Wako (retailer)

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Wako Co., Ltd.

Ginza Wako in october 2024
Native name	株式会社和光
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	1881; 143 years ago (1881)
Founder	Kintarō Hattori
Headquarters	4-5-11 Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Parent	Seiko Group Corporation
Website	www.wako.co.jp

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.