* Number of stores: Stores in Japan and overseas franchise stores as of the end of August 2022, and overseas stores (China, North America, and Taiwan) as of the end of June 2022
* Net sales do not include non-consolidated subsidiary or franchise store sales.
* Sales units includes only domestic in-store sales.
1988 - 1990
July 1988Establishment of JIN Ltd. (currently JINS Inc.) in Maebashi-shi, Gunma
1991 - 2000
July 1991Reorganization as JIN CO., LTD. (currently JINS Inc.)
2001 - 2010
April 2001Opening of JINS Tenjin Store, the first JINS store, marking entry into eyewear business
August 2006Listing on the Hercules market (currently JASDAQ) of the Osaka Stock Exchange
September 2007Opening of JIN ONLINE SHOP
August 2008Transfer of head office function to Kita-Aoyama to establish the Tokyo Head Office
May 2009Introduction of “NEW All-in-One Price,” a breakthrough pricing system that charges no extra fees for lenses
September 2009Launch of first series of strategic product “Air frame®”
December 2010Opening of first overseas store “JINS Yamada Denki Shenyang Store” in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, marking entry into the overseas market
2011 - 2020
March 2011Opening of “Spectre JINS Roppongi Hills Store”, its first store specializing in sunglasses
June 2011Participation in the “World Entrepreneur of The Year 2011 Awards” as Japanese representative
September 2011Launch of “JINS PC®” and “JINS MOISTURE®” as the first of its functional eyewear protect series
November 2012Accumulated sales of “JINS PC®” tops 1 million units
November 2012Ranked 6th in Top 30 Hit Products of 2012 by Nikkei Trendy
December 2012“JINS PC Project Team” receives the Excellence Award in the general corporation category of BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR 2012
December 2012Ranked as Nishi-Maegashira in Hit Products of 2012 by Nikkei MJ
April 2013The world's first drive-thru glasses store! Power Mall Maebashi Minami JINS store opened
May 2013Opening of “JINS Kichijoji Dia-Gai Store” equipped with an automatic lens laboratory
May 2013Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
July 2014Transfer of head office to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Fujimi
April 2015Launch of new brand vision "Magnify Life"
April 2015Opening of 50th store in China
August 2015Grand opening of our first U.S. store, JINS Union Square
November 2015Launch of JINS MEME
November 2015Opening of JINS Eslite Station store, the first store, in Taiwan
November 2015Renaming of "JINS PC" to "JINS SCREEN"
September 2016Opening of three new stores in North America
September 2016Opening of 10th store in Taiwan
November 2016Total sales of JINS PC® exceeds seven million units
April 2017Changed trading name to JINS Inc.
May 2017Opened our flagship store: JINS Shibuya
May 2017Opened our 100th store in China
December 2017Opening of "Think lab," which aims to be the world's most concentration-conducive workspace
April 2018Opening of JINS SM Aura Premier, the first franchise store in the Philippines
May 2018Establishment of JINS Japan Co., Ltd.
May 2018Opened 500th store worldwide
July 2018Opening of J Eyewear Lab high-end store in Roppongi Hills
September 2018Opening of JINS Hong Kong apm, the first store in Hong Kong
September 2019Launched collaboration project "Violet Light" with a startup from Keio University
June 2020Received the Highest Award in the Architecture and Interior Design of Product Design category of Red Dot Award 2020
October 2020Price revision for "JINS 1DAY", the contact lenses
October 2020Launched "Click & GO" service
2021 - Present
March 2021Opening of "Youme Town Saga Store," achieved opening stores in 47 prefectures nationwide
April 2021Opening of "JINS PARK," aimed at becoming a hub for local communities in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, where JINS was founded
May 2021Awarded in 2 categories at the International Design Award "iF DESIGN AWARD 2021"
June 2021Capital and business alliance with FITTINGBOX S.A., France
August 2021Started "Osaka Warehouse," the second distribution base in Japan
October 2021Received the Porter Prize 2021
April 2022Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's new Prime Market Segment
August 2022Selected as a JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index Security
August 2022Completely renewed standard products
October 2022Made Yamato Technical Co., Ltd. into its subsidiary
