What is .yodobashi?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .yodobashi names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .yodobashi on February 19, 2015. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on November 20, 2014.
YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD. also runs one other TLD, including .goldpoint.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .yodobashi, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .yodobashi haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.gmo).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.yodobashi FAQ
What country is .yodobashi?
None. .yodobashi is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .yodobashi domain extension?
YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD. operates .yodobashi as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .yodobashi created?
.yodobashi was delegated to the DNS root zone on February 19, 2015.
Is .yodobashi a valid domain?
Yes. .yodobashi is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .yodobashi addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .yodobashi domain?
No. .yodobashi is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD.
Is .yodobashi DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .yodobashi.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 20, 2019. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
