Entertainment
Producing dreams and excitement for people
We enrich people’s lives by providing a varied selection of live entertainment through our businesses.
These include the sports business and the stage business, which are unique strengths of the Group.
Among them are the professional baseball team the Hanshin Tigers and its home ground Hanshin Koshien Stadium, which are supported by many fans throughout Japan; and the Takarazuka Revue, which has long been fascinating audiences with brilliant stage performances.
Sports
Hanshin Tigers
With an illustrious history and tradition, as well as great popularity, the Hanshin Tigers are a Japanese professional baseball team that will celebrate the 90th anniversary of its founding in 2025. In 2023, the team won its first Central League championship in 18 years and its first Japan Series title in 38 years. Its members charm spectators with their exciting plays and continue to contribute to the development of Japanese baseball circles.
Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Year 2024 marks the centenary of the opening of Hanshin Koshien Stadium, a mecca for baseball fans in Japan. This stadium not only enjoys fame as the home ground of the Hanshin Tigers and the venue of the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in spring and the National High School Baseball Championship in summer but also hosts various other large-scale events, including the Koshien Bowl, a national inter-college American football championship.
Stage
Takarazuka Revue
The Takarazuka Revue is one of the world’s most unique theatrical companies with its all-female cast. Since its debut performance in 1914, the revue has dazzled audiences with inspiration and dreams for more than 100 years. In addition to performing year-round at the Takarazuka Grand Theater and the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater and making theater tours throughout Japan, the revue company streams its performances live and on video, receiving high acclaim.
Umeda Arts Theater
Umeda Arts Theater operates two theaters: the Main Hall, which has 1,905 seats, and the 898-seat Theater Drama City. It hosts a wide variety of shows, including plays, musicals, concerts, and Takarazuka Revue performances.
Music
Billboard
With a history of more than 100 years, Billboard is the most trusted music brand in the world. Since concluding a license agreement for Japan with Billboard in 2006, we have been developing an array of businesses, including the live-music restaurant business.
Leisure
Mt. Rokko
Mt. Rokko is a popular leisure destination, known as one of Japan’s best viewing spots. It also boasts a wide variety of leisure facilities, including one of the largest adventure playgrounds in Japan, ski slopes, an alpine botanical garden, an observatory, and museums.
