Tokyo, August 21, 2014 – Rakuten, Inc., one of the world’s largest Internet services companies, today announced that it will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Tokyo’s fashionable Futako Tamagawa area. The move, which is planned for completion in August 2015, is aimed at improving operational efficiency and supporting future growth.
Rakuten began its operations in February 1997 with only 6 employees from a small office in the Atago district of Minato City, Tokyo. Since then, it has grown into a global company operating in 28 countries and regions with over 11,000 employees around the world. In August 2007, the tenth year since the start of its operations, Rakuten relocated its headquarters to its current location in Rakuten Tower, Higashi Shinagawa.
Rakuten’s new head office will be located in the new Futako Tamagawa Rise Tower Office, which is currently under construction by the Futako Tamagawa East District 2 Urban Land Redevelopment Union. The Futako Tamagawa Rise Tower Office is part of the Futako Tamagawa RISE complex, which is managed by Tokyu Corporation and Tokyu Land Corporation. The tower has 30 floors above ground and two below ground. Rakuten will occupy all 26 floors of office space in the tower. The top three floors of the building will accommodate a hotel, while the bottom levels will incorporate a movie theatre and shopping complex.
Details of the New Head Office
Address: 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Access: Approximately 4 minutes on foot from Futako Tamagawa Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyu Oimachi Line
Time of Relocation: August 2015 (planned)
Current Head Office
Address: Shinagawa Seaside Rakuten Tower, 4-12-3 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
August 21, 2014
- Rakuten, Inc.