Heibonsha
Heibonsha company logo  | |
| Founded | 1914 | 
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| Founder | Shimonaka Yasaburō | 
| Country of origin | Japan | 
| Headquarters location | Tokyo | 
| Publication types | Books | 
| Official website | www | 
Heibonsha (平凡社) is a Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, which publishes encyclopedias, dictionaries and books in the fields of science and philosophy. Since 1945 it has also published books on art and literature. Similarly to the Iwanami Shoten and the Chikuma Shobō publishing houses, its publishing program is directed primarily at an academic audience and features well-illustrated publications.
Heibonsha's head office is at 3-29 Kanda-jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051.