The is a holding company

Holding company

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 based in Shinjuku

Shinjuku, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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. The group originated as a rail transport

Rail transport

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 operator, centered around Odakyū Electric Railway

Odakyu Electric Railway

, or OER, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone....

, but now also has operations in real estate

Real estate

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, finance

Finance

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 (credit card

Credit card

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), fiber optic networking

Fiber-optic communication

Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information...

, personal storage, travel sales, and bus service

Bus

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. It comprises 106 companies as of June 1, 2007. It also owns several recreational facilities, including a golf course, campground, hot springs resort, and sailing resort, all of which are situated to bring more passengers onto the core business, the railway network.

Transport

The railway network of the group includes the 3 lines of the Odakyū Electric Railway, the Enoshima Electric Railway

Enoshima Electric Railway

The connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura, with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Stations en route include Hase Station, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. It is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies.- Train...

, and the Hakone Tozan Railway

Hakone Tozan Railway

The is a private railway company in Japan, part of the Odakyū Group. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway in Japan, but like most Japanese railway companies, also operates bus service, namely Hakone Tozan Bus...

 companies. It operates the Hakone Ropeway

Hakone Ropeway

The is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The funitel line links between Sōunzan and Tōgendai via Ōwakudani, all within Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. The line became funitel in 2002, the second of its kind in the nation, after Hashikurasan Ropeway. It makes a part of the sightseeing...

. Odakyū, like many railway companies in Japan, also operates a set of feeder buses all throughout the line that complement city bus services, collectively called Odakyū Bus. They include 16 brands, major ones are Odakyu City Bus (小田急シティバス), Hakone Rapid Bus (小田急箱根高速バス), Tokai Bus(東海バス) serving Tokyo, Kanagawa, Hakone/Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji

is the highest mountain in Japan at . An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and...

 and Izu Peninsula

Izu Peninsula

The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...

 areas. Other group operations include taxi and Hakone tourist boats.

Retail

The Odakyū Group has department stores by Shin Yurigaoka

Shin-Yurigaoka Station

is a junction railway station operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway, located in Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Served by the Odawara Line and the Tama Line, it is 21.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Odawara Line at Shinjuku Station and is a terminus for the Tama Line...

, Shinjuku

Shinjuku Station

is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...

, Machida

Machida Station

Machida Station is the name of two adjoining train stations in Machida, Tokyo, Japan:*Machida Station - on the Odakyu Odawara Line*Machida Station - on the JR Yokohama Line...

 and Fujisawa

Fujisawa Station

is a major railway station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. It is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, Odakyu Enoshima Line, and the Enoshima Electric Railway. Clustered around the station are large department stores and office buildings, forming the center of the city...

 stations. Odakyū also runs a number of large hotels, including Odakyū Southern Tower in Yoyogi

Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....

, as well as others in Shinjuku and Izu Peninsula

Izu Peninsula

The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...

. It also owns a chain of supermarkets called Odakyū OX across west Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...

, as well as a chain of convenience stores (Odakyū MART) and kiosk outlets (OX SHOP) found in various Odakyū line stations. Running hotels and department stores is common among large private railway companies in Japan.

TSE listing

Along with Odakyu Electric Railway, Odakyu Construction Co., Ltd. (小田急建設株式会社) and Kanagawa Central Transport aka Kanachu Bus (神奈川中央交通株式会社) are listed on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange

The , called or TSE for short, is located in Tokyo, Japan and is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies...

.
Odakyū is listed on Section 1 of Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange

The , called or TSE for short, is located in Tokyo, Japan and is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies...

, and is a company on Fortune

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magazine's Global 500

Fortune Global 500

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list.