SAN Park
SAN Park is a Japanese franchised brand of coin-operated pay parking and bicycle parking lots operated by Pine Co., Ltd. across the Greater Tokyo area.
Last updated September 29, 2026
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Overview
SAN Park (SANパーク) is a Japanese brand of coin-operated, time-based pay parking lots (coin parking) and time-based bicycle parking lots, operated by Pine Co., Ltd. (パイン株式会社), a company headquartered in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, with a second head office in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. The brand is presented on its official site as a network of affiliated parking and bicycle-parking locations, with the homepage stating that there are 1,190 locations in the Greater Tokyo (首都圏) area. Wikidata describes SAN Park simply as a "franchised brand of pay parking lots in Japan," indicating that the brand is used across a franchised/affiliated network rather than being a single site. The business behind the brand is Pine Co., Ltd., which was established on 15 March 1986 and is led by representative director Yoshimasa Hirose (廣瀬 佳正). The company's stated business activities include the operation, management and construction of coin parking (time-based parking) and time-based bicycle parking, as well as cafe store operation and a miscellaneous-goods mail-order business. Pine's corporate philosophy centers on pursuing customers' "convenience" and "happiness," the happiness of the people who gather in communities, and corporate social contribution, framing parking as essential urban social infrastructure that helps reduce illegal parking, ease traffic and improve the urban environment. SAN Park's official site serves two main audiences: land owners considering parking-lot management as a way to utilize their land, and drivers or cyclists looking for affiliated parking and bicycle-parking locations. The site provides a parking/bicycle-parking search function, a Q&A section (covering topics such as how to use ECO Park, maximum parking hours, car-space-limited discounts and service tickets), company information, recruitment information and news updates. The brand is part of the broader "Pine Company" (パインカンパニー) group, which the company says offers total support for land utilization through multiple group companies, including parking and bicycle-parking operation and management, agency services for apartment and condominium management, and operation and management of nursing-care facilities. As of the evidence available, SAN Park operates in Japan, with its stated footprint concentrated in the Greater Tokyo area. The brand is privately held through its parent, Pine Co., Ltd., and no stock listing or ticker is indicated.
History
SAN Park is the parking and bicycle-parking brand of Pine Co., Ltd. (パイン株式会社), a Japanese company established on 15 March 1986. According to the company's official company-information page, Pine is headquartered in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture (Saitama HQ: AS Building 6F, 4-80-1 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama City), with a Tokyo head office in Chuo-ku, Tokyo (FF Building 13F, 1-3-7 Yaesu), a Tokyo branch in Setagaya-ku, a Kyoto sales office in Minami-ku, Kyoto, and a Joto sales office in Taito-ku, Tokyo. The company reports capital of 10 million yen, 280 employees including affiliated companies, and a real-estate transaction business license (宅建取引業知事免許(7)第14037号). Its stated business activities are the operation, management and construction of coin parking (time-based parking) and time-based bicycle parking, cafe store operation, and a miscellaneous-goods mail-order business. The SAN Park brand is presented on its official website as a network of affiliated parking and bicycle-parking locations, with the homepage stating that there are 1,190 locations in the Greater Tokyo (首都圏) area. Wikidata characterizes SAN Park as a "franchised brand of pay parking lots in Japan," which is consistent with the brand being applied across a network of franchised or affiliated lots rather than a single facility. The brand's site serves both land owners considering parking-lot management as a land-utilization option and users searching for affiliated parking and bicycle-parking locations, and it includes a Q&A section addressing practical matters such as how to use ECO Park, maximum parking hours, car-space-limited discounts and service tickets. Pine frames its parking business in terms of social contribution: its corporate philosophy page states that the company pursues customers' "convenience" and "happiness," the happiness of people who gather in communities, and corporate social contribution, and it argues that parking is essential urban social infrastructure that helps reduce illegal parking, ease traffic and reduce CO2 emissions. The company also describes itself as part of the broader "Pine Company" (パインカンパニー) group, which it says offers total support for land utilization through multiple group companies, including parking and bicycle-parking operation and management, agency services for apartment and condominium management, and operation and management of nursing-care facilities. The available evidence does not provide a detailed chronology of SAN Park's expansion, ownership changes or rebranding. What is documented is the parent company's establishment in 1986, its current leadership under representative director Yoshimasa Hirose, its stated business scope, and the brand's current footprint of 1,190 locations in the Greater Tokyo area as stated on its homepage. The site's news section shows recurring operational notices, such as summer and year-end/New Year holiday notices for the parking business in 2024, 2025 and 2026, indicating an ongoing, active operation.
Pine Co., Ltd. (パイン株式会社), the parent company of SAN Park, is established.
SAN Park brand operates a network of affiliated parking and bicycle-parking locations, stated as 1,190 locations in the Greater Tokyo area.
Notice of 2024 year-end and New Year holiday posted for the parking business.
Notice of 2025 summer holiday posted for the parking business.
Notice of 2025 year-end and New Year holiday posted for the parking business.
Notice of 2026 summer holiday posted for the parking business.
Products and positioning
A franchised/affiliated coin-parking and bicycle-parking brand positioned as essential urban social infrastructure, serving both land owners seeking land utilization and drivers/cyclists seeking parking.
Coin parking (time-based parking lots)
Time-based pay parking lots operated and managed under the SAN Park brand.
Time-based bicycle parking lots
Time-based pay bicycle parking lots operated and managed under the SAN Park brand.
ECO Park
A parking service referenced in the site's Q&A, with usage instructions provided.
Parking lot construction
Construction services for parking lots, listed among Pine's business activities.
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