Company Profile

Adekat Co.Ltd

Himalayan Heights 101 &102, 1-8-2 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo  Japan 112-0005

 

Company History

1986 Adekat Co.Ltd established

1988 Gallery Adekat opens (within the French Chamber of Commerce Exhibition Hall, Sunshine City)

1995 Galley Vent de France opens (Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza)

1999 Gallery Adekat relocated to the head office

2014 Gallery Adekat renamed Galerie Adekat

2014 Gallery Vent de France relocated to Karuizawa Prince Hotel.

2015 Gallery Vent de France closed

2016 Galerie Adekat Karuizawa opens

2017 Galerie Adekat Karuizawa closes

2018 Started art dealing between Japan and France

2020 Launched online art sales and international trading

2025 Expanded art dealing activities to Asian markets

 

Business Activities

1: Introduction of French artists and market development: Raymond Peynet, Michel Henry, Manuel Robbe, Jean Godin, Piermatteo, Daniel Couture, Simon Bréaud, Michel Maëlgrac, Nicole Clement...etc.

2: Wholesale: Wholesaling to galleries, mail-order companies, and exhibition organizers

3: Retail: Online sales (Shopify) - Galerie Adekat

4: Department store exhibition track record: Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Shinjuku Isetan, Kobe Daimaru, Kyoto Daimaru, Shinsaibashi Daimaru, Umeda Daimaru, Sapporo Mitsukoshi, Sendai Mitsukoshi, Nagoya Mitsukoshi, Hiroshima Mitsukoshi, Hakata Daimaru, Okayama Tenmaya, Fukuyama Tenmaya, Ikebukuro Tobu ...etc

 

Franco-Japanese Cultural Exchange

1999 Oumu Town, Hokkaido, opens the Michel Henry Gallery at the municipal Hinode Misaki Hotel

2001 French Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Bernard de Montferrand, hosts a welcome party for Michel Henry at the Ambassador's Residence (attendees included Mrs. Dewi Sukarno, former First Lady of Indonesia, opera singer Masafumi Akikawa, House of Representatives member Okutani...etc)

2001 In response to an invitation from Hyogo Prefecture Governor Toshitami Kaihara, Michel Henry and Yasuhiro Takeda attend the closing ceremony of Japan Flora 2000 in Awaji.

2002 As Oumu Town envoys, Yoshikazu Kinashi (President of Sapporo Cultural Broadcasting, Honorary French Consul in Sapporo), Mr. Matsubara, Japanese Consul in Alsace, Michel Henry, Patrice de La Perrière (President of Univers des Arts), and Yasuhiro Takeda visit Langres, Michel Henry's hometown, where the Michel Henry Art Museum is planned to be established, and are welcomed by the mayor.

2003 Midi-Pyrénées region, France, holds a Michel Henry retrospective exhibition, attended by Michel Henry and Yasuhiro Takeda at the opening.

2003 Oumu Town hosts a welcome party for Michel Henry, attended by Michel Henry, First Secretary of the French Embassy Mr. Fiéchi, Director of Alliance Française Sapporo Mr. Guyot, and Yasuhiro Takeda.

2004 Hyogo Prefecture sends an economic and cultural mission to France. Honorary Citizen of Hyogo Prefecture Michel Henry, Patrice de La Perrière (President of Univers des Arts), and Yasuhiro Takeda accompany Hyogo Governor Toshizo Ido. Awaji puppet theater performances are held at the Japan Cultural Institute in Paris.

2008-2012 Yasuhiro Takeda attends Le Salon (Grand Palais, Paris), organized by the French Artists' Society, at the invitation of President Gibeau and Vice President Delaroff.

2010 The Karuizawa RCC (Karuizawa Resort Conference Promotion Council) is held at the Karuizawa Prince Hotel. Naotaka Isomura (former NHK news caster, first director of the Japan Cultural Institute in Paris, president of the Michel Henry Friendship Association), Yoshiyuki Matsuda (chairman and principal of Shobi Gakuen), Junichiro Inuzuka (professor at Jissen Women's University), and Yasuhiro Takeda are invited to give a conference.

2012 At the request of the Karuizawa Taliesin Peynet Museum, Yasuhiro Takeda visits the Peynet Museum in Antibes, southern France, as an advisor.

2012-2015 Yasuhiro Takeda serializes "An Invitation to French Painting" in BOSCO magazine.

2013 Karuizawa Prince Hotel and Adeka Inc. co-host "Two Days to Enjoy French Art" at Karuizawa Prince Hotel. Naotaka Isomura, Hidefumi Fuse (art critic, associate professor at Tokyo University of the Arts), Tamae Kimura (novelist, lecturer at Tokyo University of Agriculture), and Yoshito Namura (director of Orgel Museum of Art) are invited as lecturers, and Yasuhiro Takeda serves as MC.

2014 A lecture on "Michel Henry" is held at Ebisu Mitsukoshi, hosted by Ebisu Mitsukoshi and supported by Club Paris, with lecturers Hidefumi Fuse and Yasuhiro Takeda.

2014 A lecture on "French Painting Loved by Japanese People" is held at the Maison franco-japonaise, hosted by Club Paris, with Yasuhiro Takeda as lecturer.

2015 The second lecture on "French Painting Loved by Japanese People" is held at the Maison franco-japonaise, co-hosted by Club Paris and the French Chamber of Commerce, with Hiroshi Uchimura (Art Department Manager, Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store) and Yasuhiro Takeda as lecturers.

2016 A lecture on "Raymond Peynet: A Message of Love and Peace" is held, hosted by Club Paris, with Tomomi Moriya (lecturer at Kobe Women's University, Raymond Peynet researcher), Norio Sugano (mayor of Iitate Village), and Yasuhiro Takeda as speakers.

2019 Notre Dame Cathedral Reconstruction Charity event is held at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Building International Conference Hall, co-hosted by the Franco-Japanese Sasakawa Foundation,20th Head of the Izumi School of Kyogen, and Adekat corporation. Laurent Pic, Ambassador of France to Japan,Hisanori Isomura, former NHK Paris Bureau Chief and founding Director General of the Japan Cultural Center in Paris,Izumi Motoya, 20th Head of the Izumi School of Kyogen, and Yasuhiro Takeda give speeches. A performance by Izumi-ryu Soke and a French painting auction by Galerie Adekat are held.

 

Company Officers

Representative Director Yasuhiro Takeda Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1953 Graduated from the University of Montpellier

Master's degree from the University of Paris

Michel Henry Appraiser

Former Secretary of Tokyo Koishikawa Rotary Club

Former member of Club Amiral Rotary Club Former Standing Director of Club Paris

Member of Maison franco-japonaise

Member of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Secretary-General of Michel Henry Friendship Association

Former Executive Board Member of the Paris Club

 

Advisor Mamoru Takahashi Born in Tokyo in 1941 Graduated from Hitotsubashi University

Former Branch Manager of Fuji Bank New York Park Avenue Branch

Former Branch Manager of Fuji Bank Paris Branch Former Full-time Auditor of Deutsche Securities

Former Senior Managing Director of Palace Hotel Member of the Committee for Tourism Nation, Japan Association of Corporate Executives

 

Advisor Masahiko Koyama Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1955 Graduated from Ritsumeikan University

Former General Manager of Karuizawa Prince Hotel

Former Area General Manager for Western Japan of Prince Hotel (Managing Director)

Former President and Representative Director of Prince Hotel

Vice President of Ritsumeikan University Alumni Association

 

Social Contribution Activities

Support for Iitate Village, affected by radiation from the Great East Japan Earthquake: With the cooperation of Koishikawa Rotary Club, Fujita Kanko, Yomiuri Giants, and Tokyo Dome, children from Iitate Village are invited to Tokyo for an overnight stay to watch a Yomiuri Giants game and enjoy sightseeing in Tokyo. With the cooperation of Wani Plus Publishing, Norio Sugano's memoir "Radiation Falls on a Beautiful Village" is published. "Iitate Village Charity Raymond Peynet Exhibition" is held at Akatsuka Group's Ginza Satellite, and a portion of the sales is donated to Iitate Village. With the cooperation of Ichi-nyo-sha, piecework and sales channels are provided to temporary housing residents in Iitate Village.

Support for French exchange students: Serving as a counselor for French exchange students at the request of the Koishikawa Rotary Club.