UDS Corporation

Founded Urban Design System LLC in 1992

Established Urban Design System Co. as a small LLC under pre-2006 business laws

Started cooperative house business in 1993

Started cooperative house business operations

Changed to Urban Design System Inc. in 1994

Organizational structure changed to Urban Design System Co. Ltd.

Started cooperative village business (detached house cooperative method) in 1999

Began cooperative housing business operations (detached cooperative housing)

Started paid elderly home business in 2002

Began fee-based elder-care home business operations

Opened hotel "CLASKA" in 2003

Opened Hotel CLASKA

Established Japan's first elderly home investment fund (liquidity business) in 2004

Established Japan's first fee-based elder-care home investment fund (for revitalization development business projects)

Started residence development for investment funds (liquidity business) in 2005

Began investment fund-related residential development (for revitalization development business projects)

Opened complex commercial facility "diage" in Shanghai in 2006

Opened “diage”, a commercial facilities complex in Shanghai; Opened KidZania Tokyo, undertaking sponsor development, content development and design work

Established Urban Design System Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kokuyo Co., Ltd. in 2009. Acquired business rights in the same year in March

Established Urban Design System Co. Ltd. as a corporate entity with Kokuyo Co. Ltd. as a wholly-owned subsidiary; obtained business concession rights in March

Started relaxing cafeteria operation business in 2010

Started hotel and restaurant operation business in 2010 (opened "Hotel KANRA Kyoto")

Began Relax Shokudo business operations; Began hotel restaurant business operations (starting with Hotel Kanra Kyoto)

Started share house business in 2011 (opened "ANTERUUM Apartment Kyoto")

Began shared house business operations (starting with Anteroom Apartment Kyoto); Began hostel management business operations (starting with GRIDS Akihabara); Began Afterschool operations (starting with Ricoh Coscie)

Changed company name from Urban Design System Inc. to UDS Corporation in 2012

Changed company name from Urban Design System Co. Ltd. to UDS Co. Ltd.

Started coworking space business in 2013 (opened "LEAGUE")

Established Yudu Si Architectural Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in Beijing, China in 2013

Began Co-working space business operations (starting with LEAGUE); Established UDS CO. LTD. (China) in Beijing

Received planning, design, and operation contract from Satsuma Sendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture in 2014 (opened "Satsuma Sendai City Smart House")

Undertook contract planning, design and operation project for Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture (starting with the Satsumasendai Smart House project)

In 2015, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. acquired 90% of the shares held by Kokuyo Co., Ltd.

In 2015, entrusted with park operation as JV PLAYTANK from Nerima Ward, Tokyo ("Nerima Ward Children's Forest" opened)

In 2015, started hostel operation business ("GRIDS Akihabara" opened)

In 2015, started after-school business ("Kosaie" opened)

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. acquired 90% of UDS shares from Kokuyo Co. Ltd.; Undertook JV PLAYTANK public park operations on contract for Nerima ward, Tokyo; Began hostel and afterschool business operations

In 2016, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. acquired 10% of the shares held by Kokuyo Co., Ltd.

In 2016, established Okinawa UDS Co., Ltd. in Okinawa

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. acquired 10% of UDS shares from Kokuyo Co. Ltd.; Established OKINAWA UDS Ltd.

In 2017, acquired Lego® Click Brick stores (7 stores) and Lego® School (1 store) from Sunmarta Co., Ltd. and started operation

In 2017, opened the antenna shop "Koko Shiga"

Acquired seven LEGO®clickbrick stores and one LEGO®school from Sanmalta Co.,Ltd. and began business operations; Began local speciality shop business operations (starting with COCOSHIGA)

In 2018, started student dormitory business ("NODE GROWTH Shonandai" opened)

In 2018, started operation business in Beijing ("MUJI HOTEL BEIJING" opened)

In 2018, established South Korea UDS Co., Ltd. * Capital relationship dissolved through share transfer

Began student residence operations (starting with NODE GROWTH SHONANDAI); Began book cafe with coworking space operations (starting with Jimbocho book center with Iwanami Books); Opened MUJI HOTEL BEIJING in Beijing, China; Established UDS Korea Ltd.

In 2019, started chocolate shop business ("nel CRAFT CHOCOLATE TOKYO" opened)

In 2019, started inn business ("ONSEN RYOKAN Yuin Shinjuku" opened)

Established Museum division; Began chocolate shop operations (starting with nel CRAFT CHOCOLATE TOKYO); Began Japanese onsen ryokan operations (starting with ONSEN RYOKAN YUEN SHINJUKU)

In 2020, started residential educational facility business ("SHIMOKITA COLLEGE" opened)

Began student residence operations (starting with SHIMOKITA COLLEGE)

In 2021, established a construction team and started interior design and construction work

Established construction team and began contracted interior design and construction work

In 2024, Nomura Real Estate Holdings Co., Ltd. acquired 100% of our shares

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. has acquired 100% of UDS shares