Takashimaya’s origins date back to Japan in 1831, when the first shop to sell kimonos opened in Kyoto. By 1840 there was a demand for exports and the business grew throughout Japan. Today, Takashimaya Co. Ltd. (Takashimaya Japan) is one of the world’s largest chains of department stores, operating 20 modern department stores in Japan, maintaining 528,608 square meters of floor space and posting consolidated net sales of US $8.51 billion for fiscal year 2006. It is the nucleus of the Takashimaya Group of companies worldwide.
Takashimaya opened its original store on Fifth Avenue in 1958. Presently, Takashimaya New York, LLC operates a department store at 693 Fifth Avenue at 54th St. It is owned and controlled by Takashimaya Fifth Avenue Corp. and Takashimaya Singapore Ltd. The present store was inaugurated in 1993 to wide media attention. The design was to reveal a new retail concept – a shopping environment with the feeling of a personal home, featuring soaring ceilings, residential lighting, and artfully decorated stone floors. Our mission today is the same as the founders as we search the world for unique items to delight our global guests. Takashimaya is a store temple of uniquely curated merchandise and gifts.
Takashimaya New York
693 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022
phone:1-800-753-2038, 1-212-350-0100
Between 54th and 55th Street, on the east side of Fifth Avenue
Store hours
Open 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM Monday through Saturday.
12:00 AM until 5:00 PM on Sunday.
Website: http://www.takashimaya-ny.com/