- CEO
- Yoshio Murata
- Full Time Employees
- 6,518
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Department stores
- Address
- 1-5, Namba 5-chome Osaka OSA Japan 542-8510
- IPO Date
- May 16, 1949
- Business
- Takashimaya Company, Limited (8233.T), founded in 1831 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, operates as one of Japan's oldest department store chains, offering a wide range of retail products including clothing, accessories, home furnishings, food items, art objects, sundry goods, household utensils, electronics, and wedding apparel; it also provides mail-order shopping, corporate sales, and contract design services through segments such as domestic and overseas department stores, commercial property development, finance, construction, and others. The company manages 17 stores in Japan across regions like Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Sakai), Kanto (Nihombashi, Shinjuku, Yokohama), and others including Okayama and Takasaki Takashimaya, alongside five overseas locations in Singapore, Shanghai (China), Ho Chi Minh City and planned Hanoi (Vietnam), and Bangkok (Thailand); subsidiaries like Toshin Development handle shopping center developments such as Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C., Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. (opened 2023), and the Star Lake Project in Hanoi (from 2027). Takashimaya Financial Partners offers credit cards like Takashimaya Card Business Platinum, leasing, and wealth management; Takashimaya Space Create provides interior design and construction for luxury brands, hotels, and residences; other group firms including R.T. Corporation (restaurants like Din Tai Fung), Good Live (liquor wholesale), Select Square (e-commerce), and Takashimaya Tomonokai (membership programs) support diversified operations targeting affluent to middle-class customers in Japan and Asia. Recent developments include a capital and business alliance with Fanta, Inc. in March 2024 for healthcare real estate investments; acquisition of a majority stake in Vaste Culture & Cie., an independent financial advisor, in June 2024 to bolster private banking and IFA services; agreed purchase of 51.01% stake in Claylish Co., Ltd. for ¥770 million announced September 2025 to enhance capabilities; and ALL Takashimaya Agency's acquisition of SOARZROCK Inc. in August 2025 for computer graphics and video market expansion, alongside ongoing treasury share buybacks and structural reforms in department stores.