Nomura Cleaning

Nomura Cleaning Co., Ltd. (株式会社ノムラクリーニング) is a Japanese cleaning and coin-laundry company headquartered in Yao, Osaka. Founded in October 1957 as Nomura Cleaning Shop in Uematsu-cho, Yao, it has grown into one of the leading cleaning chains in the Kansai region, operating roughly 200 stores across Osaka, Nara, Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures. The company runs a franchise system for home cleaning services alongside directly operated large-format combined stores, and it also operates coin laundries. The company's service range extends well beyond ordinary garment cleaning. It offers cleaning with proprietary antibacterial technology, stain removal by a specialist team (the "Stain Removal Laboratory"), coin laundry with an IT laundry system that lets customers check congestion and receive wash-completion notifications via smartphone, delivery and pickup cleaning, house cleaning including air-conditioner cleaning, dance-dress delivery cleaning, clothing alterations and repairs, and special-item cleaning covering strollers, child seats, plush toys, cushions, mattresses, kendo armor, futons, kimono and Japanese-style clothing, leather and fur, and carpets and rugs. It also handles flame-retardant finishing cleaning required for buildings and basement tenants. According to its company profile, Nomura Cleaning reported sales of 4.8 billion yen for the fiscal year ended August 2025, with group total sales of 8.8 billion yen. Capital is 50 million yen, and the company employed 1,168 people as of March 2025. It reported 310,000 customer members and 11 business offices as of August 2026, and 200 total stores as of August 20, 2026. The representative director and president is Tomohiro Kawano. The company's stated mission is to deliver happiness to all connected people through gratitude, smiles and sincere hospitality, with a vision of leading the industry through hospitality and creating a new cleaning culture, aiming to become a 100-year company and reach 10 billion yen in group sales. The group includes Penguin Shoji Co., Ltd., Rinavis Co., Ltd. (delivery cleaning), Dia Dry Center Co., Ltd. (Kanto home cleaning), and Carnival Co., Ltd. (Kyoto and Osaka home cleaning and coin laundry). Nomura Cleaning offers a membership app that serves as a membership card, stores custody slips, distributes sale information, allows family account sharing, and awards points at 1% of cleaning spend (1 point = 1 yen including tax), with 200 points given at registration and an enrollment/renewal fee of 330 yen including tax.

Nomura Cleaning traces its origins to October 1957, when the Nomura Cleaning Shop (野村クリーニング店) was founded in Uematsu-cho, Yao, Osaka. In October 1964, the business was incorporated as Yugen Kaisha Nomura Cleaning Center (有限会社野村クリーニングセンター). In July 1974, it was reorganized as Kabushiki Kaisha Nomura Cleaning (株式会社野村クリーニング) and moved its head office to Yaoki, Yao. In October 1981, Yugen Kaisha Nomura Cleaning Center changed its trade name to Yugen Kaisha Penguin Shoji (有限会社ペンギン商事). In February 1984, the Yao factory was relocated to 6-3-4 Takami-cho, Yao. In August 1984, Kabushiki Kaisha Nomura Cleaning changed its trade name to Kabushiki Kaisha Nomura Cleaning (株式会社ノムラクリーニング). In March 1988, Yugen Kaisha Penguin Shoji became Penguin Shoji Co., Ltd. (ペンギン商事株式会社). Over the decades, the company expanded its network across the Kansai region, operating stores in Osaka, Nara, Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures. It developed a franchise system for home cleaning services and also operates directly managed large-format combined stores as a new store format. By the 2020s, the company reported approximately 200 stores, 11 business offices, 1,168 employees (March 2025), 310,000 customer members (August 2026), and sales of 4.8 billion yen for the fiscal year ended August 2025 (group total 8.8 billion yen). The group has grown to include Penguin Shoji Co., Ltd., Rinavis Co., Ltd. (delivery cleaning), Dia Dry Center Co., Ltd. (Kanto home cleaning), and Carnival Co., Ltd. (Kyoto and Osaka home cleaning and coin laundry). The company's stated vision includes becoming a 100-year company and achieving 10 billion yen in group sales.

• 1988

  Yugen Kaisha Penguin Shoji became Penguin Shoji Co., Ltd.

• 1984

  Yao factory relocated to 6-3-4 Takami-cho, Yao.

• 1984

  Kabushiki Kaisha Nomura Cleaning renamed Kabushiki Kaisha Nomura Cleaning (ノムラクリーニング).

• 1981

  Yugen Kaisha Nomura Cleaning Center renamed Yugen Kaisha Penguin Shoji.

• 1974

  Reorganized as Kabushiki Kaisha Nomura Cleaning; head office moved to Yaoki, Yao.

• 1964

  Incorporated as Yugen Kaisha Nomura Cleaning Center.

• 1957

  Founded as Nomura Cleaning Shop in Uematsu-cho, Yao, Osaka.

A trusted, quality-focused Kansai cleaning chain combining advanced technology, hospitality and convenience, aiming to lead the industry and create a new cleaning culture.

• Cleaning with proprietary antibacterial technology

• Coin laundry with IT laundry system

• Delivery and pickup cleaning

• House cleaning and air-conditioner cleaning

• Dance dress delivery cleaning

• Clothing alterations and repairs

• Special-item cleaning (strollers, child seats, plush toys, cushions, mattresses, kendo armor, futons, pillows, parasols)

• Kimono and Japanese-style clothing cleaning

• Leather and fur cleaning

• Carpet and rug cleaning

• Flame-retardant finishing cleaning

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