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Nurturing children’s budding curiosity;
Equipping them with 21st Century scientific skills.

We are not the leading actors; once a class begins, we no longer exist,
and we are remembered only after the learning is over.
At Narika Corporation we see our role as that of the invisible stagehandin the classroom, equipping teachers and students so they become
the stars of a new adventure in science and exploration.
For 90 years we have devoted ourselves to helping create lessons
Brimming with excitement. It’s a never-ending quest to ensure thatchildren have the opportunity to become explorers of the universearound them, and we have committed ourselves 100% to doing
whatever is needed, whenever it is needed, to cultivate a passion for
scientific learning in students.
We unfailingly incorporate the opinions and suggestions of classroom
teachers into our products. Constantly combining new feedback with
innovative ideas, we seek to stimulate children’s curiosity using theLatest technology. We only design and sell products that promote
this excitement in the hope of igniting children’s desire to learn.
We want to make teachers and tudents the stars of their own adventurein learning.
Though Narika’s products, students experience an exciting new world ofscientific exploration. Seeing the wonder in their eyes makes it all
Worthwhile and in anticipation of that precious moment, we arepledged to continue our efforts behind the scenes today and every day.
Narika Corporation

Doing all we can as the“Classroom’s Invisible
Stagehands”
Scientific business•Sale of science experiment-related implements, apparatus, andconsumables•Activities: planning, development, and wholesale distribution oforiginal products•End customers: Elementary, Junior High, and Senior High Schools;
Universities, Preparatory Schools•Planning and operation of science experiment classrooms•International import and export of scientific apparatus•Catalog and store sale of scientific goods for individuals•Pre-school business•Promotion and sale of educational toys and science toys for
Kindergartens and Nursery Schools

ActivClassroom Business•Sale of interactive classroom tools and ActivBoard interactive whiteboards

Introducing a selection of Narika’s original products
ATOMA Biological Microscope

EasySense Vision

Created with younglearners in mind, thestylish and innovative
ATOMA biologicalmicroscope is a perfect
addition to any sciencelaboratory. A brightlycoloured ergonomic
design combined withease of use is especiallyappealing to students.

An advanced datalogger that has
accelerated theintroduction of IT intoscience education, theEasySense represents
the latest in IT
educational materials.
The EasySense Vision
is the latest version in
the EasySense series.

Electrostatic Field Apparatus Set II

This is one of the products
we developed based on input
from classroom teachers.
The Electrostatic Field
Apparatus Set II is aphenomenal hit, so much sothat the teacher who cameup with the idea has been
awarded the prestigious
Prime Minister’s Prize.

Strengthening children’s
curiosity; deepening theirthinking power:
Our mission is to create science education materials for childrenthat will nurture an abiding interest in science, and equip themwith the 21st skills needed in our rapidly changing world.
1918-

Narika’s history is the history of Japanese schools.
The year is 1872. The Japanese Government establishes an
educational system based on the belief that universal educationof its citizens will enable Japan to take its place in the modernworld. Community education institutions are turned into schools.
Once the exclusive property of scientists and scholars, scienceeducation begins to spread widely amongst the general public.
Seeing the growing social need for science education, Narika
Corporation’s founder, Kyusuke Nakamura, leaves Sanseido
Machinery Headquarters to establish his own company in 1918.
This heralds the birth of Narika Corporation’s forerunner,
Nakamura Rikakikai-ten (Nakamura Scientific Instrument Store).

1918-1956
Kyusuke Nakamura has two fundamental creeds; Quality andExcitement. Education science equipment has to be of thehighest quality, and must also be able to capture the hearts
and minds of children everywhere. With these beliefs
underpinning everything the company does, production of
Narika’s own original products begins in 1953. They sell likewildfire. Approximately 40 years after it began as a private
store, the company name is changed to Nakamura ScientificCo.,Ltd. With this foundation in place, the company strikes out
in new directions.

1956-1984
Beyond national boundaries.
The company reaches a turning point in 1984, when HisayoshiNakamura, Narika’s second president from 1970, decides toexhibit at the NSTA exhibition (National Science TeachersAssociation), in Boston, USA. At this convention, which brings
together scientific educational equipment manufacturers fromaround the world, Narika’s Genecon Hand Electric Generator
becomes the focus of attention. The idea is simple, Genecon
makes electricity at the turn of a handle, but Genecon enables
children to understand the concepts of electricity generation andelectrical current. This revolutionary product transforms
experiments from “something you watch” to “something youexperience,” and it causes a huge sensation.
*Genecon is a registered trademark of Narika Corporation.

2004Science Education is about nurturing children’s creativity and problemsolving skills. At Narika we want children to experience the excitement
and wonder of science from the earliest possible age. In 2004 Narika
embarks on its pre-school business. There are many toys and games
that have huge potential to teach science to the very young. To
encourage that first step, in 2004 Narika establishes a business
partnership with LEGO Education. Having fallen in love with LEGO
Education’s products, Narika begins selling original LEGO Education
sets and holding workshops for teachers to explore new ways ofhelping children discover science through play. It’s a gradual process
but slowly more and more early learners have a chance to explore theuniverse around them with the help of Narika.

2006The E-Japan initiative has a profound impact on education and in2006 the number of teachers using ICT begins to increase.
Understanding that ICT skills, and computer-enhanced learning arefundamental components of the 21st century education landscape,
Narika begins selling Promethean’s ActivClassroom; a range ofglobal award-winning interactive classroom tools manufactured byPromethean, including the ActivBoard Interactive Whiteboard.

2008A New Direction in Our 90th YearIn the year of our 90th anniversary, the company’s name is changed to“Narika Corporation” and Ms. Yuka Nakamura is appointed as thecompany’s third president. There is nothing more important for us thanthe excitement of bringing excitement to others. With this passion
underpinning everything we do, we have pledged to continue seeking
new possibilities in education. In our 90th year, we have set out in a new
direction as the “classroom’s invisible stagehand.”