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Isetan

Japanese department store chain

Field	Value
name	Isetan Co., Ltd.
株式会社伊勢丹
logo	ISETAN logo.svg
type	Subsidiary
foundation	, Hatagomachi, Kanda (Sotokanda, Chūō), Tokyo, Japan as Iseya Tanji Gofukuten
successor	Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.
founder	Tanji Kosuge
location	14-1 Shinjuku 3-chōme, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
industry	Retail
parent	Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (100%)
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株式会社伊勢丹 Isetan ( unlisted on March 26, 2008, ) 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.

On April 1, 2008, Isetan and Mitsukoshi were merged under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. ().

Branches in Japan

Name	Type	Country	City	Opened	Closed	Size	Annual sales	Sq m	Sq ft	Year	Millions
of yen	Millions
of USD*	Year
Isetan Shinjuku	Owned	Japan	Tokyo		open	64296 m2	64296 m2	2007	256,980		2007
Isetan Tachikawa	Owned	Japan	Tokyo		open	40060 m2	40060 m2	2007	40,535		2007
Isetan Kichijōji (ja)	Owned	Japan	Tokyo		[ja]	20758 m2	20758 m2	2007	18,274		2007
Isetan Matsudo(ja)	Owned	Japan	Chiba		{{dts	2018	3	21	nowrap=off}}[ja]	33109 m2	33109 m2	2007	29,010		2007
Isetan Urawa	Owned	Japan	Saitama		open	29355 m2	29355 m2	2007	52,775		2007
Isetan Sagamihara (ja)	Owned	Japan	Kanagawa		[ja]	40906 m2	40906 m2	2007	32,490		2007
Isetan Fuchū (ja)	Owned	Japan	Tokyo		[ja]	34102 m2	34012 m2	2007	24,884		2007
JR Osaka Mitsukoshi Isetan	JV** with JR West	Japan	Osaka	{{dts	2014		abbr=on	nowrap=off}}	{{dts		nowrap=off}}	[ja]--	50000 m2	50000 m2
JR Kyoto Mitsukoshi Isetan (ja)--	JV** with JR West	Japan	Kyoto				nowrap=off}}--open			nowrap=off}}--		m2	m2	disp=number}}--

*at current exchange rate **joint venture with

Other joint venture stores

JR Kyoto Isetan (operated by West Japan Railway Isetan)

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

Hachiōji
Kokura Isetan

Branches outside Japan

Branches in Southeast Asia

Malaysia 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))
(Shaw House and Centre and NEX)

Isetan's first Malaysian outlet at the Weld Complex opened in late 1988.

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), followed by CentralWorld store at Bangkok while restaurant zone and Kinokuniya Bookstores will still remain., and the closure of Parkway Parade branch on 31 January 2022 (replaced by HOOGA, Muji and Canton Paradise), and also the closure of 1 Utama branch on 5 April 2022. 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.

Isetan Tampines officially closed down on 30 October 2025. It will be followed by its NEX Serangoon branch on April 2026.

Branches in China

Shanghai
Tianjin
Chengdu

Closed branches outside Japan

Spain Barcelona, Closed down in August 1993.
British Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui, Opened in May 1973. Closed down in 1996.
UK London, Opened in August 1989. Closed down in December 2000.
Austria Vienna, Opened in April 1990. Closed down in August 2003.
Taiwan Kaohsiung, Opened in November 1992. Closed down in March 2008.
Westgate, Opened on 2013. Closed down on March 8, 2020.
Thailand Bangkok (CentralWorld), Opened on April 8, 1992. Closed down on August 31, 2020.
Parkway Parade, Opened on 1983. Closed down on January 31, 2022.
Malaysia Petaling Jaya (1 Utama), Opened in November 2011. Closed down on April 5, 2022.
Tampines Mall. Opened in 1996. Closed down on October 30, 2025.

References

(2007). "Annual Report 2007". Isetan Company Ltd..
(23 Jan 2014). "Isetan Mitsukoshi retreats from Osaka's department store wars". Nikkei Asia.
(6 June 1988). "Retailers bullish on prospects in KL". Business Times (Singapore).
(6 May 2019). "Isetan not renewing lease of 'loss-making' Westgate store".
"Isetan will not renew lease of 'loss-making' Westgate store".
(14 March 2020). "'เซ็นทรัลเวิล์ด' เตรียมสร้าง เดสทิเนชั่นใหม่ แทนที่ อิเซตัน คาดเปิดกลางปี '64".
(2020-03-15). "Isetan to Withdraw from Bangkok".
[https://www.facebook.com/220317198054310/photos/a.220335654719131/2788633894555948 Kinokuniya Thailand Announcement]
"Isetan at Parkway Parade to close in March 2022 after 39 years".
Choo, Yun Ting. (2021-08-13). "Isetan Singapore closing Parkway Parade store by March 2022".
(17 November 2021). "Isetan 1 Utama is Closing Down".
Chalil, Melanie. (18 November 2021). "Isetan announces closure of 1 Utama outlet after 10 years of operations". Malay Mail.
BH, Wartawan. (2021-11-17). "Isetan tutup gedung di 1 Utama".
(2021-11-18). "Isetan 1 Utama To Close Down Next Year After 10 Years".
Quek, Eunice. (2020-03-06). "Japan Food Town shuttered, lease terminated by landlord Isetan".
Ang, Rosalind. (2025-05-07). "Isetan Tampines to shutter in November 2025". The Straits Times.
cue. (2025-12-08). "'Bound to happen': Isetan now exiting Nex after closure of Tampines Mall outlet".
(14 March 2003). "Press Release "Closing of Vienna Isetan"".

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