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Founded by Hideo Sawada in 1980.1
Private company
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Japanese travel agency
H.I.S. Co., Ltd. (株式会社エイチ・アイ・エス, Kabushiki-gaisha Eichi Ai Esu) is a travel agency based on the fifth floor of Trust Tower in Kamiya-cho, Tokyo in Kamiyacho, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan, specializing in low-cost package tours. The company was founded as International Tours Co., Ltd. in 1980 by Hideo Sawada, born in 1951, and renamed "H.I.S." in 1990. In Japan, H.I.S. has 303 branches throughout the country and a global network of 185 branches in 124 cities abroad.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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H.I.S. Co., Ltd. (株式会社エイチ・アイ・エス, Kabushiki-gaisha Eichi Ai Esu) is a travel agency based on the fifth floor of Trust Tower in Kamiya-cho, Tokyo in Kamiyacho, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan, specializing in low-cost package tours. The company was founded as International Tours Co., Ltd. in 1980 by Hideo Sawada, born in 1951, and renamed "H.I.S." in 1990.2
Founded by Hideo Sawada in 1980.1
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