OVA21

OVA21 (株式会社OVA21) is a Japanese retail and distribution company headquartered in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Its origins trace to February 1902 (Meiji 35), when the business was founded; it was reorganized into a stock company (kabushiki gaisha) in December 2007 (Heisei 19). The company is privately held with stated capital of 60 million yen, and its main banking relationships are with Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank (Yanagibashi Branch) and Resona Bank (Nagoya Sales Headquarters). The company operates across several retail and service segments. Its station kiosk and bookstore business includes outlets on the JR Shinkansen Nagoya Station platforms (two stores each for up and down directions), JR Nagoya Station platforms, the Oasis 21 bus terminal shop, T's in the Chika underground mall, CITYMEDIA BOOK, and LENDY III in the JR Nagoya Station concourse. It also runs TSUTAYA franchise stores, including TSUTAYA Nagoya Station West, TSUTAYA Miyukimall Shonai-dori, TSUTAYA BOOKS Miyukimall Shonai-dori, and TSUTAYA Ozone. In food and beverage, OVA21 operates cafés and Western confectionery shops such as TIFFIN CAFÉ Nagoya Mitsukoshi, TIFFIN Meitetsu, TIFFIN CAFÉ Meitetsu, Café Menore at JR Nagoya Takashimaya, and the Japanese café "Imai" at Nagoya Mitsukoshi Sakae. The company also engages in building leasing and management, operating the OVA21 Building at 7-1 Tsubaki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya (one basement floor and twelve above-ground floors, total floor area 4,753.86 m²), as well as parking operations. Its wholesale division distributes newspapers and magazines to stations along the Meitetsu and Kintetsu lines and handles textbook agency supply. OVA21's stated business categories include the sale of newspapers, magazines, books and e-books; confectionery and food; tobacco, daily necessities and miscellaneous goods; alcohol and beverages; building leasing and management; parking operations; and Western confectionery sales and store operation. The company remains active in the Nagoya region, with its head office located on the 12th floor of the OVA21 Building.

OVA21 traces its origins to February 1902 (Meiji 35), when the business was founded. For much of its history it operated as a newspaper and magazine distribution and station retail business in the Nagoya area. In December 2007 (Heisei 19), the business was reorganized into a stock company (kabushiki gaisha), taking the corporate name 株式会社OVA21. The company is headquartered in the OVA21 Building at 7-1 Tsubaki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, a twelve-story building with one basement level and a total floor area of 4,753.86 m², which the company also leases and manages. Over time OVA21 expanded from wholesale newspaper and magazine distribution — supplying stations along the Meitetsu and Kintetsu lines and handling textbook agency supply — into directly operated retail. Its station kiosk and bookstore operations include outlets on the JR Shinkansen Nagoya Station platforms (two stores each for up and down directions), JR Nagoya Station platforms, the Oasis 21 bus terminal shop, T's in the Chika underground mall, CITYMEDIA BOOK, and LENDY III in the JR Nagoya Station concourse. The company also operates TSUTAYA franchise stores: TSUTAYA Nagoya Station West, TSUTAYA Miyukimall Shonai-dori, TSUTAYA BOOKS Miyukimall Shonai-dori, and TSUTAYA Ozone. In food and beverage, OVA21 runs cafés and Western confectionery shops, including TIFFIN CAFÉ Nagoya Mitsukoshi, TIFFIN Meitetsu, TIFFIN CAFÉ Meitetsu, Café Menore at JR Nagoya Takashimaya, and the Japanese café "Imai" at Nagoya Mitsukoshi Sakae. The company's stated business categories cover the sale of newspapers, magazines, books and e-books; confectionery and food; tobacco, daily necessities and miscellaneous goods; alcohol and beverages; building leasing and management; parking operations; and Western confectionery sales and store operation. It remains a privately held company with stated capital of 60 million yen and main banking relationships with Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank (Yanagibashi Branch) and Resona Bank (Nagoya Sales Headquarters).

• 2007

  Reorganized into a stock company (kabushiki gaisha) in December (Heisei 19).

• 1902

  Business founded in February (Meiji 35).

Regional retail and distribution operator focused on Nagoya's station, underground mall and department store locations, combining convenience retail, books, cafés and property leasing.

• Station kiosks and bookstores

  Outlets on JR Shinkansen Nagoya Station platforms, JR Nagoya Station platforms, Oasis 21 bus terminal, T's in Chika underground mall, CITYMEDIA BOOK, and LENDY III in the JR Nagoya Station concourse.

• TSUTAYA franchise stores

  TSUTAYA Nagoya Station West, TSUTAYA Miyukimall Shonai-dori, TSUTAYA BOOKS Miyukimall Shonai-dori, and TSUTAYA Ozone.

• Cafés and confectionery

  TIFFIN CAFÉ Nagoya Mitsukoshi, TIFFIN Meitetsu, TIFFIN CAFÉ Meitetsu, Café Menore at JR Nagoya Takashimaya, and Japanese café "Imai" at Nagoya Mitsukoshi Sakae.

• Building leasing and parking

  OVA21 Building at 7-1 Tsubaki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya (B1/12F, total floor area 4,753.86 m²), plus parking operations.

• Wholesale distribution

  Newspaper and magazine wholesale to stations along the Meitetsu and Kintetsu lines, and textbook agency supply.

1. 1株式会社 OVA21ova21.com
2. 2OVA21wikidata.org