, referred to as , is a Japanese railway holding company which primarily owns the Kintetsu Railway as well as Kintetsu World Express, Kintetsu Department Store, and its other 141 corporations, which are collectively known as Kintetsu Group.
Its subsidiaries operates tourism, real estate, and shipping companies, and has a major rail car-building operation Kinki Sharyo which produces trains used in Japan, the United States, Egypt and Hong Kong.
History
, a passenger rail transit company in Kinki and Tokai regions, was founded after Kansai Express Railways merged with Nankai Railways on June 1, 1944. Kinki Nippon Railways changed its legal name in English to Kintetsu Corporation on June 28, 2003. On April 1, 2015, the corporation, was restructured into a holding company, splitting its railway, real estate, logistics and retail, and recreation service divisions. Kintetsu Corporation also changed the legal name to Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. on the same day.
Portfolio—subsidiaries
Passenger Transportation
Kintetsu Beppu Ropeway
Keihanna Bus Holdings Co., Ltd. Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. Narakanko Co., Ltd. Nara Kotsu Bus Line Co., Ltd. Kinki Sharyo
Transportation and Logistics
Kintetsu World Express (Air Freight)
Retail
Kintetsu Department Store
Recreation Facilities and Services
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Kintetsu Liners (rugby team) Miyako Hotels & Resorts Shima Spain Village theme park Kinki Nippon Rent-A-Car Kinki Nippon Tourist Travel Agency Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (baseball team, present: Orix Buffaloes)