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Toho Gas Co., Ltd.
	Toho Gas Company logo
Trade name	東邦ガス
Native name	東邦瓦斯株式会社
Romanized name	Tōhō Gasu Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Public (K.K.)
Traded as	TYO: 9533
Industry	Energy
Founded	June 26, 1922
Headquarters	Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Area served	Aichi, Gifu, Mie
Services	Production, supply and sale of city gas; Supply and sale of gas appliances, and related construction; Construction for supply of city gas; Energy services; Supply of electricity
Revenue	¥461,199 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Operating income	¥17,831 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Net income	¥21,485 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Total assets	¥550,599 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Total equity	¥327,339 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Number of employees	2,858 (2018)
Website	www.tohogas.co.jp/lang-n/en/corporate/

Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (東邦瓦斯株式会社, Tōhō Gasu Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly written as 東邦ガス, is a Japanese gas company based in Nagoya, Japan. It supplies gas to the Tōkai region, especially the Chūkyō metropolitan area. It is also one of Nagoya's "four influential companies" along with Meitetsu, Matsuzakaya, and Chubu Electric Power.

History edit

Toho Gas was initially founded to the Toho Electric Power Company (東邦電力) in 1922, as a result of the merger of two electric power companies, Kansai Denki and Kyushu Dentō Tetsudō. Following the merger, the company decided to spin off the gas business and acquisition of the Nagoya Gas Corporation.

Timeline edit

June 26, 1922, Toho Gas was founded by acquiring business of Nagoya Gas.
March 1927, Toho Gas acquired business of Saibu Gas Group in Fukuoka.^[1]
December 1930, The gas business in the Northern Kyushu region was transferred to Saibu Gas Corporation.^[1]
April 2003, Toho Gas merged with Gōdō Gas, Gifu Gas Corporation, and Ōgaki Gas.