Warehousing companies in Japan

One of Japan's major less-than-truckload freight carriers, founded in 1948 and operating a nationwide parcel and freight network of roughly 400 branches with a fleet of about 16,000 trucks. Also provides distribution center and warehouse management, rail and air freight, temperature-controlled transport, and customs clearance services.

4-20-1 Higashi-Fukatsu-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima

International freight forwarder handling air and ocean cargo, customs clearance, warehousing, and road freight through a network of over 190 locations in about 30 countries. A member of the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings group, with Seino Holdings as a capital-alliance shareholder.

2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

Port logistics company established in 1949 and based at the Port of Nagoya, providing harbor transportation, warehousing, customs brokerage, international freight forwarding, land transport, packing, and air freight agency services. Maintains overseas offices across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

1-7-40 Irifune, Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi

Major port and harbor transport operator founded in Kobe in 1867, running its own container terminals and providing stevedoring, warehousing, customs clearance, heavy cargo and plant transport, and international intermodal freight forwarding across Japan and overseas.

4-1-11 Hamabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo

International freight forwarder providing air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing, and contract logistics through a global network of roughly 700 offices in over 300 cities. Offers industry-specific supply chain solutions for sectors such as electronics, automotive, healthcare, and aerospace.

Shinagawa Intercity Tower A, 2-15-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Provides contract logistics and in-plant operations for the steel, food, and medical industries, alongside warehousing, domestic transport, temperature-controlled distribution, international freight forwarding, and airport-related services.

Fushimimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka

Provides third-party logistics and contract logistics, heavy transport and relocation, and international freight forwarding, supported by smart-logistics, packaging and reverse-logistics solutions. Operates roughly 1,000 sites in about 30 countries with extensive warehouse capacity in Japan.

LOGISTEED Building, 2-9-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8350

IT-focused 3PL in the Tokyo area: secure storage, customs clearance coordination, device kitting and staging, repair, compliant disposal and nationwide fulfillment for IT equipment. Bilingual (English/Japanese) project management since 2011.

Kawaguchi, Saitama (Tokyo area)

Operates warehousing, port and harbor transportation, international freight forwarding, customs clearance, and overland transport services across Japan and overseas, with particular strength in pharmaceutical and temperature-controlled logistics. Founded in 1887, the company also runs a real estate leasing business in major Japanese cities.

Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Major Japanese logistics group founded in 1909, providing warehousing, port terminal operations, international ocean and air freight forwarding, nationwide land transport, and supply chain management through group companies such as MITSUI-SOKO, MITSUI-SOKO EXPRESS, and MITSUI-SOKO SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS. It also operates a real estate leasing business centered on central Tokyo.

Nihonbashi-Hakozakicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (MSH Nihonbashi Hakozaki Building, 103-0015)

International freight forwarder of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) group, providing air and ocean forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, trucking, and intermodal transport. Offers specialized logistics for semiconductor equipment, healthcare, cold-chain, and heavy/project cargo through a global network.

Hibiya Daibiru 20-21F, 1-2-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Japan's largest temperature-controlled logistics group, operating refrigerated warehouses, transport and delivery networks, 3PL services, and logistics engineering nationwide, with overseas operations in Europe, China, and ASEAN.

Kanda Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Operates air, ocean, rail and ground freight, warehousing and distribution, supply chain management, and customs services as the core operating company of the NX Group. Its network covers all of Japan and spans 56 countries and regions with over 2,900 locations.

NX Group Building, 2 Kanda-Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0024

Comprehensive international logistics provider founded in 1938, offering air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance, harbor transportation, warehousing, and domestic distribution from its Yokohama base with a global overseas network.

Onoecho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Integrated logistics and plant engineering company founded in 1918, providing port and harbor logistics, international freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, and 3PL services alongside plant construction and maintenance for heavy industry.

Kachidoki, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Operates the nationwide Kangaroo Express (Kangaroo-bin) less-than-truckload freight network, offering commercial route trucking, chartered transport, warehousing, and logistics solutions, with international forwarding handled through group companies.

1 Taguchi-cho, Ogaki City, Gifu

One of Japan's largest logistics groups, founded in 1916, providing 3PL contract logistics, warehousing, nationwide trucking, coastal and international shipping, and cold-chain distribution through more than 200 group companies.

Shiomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Logistics company founded in 1897 by Eiichi Shibusawa, providing warehousing, land transport, harbor and marine transport, customs clearance, and domestic and international logistics services. Also handles e-commerce fulfillment and distribution of consumer goods and pharmaceuticals.

2-37-28 Eitai, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Comprehensive logistics company founded in 1801 and headquartered in Shimizu, Shizuoka. Operates distribution centers and warehouses and provides domestic trucking, port and harbor transportation, international ocean and air freight forwarding with import/export services, and logistics information and data-solution services.

11-1 Irifune-cho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka

General logistics company established in 1948 and headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Operates warehouses and distribution centers in the Kanto, Nagoya, and Osaka/Kobe areas and provides domestic cargo transport, sea and air transport, project cargo handling, export car handling, customs clearance, mail-order fulfillment support, and logistics IT systems.

3-4-20 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Provides warehousing, harbor transportation, international multimodal transport, air and marine cargo handling, customs clearance, and document storage services from bases across Japan and overseas. Founded in 1899, the company also operates real estate and logistics information systems businesses.

Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka

Provides third-party logistics services centered on automotive parts, including warehousing, motor truck transportation, port and harbor transportation, packaging, and logistics consulting. Operates sites across Japan and overseas as part of the LOGISTEED Group.

4F Minatomirai Center Bldg., 3-6-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Operates Japan's largest door-to-door parcel delivery network (TA-Q-BIN), including chilled and frozen delivery, alongside corporate logistics, warehousing, and consigned freight forwarding by rail, sea, and air. Core operating subsidiary of Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

2-12-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Tokyo-based logistics and real estate company founded in 1919, offering warehousing, distribution and delivery services, temperature-controlled medical and pharmaceutical logistics, document storage, IT equipment kitting, and international ocean and air freight forwarding with customs clearance. It also leases offices, residences, and other real estate.

Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Tamachi Station Tower N, 3-1-1 Shibaura, 108-8435)

NYK Group logistics company offering international air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics (warehousing and distribution), customs clearance, and supply chain solutions. Operates more than 700 distribution centers and offices in 47 countries and regions, with industry programs in aerospace, automotive, healthcare, retail, and technology.

Shinagawa Seaside Park Tower 8F, 4-12-4 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo