Isetan
( unlisted on March 26, 2008, ) is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and South East Asia, including in Jinan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin, and formerly in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, London, and Vienna. On April 1, 2008, Isetan and Mitsukoshi were merged under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (). Branches in Japan Directly owned Shinjuku flagship store The Isetan flagship store in Shinjuku is considered to be one of the most influential department stores in Japan. The store is often first with showcasing new trends and new products. In particular, the fashion and food floors are thought to be very trendsetting. Behind the main store, there is a whole building dedicated to Men's Fashion ("Men's Isetan") Tachikawa Urawa-ku, Saitama Subsidiaries Niigata Isetan (Chūō-ku, Niigata, operated by Niigata Isetan Mitsukoshi, Ltd.) Shizuoka Isetan (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, operated by Shizuoka Isetan, Ltd.) West Japan Railway Isetan Ltd. JR Kyoto Isetan (west side of JR West Kyoto Station Building, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto) JR Osaka Isetan Mitsukoshi (JR West Osaka Station North Gate Building, Kita-ku, Osaka) Iwataya (Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, operated by Iwataya Mitsukoshi Ltd.) HaMaYa Department Store (Nagasaki) Closed