is an

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civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

and general contracting firm. It has annual sales of approximately US$15 billion and has been widely recognized as one of the top 5 contractors in

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

and among the top 20 in the world. It is a

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listed in the

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

and Osaka stock exchanges and a constituent of the

Nikkei 225 The Nikkei 225, or , more commonly called the ''Nikkei'' or the ''Nikkei index'' (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It is a price-weighted index, operating in the Japanese yen, Japanese Yen (JP¥), and its compone ...

index.

History

Architectures

The_Front_Entrance_of_the_Tsukiji_Hotel_in_Tokyo.jpg, Tskige Hotel was the first hotel for Westerners opened in 1868. File:Higashidamari-no-Ma_of_Meiji_Palace.JPG, Second Meiji Palace rebuilt in 1888, after having burnt down in 1873 Dai-ichi_Mutual_Life_Insurance_Company_Building_in_the_Taisho_era.JPG, The first

Dai-ichi Life , or Dai-ichi Life for short, is the third-largest life insurer in Japan by revenue, behind Japan Post Insurance and Nippon Life. Founded on September 15, 1902, Dai-Ichi was one of the oldest mutual insurance companies in Japan until a motion to ...

building designed by Tatsuno Kingo in 1921 Daiichi-Life_Sogokan_1971.png, Daiichi-Life building (1971)

List of the Presidents

# Shimizu Kisuke (1804 - 1859) - Founder # Shimizu Kisuke, Formerly Fujisawa Seishichi (1859 - 1891) - Step son of Kisuke # Shimizu Mitsunosuke (1881 - 1887) # Shimizu Mitsunosuke, formerly Shimizu Kisaburo (1887 - 1915) # Shimizu Teikichi (1915 - 1940) - Step brother of the father Mitsunosuke. # Shimizu Yasuo (1940 - 1966) - the son of Teikichi, the heir of Kisaburo # Yoshikawa Seiichi (1966 - 1972) # Noji Kiichi (1972 - 1981) # Yoshino Teruzo (1981年 - 1989) # Imamura Harusuke (1990 - 1999) # Nomura Tetsuya (1999 - 2007) # Miyamoto Yoichi (2007 - 2016)

About Shimizu

The company is named after its founder Kisuke Shimizu, who was born in Koba Village, Etchu (now part of Toyama), and has nothing to do with the former city Shimizu in

Shizuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Pref ...

. Kisuke Shimizu formed the company in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1804. The company has been headquartered there ever since. Shimizu Corporation is an international general contractor, publicly listed on the

Tokyo Stock Exchange The , abbreviated as Tosho () or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan. The exchange is owned by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), a holding company that it also lists (), and operated by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., a wholly owned sub ...

, the

Nagoya Stock Exchange Nagoya Stock Exchange (名古屋証券取引所 ''Nagoya Shōken Torihikijo'', NSE) is a stock trading market in Nagoya, Japan. It is Japan's second largest exchange, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is operated by Nagoya Stock Exchange, Inc. ...

and the Osaka Securities Exchange and is a constituent of the

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. It has a network spanning Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

Services offered

* Planning & Consulting * Development & Financing * Design * Construction * Facility Management * Maintenance * Renovation * Engineering & Technology * Research & Development

Notable constructions

Japan *

Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its Suspended structure, suspension roof design. The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena sea ...

* Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line - Aqua-Line tunnel and Umihotaru (an artificial island used as a rest station on the Aqua-Line) * JR Hakata City * Haneda Airport runway D * Fukuoka Airport Cargo Terminal * Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower * Tokyu Kabukicho Tower Asia * Bãi Cháy Bridge * Singapore MRT *

Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 Changi Airport is Singapore's primary international airport and a major aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region. It is one of the commercial airports in Singapore, the other being Seletar Airport. Since the rankings for the World's Best Airport ...

* Malaysia–Singapore Second Link * Bính Bridge * Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 1 * Jakarta MRT North–South Line *

Trinity Tower Trinity Tower is a skyscraper situated at the intersection of H.R. Rasuna Said Road and Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Road in Jakarta, Indonesia. The building was known as the Daswin building during its construction period. It was developed by PT Windas ...

Metro Manila Subway The Metro Manila Subway is an under-construction underground rapid transit line in Metro Manila, Philippines. The line, which will run north–south between Valenzuela, Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Parañaque and Pasay, consists of 17 station ...

Plaridel Bypass Road Plaridel Bypass Road is a national secondary road in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Traversing agricultural lands, it Bypass (road), bypasses the town propers of Plaridel, Bulacan, Plaridel (after which it is named), Pulilan, Baliwag, and ...

* Davao City Bypass Construction Project * Luzhou Line (Taipei Metro) *

THSR Tainan Station Tainan () is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, and is connected to station for TRA services. It is near the border between Kaohsiung City and Tainan City. Tainan HSR station is about 17 km away from ...

Dream Megaproject Concepts

*Lunar Solar Power Generation - Luna Ring (generation of electricity using a belt of solar cells around the lunar equator) *TRY2025 The Environmental Island - Green Float (botanical city concept) * Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid (a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay) *Inter Cell City (a sustainable, environmentally conscious city) *Space Hotel (space tourism) *Lunar Bases *Urban Geo-Grid Plan (coordination of facilities above ground and underground for increased efficiency) *Desert Aqua-Net Plan (desert canals) *Ocean Spiral (underwater city)

References

External links

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Shimizu Corporation Official website
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