Shouwa Park

Shouwa Park (ショウワパーク) is a Japanese coin-operated parking (coin parking) brand operated by Showa Denkiken Co., Ltd. (ショウワ電技研株式会社), a company headquartered in Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The brand covers time-based paid parking lots, store parking management, parking management outsourcing, and monthly parking contracts. According to Japanese Wikipedia, Shouwa Park operates roughly 500 locations nationwide, equivalent to about 6,000 parking spaces, and differentiates itself through proprietary systems such as the "Neko no Me" variable pricing system. The operating company traces its origins to July 1984, when the parking-related division of Showa Service Co., Ltd. was spun off to form a new company. Over the following decades it expanded its sales network, opening an Osaka office in 1988 and a Tokyo office in 1997, and opened its first directly operated parking lot, "Shouwa Park Shin-Yokohama," in January 1995. The company moved its headquarters to Shin-Yokohama in 2001 and established Reprice Co., Ltd. as the operator of "Neko no Me.com." In 2010 it opened its first directly operated bicycle parking lot, "Park Motosumiyoshi." In 2013, Yu Nagai became representative director, with Sadao Nagai becoming chairman. In February 2024, the company surpassed 10,000 managed parking spaces. Shouwa Park positions itself as a community-oriented coin parking operator with more than 40 years of experience, offering total support for parking lot management, including bulk leasing and management outsourcing, with zero initial cost for landowners and free on-site surveys. Its services include installation of parking equipment and signage at the company's expense, and it covers operating and management costs such as call center, security, collection, and cleaning. The brand is aimed at both parking users and landowners considering parking lot operation.

The company behind Shouwa Park was established in July 1984, when the parking-related division of Showa Service Co., Ltd. was separated to form a new company. In April 1988, it signed a sales agency agreement with Nippi Denshi Seiki Co., Ltd. for unmanned parking management equipment and opened an Osaka office. In January 1995, it opened its first directly operated parking lot, "Shouwa Park Shin-Yokohama." In December 1997, it opened a Tokyo office. In February 1998, its capital was increased to 80 million yen. In April 2001, it moved its headquarters to Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, and established Reprice Co., Ltd. as the operator of "Neko no Me.com." In March 2003, the Tokyo office was relocated to Tabatashinmachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo. In March 2004, it began operating the "Tekichi Map System." In June 2005, it obtained a real estate brokerage license (Kanagawa Prefecture Governor (1) No. 25596). In April 2008, the Osaka office was relocated to Zenzanji-cho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka. In February 2010, it opened its first directly operated bicycle parking lot, "Park Motosumiyoshi." In July 2013, Yu Nagai became representative director, and Sadao Nagai became chairman. In February 2014, the Tokyo office was relocated to Higashio-gu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. In February 2024, the number of managed parking spaces surpassed 10,000. In September 2026, the Osaka office is to be reorganized into the Osaka branch, and the Tokyo office is to be relocated to Kita-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

• 2026

  Osaka office to be reorganized into Osaka branch; Tokyo office to be relocated to Kita-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

• 2024

  Number of managed parking spaces surpassed 10,000.

• 2014

  Relocated Tokyo office to Higashio-gu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo.

• 2013

  Yu Nagai became representative director; Sadao Nagai became chairman.

• 2010

  Opened first directly operated bicycle parking lot, "Park Motosumiyoshi".

• 2008

  Relocated Osaka office to Zenzanji-cho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka.

• 2005

  Obtained real estate brokerage license (Kanagawa Prefecture Governor (1) No. 25596).

• 2004

  Started operation of "Tekichi Map System".

• 2003

  Relocated Tokyo office to Tabatashinmachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo.

• 2001

  Moved headquarters to Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama; established Reprice Co., Ltd. as operator of "Neko no Me.com".

• 1998

  Increased capital to 80 million yen.

• 1997

  Opened Tokyo office.

• 1995

  Opened first directly operated parking lot, "Shouwa Park Shin-Yokohama".

• 1988

  Signed sales agency agreement with Nippi Denshi Seiki for unmanned parking management equipment; opened Osaka office.

• 1984

  Established as a spin-off of the parking-related division of Showa Service Co., Ltd.

Community-oriented coin parking operator offering total support for parking lot management with zero initial cost for landowners.

• Shouwa Park coin parking

  Time-based paid parking lots operated nationwide.

• Neko no Me variable pricing system

  Proprietary variable pricing system used to differentiate services.

• Tekichi Map System

  System for parking lot site selection, launched in 2004.

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