The Tō-Ō Nippō Press was established on 22 November 1888, with the first issue of the newspaper being published on the sixth of the following month.

[2] In 1928, the company began its publication of the Tō-Ō Yearbook, which provides data about the businesses and people of Aomori Prefecture.

[3] The structure features an exhibition space that has been used for events, such as a display in early 2021 of the works of manga artist Hisashi Eguchi.

[5] The Tō-Ō Nippō Press is headquartered in the Dainitonya-machi district in the southern part of the city of Aomori.

[4][6] The company has several branch offices throughout Aomori Prefecture, with the two largest ones being in Hachinohe and Hirosaki and smaller ones in the cities of Goshogawara, Tsugaru, Kuroishi, Hirakawa, Towada, Mutsu, and Misawa, and in the towns of Ajigasawa, Noheji, Sannohe, Gonohe, Itayanagi, and Oirase.