1590 (Tenshō 18th year)

Tokugawa Ieyasu is given the eight provinces of Kanto by Hideyoshi and moves from Mikawa Okazaki to Edo. Tokugawa Ieyasu begins building the town of Edo. During the construction of Edo Castle Town, the upstream river was filled in and opened to waterways.
IbasenThe father of Ibaya Kanzaemon, the first generation of Ibaya Kanzaemon, was a flood control and civil engineering craftsman for the Matsudaira family in Okazaki, Mikawa Province. He went with Ieyasu Tokugawa to Iba-mura in Enshu (present-day Iba-machi, Hamamatsu City) and became the firstIbaya Kanzaemon (Ibaya Kanzaemon)was born. Since the exact year of establishment is unknown, the year of the founder's birth is used as the year of establishment.

1603 (Keicho 8th year)　Establishment of the Edo Shogunate

Tokugawa Ieyasu is appointed Seiyo-tai shogun and establishes the Edo shogunate.
Ibaya Kanzaemonmoved to Edo with Ieyasu's entry into the Edo shogunate and engaged in pioneering work. The land he cleared was given to him as a gift, so he settles in this area and begins his business. The name of the store was taken from the village of Iba, with which he was associated. At the time of its establishment, the shop dealt in Japanese paper and bamboo, and as an official merchant, it delivered materials and Japanese paper to the shogunate, which was also used for baskets and wicker baskets.
The washi was not made but purchased from paper-making regions such as Tosa and Awa, and the bamboo was from Boshu.

1657 (Meireki 3rd year）

The Great Meireki Fire (Furisode Fire) damaged most of Edo and destroyed the Edo Castle keep. It was the most devastating fire in the Edo period and had a major impact on the city planning and firefighting systems of Edo. Old documents and other items were destroyed by the fire.

Circa 1700 (Genroku 13th year)　Mid-Edo period

Bamboo and Japanese paper were used as materials to add value.round fanThis was the beginning of the Edo period. This was the Edoround fanThis product became known as the "EdoIbasenofround fanproduction in the mid-Edo period; the business has been around since the 1700s.
Edoround fanandfolding fandealing withround fanpublishers under the authority of the Edo shogunate as a wholesalerround fanThe company began to frequent Edo Castle as a merchant.

1792 (Kansei 4th year)

Senzaburo Ibaya（伊場屋仙三郎）　Opened a fan wholesaler in 1st Chome, Horie-Cho.

1800 〜 1868 Late Edo period

Ukiyo-e prints pasted onto round fans, known as "fan pictures," became a trend. The company began to seriously handle ukiyo-e on fans, working with popular ukiyo-e artists of the time, including the first-generation Toyokuni Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and other genius painters.
Through their work with these artists, the name "IBAYA" spread throughout Edo.

1804 〜 1818（From around the first year of the Bunka erato the end of the Edo period)

Kyūbei Ibaya (also known by the shop names "Ibakyū" and "Kinseidō") operated in 2nd Chome, Horie-cho, where many works of "fan pictures" (ukiyo-e prints on round fans) can be found.

1818 〜 1830（From the Bunsei era to the Meiji era)

Senzaburo Ibaya (also known by the shop names "Ibasen," "Uchida-do," and "Dansendo") operated in 1st Chome, Horie-cho, as part of a five-member association. The store name "Ibasen" was adopted by the 10th generation of the fan wholesaler, Saburo.

1818-1830 (From the Bunsei era to the Meiji era)

Ibaya Senzaburo (Ibaya Senzaburo) Trade names: "Ibasen", "Uchinan-do", "Dansendo" Horie-cho 1-chome Gonin-gumi store The 10th generation Saburo, a fan wholesaler, gave the trade name "Ibasen". The year of his birth is the year of establishment.

1855（Ansei 2nd year ）

The Ansei Great Earthquake occurred. The heir was lost.

1868 〜 1889 (Meiji Restoration）

Although the work as a "Baku-fu Goyō-tashi" (purveyor to the shogunate) was no longer available, the company continued its work as a publisher of ukiyo-e prints and began selling calendars. The 13th generation, Naokichi Yoshida, pushed forward with the calendar business as a key secondary product.

1923（Taisho 12th year ）

The store was lost in a fire caused by the impact of the Great Kanto Earthquake.

1934（Showa 9th year）

The company transitioned to a corporation and became Ibaken Co., Ltd.

1945（Showa 20th year）

During the Tokyo air raids of World War II, the store escaped damage.

1976（Showa 51st year）

The 14th generation, Nobuo Yoshida, took part in the family business.

1985（Showa 60th year）

The 14th generation, Nobuo Yoshida, assumed the position of President and CEO. The calendar business was discontinued, and the company focused solely on its core business of selling fans and folding fans.

2008（Heisei 20th year）

Launched a website.

2012（Heisei 24th year）

The "Ibasen Ukiyo-e Museum" opened on the first floor of the Ibasen Building as part of the "Machikado Exhibition Hall" project by the Chuo Ward, Tokyo.

Currently

We began selling folding fans in the late Edo period and have since become a long-established company specializing in fans, hand-held fans, and washi paper products. The ukiyo-e prints produced by "Ibasen" at that time can now be seen not only in domestic museums but also in prestigious international museums such as the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Van Gogh Museum.