Takenaka Corporation

Takenaka Corporation
株式会社竹中工務店
Company typePrivate (K.K)
IndustryConstruction, Architecture, Engineering
Founded1610 (Nagoya, Japan)
1909 (Takenaka Corporation)
HeadquartersChūō-ku, Osaka,
Key people
Toichi Takenaka, Honorary Chairman of the Board , Masato Namba, Chairman, Masato Sasaki, President
ServicesArchitectural Design, Construction, Renewal, Engineering, Technology, Research and development
Revenue¥ 1,284 billion (consolidated, fiscal 2015)
Total assets¥ 50 billion (as of March 31, 2015)
Number of employees
7,473
2,506 (Licensed Architects)
2,315 (Licensed Construction Managers)
166 (Licensed Engineers)
111 (Ph.D's)
Websitetakenaka.co.jp takenaka.eu

Takenaka Corporation (株式会社竹中工務店, Kabushiki-gaisha Takenaka Kōmuten) is one of five major general contractors in Japan. Takenaka provides architectural, engineering, and construction services and has its headquarters located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.[1] Takenaka has eight domestic offices in Japan with overseas offices in Asia, Europe, and the United States. It has remained under family control since the founding of Takenaka Corporation in 1609, and is currently led by the 17th generation of the family.

The Takenaka corporation designed and built the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum.

  1. ^ "Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.