Takarajimasha, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社宝島社, Hepburn: Kabushiki Gaisha Takarajimasha) is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company was founded on September 22, 1971 as a consulting business of local government titled JICC, Inc. (株式会社ジェー・アイ・シー・シー) and a successor of the former Takarajima Photo Chemicals Co., Ltd. that was founded in 1918.
[6] Established by some Waseda University former revolutionary students, in May 1974 it started to publish its first magazine, Takarajima, a Japanese subculture focused magazine,[4][7] which was followed by Bessatsu Takarajima in March 1976.
[6] Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!, a guide book magazine, was first published in December 1989,[6] while fashion magazine Cutie[5] was first published in September 1989.
[6] Smart, Spring, and Sweet, all young-targeted fashion magazines,[5][8] are published since October 1995, February 1996, and March 1999 respectively.