Anabuki Construction

{{Short description|Japanese construction and real estate company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Anabuki Construction Inc.

| native_name = 株式会社 穴吹工務店

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Anabuki Kōmuten

| logo = Anabuki.logo.jpeg

| logo_size = 150px

| image =

| image_size =

| image_caption = Headquarters of Anabuki Kosan

| type = Kabushiki gaisha

| industry = Construction, Real estate

| founded = {{Start date and age|1961|01|11}}

| founder =

| hq_location_city = Tokyo

| hq_location_country = Japan

| key_people =

| products =

| website = {{URL|http://www.anabuki.com/}}

}}

{{nihongo|Anabuki Construction Inc.|株式会社 穴吹工務店|Kabushiki gaisha Anabuki Kōmuten}} is a Japanese construction and real estate company for apartment buildings founded in 1961.{{cite news|url=http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/retto/20090122c6b2203822.html|script-title=ja:穴吹工務店グループ、バスケ施設計画を白紙に 香川・三木町で|date=2009-01-22|work=Nihon Keizai Shimbun|language=ja|access-date=2009-06-28}}{{cite book|last=Hines|first=Mary Alice|title=Japan real estate investment|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2001|pages=158|isbn=1-56720-374-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peswbucJEfYC&pg=PA158|access-date=2009-06-28}} In early 2008, it was reported that Anabuki became Japan's leading seller of condominia, ending Daikyo's 29 year lead.{{cite news | first=Kathleen | last=Chu | title=Japan 2008 Condo Sales May Drop 8.4% After Building Code Change | date=2008-02-19 | url =https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601206&sid=apvL_gglrNrM&refer=realestate | work =Bloomberg | access-date = 2009-06-29 }}

The company advertising mascot Anabukin-chan is a little girl based on Little Red Riding Hood.{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ads/2006/04/03/anabu_kin_chan/|title=Why grandmother, what large. . .|date=2006-04-03|work=Salon|access-date=2009-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024085231/http://www.salon.com/2006/04/04/anabu_kin_chan/|archive-date=24 October 2012}} Her name is a pun on "Akazukin-chan", which is Little Red Riding Hood's name in Japan.

References

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  • http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/kagawa_news/economy/article.aspx?id=20090605000079