The company was founded in 1923 as "Kamoi Fly Paper Manufacturing" by Toshiro Kamoi.
The product name is "Kamoi’s Fly Catch" and "Sunrise" as a trademark.

We have started exporting to Korea, Manchuria, Taiwan, southern regions, North and South America.

Head office building completed.
Ribbon type Fly Trap has been developed and newly released under the name of Kamoi's Fly Ribbon.

It was named "Kirimetsu" what being inspired by a word that meant destroy in Japanese.The liquid insecticide "Kirimetsu", which is with pyrethrin, has been released.Caused big boom under the trademark "furious ruiner".

Daitoa Industry Co., Ltd. was established.

Advertising billboard with enameled used in retail stores
The company was renamed to current name "Kamoi Kakoshi Co., Ltd.".

In addition to the lineup of "Fly Paper", "Fly Ribbon", and "Kirimetsu", we started manufacturing new product "BHC" for insecticide solution. "Kamoi's four major products" had been completed.

In the mid-1950s, the government announced some plans to manufacture domestic cars for the development of the automotive industry, accelerating automobile production.
At that time, the popularity of domestic automobiles exploded, and it became big boom in Japan, which was in the period of high economic growth.

In the mid-1950s, wooden box packaging was the mainstream, but in the 1960s, cardboard packaging rapidly spread, and the status of cardboard was dramatically improved.

Katashima Factory (currently Head Office Factory) completed on July.
Established company policy "程 -Hodo- ".

Head office and factory moved to Katashima factory and integrated (October).

Established a new company "Showa Development Co., Ltd."
Started operation of the parking lot "Kamoi Motor Pool" using the former head office site.

New release of "Cloth Adhesive Tape" Rayon fiber based (September).

TV advertisement of our product that starring Shofukutei Tsurube who is one of the most famous comedians in Japan and won the CM award.

New release of "Ratcher," Adhesive mouse trap.

The completion of the Kasumigaseki Building in 1968 marks the beginning of a skyscraper.
After the completion of Ikebukuro Sunshine60 in 1978, the development of numerous skyscrapers started and demands for masking tape increases as sealing demands increased.
In that time, newly released Washi adhesive tape "No.3303" for sealing in response to rising demands. No.3303 is still now one of the standard models of us.

Established "THAI-KAMO Co., Ltd." in Thailand.
The division of Kamoi's Fly Catch Ribbon, moved to Thai kamo Factory (October).
Peak of economic bubble in Japan (~1990).

THAI-KAMO has started production.
New release of "Hyouten", refrigerant item.

Yakage Factory completed (October).
Launched system of employee stock ownership.
Economic bubble in Japan began to collapse.

The popular character Rat Man of "Gegege no Kitaro" is used for the package.
New release of "Rat Man's Mouse Trap".

We held the No.1 campaign to commemorate the 80th anniversaries.
Received a courtesy letter from the Kurashiki tax office as an excellent reporting corporation.
New release "Kabuki", new washi masking tape for automotive industry (October).

New release of "Dr. fruit fly" for catching flies (March), and "Mushitori Jyozu", for horticultural insect trap sheet (April).

New released of insect-catching racket (June).
Obtain ISO14001 certification (October).
Received the Okayama prefectural governor's prize (November).

Announcement of "mt" masking tape for stationery and ornaments at the gift show (February).
"mt" for sales started (March).
Received Good Design Award.

Published "Adhesive Technology -87 years company history of Kamoi Kakoshi-".

Released the charity tape for reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake and donated a part of the proceeds as donation.

Renovated the former 3rd glue stirring factory of the head office to the museum.

Held a fly memorial service for the 90th anniversary.
Headquarters second warehouse completed.
Completed the R&D building at the Yakage factory.

Opened directly managed store "mt lab." in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

completion of mt "2.5 factory"

On February 15, 2023, Kamoi Kakoshi celebrates its 100th anniversary.