Isetan
Japanese department store chain
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Isetan (伊勢丹, Isetan) (TYO: 8238 unlisted on March 26, 2008, SGX: I15 ) is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and South East Asia, including in Jinan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tianjin, and formerly in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, London, and Vienna.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1886, Hatagomachi, Kanda (Sotokanda, Chūō), Tokyo, Japan as Iseya Tanji Gofukuten |
| Founder | Tanji Kosuge |
| Successor | Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. |
| Headquarters | 14-1 Shinjuku 3-chōme, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent | Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (100%) |
| Website | www |
On April 1, 2008, Isetan and Mitsukoshi were merged under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO: 3099).
Shinjuku flagship
Branches in Japan
| Name | Type | Country | City | Opened | Closed | Size | Annual sales | ||||
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| Sq m | Sq ft | Year | Millions |
Millions |
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| Isetan Shinjuku | Owned | Japan | Tokyo | Sep 28, 1933[1] | open | 64,296[1] | 692,080 | 2007 | 256,980 | 2,357[1] | 2007 |
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| Isetan Tachikawa | Owned | Japan | Tokyo | Oct 10, 1947 | open | 40,060 | 431,202 | 2007 | 40,535 | 371.85[1] | 2007 |
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| Isetan Kichijōji (ja) | Owned | Japan | Tokyo | Nov 10, 1971 | Mar 14, 2010[ja] | 20,758 | 223,437 | 2007 | 18,274 | 167.64[1] | 2007 |
| Isetan Matsudo(ja) | Owned | Japan | Chiba | Apr 19, 1974 | Mar 21, 2018[ja] | 33,109 | 356,382 | 2007 | 29,010 | 266.1[1] | 2007 |
| Isetan Urawa | Owned | Japan | Saitama | Apr 22, 1981 | open | 29,355 | 315,975 | 2007 | 52,775 | 484.13[1] | 2007 |
| Isetan Sagamihara (ja) | Owned | Japan | Kanagawa | Sep 25, 1990 | Sep 30, 2019[ja] | 40,906 | 440,309 | 2007 | 32,490 | 298.1[1] | 2007 |
| Isetan Fuchū (ja) | Owned | Japan | Tokyo | Apr 3, 1996 | Sep 30, 2019[ja] | 34,102 | 366,102 | 2007 | 24,884 | 228.27[1] | 2007 |
| JR Osaka Mitsukoshi Isetan | JV** with JR West | Japan | Osaka | 2014[2] | 50,000 | 538,196 | |||||
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| JR Kyoto Mitsukoshi Isetan | JV** with JR West | Japan | Kyoto | open | |||||||
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*at current exchange rate **joint venture with
Other joint venture stores
- Niigata Isetan (Chūō-ku, Niigata, operated by Niigata Isetan Mitsukoshi, Ltd.)
- Shizuoka Isetan (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, operated by Shizuoka Isetan, Ltd.)
- West Japan Railway Isetan Ltd. (2, see table above)
- Iwataya (Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, operated by Iwataya Mitsukoshi Ltd.)
- HaMaYa Department Store (Nagasaki)
Other closed branches
Branches outside Japan
Branches in Southeast Asia
Kuala Lumpur – (Suria KLCC, The Gardens at Mid Valley City, Lot 10 (as ISETAN The Japan Store)),
Selangor – Mitsui Outlet Park KLIA (as Isetan Outlet Store))
Isetan's first Malaysian outlet at the Weld Complex opened in late 1988.[3]
Isetan operates as a sublessor in Singapore at Orchard's Wisma Atria, where it was previously opened, but closed in March 2015, and subsequently converted for rental purposes. Currently the space, leased to Isetan, is filled with Mango, iora, Salon Vim, DRx Medical Aesthetic Clinic, YANN VEYRIE SALON, Franck Muller, Gautier Stylish French Living, Longines, World of Watches, UCHINO MYMY, SCANTEAK, and Sony.
Several stores were closed down due to COVID-19 pandemic. These include Westgate, of which it was closed down on 8 March 2020 (replaced by Love Bonito and Scarlett),[4][5] followed by CentralWorld store at Bangkok while restaurant zone and Kinokuniya Bookstores will still remain.,[6][7][8] and the closure of Parkway Parade branch on 31 January 2022 (replaced by HOOGA, Muji and Canton Paradise),[9][10] and also the closure of 1 Utama branch on 5 April 2022.[11][12][13][14] Also the Japan Food Town, the cluster of Japanese restaurants on the fourth floor of what previously known as Isetan Wisma Atria was shuttered. Prior to closure, some tenants were already moved out. Isetan has already received offers from external parties interested to lease its space.[15]
Isetan Tampines officially closed down on 30 October 2025.[16] It will be followed by its NEX Serangoon branch on April 2026.[17]
Branches in China
Closed branches outside Japan
Barcelona, Closed down in August 1993.
Tsim Sha Tsui, Opened in May 1973. Closed down in 1996.
London, Opened in August 1989. Closed down in December 2000.
Vienna, Opened in April 1990. Closed down in August 2003.[18]
Kaohsiung, Opened in November 1992. Closed down in March 2008.
Singapore Westgate, Opened on 2013. Closed down on March 8, 2020.
Bangkok (CentralWorld), Opened on April 8, 1992. Closed down on August 31, 2020.- Singapore Parkway Parade, Opened on 1983. Closed down on January 31, 2022.[16]
- Petaling Jaya (1 Utama), Opened in November 2011. Closed down on April 5, 2022.
- Singapore Tampines Mall. Opened in 1996. Closed down on October 30, 2025.[16]
