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Takara Holdings

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Company in Kyoto, Japan

Takara Holdings (宝ホールディングス株式会社, Takara Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha; stylized as TaKaRa) is a Japanese company based in Kyoto. The company is mainly involved in the production of beverages, food, printing and medical supplies.2 It was founded in 1925.1 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 2531.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1925Founded1

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  • Ticker2531 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  • Industrybeverage industry1
  • HeadquartersShimogyō-ku1
  • Websitewww.takara.co.jp/english
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
  • LEI3538001CXSU150WNEY983
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address四条通烏丸東入長刀鉾町20番地, 600-8688 京都府 京都市下京区, Japan3
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 1300-01-0149813

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Takara Holdings (宝ホールディングス株式会社, Takara Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha; stylized as TaKaRa) is a Japanese company based in Kyoto. The company is mainly involved in the production of beverages, food, printing and medical supplies.2

Corporate structure

Takara Holdings sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Takara Holdings 京都府 京都市下京区, Japan
    • Takara Bio Subsidiary · Kusatsu
    • FOODEX Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • FOODEX S.R.L. Subsidiary · Mezzago, Italy
    • 宝酒造株式会社 Subsidiary · 京都府 京都市伏見区, Japan

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Takara Shuzo

Takara Shuzo (宝酒造) Co. produces sake, other beverages, and seasonings. This division comprises the original business; the holding company including it was formed in 2001. Takara Shuzo also owns the Tomatin distillery of Highland single malt scotch whisky. Takara Shuzo Co. is the largest distiller of traditional shochu liquor in Japan.

Takara Bio

Clontech Laboratories was acquired from BD Biosciences in 2005. In 2007, Clontech was involved in litigation with Invitrogen over patents for RNase H minus reverse transcriptase.

Subsidiaries of Takara Bio Inc. include Takara Bio USA (formerly Clontech Laboratories), a Mountain View, California-based manufacturer of kits, reagents, instruments, and services for biological research, as well as regional subsidiaries in Europe, Korea, China, and India. The main offices of Takara Bio USA moved to San Jose in August 2021.

From Wikipedia’s article on Takara Holdings, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. May 1949Went public Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  2. 1925Founded Founded1

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