Tokyu Group

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Tokyu Group
Native name
東急グループ
Romanized name
Tōkyū Gurūpu
Type Keiretsu
Industry Conglomerate
FoundedMay 16, 1910;112 years ago (1910-05-16) (as Musashi Electric Railway Company; renamed Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway on October 25, 1924;98 years ago (1924-10-25))
September 2, 1922;100 years ago (1922-09-02) (Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway)
October 16, 1939;83 years ago (1939-10-16) (current iteration of company)
Renamed Tokyu on May 1, 1942;80 years ago (1942-05-01)
Founder Keita Gotō
Headquarters,
Japan
Area served
Tokyo and Kanagawa
Services passenger railways
other related services
Parent Tokyu Corporation
Website www.tokyugroup.jp

The Tokyu Group (東急グループ, Tōkyū Gurūpu) is a railway keiretsu whose parent company is the Tokyu Corporation railway company, which links Tokyo and its suburbs. Many companies in the group are designed to enhance the value of the Tokyu rail network. In addition to the railroad system, the group includes other companies in transportation, real-estate, retail, leisure, and cultural endeavors. Here is a partial list of companies in the Tokyu Group.

Contents

Transportation

Real estate

Retail

Leisure

Construction and other

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Nangoku Kotsu Bus
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Tokyu Bus

Culture

Telecommunications

See also

The following companies used to be affiliated companies of Tokyu Group.

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References

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  2. About making a stake in Tokyu Corporation