Who owns Takara Shochu Jun?
Takara Shochu Jun is owned by Takara (Japan, TSE: 2531).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Takara Holdings: Takara Shuzo domestic business page and brand history, TAKARA HOLDINGS INC. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- TAKARA HOLDINGS INC. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Kyoto
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1977
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Soju
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2531
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Takara Shochu Jun
Takara Shochu Jun is a shochu that Takara Shuzo launched in 1977, described on the group website as a product meant to reinvigorate shochu. The company lists it among its long-selling products with devoted customers, alongside Takara Can Chu-Hi. It is made by Takara Shuzo, which says it combines more than 180 years of technical expertise in distilling and brewing.
Ownership timeline of Takara Shochu Jun
Where Takara Shochu Jun sits in Takara
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Takara
Takara controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Ikkomon (2001)
- Sho Chiku Bai
- Sho Chiku Bai Shirakabegura Mio (2011)
- Takara Can Chu-Hi (1984)
- Takara Shochu Highball (2006)
Other brands in soju, and who owns them
The 15 brands in soju on Brandtree belong to 4 owners. The largest is Lotte Chilsung, with 6; Takara has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chum Churum Soonhari | Lotte Chilsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Good Day | Muhak | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Chamisul | HiteJinro | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Chum-Churum | Lotte Chilsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Ku | Lotte Chilsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Kyougetsu Green Soju | Lotte Chilsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Saero | Lotte Chilsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Yeowool | Lotte Chilsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Takara
Takara is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, founded in 1925. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2531.
Takara Holdings is a Kyoto holding company whose domestic arm Takara Shuzo makes shochu, sake, canned chu-hi and seasonings such as hon-mirin, while Takara Shuzo International Group sells Sho Chiku Bai sake and Japanese food wholesale overseas. A third arm, Takara Bio, supplies life-science reagents and contract biologics manufacturing and has no consumer brands. The group page dates the Takara Shuzo business to 1842 in Fushimi, Kyoto; the holding company profile gives a founding date of 6 September 1925.
🇯🇵 Takara Shochu Jun and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Takara Shochu Jun is not one of them.
- Aquarius — Coca-Cola 🇺🇸
- Asahi Super Dry — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Blendy — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Café au Lait — Glico 🇯🇵
- Gogo no Kocha — Kirin 🇯🇵
- Hibiki — Suntory 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Takara Shochu Jun?
The parent company of Takara Shochu Jun is Takara, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Takara Shochu Jun Japanese?
Yes. Takara Shochu Jun originated in Japan in 1977 and its owner, Takara, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Takara Shochu Jun still owned by Takara?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Takara Shochu Jun is still owned by Takara. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Takara Holdings: Takara Shuzo domestic business page and brand history — TAKARA HOLDINGS INC., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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