Our History : TOKYU LAND CORPORATION

1918

-	Den-en Toshi Co., Tokyu Corporation's predecessor, is established and capitalized at 500,000 yen

1923

-	Den-en Toshi Co. begins selling real estate in the residential community of Tamagawadai (now called Den-en Chofu), Japan's first "garden city" development project

1928

-	Meguro-Kamata Railway Co. merges with Den-en Toshi Co.

1939

-	Meguro-Kamata Railway Co. merges with Tokyo-Yokohama Railway Co.; company name changed to Tokyo-Yokohama Railway Co.

1942

-	Tokyo-Yokohama Railway Co. merges with Keihin Electric Railway Co. and Odakyu Railway Co. to establish Tokyo Express Railway Co. (Tokyu Corporation)

1953

-	Tokyu Corporation spins off real estate division that becomes Tokyu Land Corporation (TLC); the subsidiary is capitalized at 300 million yen

-	Real estate sales, gravel, recreational facility, and advertising business operations are transferred from Tokyu Corp. to TLC (Chairman: Keita Goto, President: Noboru Goto)

1954

-	TLC merges with Nihon Kogyo Co. and inherits its insurance agency and warehouse businesses

-	TLC begins selling new subdivisions in the areas of Okurayama Bairin, Hiyoshi, and Kikuna

1955

-	TLC enters the real estate leasing market

-	Construction of Daikanyama Tokyu Apartment (Japan's first luxury apartment complex for foreign nationals) completed

1956

-	TLC listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

-	Shibuya sales office opens, marking TLC's full-scale entry into the real estate intermediary business

1959

-	Construction business assets and trade rights transferred to newly-established Tokyu Construction Co.

1961

-	Assets and trade rights concerning advertising business are transferred to newly-established Tokyu Agency, Inc.

-	TLC reassigned to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

-	Work begins on the Machida-Ogawa (now called Tsukushino) Development Project

-	TLC and Mitsubishi Bank team up to offer the "Tokyu-Mitsubishi Home Loan Program" (Japan's first loan program offered through a corporate partnership)

1962

-	The first Land Price Survey is conducted and used to develop a "land price distribution chart"

1963

-	TLC begins offering design supervision services

1965

-	Shibuya Tokyu Plaza opens and becomes the new home of TLC headquarters

1968

-	Kamata Tokyu Plaza opens

1969

-	Tokyu Home Service Co. (now Tokyu Amenix Corp.), a company specializing in after-sale services for homebuyers, is established

-	Akasaka Tokyu Plaza opens

1970

-	Tokyu Community Corp., a company specializing in building and condominium management, is established

-	Osaka Branch Office (now Kansai Branch Office) opens

1972

-	TLC establishes Area Service Co. (now Tokyu Livable, Inc.), a company specializing in real estate referrals

1973

-	Design supervision business assets and trade rights transferred to newly-established Tokyu Architects & Engineers, Inc.

-	TLC opens development offices in Sapporo (now the Sapporo Branches)

1975

-	Ishikatsu Exterior, Inc., becomes a TLC affiliate

1976

-	Tokyu Hands, Inc., a retailer of home improvement and do-it-yourself merchandise, is establised

-	TLC begins selling Abiko Village condominiums (a large-scale complex) and homes (2x4 construction design) in Komamusashidai

1978

-	Tokyu Resort Corp., a company specializing in the sale of vacation homes is established

-	Noboru Goto and Hideo Matsuo are appointed as company chairman and president, respectively

-	Tokyu Hands Store opens in Shibuya

1980

-	Sapporo Tokyu Building "PLAZA 109" opens

-	TLC establishes Tokyu Land Kinki Area Service Co., which later merges with Tokyu Land Area Service Co.

1981

-	Sapporo Branch Office opens

1982

-	TLC establishes Tokyu Home Corp., a company specializing in building design and construction subcontracting

-	Fujisawa Tokyu Plaza opens

-	Tokeminami Planned Subdivision Project launched (now Asumigaoka)

1983

-	Sendai Branch Office opens

-	TLC headquarters moved to Shin-nanpeidai Tokyu Building

1984

-	TOKYU LOAN & GUARANTEE COMPANY , LIMITED

-	Tokyu Home & Lifestyle Research Center is established

-	Palau Pacific Resort opens

1985

-	Tokyu Relocation Corp. is established

-	Tokyu Sports Oasis, Inc. is established

-	Tetsuro Aki appointed as company president

-	Niseko Internatinoal Hirafu and Niseko Weiss Ski Resorts open

1986

-	TLC begins selling subdivisions in Asumigaoka

1988

-	Tokyu Land Area Service Co. changes name to Tokyu Livable, Inc.

-	"Tokyu Harvest Club" members-only resort hotel opens in Tateshina

-	Tambara Ski Park opens

1989

-	Tangram Madarao Tokyu Resort (multiple ski resort compound) opens

-	TLC begins selling subdivisions in Asumigaoka One Hundred Hills

1990

-	Tokyu Home Service Co. changes name to Tokyu Amenix Corp.

-	Entire home sales business operations transferred to Tokyu Livable Corp.

1993

-	Ski Jam Katsuyama ski resort opens

1996

-	TLC Web site launched

-	TLC launches two new "urban-style" home series, Tokyu Select Town and Tokyu Square

1997

-	Daikanyama Place, an "urban-style" commercial facility, opens

1998

-	Tokyu Community Corp. listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (reassigned to the First Section of TSE in 2000)

-	Kayama Yuzo Museum opens

1999

-	Construction begins on the Tokyu Sanbancho Building (office building)

-	Tokyu Livable, Inc., listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (reassigned to the First Section of the TSE in 2001)

2000

-	Masatake Ueki appointed as company president

-	TLC establishes EWEL, Inc. (a joint venture with Toyotsu Telecom; TLC controls 65% share), a company specializing in the outsourced management of wellness and welfare benefits

2001

-	Construction begins on the Nihonbashi 1-chome Project (on the site of the former Nihonbashi Tokyu Department Store), a multiple office- building complex

-	Harvest Club Kyu Karuizawa resort hotel opens

-	TLC and Tokyu Corporation establish Tokyu Real Estate Investment Management, Inc., a real estate investment consulting firm (TLC controls 49% share)

-	Management of 11 existing resort facilities consolidated under Tokyu Resort Service Co.

2002

-	Executive officer system introduced

-	TLC begins selling compact metro-area condominiums under the brand name Qualia in such areas as Ginza and Ebisu

-	Glassarea Aoyama ("urban-style" fashion shopping center) opens

-	Mets Osone (large-scale, Tokai-area shopping center) opens

-	A portion of non-life insurance operations transferred to newly-established Tokyu Insurance Consulting Corp., a joint venture with other Tokyu Group companies (TLC controls 40% share)

2003

-	TLC establishes E-Life Design, Inc., which manages and operates senior housing and a care-giving facility, with Mitsubishi Corporation (now Tokyu E-life Degign, inc.)

-	Tokyu Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, whose assets are managed by Tokyu Real Estate Investment Management, Inc.

-	Mino Market Park Visola opens, one of the biggest Shopping Centers in Kansai area

2004

-	Construction completed on Nihonbashi 1-chome building (ex Nihonbashi 1-chome project) , a large-scale building complex by joint venture

-	Senior housing Grand Clare Azamino opens

-	Coredo Nihonbashi opens, the commercial zone of Nihonbashi 1-chome building

-	A condominium Seaside Court Series redeveloped

-	Private placement fund for office/housing-related properties started

-	A care-giving facility Grand Care Azamino opens

2005

-	TLC establishes Demand-i Inc., an advertising agency for the Internet

-	Private placement fund for commerce-related properties started

2006

-	Harvest Club Nasu opens inside the Tokyu Nasu Resort complex

2007

-	The establishes Tokyu Land Capital Management Inc, a real-estate investment fund management firm.

2008

-	Masatake Ueki appointed chairman of the board; Kanazashi Kiyoshi appointed president

-	Tokyu Harvest Club VIALA Hakone Hisui opens as the first of the VIALA series, an upgraded version of the Tokyu Harvest Club, an operation specializing in members-only resort hotels.

-	Tokyu Home Co. and Tokyu Amenix Corp. merge to form Tokyu Homes Corporation.

2009

-	TLC establishes Tokyu Land SC Management Inc., a commercial facility management firm.

-	Creer Residence Sakuradai, a new residence in the senior residence series, opens

-	Tokyu Land Corporation Group's Social and Environmental Report 2009 issued

2010

-	Totsuka Tokyu Plaza opens

2011

-	Futako Tamagawa Rise Shopping Center opens.

-	Abeno Market Park Q’s Mall, one of the largest shopping malls in Osaka Prefecture, opens.

2012

-	Tokyu Plaza Omotesando/Harajuku opens for business