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Takashimaya Co., Ltd.
Takashimaya department store in Kyōto, Japan.
Takashimaya Co., Ltd.
Japanese department store
Also known as: Kabushiki-gaisha Takashimaya
Takashimaya Co., Ltd., one of the oldest department-store companies in Japan. The company traces its history back to a cotton-goods store founded in Kyōto in 1831; the modern limited-liability company was established in 1919. The company’s contemporary department stores are in Tokyo, Ōsaka, Kyōto, Rakusai, Sakai, Wakayama, and several other Japanese cities, with additional branches overseas. Headquarters are in Ōsaka.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Alison Eldridge.
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