- Business
- Daiwa Cycle Co., Ltd. (5888.T) retails bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories, and provides maintenance and repair services primarily in Japan. The company offers city cycles; electric assist bicycles such as ATOSS Fami, ATOSS Mini, and e-KNOSEL; children's, girls', boys', kids', and mini cycles; sport and training bikes including the ARTMA series (ARTMA Lyraas, ARTMA Cyres with hydraulic disc brakes, and ARTMA Poetis Jr. MTB); cross bikes; simple customizable cycles like Fitz Plus 27; durable models such as Durasic F-II with W-loop frames; electric scooters; and accessories including baskets, batteries, tires, and helmets, sold through directly managed stores, franchise outlets, and e-commerce. Founded in 1980 with operations starting as a parking lot business in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, and formally established in 1990, Daiwa Cycle maintains its headquarters in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, with a Tokyo branch in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and employs 1,023 people as of January 2025.
The company operates over 100 stores across regions including Osaka, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Aichi, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, and Shiga, targeting everyday commuters, families, children, and sports cyclists with a focus on urban and sustainable transportation needs.
In recent years, Daiwa Cycle achieved 100 stores in 2022, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in 2023, expanded into Shiga Prefecture with the Daiwa Cycle Moriyama store in 2024, and transitioned to its current English name DAIWA CYCLE Co., Ltd. alongside store rebranding from Cycle Studio Silvering to Daiwa Cycle STYLE and Pro formats; it released interim financial results for the fiscal year ending January 2026, reflecting ongoing sales and service growth.