Hoshimitsu

Hoshimitsu (株式会社星光) is a Japanese company that creates 'wakaru' (understanding) through advertising and information systems. It was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Osaka. The company operates in two business fields: advertising promotion (traffic/outdoor advertising, original advertising, sales promotion) and passenger information systems (passenger information display devices, sign systems).

Hoshimitsu was founded in 1947 when it donated pendulum clocks to stations in Higashi-Osaka, starting as a clock advertising company. In 1950, it established Hoshimitsu Honsha and later reorganized as Kabushiki Kaisha Hoshimitsu in 1959. The company developed various products such as the A-type clock advertisement (1949), the light-character destination indicator (1954), and the film-type indicator (1963). It became the Kansai general agent for Solari of Italy in 1965 and installed flap-type indicators on Kintetsu and other railways. In 1970, it installed a flap-type destination indicator at Osaka Station of Japanese National Railways. The company has been involved in sign systems for subways and other projects.

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