Kyoto Shinkin Establishes Regional Trading Company "Kyoshin Branding Partners" to Contribute to Improving Corporate Value of Local Businesses

Community Bank Kyoshin (Corporate Name: Kyoto Shinkin Bank, Head Office: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Governor: Takayuki Sakitada) established "Kyoshin Branding Partners Co., Ltd." on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, as a wholly-owned subsidiary to work on improving the corporate value of local businesses.

Furthermore, in the spring of 2027, a sales and marketing base for regional creators, "QUESTION BP," is scheduled to open a 7-minute walk from Kyoto Station.

This will enable support that commits to the "sales" of regional businesses not only through product planning and sales promotion support but also by providing sales channels.

Background of Establishment

Challenges faced by regional businesses are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated, including changes in market structure such as declining birthrate and aging population, advancements in technology like AI, and worsening labor shortages.

In such circumstances, the Community Bank Kyoshin Group has established a system where Community Bank Kyoshin (Kyoto Shinkin Bank), which handles financial functions, and companies and organizations within the group collaborate to approach all management issues faced by regional businesses from multiple angles and propose effective and speedy solutions.

To further strengthen this system and deepen and accelerate our efforts to solve these challenges, we have established the regional trading company "Kyoshin Branding Partners Co., Ltd." with the aim of developing new support functions equipped with expertise and mobility to support the improvement of brand value and expansion of sales channels for regional businesses.

Details of the Group can be found here.

Company Overview

Company Name

Kyoshin Branding Partners Co., Ltd.

Location

7 Tachibanacho, Shijo-dori Yanagibashi Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City

Representative

Yoshinari Itaki, Representative Director

Date of Establishment

July 1, 2026

Business Description

Regional trading company operations (Branding business, Marketing business, Promotion business) A regional trading company aiming to support the creation of value and development of sales channels for regional businesses as a member of the Community Bank Kyoshin Group, promoting the creation of new value and business flows utilizing regional resources.

URL

https://kyoshin-bp.jp/

Business of Kyoshin Branding Partners

Branding Business

Verbalization and Visualization of Value

We unravel the history and background that a company has walked, and discover the value and strengths within the aspirations, technology, products, and services of the business operator.

Starting with organizing the current situation through interviews, we provide solutions such as brand concept design, product development, and sales channel/promotion design. We refine value, connect with the market, and expand to the next business development by combining the necessary support according to each company's challenges and situation.

Marketing Business

QUESTION BP

A sales and marketing base for regional creators operated by Kyoshin Branding Partners. Located conveniently a 7-minute walk from Kyoto Station, it sells attractive regional products within the store and delivers their product value to domestic and international users.

Promotion Business

Domestic and International Sales Channel Development / Collaboration Business

To the markets where the refined brands are needed.

Kyoshin Branding Partners will serve as the core of collaboration, connecting regional businesses with partner companies such as buyers who are knowledgeable in each industry. We will support business growth and future development through sustainable support that connects domestic and international sales channels.

Sales Base "QUESTION BP"

"QUESTION BP" will be established in a newly developed facility in the southeastern area of Kyoto Station in the spring of 2027.

Located opposite the "teamLab Mass Burial - Takenaka Corporation," the largest teamLab museum in Japan, which opened in 2025, this area is expected to become increasingly vibrant with many local residents and tourists, centered around art and culture.

In this southeastern area of Kyoto Station, Community Bank Kyoshin has previously engaged in regional revitalization and community development, including the launch of the regional revitalization project "BASE" centered on art.

"QUESTION BP" is one of the bases for further accelerating such initiatives.

Using "QUESTION BP" as a base, our bank will disseminate the value of the region's "manufacturing" both domestically and internationally, contributing to the business expansion of regional companies.

Furthermore, by making the facility a place where diverse players such as local residents, tourists, artists, business people, and students gather to bring their "QUESTIONS," we will form a community that "solves problems that cannot be solved alone by working together."

*All images are for illustrative purposes.

About Community Bank Kyoshin

Corporate Name: Kyoto Shinkin Bank Head Office Location: 7 Tachibanacho, Shijo-dori Yanagibashi Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City Establishment: September 27, 1923 (Taisho 12) Number of Branches: 95 (as of the release date) Official Website: https://www.kyoto-shinkin.co.jp/

Please also see our initiative introduction page "ICHIOSHI - Kyoshin's Picks." https://ichioshi.kyoto-shinkin.co.jp/

"Community Bank Kyoshin" is the brand name of Kyoto Shinkin Bank.

For details, please see the following press release.

https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000086001.html