Overview
Kito in Showa Town. It makes hoists for lifting objects.
About this place
Kito Corporation is a machinery manufacturer. It has head offices in Yamanashi Prefecture (manufacturing division) and Tokyo (sales division). It mainly manufactures and sells material handling equipment (chain blocks, rope hoists, lever blocks, cranes and so on), in a wide range from small units for cargo to large units for factories and construction sites. It is Japan's largest maker, with a market share of more than 60% of the Japanese hoist market.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Field：Hoists, material handling
Source pref.yamanashi.jp ↗Source pref.yamanashi.jp ↗Official website
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Source kito.co.jp ↗Before you go
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