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ITOKI completes renewal of chair manufacturing hub in Shiga

ITOKI CorporationOmihachiman, ShigaPublished
InvestmentNot disclosed
PhaseCompleted
Start—
CompletionJan 2026

ITOKI has renewed its 30-year-old mother factory and chair manufacturing site in Omihachiman, Shiga, reopening it in January 2026 as ITOKI DESIGN HOUSE SHIGA. The four-story, 2,568-sqm facility combines an external co-creation space, internal co-creation areas and a laboratory, employee workspaces, and a cafeteria, serving as a working showroom and development hub.

Project facts

Owner
ITOKI Corporation
Listing
7972 Tokyo
Facility
R&D facility
Sector
IT & telecom
Location
Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan
Investment
Not disclosed
Scale / capacity
2,568 sqm
Completion
Jan 2026
Announced
Jul 23, 2026

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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