Message from President

As professional travel planners, we promise to respond to all our customers' needs.

Travel industry in Japan has accomplished remarkable developments with Japanese economic growth, and a new era is now dawning. From a consumer's view of point, they have shifted their positions from be provided to someone who can select. Computerization brought about new styles of travel and they are increasing more and more. In addition, customers' needs are extremely diversifying values against a backdrop of employment measures and a expansion of workers' leisure time. Our catchphrase is "Be a professional travel planner who can respond to all our customers' needs". We have been aiming at this catchphrase since our establishment, and just now the entire travel industry must also aim at it. We have been providing safe and fascinating tours to our clients based on an abundant experience and quick information gathering ability. Our services are not limited domestic and overseas tours for individuals or groups but also MICE, BTM and so on . In the future, all our staffs will work as one and do our best to provide our clients with satisfying services.

Takamitsu Shiiba
President and Chief Executive Officer
World Planning Office Co., Ltd.

Corporate Profile

Company Name WORLD PLANNING OFFICE CO.,LTD
Representative President   SHIIBA, Takamitsu
Office TSG Gyoen Bldg. 5F,
28-3, Shinjuku 1-chome,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
Date Established Jul 7, 1988
Capital 23,000,000 yen (JPY)
Main Business Activities Travel business (Domestic, Overseas, Inbound)
Sales of tickets for passengers (JR tickets, Airline Tickets and other means of transport)
Sales of package tours based on affiliate agreement
Travel insurance selling as the agency of AIU insurance company , Ltd.
Licenses Travel agent license (No.2-2822) registered by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Registrations Full member registered by All Nippon Travel Agents Association (ANTA) .
Supporting member registered by Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)
Full member registered by Japan Council of Travel Agents for Chinese Visitors
Member registered by Travel Agency Fair Trade Council
Subsidary Companty Travel World Business LLC.
(Travel agent license (No.10985) from Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Bank References The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Shinjuku-dori Branch
Mizuho Bank,Ltd (MHBK), Shinjuku Branch
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Shinjuku-dori Branch

History

July 7, 1988 Obtained a domestic travel agent license (No.2822) from Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Started a travel business in Ikebukuro by investing 6,000,000 yen.
May 11, 1989 Started a travel business as an agent listed on Japan Airlines Group, Japan Tour System Co., Ltd. (now JAL Sales Co., Ltd.)
Obtained a travel agent license (No.5903) from Ministry of Transportation.
Increased capital to 10,000,000 yen.
April 1, 1997 Obtained a travel agent license (No.3-2822) from Tokyo Metropolitan Government
following the revision of Travel Agent act.
June 19, 2001 Registered Travel World Business LLC.as a travel agent
July 5, 1997 Moved the head office to Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
June, 2005 Increased capital to 20,000,000 yen.
November 11, 2008 Established Platinum Travel Club
June 2, 2014 Moved the head office to the current address in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
July 25, 2014 Increased capital to 23,000,000 yen.
October 13, 2015 Listed on All Nippon Travel Agents Association (ANTA) as a full member.
November 20, 2015 Listed on Japan Council of Travel Agents for Chinese Visitors as a full member.
January 14, 2016 Obtained a travel agent license (No.2-2822) from Tokyo Metropolitan Government
following the revision of Travel Agent act.
January 18, 2016 Sales through Joyful Japan Rakoo are launched on the inbound travel market.