Books Kinokuniya

Summary

Books Kinokuniya is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (562 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Books Kinokuniya was a member of Shuppan Azusakai^[3].
• Books Kinokuniya is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Books Kinokuniya is in the country of JP^[5].
• Books Kinokuniya's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Books Kinokuniya's instance of is recorded as publishing house^[7].
• Books Kinokuniya's instance of is recorded as bookstore chain^[8].
• Books Kinokuniya's founder is recorded as Moichi Tanabe^[9].
• Kii Province is named after Books Kinokuniya^[10].
• Books Kinokuniya's headquarters location is recorded as Shimo-Meguro^[11].
• Books Kinokuniya's headquarters location is recorded as Shinjuku^[12].
• Books Kinokuniya's child organization or unit is recorded as Kinokuniya Bookselling^[13].
• Books Kinokuniya's child organization or unit is recorded as Asahiya Shoten^[14].
• Books Kinokuniya's Commons category is recorded as Books Kinokuniya^[15].
• Books Kinokuniya's industry is recorded as retail^[16].
• Books Kinokuniya's industry is recorded as publishing^[17].
• January 22, 1927 marks the founding of Books Kinokuniya^[18].
• January 16, 1946 marks the founding of Books Kinokuniya^[19].
• 2000-03-31 marks the founding of Books Kinokuniya^[20].
• Books Kinokuniya's official website is recorded as http://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/english^[21].
• Books Kinokuniya's official website is recorded as https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/^[22].
• Books Kinokuniya's official website is recorded as http://www.kinokuniya.com/^[23].
• Books Kinokuniya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Books Kinokuniya^[24].
• Books Kinokuniya's legal form is recorded as kabushiki gaisha^[25].
• Books Kinokuniya's legal form is recorded as T417^[26].
• Books Kinokuniya's different from is recorded as Kinokuniya^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 353800LR8LTQS06UI509^[28]

• Registered legal name: 株式会社紀伊國屋書店^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: JP^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): T417^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2000-03-31^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2020-04-15^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-15^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-04-15^[38]

• Managing LOU: 353800279ADEFGKNTV65^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000412^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 0111-01-005131^[41]

• Other names: Kinokuniya Company Ltd.^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Books Kinokuniya's founder is recorded as Moichi Tanabe^[9]. Recorded inception include January 22, 1927^[18], January 16, 1946^[19], and 2000-03-31^[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Shimo-Meguro^[11], a chōchō^[44], in Japan^[45] and Shinjuku^[12], a neighborhood^[46], in Japan^[47]. Subsidiaries include Kinokuniya Bookselling^[13], a business^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1975^[50], headquartered in Ochiai^[51] and Asahiya Shoten^[14], a bookstore chain^[52], in Japan^[53], founded in 1946^[54], headquartered in Dōjima^[55].

Industry

Industries include retail^[16] and publishing^[17].

Why It Matters

Books Kinokuniya ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (562 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]