Wako (retailer)

Wako Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社和光
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1881; 143 years ago (1881)
FounderKintarō Hattori
Headquarters4-5-11 Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
ParentSeiko Group Corporation
Websitewww.wako.co.jp Edit this at Wikidata

Wako Co., Ltd. (株式会社和光, Kabushiki-gaisha Wakō) is a department store retailer in Japan, whose best known store (commonly known as the Ginza Wako) is at the heart of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. This store is famous for its watches, jewellery, chocolate, porcelain, dishware, and handbags, as well as upscale foreign goods. There is an art gallery, called Wako Hall, on the sixth floor.