About Nanto Bank
90th Anniversary
Nanto Bank's Origin Story
Nanto Bank was founded in 1934 through a merger of four banks: Sixty-eight Bank Co., Ltd., which had its origins in the national bank; Yoshino Bank Co., Ltd., which supported local finance; Yagi Bank Co., Ltd., which helped revive the Chuwa district; and Gose Bank Co., Ltd., which supported commercial and industrial enterprises.
Sixty-eight Bank (January 1879)
Preparations under the guidance of Eiichi Shibusawa are completed, and Sixty-eight Bank initiates operations as the rst bank in Nara Prefecture.
Yoshino Bank, Ltd. (August 1895)
Yoshino Bank begins operations in Shimoichi-cho,Yoshino-gun to support nancial unication of Yoshino.
Yagi Bank (February 1894)
Yagi Bank opens in response to demand for a nancial institution to promote industry in the Chuwa district.
Gose Bank (March 1897)
Gose Bank is established in Gose-machi to provide nance for commerce and industry in the Gose region.
The emblem represents the merger of the four banks into a single entity. The four Katakana characters "" surrounding the initial Chinese character nan ("south") in "Nanto" represent the four banks that merged to form it: Rokuhachi (Sixty-eight) Bank, Yoshino Bank, Yagi Bank, and Gose Bank. Adopted in April 1934, the emblem symbolizes their unity and development as a single entity.
90th Anniversary commemorative projects
On the occasion of its 90th Anniversary, Nanto Bank is undertaking various commemorative projects to express its gratitude to all of its stakeholders.
Commemorative project concept
"Sustainable interactions between the Bank
and its stakeholders as we look forward our 100th Anniversary"
We want our stakeholders to be excited, and we know we can provide this excitement only by exceeding their expectations. Continually exceeding expectations will create sustainable connections between the Bank and our stakeholders that will remain strong a decade from now and far into the future.
Wide-ranging search for ideas for use of the current Main Building
With our Head Office sales department and headquarters functions scheduled to be relocated to the new Main Building in the spring of 2025, we organized a "Nanto Nara Future Idea Contest" to solicit a wide range of opinions on the best ways to use the current Main Building and activate the neighboring area in the future.
*The current Main Building was completed in April 1926 as the Nara branch of the former Sixty-eight Bank. It was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan in 1997.
Professional suggestions
Help us by applying advanced expertise to the future and propose ideas, methods and concepts for the future use of Nanto Bank's current Main Building.
General suggestions
Please submit original proposals for future use of Nanto Bank's current Main Building employing varied methods of expression.
Schedule
Selection period
Thursday, July 11 to early August 2024
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Contributing to regional development through donations to local governments
We marked the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of our founding by making a major contribution to regional development, which is an important aspect of our Mission. This involved donation of a total of 100 million yen to local governments for their regional development projects by July 1, 2024.
For municipalities besides Nara Prefecture, Nara City and others where our headquarters are located, we employed the "Local Community Creation" tax system (the corporate version of the "Furusato" hometown tax system) in the donation process.
Donation recipients | |
Local governments in | Nara Prefecture, Nara City, Yamatotakada City, Yamatokoriyama City, |
Nara Prefecture | Tenri City, Kashihara City, Sakurai City, Gojo City, Gosho City, Ikoma |
(40 recipients) | City, Kashiba City, Katsuragi City, Uda City, Yamazoe Village, Heguri |
Town, Misato Town, Ikaruga Town, Ando Town, Kawanishi Town, | |
Miyake Town, Tawaramoto Town, Soni Village, Mitsue Village, Takatori | |
Town, Asuka Village, Kanmaki Town, Oji Town, Koryo Town, Kawai | |
Town, Yoshino Town, Oyodo Town, Shimoichi Town, Kurotaki Village, | |
Tenkawa Village, Nosegawa Village, Totsukawa Village, Shimokitayama | |
Village, Kamikitayama Village, Kawakami Village, Higashiyoshino Village | |
Local governments | |
outside Nara prefecture | Kizugawa City, Ide Town |
(2 municipalities) |
90th Anniversary Celebration
"NANTO Festival 90," a private event for employees, their families, and retirees, was held at Universal Studios Japan on June
1 in conjunction with the 90th Anniversary celebration.
Creation of the 90th
Anniversary logo
On June 1, 2024, we celebrated the 90th Anniversary of our foundation. Soliciting ideas for a commemorative logo and catchphrase inhouse, we chose a design and catchphrase that evoke a "bridge to an infinitely exciting future" in the years to our 100th Anniversary and beyond.
90th Anniversary poster and special site
The Anniversary poster shows our current Main Building, which has served as the Bank's head office for almost a century. The strong attachment all the Group's officers and employees, including our alumni, feel for this estimable old building make it an appropriate symbol to represent the Bank. The photo was taken in April 1926, when its construction as the Nara Branch of the Sixty-eight Bank was completed. In yet another effort to promote deeper understanding of the Bank, a special site has been established on our website.
Please read code for the 90th Anniversary special site
Outside directors and young employees engage in opinion exchange.
The outside directors and young and mid-career sales branch employees used the occasion of the Bank's 90th Anniversary to engage in a free exchange of opinions. The meeting provided an opportunity for the employees to express their frank opinions on issues they consider important in their daily work as well as for members of management and employees to share their awareness of issues and their thoughts on the Bank's culture.
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