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association, Japan Association of Meteorological
Instrument Engineering, Meteorological Society of Japan, The Tokyo Chamber
of Commerce and Industry |
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| 1894 |
Established by Isaburo Yamada at Takanawa in Tokyo. |
Founder Mr. Isaburou Yamada
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Yamada Model Airship
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Cosmoprene |
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| 1896 |
Produced Japanese type Captive Balloon. |
| 1907 |
Moved office and plant to Osaki in Tokyo. |
| 1910 |
Invented Yamada-type airship and produced. Established the first flight record in Japan.
(Yamada-type airship succeeded to flight around Tokyo on Sep 20, 1911. “Day of Sky”(Sep 20) in Japan is established for the day.) |
| 1915 |
Devised advertisement in the air by captive Balloons. It is ancestor of
an advertising balloon. |
| 1920 |
Developed balloon for meteorological observation and delivered to Japan Meteorological Agency. |
| 1934 |
Moved office and plant to current address. |
| 1941 |
Renovated balloon manufacturing method due to spread of concentrated Latex. |
| 1947 |
Started to produce dipping products. |
| 1954 |
Became designated factory of Japan Meteorological Agency and Japan Defense Agency. |
| 1955 |
Started to export balloon. |
| 1959 |
Developed and produced Gas Holder and delivered to the University of Tokyo. |
| 1963 |
Produced balloon for meteorological observation by synthetic rubber. |
| 1968 |
Developed and produced Super Pressure Balloon. Contributed observation for turbulence, pollution etc. |
| 1971 |
Increased performance of balloon and named "COSMOPRENE". And expanded market in the world. |
| 1980 |
Expanded the plant and inspection facility. 1985 Mass produced laminating processing for wet suits. |
| 1985 |
Mass produced laminating processing for wet suits. |
| 1988 |
Contrived and produced balloon of mini-airship model (KYS type). |
| 1990 |
Improved part of facility for balloon. |
| 1994 |
Automated part of production process for balloon. |
| 2002 |
Developed color balloon for display and events. |
| 2010 |
Put together part of facility. |
| 2014 |
Started to sell parachute. |
| 2015 |
Started exhibiting at Meteorological Technology World Expo (MTWE). |
| 2016 |
Founder Isaburo Yamada was inducted into the Federation Aeronautics International(HO Lausanne) Hall of Fame in 2016. |
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| 2017 |
Meteorological observation balloon becomes ISO standard (ISO17717). |
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