Maruzen-Yushodo
book store chain and publishing company based in Japan
Maruzen-Yushodo Company, Limited (丸善雄松堂株式会社, Maruzen-Yushodo Kabushiki-gaisha) is a major Japanese publisher and specialized trading company. It handles various businesses, including the construction and interior design of cultural facilities and outsourcing library services. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Maruzen CHI Holdings, a subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing.
Its registered head office is in Nihonbashi 2-chome (Nihonbashi Maruzen Tokyu Building), Chūō-ku, Tokyo, and its head office is in Shinkawa 1-chome, Chūō-ku.
It is unrelated to the former Maruzen Oil (later Cosmo Oil) which uses the name Maruzen or Maruzen, Maruzen, a manufacturer of delicacies such as "Cheekama," Maruzen, a manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment, Maruzen, an airsoft gun manufacturer, and Carport Maruzen, a car accessory store.
Corporate history
Founding
The company was founded on January 1, 1869. The company's name at the time of its founding was "Maruya Shosha" and the fictitious character "Maruya Zenpachi" was listed as its representative in the company's registry, leading to the name Maruzen. The first store in Nihonbashi was called "Maruya Zenshichi Store (English name Z.P.Maruya & Co.Ltd.)". The founder was Hayashi Yuteki, a disciple of Fukuzawa Yukichi. According to Wadagaki Kenzo, Hayashi chose the name after consultation with Fukuzawa.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1906012. VIAF identifies the subject as 12158259477202302467. The Library of Congress control number is n82069862. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1869.
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