History

History

March 1990Established the predecessor planning and design office Big Boss Co., Ltd.
November 1994Music label within Big Boss
Started Living, Dining & Kitchen Records
November 1995Established L.D. & K. (Shibuya, Shibuya-ku)
Big Boss (Company) goes dormant
September 1998Relocated head office to 1-11-3 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku
August 2001Opened Udagawa Cafe (32-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
August 2002Opened Udagawa Lovers Rock (bar) (36-3 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
October 2002Joined the Japan Publishers Association
February 2003Opened Shibuya Chelsea Hotel (live house) (4-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
May 2003Relocated the head office to 36-19 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku
August 2003Opened Udagawa Sweets (cafe) (36-12 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
February 2004Member of Japan Recording Industry Association
March 2004Established Osaka office (1-5-12 Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku)
August 2004Pacific Label started (Avex Distribution)
August 2005Opened Osaka Shangri-La (live house) (1-1-14 Oyodominami, Kita-ku)
Opened Mambo Cafe (1-1-14 Oyodominami, Kita-ku)
Osaka office relocated to the same location (1-1-14 Oyodominami, Kita-ku)
December 2005Increased capital from 10 million to 50 million
February 2006Started Western music label LD&Kinternational (Universal Distribution)
April 2006Started LD&K Studio (3 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku)
May 2006Moved Udagawa Cafe to 33-1 Udagawacho
Changed the organization from a limited company to a stock company.
Increased capital from 50 million yen to 100 million yen
December 2006Relocated head office to 1-11-1 Shibuya
April 2007Opened Sakurazaka Central (live house) in Naha, Okinawa (3-9-26 Makishi Naha)
Established Okinawa office in the same area
August 2007Waseda Studio started (79-2 Waseda-cho, Shinjuku-ku)
April 2008Business alliance with Horipro Co., Ltd. (currently owns 5% stock)
November 2008Opened Akasaka AUTHENTICA (Italian restaurant) (3-5-2 Akasaka)
February 2009Opened Sakuragaoka Cafe (23-3 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku)
May 2010Opened Udagawa Sweets (36-12 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
Udagawa Lovers Rock has been reopened as “Udagawa Cafe Annex (Cafe Bar)” (36-3 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
June 2010Opened o'bo (Spanish Bar) (Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward)
July 2010Increased capital from 100 million yen to 200 million yen
August 2010Started Higashi Nakano Studio (1-25-10 Higashi Nakano, Nakano-ku)
September 2010Opened Shibuya Star Lounge (live house) (4-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
Opened Shanghai Xiaolongbao (Xiaolongbao store) (4-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
October 2010Udagawa Suite (cafe) reopened
April 2011Barsegredo (cellar bar) opened in Shinagawa (3-13-3 Takanawa, Minato-ku)
March 2011Closed Akasaka AUTHENTICA
May 2011Started book publishing division LD&KBOOKS.
Opened Onimiso Tashimaya (Izakaya) in Kobe (4-1-282 Kotonoo-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe)
July 2011Established Hong Kong corporation "LDK Trading Co., Ltd."
February 2012Established a Chinese corporation, "Shanghai Lide Restaurant Management Co., Ltd."
May 2012Opened K-POPDANCESTUDIOYAMA & HOTCHICKS (2-11-25 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku)
March 2013Opened SHANGHAIROSE in Shanghai, China (No. 76, Nansuzhou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China)
July 2013Opened Tokyo 354 CLUB (bar) (30-5 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
September 2013Opened Royal Family (bar) (2-13-16 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku)
October 2013Decreased capital to 50 million
November 2013Opened FLAMIGO (cafe) (10-2 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
Opened Café BOHEMIA (36-22 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
November 2013Moved the head office to 36-22 Udagawacho
Established Waseda office (79-2 Waseda-cho, Shinjuku-ku)
February 2015Opened propaganda cafe (2-8-8 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku)
April 2015Opened The Closet (bar) (36-3 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
July 2015Opened Mujinaya (Gibier Japanese cuisine) (5-14 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku)
February 2016Charcoal-grilled Gibier Yakeyama opened (2-44-24 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku)
March 2016Opened charcoal grilled game Yakeyama main store (2-4-4 Miyakomachi, Oita City)
April 2016Kyushu game meat processing center started operation (1141-2, Nakagawa Umenokida, Yufuin-cho, Yufu-shi)
June 2016Opened GOURMAND GRILL & CAFÉ (Hotel Unizo Ginza 7-chome)
August 2016Opened Udagawa Cafe Spain Saka (13-4 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
September 2016Charcoal-grilled Gibier Yakeyama closed.
December 2016Opened Hormone Nabeyama (2-4-4 Miyakomachi, Oita City)
January 2017Head office moved to 18-4 Udagawa-cho
February 2017Udagawa Cafe Spain Saka relocated to Udagawacho 18th-41st floor
March 2017Opened Soba Restaurant Gregory (Soba) (1-5-15 Akasaka, Minato-ku)
March 2017Opened Bangkok Night (Thai cuisine) (13-4 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku)
March 2017Café BOHEMIA expanded and reopened
April 2017Merged Udagawa Cafe to Udagawacho 18th-42nd floor
Until now.