Hokusho

Hokusho Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company primarily known as a specialist manufacturer of logistics and material handling equipment, including vertical conveyors (e.g., VTS series), sorting conveyors (e.g., PAS series), and various automation systems. In the 1990s, its in-house PC game development team, GE-TEN, ventured into the gaming industry, producing a series of real-time historical simulation games set during Japan's Sengoku period. Notable titles include GE-TEN: Sengoku Nobunaga Den (1991, PC-9801), GE-TEN II: Taikai Nobunaga Den (1993), and sequels, which emphasized strategic real-time battles and faithful historical recreation.