Marushime Corporation

Marushime Corporation (マルシメ株式会社) is a privately held Japanese company headquartered in Shimogoicho, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. Founded in June 1910 (Meiji 43) as Marushime Suzuki Denji Shoten, it began by selling oil and fats, and over more than a century has grown into a diversified regional group centered on petroleum products, LP gas, service station operations, and related services. The company is a long-established supplier in the Higashi-Mikawa and Enshu regions of central Japan. The group's core business is the sale of fuel oil, lubricants, and other petroleum products, supported by transportation and cargo handling. It operates nine service stations across the group, sells LP gas, and runs a used-car trading business. Its service portfolio also includes automotive maintenance and vehicle inspections, insurance agency services, real estate leasing and management, sales of household goods and interior products, industrial waste collection and transport, and power retail agency services. The company emphasizes a total-support approach from petroleum product sales through recycling to final disposal. Marushime is led by President Yasutake Okuma. Its main business partners include Eneos Corporation, Aiceo Co., Ltd., OSG Corporation, Aisin Shiroki Co., Ltd., Seino Transportation Co., Ltd., Toyohashi Railroad Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Aichi Prefectural Economic Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Wood One Co., Ltd., Kyowa Leather Cloth Co., Ltd., Shinto Kogyo Co., Ltd., Topy Industries, Ltd., Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd., and Univance Corporation. Its main financial institutions are Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Toyohashi Shinkin Bank, Nagoya Bank, Toyokawa Shinkin Bank, and Gamagori Shinkin Bank. The group includes several subsidiaries: Petrotrans Co., Ltd. (petroleum handling, storage, shipping management, and transport), Tokai Kyuso Co., Ltd. (fuel oil delivery), Thanks Mobility Co., Ltd. (Eneos service station operation and non-life insurance sales), Makino Auto Industry Co., Ltd. (automotive maintenance and used-car sales), Green Gas Co., Ltd. (LP gas, gas equipment, housing equipment, and renovation), monoPLACE (household goods and furniture retail), Toho Tsusho Co., Ltd. (real estate leasing management and petroleum wholesale/direct sales), and Marusawa Co., Ltd. (industrial waste collection, transport, and intermediate processing, plus petroleum product property measurement and component analysis). In recent years, Marushime has pursued a "social problem-solving business" model, addressing environmental preservation and the challenges of a declining birthrate and aging population. It aims to provide products and services suited to a decarbonized society, including lower-environmental-impact materials and strengthened recycling operations, while also supporting mobility for seniors and comfortable living spaces. The company joined the Higashi-Mikawa Startup Promotion Council in July 2024 to support entrepreneurship, and continues to expand through group company integrations and new business initiatives.

Marushime Corporation traces its origins to June 1910 (Meiji 43), when Marushime Suzuki Denji Shoten began selling oil and fats. Over the following decades, the business served as an agent for Niitsu Oil, Rising Sun, and Standard Oil, and later became a Nippon Oil (Nisseki) authorized dealer, focusing on petroleum product sales. In May 1951, Marushime Oil Co., Ltd. was established in Arai-cho, Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture. In March 1956, Marushime Shoten Co., Ltd. was established in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. In October 1966, Toho Tsusho Co., Ltd. was founded. In March 1981, Marushime Shoten Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Marushime Corporation. In September 1983, the head office building was completed and relocated to Shimogoicho, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. In October 1983, Petrotrans Co., Ltd. was established. In June 1986, the Petrotrans Meikai No. 1 tank station was completed. In February 1989, Thanks Mate Co., Ltd. was established, spinning off the service station operation business. In April 2000, Marusawa Co., Ltd. was brought into the group, and industrial waste intermediate processing began. In April 2000, Thanks Auto Co., Ltd. was established, starting a used-car purchasing business. In December 2003, the Petrotrans Meikai No. 2 tank station was completed. In April 2004, Green Gas Co., Ltd. was established, starting LP gas supply. In November 2014, Homes Interior Co., Ltd. was established, starting household goods sales under the monoPLACE brand. In April 2024, Makino Auto Industry Co., Ltd. was brought into the group, starting a designated automotive maintenance shop business. In July 2024, Marushime joined the Higashi-Mikawa Startup Promotion Council, fully launching entrepreneurship support activities. In September 2024, Exio Co., Ltd. was brought into the group, starting a long-term car rental business. In October 2024, Hiramatsu Oil Shop Co., Ltd. was brought into the group, entering service station and LP gas operations in Kota Town. In April 2025, Thanks Mate and Thanks Auto merged to form Thanks Mobility. Throughout its history, Marushime has consistently supplied petroleum products in the Higashi-Mikawa and Enshu regions. In recent years, it has positioned itself as a provider of "social problem-solving businesses," addressing environmental preservation and the challenges of a declining birthrate and aging population, and continues to expand its group through strategic integrations.

• Marushime Suzuki Denji Shoten begins selling oil and fats.

• Marushime Oil Co., Ltd. established in Arai-cho, Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture.

• Marushime Shoten Co., Ltd. established in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture.

• Toho Tsusho Co., Ltd. established.

• Marushime Shoten Co., Ltd. changes trade name to Marushime Corporation.

• Head office building completed and relocated to Shimogoicho, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture.

• Petrotrans Co., Ltd. established.

• Petrotrans Meikai No. 1 tank station completed.

• Thanks Mate Co., Ltd. established; service station operation business spun off.

• Marusawa Co., Ltd. brought into group; industrial waste intermediate processing begins.

• Thanks Auto Co., Ltd. established; used-car purchasing business begins.

• Petrotrans Meikai No. 2 tank station completed.

• Green Gas Co., Ltd. established; LP gas supply begins.

• Homes Interior Co., Ltd. established; household goods sales (monoPLACE) begin.

• Makino Auto Industry Co., Ltd. brought into group; designated automotive maintenance shop business begins.

• Joined Higashi-Mikawa Startup Promotion Council; entrepreneurship support activities fully launched.

• Exio Co., Ltd. brought into group; long-term car rental business begins.

• Hiramatsu Oil Shop Co., Ltd. brought into group; enters service station and LP gas operations in Kota Town.

• Thanks Mate and Thanks Auto merge to form Thanks Mobility.

A long-established regional energy and lifestyle group providing total support from petroleum product sales to recycling and final disposal, with a focus on social problem-solving and environmental preservation.

• Fuel oil

• Lubricants

• LP gas

• Kerosene

• Diesel

• Gasoline

• Used cars

• Household goods

• Interior products

• Residential equipment

• Insurance products

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