Kato Tadashi Co., Ltd. Japan’s largest brand and school bag select shop “L’atelier du Cartable” will hold pop-up caravans at 24 locations nationwide, including Tsutaya Bookstore!

【Kato Tadashi Co., Ltd.】 Japan’s largest brand and school bag select shop “L’atelier du Cartable” will hold pop-up caravans at 24 locations nationwide, including Tsutaya Bookstore! ​
Kato Tadashi Co., Ltd. Press release: March 4, 2025 L’atelier du Cartable, one of Japan’s largest brand and school bag select shops, is holding a pop-up caravan in 24 locations nationwide, including Tsutaya Bookstore! Aoyama main store, 16 famous department stores nationwide, and 8 TSUTAYA stores, making it the brand’s first largest expansion Kato Chu Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) is pleased to announce that “L’atelier du Cartable”, which is operated by our company, will display and sell a new collection of school bags for school year 2026 at 16 famous department stores nationwide, including the Aoyama main store, as well as pop-up stores at 8 locations such as Tsutaya Bookstore and TSUTAYA. By expanding on a nationwide scale, we will be able to provide a special experience to more customers.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70541/16/70541-16-4051e758da2321ec03d3a226df9e9f64-1916×1534.jpg “L’atelier du Cartable” Japan’s largest brand school bag select shop “L’atelier du Cartable” is Japan’s largest select shop for school bags, one of Japan’s largest brands, that handles 20 brands of luxury school bags, mainly famous designer brands from Japan and abroad. This year as well, we will be delivering this valuable lineup to even more customers through pop-up stores across the country, including our Aoyama main store.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70541/16/70541-16-d848f97a1cf94090fe522a3adc32f01d-3000×2000.jpg In addition to the Aoyama main store and 16 famous department stores nationwide, large-scale expansion at 8 Tsutaya Bookstore locations “L’atelier du Cartable” Aoyama main store in Tokyo displays a diverse lineup of domestic and international designer brands and our own brands, allowing you to carefully select products in a calm
environment. We will also exhibit our luxury school bags at 16 famous department stores across the country, providing customers nationwide with the world view of “L’atelier du Cartable.” The pop-up stores at 8 locations of TSUTAYA Shoten and TSUTAYA, which will be newly implemented this year, are a valuable opportunity to see school bags that are normally only available at the Aoyama main store nationwide.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70541/16/70541-16-f3bf433197f4d4485da654a8823b7def-870×583.jpg New developments based on the concept of education, worldview, and sophisticated taste This year, in addition to previous years, we will be holding pop-up stores at eight Tsutaya Bookstore locations across the country. “L’atelier du Cartable” has decided to collaborate with Tsutaya Shoten as a place where people who are sensitive to culture and education visit on a daily basis, in order to increase the opportunity for more children to touch and see the high-quality school bags that can be seen at the Aoyama main store. We are confident that Tsutaya Shoten is an extremely friendly learning environment and a place that can provide a special experience suitable for the important moment of selecting a school bag. We are pleased that through this collaboration, more customers will be able to experience the world of L’atelier du Cartable and be able to select valuable school bags.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70541/16/70541-16-d831e34de61bdd71fb72e588f45e166b-2288×2700.jpg ▼Tsutaya Bookstore Pop-up Store (8 locations nationwide) Hokkaido: Hakodate Tsutaya Bookstore (May 12th (Monday) – June 1st (Sunday)) Saitama Prefecture: Lake Town TSUTAYA (Saturday, February 1st – Monday, February 10th / Saturday, March 15th – Monday, March 24th) Chiba Prefecture: Kashiwanoha Tsutaya Bookstore (Saturday, March 1st to Monday, March 10th/Saturday, March 29th to Monday, April 7th) Tokyo: Futakotamagawa Tsutaya Home Appliances (Saturday, February 22nd – Monday, March 3rd / Saturday, March 22nd – Monday, March 31st) Aichi Prefecture: Nagoya Minato Tsutaya Shoten (Saturday, March 8th to Monday, March 17th/Saturday, April 12th to Monday, April 21st) Osaka Prefecture: TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE LaLaport EXPOCITY (Saturday, February 1st to Monday, February 24th) Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroshima Tsutaya Bookstore (April 26th (Sat) – May 18th (Sun)) Fukuoka Prefecture: Ropponmatsu Tsutaya Bookstore (Saturday, May 31st to Sunday, June 22nd) ▼Famous department store pop-up event (16 locations nationwide) Niigata Prefecture: Niigata Isetan (Wednesday, April 16th to Monday, April 21st) Chiba Prefecture: Kashiwa Takashimaya (period
undetermined) Tokyo: Tamagawa Takashimaya (Wednesday, April 23rd to Tuesday, May 6th) Kanagawa Prefecture: Yokohama Takashimaya
(Wednesday, April 16th to Tuesday, May 20th) Shizuoka Prefecture: Entetsu Department Store (April 24th (Thursday) – May 6th (Tuesday)) Aichi Prefecture: JR Nagoya Takashimaya (Wednesday, April 23rd to Tuesday, May 13th) / Matsuzakaya Nagoya (Wednesday, April 30th to Saturday, May 31st) Osaka Prefecture: Daimaru Umeda (Wednesday, April 16th to Tuesday, June 3rd) / Osaka Takashimaya (Friday, April 4th to Monday, April 7th) Hyogo Prefecture: Daimaru Kobe (Wednesday, April 9th ​​to Monday, April 14th) Okayama Prefecture: Tenmaya Okayama (April 23rd (Wednesday) – June 3rd (Tuesday)) Hiroshima Prefecture: Sogo Hiroshima store (period to be determined) Ehime Prefecture: Iyotetsu Takashimaya (April 12th (Saturday) – April 13th (Sunday) / April 23rd (Wednesday) – May 6th (Tuesday)) Fukuoka Prefecture: Iwataya Main Store (April 26th (Saturday) – May 6th (Tuesday)) Kumamoto Prefecture: Tsuruya Department Store (Wednesday, May 14th to Tuesday, May 27th) Kagoshima Prefecture: Yamagataya (Saturday, May 3rd to Wednesday, May 7th/Thursday, May 21st to Monday, May 26th) Brands handled (example) mezzo piano ANNA SUI mini kladskap (cladoscope) LANVIN en Bleu JILL STUART PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN THE MACMILLAN ALICE hakka kids Miki Takei YUMI KATSURA Q-pot. BeBe LAURA ASHLEY marie claire ROUTE 66 OLIVE des OLIVE PRIVATE LABEL CECIL McBEE Tomica Plarail L’atelier du Cartable
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70541/16/70541-16-e72d2719a9d961fed21718d1ddf7f58c-2073×1772.jpg At L’atelier du Cartable, we carry the highest quality school bags that are a fusion of famous domestic and international designer brands and craftsmanship by skilled Japanese craftsmen. Don’t miss this opportunity to take a look at the special school bags that will brighten up your child’s precious moments.
Founded in 1887, we are a long-established school bag manufacturer that focuses on fashionable and high-quality school bags, and is always committed to product development and research without compromise for the sake of children’s bright smiles. We operate L’atelier du Cartable, one of Japan’s largest branded school bag select shops that handles a total of 20 brands. We will continue to offer a variety of styles. An adult lifestyle for everyone. Our goal is to create a space where you can enjoy your time while being surrounded by bookstore music and movies.
Company information/contact information Kato Chu Co., Ltd. Head office address: 3-3-11 Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka 550-0013 Tokyo office address: 102 MF Aoyama, 1-1-6 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002 Person in charge: Public relations (PRtimes) Telephone number: 06-6531-0724 FAX number: 06-6535-5093 Website:
https://www.katochu.co.jp Email: info2@katochu.co.jp