Yodobashi Camera

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Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd.
Type Kabushiki kaisha
Founded April,1960
Headquarters Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Area served Japan
Products Electronic products
Revenue JPN 88,000,000
Employees 3,100 (2006)
Website Official site
Shinjuku Nishiguchi Store
Shinjuku Nishiguchi Store
Yodobashi Akiba
Yodobashi Akiba

Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd. (ヨドバシカメラ) is a chain store mainly selling electronic products. Currently, there are 20 stores in Japan.

The store in Akihabara (Akiba), immediately next to JR Akihabara station, is 9 storeys tall and sells a wide selection of toys, videos, computers, laptops, cameras and audio equipment, including high-end items.

In Shinjuku near the west entrance to the JR station, Yodobashi has several tall stores close together, also providing a wide selection of electronics.

The store's theme song is a bouncy cover of The Battle Hymn of the Republic[1].

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[edit] History

  • 1960 - Started off as Fujisawa Shashin Shokai
  • 1974 - Changed its name to Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd.
  • 1975 - Shinjuku Nishiguchi Store opens (first store created)
  • 1989 - Publishes Yodobashi Point Card
  • 1998 - Internet shopping store opens
  • 2005 - Akiba megastore location opens

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