Art Bank Co., Ltd.

Company Summary

Name Art Bank Co., Ltd. President Jun Koroda Capital 10 million yen HQ 〒604-8106　6th Floor Yoshiokaoike Bldg. Southeast Corner Sakai-machi, Oike-dori Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8106

History 1982 ● Started as an advertisement-publishing agency. 1987 ● ● Established Art Bank Co., Ltd. Specialized in illustrations. Issued the first catalog. 1991 ● Issued the second catalog, The Best Illustrations 1993 ● Issued the third catalog. Crowned the new name, Power Illustration Established a nationwide network of agencies. 1995 ● Issued Power Illustration IV. 1997 ● ● Moved HQ to the current location from Tominokouji-dori, Sanjyo-sagaruNakagyo-ku, Kyoto Issued Power Illustration V. 1998 ● Established www.artparadise.com. 1999 ● Established Japan Illustration Agency Association (JIAA) along with eleven other photo agencies that publish illustration catalogs. (There are seventeen such agencies in Japan.) ● Started to prepare for the first directory covering brush script calligraphers who create sho in the world of G design. ● Established www.artbank-jp.com (Japnese Only) o advertise the company's activities. 2000 ● Planned to change the business model in releasing artist information. ● Published Japan Calligrapher Annual in September 20. Established a related sitewww.SHO.ne.jp. ● Published 1000 Japanese Illustrators in September 12. Began full operation of a related site www.illustrators-jp.net to support artists. Businesses Art Bank Co., Ltd. is a stock photo agency specialized in illustrations. We discover and teach new artists and market their works. Now on Sale Structure of Sales in the Era of Digitalization Contents Business no Subete (All About Content Business) Author Yutaka Nobena Publisher PHP Date of Publication March 27, 2000 838 yen plus tax This book talks about the vision of Art Bank Co., Ltd.

Power Illustration 8 artbank-jp.com Japanese Calligrapher Annual 2001 published in September 20, 2000 9,500 yen plus tax, shipping and handling 1000 Japanese Illustrators published in September 12, 2000 9,500 yen plus tax, shipping and handling

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Art Bank Co., Ltd. HQ?^6th Floor Yoshiokaoike Bldg. Southeast Corner Sakai-machi, Oike-dori Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8106 Phone +81-75-211-1337 Fax +81-75-256-0506 Branch?^12th Floor Shuwa Kioi-cho TBR Bldg.5-7 Kouji-machi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083 Phone +81-3-3239-8555 Fax +81-3-3239-8885