Logistics facilityLogistics & transport services

Kokuyo starts construction of new Shiga distribution center

Kokuyo Co., Ltd.Aisho, ShigaPublished Sep 29, 2026

Investment¥17.6B

PhaseUnder construction

StartSep 24, 2026

CompletionFeb 2029

Construction

Today

202720282029

About 28 months to scheduled completion.

Kokuyo has begun site preparation for its largest logistics facility, the provisional Kokuyo New Shiga Distribution Center, in Aisho, Shiga. The approximately ¥17.6 billion project will consolidate national furniture logistics functions, with completion planned for February 2029 and operations scheduled to begin in September 2029.

Project facts

Owner: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
Listing: 7984 Tokyo
Facility: Logistics facility
Sector: Logistics & transport services
Location: Aisho, Shiga, Japan
Investment: ¥17.6B — total for the distribution center
Scale / capacity: 66,000 sqm site; 45,000 sqm total floor area
Contractor: Kajima Corporation
Construction start: Sep 24, 2026
Completion: Feb 2029
Announced: Sep 29, 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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