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Family Inada Co., Ltd.
Native name
ファミリーイナダ株式会社
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryMedical equipment
FoundedMarch 1962; 62 years ago (1962-03)
FounderNichimu Inada
Headquarters
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nichimu Inada
(President)
Products
Number of employees
450
Websitewww.inada-massagechair.com
Footnotes / references
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Family Inada Co., Ltd. (Inada) (ファミリーイナダ株式会社, Famirī Inada Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of massage chairs. Based in Osaka, Japan, Inada was founded in 1962 by Nichimu Inada[3] and invented the first automatic shiatsu massage chair.[4] Mr. Meishoku Kim is Inada's director of development.[5]

Much of their technological development is done in their main headquarters in Osaka. The main factory is located in Nawa, a small town in the Tottori prefecture of Japan.

In 2001 Inada released the i.1 and the H.9 massage chairs.[6] The H.9 was a Time magazine's Invention of the Year[7] and became a bestseller in Japan.[8] In 2003 the D.1 was released,[9] and in 2008 Inada released the Sogno DreamWave, designed by Toshiyuki Kita.

The Sogno DreamWave (HCP-10001A) received 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Honors[10] and was a 2009 American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) Pinnacle Award finalist. In 2010, Inada received two additional CES Innovations Honors for the Inada CUBE[11] in the Home Appliance Category[12] and the Doctor's Choice massage chair[13] in the Health and Wellness Category.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Company Profile". Family Inada. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of Family Inada Co., Ltd". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Shomer, Jill C. (January 18, 2002). "Stress Relief: The Masseuse You Sit On". Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Home Theater Magazine: Home Theater Masseuse". Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  5. ^ Koerner, Brendan I. (December 19, 2004). "Massaging To the Oldies". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Furchgott, Roy (October 11, 2001). "A Digital Chair That Can Sense And Relieve the Pain". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Inventions of the Year: Infrared Massage Chair". Time. 2001.
  8. ^ CNN on the Inada H.9, January 10, 2003
  9. ^ Hamilton, Anita (July 14, 2003). "Sitting Pretty". Time.
  10. ^ "2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Honors". Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  11. ^ Inada CUBE
  12. ^ "CES 2010 Innovations Honors Home Appliances". Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  13. ^ Doctor's Choice (HCP-9101A)
  14. ^ "CES 2010 Innovations Honors Health and Wellness Category". Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
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