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Matsuya Co., Ltd. (株式会社松屋) is a Japanese department store in Tokyo. Founded in 1869, it has stores in 
In April 2019, Matsuya held a promotion to celebrate the announcement of the new imperial era name, ''
Ginza
Ginza ( ; ja, 銀座 ) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi. It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous intern ...
(est. 1925) and Asakusa (est. 1930s). The Ginza branch is the company's headquarters.
Arising from the Meiji Restoration, the company was founded in 1869 in Yokohama as Tsuruya, a store selling cotton for kimono. In 1889, it bought Imagawa Matsuya, a Tokyo kimono fabric store founded in 1776, and adopted the latter's name because of its historic lineage. It opened a three-story Western-style store in 1907, and a modern department store in 1925 in Ginza.
In the 1960s, the Ginza branch held two well-regarded art exhibitions: "From Space to Environment
was a postwar Japanese exhibition of contemporary art and design that was held on the eighth floor gallery of the Matsuya Department Store in Ginza, Tokyo, from November 11–16, 1966. It was organised by the multidisciplinary group Environment ...
" and "Good Design".
In 1971, Matuya began a loose partnership / cooperation agreement with Isetan, another Japanese department store. In 2002, Matsuya purchased Isetan stock in an attempt to cement the relationship. However, the two firms grew apart in 2007 after Isetan agreed to merge with Matsuya's bitter rival Mitsukoshi, which also operates a flagship department store in Ginza, and form Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings.
On 27 September 2012, Asakusa-Matsuya was renewed as "EKIMISE" and exteriors were changed to the former Asakusa-Matsuya which was opened in 1931 because Tokyo Skytree was opened
In April 2019, Matsuya held a promotion to celebrate the announcement of the new imperial era name, ''Rei-wa
is the current Japanese era name, era of Japan's official calendar. It began on 1 May 2019, the day on which Emperor Akihito's elder son, Naruhito, Enthronement of the Japanese emperor, ascended the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan. The ...
'', providing special treatment for customers whose names contained either of the Chinese characters ''rei'' or ''wa''.
See also
* Isetan * Mitsukoshi * Tobu Department Store *Fujikyu
, commonly abbreviated as Fujikyu, is a passenger transportation company headquartered in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.
The company operates the Fujikyuko Line railway and regional and long-distance bus routes. The company also operates the Te ...
(Fujikyu's shares of 0.38% were held by Matsuya)
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* Japanese companies established in 1869 Buildings and structures in Chūō, Tokyo Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Department stores of Japan Fuyo Group Ginza Retail companies based in Tokyo Retail companies established in 1869 {{retail-company-stub