Basic Approach
Heiwa Real Estate will help to address social issues through activities consistent with sustainability matters (materiality) by every single member of our company working, as members of society, to build sustainable societies based on our corporate philosophy.
Our Initiatives in Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho
Incorporating local issues and social needs
On the Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho Revitalization Project, in developing
and operating properties, we formulate measures incorporating the resolution of local
issues and social needs, leading to overall area rejuvenation.
In addition to recognizing needs and issues common to all redevelopment projects,
such as creating bustle in the area and preparing for natural disasters, we are engaged
in a wide range of activities unique to the storied financial district that include making
use of historic buildings and contributing to the Global Financial City: Tokyo vision.
Main issues and social needs
- Creating bustle in the area
- Making use of historic buildings
- Mitigating natural disaster risks
- Decarbonization
- Contributing to the Global Financial
City: Tokyo vision
Expanding into restaurants and other businesses
Before the full-scale launch of the Nihonbashi Kabutocho
and Kayabacho Revitalization Project, the district mostly
comprised office spaces, hence the need to expand the
district’s function beyond work to foster a more bustling
atmosphere.
Against this backdrop, following the opening
of K5 in February 2020, we modernized the atmosphere
of the district with the opening of five independent
restaurants attracted by the future potential of this district.
Three new restaurants were opened on the first floor of KABUTO ONE to provide color and activity, making a total of 18 commercial facilities strategically attracted to the district through Heiwa Real Estate urban development efforts.
KABUTO ONE initiatives
Enhancing disaster prevention, supporting business continuity plan countermeasures
In response to the growing need to enhance disaster prevention and BCP countermeasures with regard to owned assets, Heiwa Real Estate has taken measures at KABUTO ONE, including usage of intermediate layer seismic isolation structure, introduction of damage assessment system, installation of emergency generators, preventing power outages due to flooding, supply of highly reliable electricity, stockpiling emergency supplies.
Creating spaces for pedestrians
Prior to redevelopment, the district was densely packed with multiple properties, making it difficult to separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic or provide barrier-free access and open spaces. With KABUTO ONE, we aimed to create pedestrian pathways and achieve harmony with the surrounding environment through the following initiatives.
Community-Based Initiatives
Bringing prosperity to Osaka’s Kitahama district
Opening of the Kitahama Terrace
Heiwa Real Estate created a buzz in the Kitahama area of Osaka with its opening of the Kitahama Terrace, a riverside commercial complex connected to the Kitahama 1-Chome Heiwa Building and Heiwa Real Estate Kitahama Building.
Holding exciting events in the Osaka Securities Exchange Building atrium
As part of its efforts to revive the Kitahama area, the Group has been holding various events in the atrium of the Osaka Securities Exchange Building, including public telecasts of the Osaka Women’s Marathon, classical music performances by the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, and summer holiday economics seminars for parents and their children, sponsored by Osaka Securities Exchange.
Creation a thriving neighborhood at Sakae, Nagoya.
The Kitahama district of Osaka is, like Nihonbashi Kabutocho in Tokyo, home to many brokerage firms. When rebuilding the Osaka Exchange, we decided to endow it with symbolism so it would act as the catalyst for Kitahama’s transformation into an even more vibrant neighborhood.
Participation in urban development projects in Sapporo and Fukuoka
Activities in Sapporo
Heiwa Real Estate owns and operates several buildings in the city of Sapporo, including the Dogin Building, Shin-Odori Building, and Sapporo Ekimae Godo Building. The Group, along with other local businesses and land owners, has joined an urban planning committee that was set up to examine the full-scale redevelopment of the district in which the Sapporo Ekimae Godo Building is located.
Activities in Fukuoka
The Group owns and operates several buildings in the Tenjin district of the city of Fukuoka, including the Fukuoka Shoken Building, Fukuoka Heiwa Building, and Tenjin Heiwa Building. The Group has joined an urban planning consortium of local businesses and land owners that was established to completely redevelop a 17-hectare area surrounding Tenjin Meiji-dori Avenue, a project now underway and approaching an important new stage.
Donations Activities
Helping healthcare professionals and clinical settings manage COVID-19
To stop the spread of COVID-19, we continue to work on initiatives to prevent infections, including working from home for officers and employees, use of teleconferencing and other online systems, and a switch to digital processes for internal administration, as well as building management procedures to ensure the health and safety of tenants and local communities.
To help healthcare professionals and clinical settings manage COVID-19 and the global threat it poses, we donated ¥10 million to the Japan Medical Association in February 2021.
Environmental Conservation and Volunteer Activities
Tree-planting activities
Trees donated to Chuo Ward for lining streets in Nihonbashi Kayabacho
The Group gifted boulevard trees (20 dogwood trees) to the district of Nihonbashi Kayabacho in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward, which was targeted by the landscape improvement and boulevard tree planting project that the Chuo Ward government promoted for 2017.
Cleanup events in Nihonbashi Kabutocho
The Group participates in cleanup events in the Nihonbashi Kabutocho district in cooperation with local businesses and the local neighborhood association.
Support for employee involvement in social programs
We have established systems to help employees get involved in social programs. For example, we have set up a new category of special leave called Volunteer Leave. Under this system, employees can accumulate their annual leave and take long periods of leave for the purpose of working on volunteer programs.
Cultural and Arts Support Activities
Supporting Jazz EMP@Tokyo Financial Street
Based on the core concepts of fostering up-and-coming musicians while uniting finance and music, Jazz EMP@Tokyo Financial Street was launched in 2018 to bring live jazz performances to Nihonbashi Kabutocho, an area with a long history as a financial and stock trading hub. After a four-year break (since 2019), the event was held again for audiences in 2023, backed by many companies and sponsored by an association that promotes live music in Nihonbashi Kabutocho.
Participation in Community Events
Participation in the Sanno Festival
The Group participates in the Sanno Festival, one of the three major festivals of Tokyo since the Edo era, by collaborating with the neighborhood association in carrying a mikoshi (portable shrine) through the streets of Nihonbashi Kabutocho. The participation of numerous local companies has vitalized the Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho district. We will continue to deepen interaction with local residents by actively participating in community events.
Cafe Salvador Business Salon
The Group has been operating the Cafe Salvador Business Salon on the first floor of the Tokyo Shoken Kaikan Building in the Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho district with the goals of bringing energy and prosperity to the area and creating a venue for sharing news about the district’s redevelopment.
Kabuto Live! website
Heiwa Real Estate launched and operates a community website for the Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho district. Through the website Kabuto Live! (https://kabuto-live.com/), the Group contributes to the area’s revitalization by publishing information about local events and the culture of the Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho district, which developed as Tokyo’s financial center. The site helps bring energy to the area by providing people with information on various opportunities to learn about building an asset portfolio as well as news of business matching and other events.
Placement and exhibition of the Red Stone from Sado in connection with Old Eiichi Shibusawa
In 1888 when Eiichi Shibusawa, who is known as the father of capitalism in Japan, built his Kabutocho house in the place where the Nisshokan Building, in which our headquarters resides, is currently located, he placed the Red Stone from Sado there as a histric stone to wish for the development of Japan’s economy. In 2017, as one of the activities to mark the 70th anniversary project, we will exhibit the Red Stone from Sado in the Nihonbashi Kabutocho district for the first time in 110 years.