    () is a large japanese department store chain. founded in 1829 in kyoto by iida shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout japan and also in taipei, paris and singapore. takashimaya was listed at #1197 on the forbes global 2000 list for 2006.the world's biggest public companies - forbes.com takashimaya's new york store closed in 2010 when their u.s. subsidiary filed for bankruptcy.http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120518/real_estate/120519876 the store was at 693 fifth avenue near the plaza hotel and the louis vuitton store. in paris, it is located along boulevard haussmann, in the 9th arrondissement. in singapore, it is located at ngee ann city along orchard road, the prime shopping district in the city. takashimaya opened a store in shanghai, on 19 december 2012. takashimaya carries a wide array of products, ranging from wedding dresses and other apparel to electronics and flatware. ==stores== ===directly owned=== ;kansai *osaka - nankai building 1-5, namba gochome, chuo-ku, osaka, the north side of nankai railway namba station **sakai - nankai sakaihigashi building, 59, mikunigaoka-miyukidori, sakai-ku, sakai, near sakaihigashi station on the nankai railway koya line **wakayama - the station building of wakayamashi station on the nankai railway nankai line, 306, higashikuramaecho, wakayama - scheduled to be closed in august 2014. *semboku - panjo, 1-3-1, chayamadai, minami-ku, sakai, near semboku rapid railway izumi-chuo station *kyoto - 52, shincho, shijo-dori kawaramachi nishi-hairu, shimogyo-ku, kyoto (kawaramachi station on the hankyu railway kyoto line is connected underground.) **rakusai - rakuseine, 5-5, oharano higashi-sakaidanicho nichome, nishikyo-ku, kyoto, near rakusai bus terminal (kyoto municipal bus, keihan kyoto kotsu, hankyu bus) ;kanto *nihombashi - 4-1, nihombashi 2-chome, chuo, tokyo, the historical structure selected by tokyo metropolitan government, near nihombashi station (tokyo metro, toei subway) *shinjuku - shinjuku takashimaya times square, 24-2, sendagaya gochome, shibuya, connected with the south gate of jr east shinjuku station and
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