Kawano-Mericlone

History

1965	Michio Kawano (the president) has started Cymbidium cultivation
1977	Established Kawano Mericlone Co.Ltd.
1980	Built tissue culture (mericlone) plant, one of the biggest facilities in industries, in Japan.
1985	Expanded production system, its capacity up to 5,000,000 plants in single year, one of the world top classes in breeding Cymbidium
1986	Released the brand-new variety, ANMITSU-HIME (The Princess ANMITSU)
1989	Enlarged mericlone plant, opened breeding greenhouse and the experiment station
1991	Opened exhibit and retail store ANMITSU-KAN Hall in January
1993	Established Kawano Mericlone Hanbai Co.Ltd. Introduced PRINCESS MASAKO (Crown Princess) to the public Displayed Cymbidium at 13th World Orchid Conference in Glasgow, Scotland
1997	Established Tokushima-Kawano Orchid Foundation
1999	Displayed Cymbidium at the 15th World Orchid Conference in Vancouver, Canada
2000	Exhibited at Japan Flora Festival in Hyogo, Japan
2002	Entered The Floriade 2002, once every ten years flower exhibit held in Netherland
2004	Patented “Ranmu”, Hair Growth Formula Patent No.3513475, in Japan
2005	Established Yunnan Kawano Kyodai Agri-Tech. Co.Ltd in China
2006	Exhibited at Royal Flora Ratchaphruek in Thailand
2007	Tributed Cymbidium to Crown Prince in Thailand
2008	Contributed Cymbidium to All-China Women’s Federation in Beijin, China
2009	Opened RANMU MUSEUM