Hoikusha Publishing Company

Hoikusha Publishing Company is a Japanese publishing company. It was founded in 1946 in Osaka and became a 100% subsidiary of Medica Publishing in 2007. The company publishes children's books, educational materials, and other publications.

Hoikusha Publishing Company was founded in 1946 in Osaka's Minami-ku. It initially published picture books for young children, fairy tales, and supplementary textbooks for elementary school social studies and science. In 1962, it launched the 'Color Books' series. In 1999, it filed for reconciliation (wakai). In 2007, it restarted as a 100% subsidiary of Medica Publishing. In 2012, it entered the children's book field.

• Color Books series

• Original Color Illustrated Encyclopedia series

• Medical and Welfare Work: See and Know series

• Amazing! Our Body series

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