Takeyama

What Takeyama does

Takeyama Co., Ltd. (株式会社竹山) is a privately-held medical device wholesaler founded in 1935 and headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It operates as the core medical device distribution arm of Hokuyaku-Takeyama Holdings (a comprehensive healthcare group jointly established with Hokuyaku in 2006 covering pharmaceuticals, medical devices, pharmacy, nursing care, and ICT), serving public hospitals, hospitals, and clinics across Hokkaido and the Tokyo metropolitan area through 16+ branch offices.

The company's core offering is the sale of over one million medical products ranging from low-cost consumables (syringes, gloves, gauze, catheters) to high-value capital equipment including MRI machines, surgical robots (hinotori, da Vinci), and cardiac catheters. Supporting infrastructure includes the HubiA Logistics Center (an automated material handling hub with solar power and backup generation), the Sapporo Logistics Center (focused on orthopedic equipment with RFID gate readers and cleaning facilities), the Village Plus medical training center (offering surgical simulation training on hinotori, da Vinci, and laparoscopic systems), SPD (Supply Processing and Distribution) outsourcing services for hospital inventory management, and a new drone-based emergency medical delivery project that demonstrated 50km over-sea transport in 30-45 minutes. Complementary revenue streams include the Bell and Orchid e-commerce site for home healthcare products and physician practice startup support services.

Takeyama makes money primarily through negotiated, quote-based B2B sales to healthcare institutions on multi-year contract terms, with additional revenue from SPD outsourcing, training center usage, and e-commerce. Distribution is conducted via a direct enterprise field sales force that visits hospitals and clinics, leveraging the company's extensive regional branch proximity for reliable same-day or next-day delivery across Hokkaido and into the Tokyo metro area. Marketing is limited to a corporate website, recruiting site, and local Hokkaido sports team sponsorships.

Name

Takeyama

Legal name

株式会社竹山

Website

https://www.takeyama.co.jp/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Takeyama is a Sapporo-headquartered, privately-held medical device wholesaler founded in 1935 and the core medical-device distribution arm of Hokuyaku-Takeyama Holdings, serving hospitals, clinics, and public healthcare institutions across Hokkaido and the Tokyo metropolitan area with over one million medical products, supported by logistics centers and a surgical training facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Distribution

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Use Medical Disposables & Procedure Kits (Drapes, Tubing, Catheters, Syringes, Custom Packs) (HLAHANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Anesthesia & Airway Management Equipment (Workstations, Laryngoscopy, Ventilation adjuncts) (HLAHADAJ), Medical & Hygiene Disposables (Underpads, Disposable Washcloths, Bed Bath Products) (CRADALAK)

Keywords

• Medical device distribution
• Medical equipment wholesale
• Healthcare logistics services
• Medical supply chain
• Hospital supply management

Headquarters

HQ city

Sapporo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Wholesale: Sales of medical devices, equipment, instruments, and supplies to healthcare institutions. Products range from consumables like syringes and gloves to advanced equipment including surgical robots, MRI machines, and cardiac catheters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Takeyama is a medical device wholesaler that distributes over 1 million medical products—from consumables such as syringes and gloves to advanced equipment including surgical robots, MRI machines, and cardiac catheters—to healthcare institutions across Hokkaido and the Tokyo metropolitan area. The company also provides hospital logistics (SPD) services, medical training facilities, and emergency medical drone delivery.

Product overview

Takeyama is a medical device trading company (医療関連総合商社) offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The core business is medical device sales handling over 1 million products from general consumables to cutting-edge surgical robots. Supporting this are logistics centers (ハビア物流センター, サツポロ ロジスティクスセンター), SPD outsourcing services, medical training facilities (ヴィレッジプラス), drone delivery projects for emergency medicine, practice startup support, and an e-commerce site (Bell and Orchid) for healthcare products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ハビア物流センター (HubiA Logistics Center): 多様な医療材料の流通・物流サービスを担う竹山の拠点として人とモノを効率的かつ迅速につなぐ物流施設
• ヴィレッジプラス (Village Plus)
• Bell and Orchid (ベルアンドオーキッド)

Products and services

• Medical Device Sales Business (医療機器販売事業) Wholesale distribution of over 1 million medical products ranging from general consumables (syringes, gloves) to cutting-edge equipment (surgical robots, MRI machines, cardiac catheters) for hospitals, clinics, and medical facilities.
• Village Plus Medical Training Center (ヴィレッジプラス) Medical training center established in 2013 offering surgical technique training using cutting-edge simulators including hinotori and da Vinci surgical robots, laparoscopic trainers, and endoscopic simulators for medical professionals and physicians.
• HubiA Logistics Center (ハビア物流センター) Central hub for medical material distribution and logistics services, connecting people and goods efficiently with real-time inbound/outbound information management and state-of-the-art automated material handling systems for Hokkaido-wide medical supply distribution.
• Sapporo Logistics Center (サッポロロジスティクスセンター) Logistics management hub primarily handling orthopedic equipment, featuring gate-type RFID readers for efficient inventory management and integrated cleaning facilities for medical device sanitization.
• SPD (Supply Processing and Distribution) Outsourcing Services Hospital supply management outsourcing services providing hospital staff workflow improvement and precision logistics management through dedicated systems for inventory optimization.
• Medical Drone Delivery Project (ドローンプロジェクト) Medical drone delivery project using drones for emergency medical supply transport during disasters, with successful test flights over 50km sea distance in 30-45 minutes. First domestically purchased and self-operated medical drone in Japan.
• Medical Practice Startup Support Services (開業支援サービス) Comprehensive support services for medical practice startup including property search, fundraising, permits, design/construction, medical equipment procurement, and staffing for new clinics.
• Bell and Orchid E-commerce (ベルアンドオーキッド) Specialized e-commerce site for healthcare products, home medical care, and long-term care goods offering quality products for home health management and caregiving.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivery of 1 million+ medical products to healthcare institutions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, significant and minor.

• 株式会社ほくやく・竹山ホールディングス (Hokutake-Takeyama Holdings)coreOthersParent holding company structure established in 2006. Takeyama is a core operating company within the Hokutake-Takeyama Holdings group, which is a comprehensive healthcare enterprise covering pharmaceuticals, medical devices, pharmacy, nursing care, ICT, and related services across Hokkaido.
• 川崎重工業 (Kawasaki Heavy Industries)significantTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of the hinotori surgical support robot. Takeyama's Village Plus training center uses hinotori simulators for medical staff training. Kawasaki developed the robot with Sysmex leveraging 50+ years of robotics technology.
• シスメックス (Sysmex)significantTechnology or IntegrationHealthcare company collaborating with Kawasaki on hinotori surgical robot development. Takeyama distributes and provides training for these products at Village Plus facility.
• 北海道日本ハムファイターズ (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional baseball team. Takeyama provides game tickets to employees as part of employee welfare program.
• 北海道コンサドーレ札幌 (Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional soccer team. Takeyama provides game tickets to employees as part of employee welfare program.
• レバンガ北海道 (Levanga Hokkaido)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional basketball team. Takeyama sponsors and provides game tickets to employees as part of employee welfare and community engagement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Medipal Holdings: Japan's largest pharmaceutical and medical device wholesaler with nationwide distribution network. Directly comparable to Takeyama as a medical device distributor, but operates at vastly greater national scale across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Suzuken: Major Japanese pharmaceutical and medical device distribution company with nationwide coverage. Comparable to Takeyama in core distribution business, though Suzuken operates at significantly larger scale with broader product lines.
• Alfresa Holdings: Leading Japanese pharmaceutical and medical device wholesaler. Comparable to Takeyama as a medical device distribution peer, but with national footprint and greater scale across healthcare distribution.
• Toho Pharmaceutical (Toho Holdings): Major Japanese pharmaceutical distribution company that also operates medical device distribution through Mediceo. Comparable to Takeyama in medical device wholesale, but with national reach and significantly larger revenue base.
• McKesson: Global medical device and pharmaceutical distributor. Comparable to Takeyama in medical device distribution business model, but operates globally at vastly larger scale with broader product portfolio.
• Cardinal Health: Major US/global medical product distributor serving hospitals and healthcare providers. Comparable to Takeyama in distribution business model and customer base, though operating internationally at much greater scale.
• Henry Schein: Global distributor of medical and dental supplies to healthcare providers. Comparable to Takeyama in serving healthcare institutions with diverse medical product portfolios, though Henry Schein operates globally with greater scale.
• Owens & Minor: US-based medical device and supply distribution company serving hospitals. Comparable to Takeyama in medical device wholesale business model, though operating internationally with significantly broader geographic and product coverage.

Direct peers

• Hokuyaku: Sister pharmaceutical distribution company under Hokuyaku-Takeyama Holdings Group. Directly comparable to Takeyama as a fellow healthcare distribution company within the same Hokkaido-focused holding group, operating in adjacent pharmaceutical distribution.
• Mediceo: Toho Holdings subsidiary focused on medical device distribution. Comparable to Takeyama in specializing in medical device wholesale to hospitals and clinics, with overlapping customer base and product categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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