長谷川香料(株)『長谷川香料八十年史』(1985.05)

Hasegawa Totaro (1877-1947), who had dealt with perfumes in the import drug store Matsuzawa Shoten (“Matsuzawa Shop”), founded the perfume store Hasegawa Totaro Shoten in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi in 1903. In addition to an increase in demand for items such as soap, cosmetics, and foods containing vanilla, the demand for perfumes increased as well. Hasegawa Totaro Shoten was reorganized into a joint-stock company in 1948 and then management was modernized and T. Hasegawa Co., Ltd. established in 1961. Factories were built in Kawasaki and then Fukaya as business expanded. The 80-year history starts with chapters on “ancient perfumes” and “civilization and enlightenment and perfume,” before giving a chronological history of the company from its founding. In the margins of each page are a listing of the chronology for the corresponding year.