Kirindo
Japanese drugstore and pharmacy chain established in 1958, operating under Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd.
Last updated September 11, 2026
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Overview
Kirindo is a Japanese drugstore and dispensing-pharmacy chain. According to its official history, it was established in March 1958 in Osaka for the purposes of pharmacy-store operation and pharmaceutical manufacturing. It later expanded into health-food development, dispensing pharmacies, and suburban large-format super drugstores, and in August 2014 it moved to a holding-company structure under Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd., with Kirindo itself delisted. Its official site presents drugstore and dispensing-pharmacy operations alongside self-medication and CSR activities.
History
Kirindo was established in March 1958 in Osaka for the purpose of operating pharmacy stores and pharmaceutical manufacturing. In July 1973 it established Kenbisha Co., Ltd. for health-food development, and in January 1978 it established Toyo Igaku Kokusai Center Co., Ltd. for pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. In July 1991 it acquired dispensing-pharmacy chain Medinet Co., Ltd. and in October 1991 began work on suburban large-format super drugstores. In March 2000 it opened a distribution center in Kadoma, Osaka, and in September 2000 listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange; in February 2003 it listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and in March 2004 was designated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In January 2011 it established Kirindo Biken International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. for business development in China, and in September 2012 established Zhongxing Kirindo (Changzhou) Commerce Co., Ltd. to develop drugstore stores based in Jiangsu Province, China; in December 2012 that local Chinese corporation opened its first store in China. In August 2014, through a sole-share transfer, it established its wholly owning parent Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd. (listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) and shifted to a holding-company structure, with Kirindo itself delisted. From 2017 onward it continued to acquire and merge dispensing-pharmacy companies in the Kansai and Kanto regions.
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