Kanematsu

What Kanematsu does

Kanematsu Co., Ltd. (株式会社カネマツ) is a privately held Japanese operator of pachinko and pachislot amusement halls, founded on April 5, 1983, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and headquartered there under the leadership of Representative Director Masayuki (大瀧雅之). The company operates under the Rising Group brand and runs 16 physical amusement halls concentrated in Hokkaido (Sapporo, Ebetsu, Hakodate, Obihiro) and Tohoku (Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, Chiba). Its core business is direct-to-consumer entertainment: customers exchange cash for game play on pachinko and pachislot machines and receive prizes based on outcomes, generating transaction-fee revenue from game play. A secondary revenue stream comes from real estate leasing, leveraging properties held alongside amusement venues.

The company employs approximately 445 people (as of February 2023) and maintains an HR profile of full-time staff at ¥190,000/month plus attendance bonuses and part-time hourly wages between ¥1,075 and ¥1,250. Kanematsu uses industry-specific directories (P-WORLD, DMMぱちタウン) and a proprietary mobile application (Raising Moba / ライモb, available on Google Play and App Store) for top-of-funnel customer acquisition and mid-funnel engagement. Customer acquisition is otherwise walk-in driven through 16 brick-and-mortar storefronts, with no e-commerce or online gaming channel. The technology stack is standard retail gaming equipment; the company discloses no proprietary platform, API, SDK, or AI capabilities.

Operationally, Kanematsu differentiates on hospitality culture (Three-Star Activity program, customer service training) and environmental performance, achieving 8 consecutive years of S-class ranking under the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy's Energy Use Efficiency Evaluation System, 94% LED lighting conversion, and over 40% CO2 emissions reduction. The company has no external investors, no parent company, and no M&A activity disclosed. In February 2026, Kanematsu participated in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's eVTOL demonstration project with SkyDrive and Mitsubishi Estate, indicating a tentative exploration of urban air mobility infrastructure that would represent a departure from its core amusement hall operations.

Name

Kanematsu

Legal name

株式会社カネマツ (Kanematsu Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://kanematsu-group.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Kanematsu Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese operator of 16 pachinko and pachislot amusement halls under the Rising Group brand, serving mass-market consumers across Hokkaido and the Tohoku region since 1983.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pachinko Amusement Operations

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

Physical Game Retailers (Online/Brick-and-Mortar) (MPAFACAI)

Keywords

• Pachinko amusement halls
• Pachislot gaming venues
• Leisure entertainment operations
• Amusement facility management
• Real estate leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kobe

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Pachinko/Amusement Hall Operations: Operating pachinko and pachislot amusement halls. Customers exchange money for game play and receive prizes based on outcomes. Primary revenue stream from game play fees.
2. Real Estate Leasing: Real estate rental business as a secondary revenue stream alongside amusement hall operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kanematsu operates and manages pachinko and pachislot amusement halls under the Rising (ライジング) brand across Hokkaido, Aomori, and Akita prefectures in Japan, operating 16 storefronts as of 2023. The company also runs a secondary real estate leasing business. Customers visit physical venues to play pachinko and slot machines, exchanging cash for game play and receiving prizes based on outcomes.

Product overview

Kanematsu operates as a pachinko and pachislot amusement business under the Rising (ライジング) brand, running 16 amusement halls across Hokkaido, Aomori, and Akita prefectures in Japan. The company offers gaming entertainment services through its physical pachinko and slot machine halls, complemented by a mobile application called ライimba (Raising Moba) available on Google Play and App Store. The core business model centers on amusement facility management, with additional real estate rental operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rising Group Pachinko and Pachislot Amusement Halls (ライジング) A network of 16 pachinko and pachislot amusement halls operated under the Rising (ライジング) brand across Hokkaido, Aomori, and Akita prefectures in Japan. Customers visit physical venues to play pachinko and slot machines for entertainment, with prizes awarded based on game outcomes. Target audience is individual adult consumers in regional Japanese communities seeking leisure and entertainment.
• Raimoba Mobile App (ライモバ) A mobile application for customers of Rising pachinko halls, available on Google Play (jp.co.kanematsugroup) and Apple App Store (App ID 948181049). Provides convenience features and customer engagement functionality for Rising hall patrons.
• Real Estate Leasing Real estate leasing operations conducted by Kanematsu Co., Ltd. as a secondary business line alongside its primary pachinko amusement hall operations under the Rising brand.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SkyDriveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKanematsu is participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's eVTOL aircraft demonstration project in collaboration with SkyDrive and Mitsubishi Estate to install vertiport infrastructure. This could link Kanematsu to a new urban air mobility segment.
• Mitsubishi EstateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKanematsu is participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's eVTOL aircraft demonstration project alongside SkyDrive and Mitsubishi Estate to install vertiport infrastructure for urban air mobility.
• Tokyo Metropolitan GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKanematsu participating in Tokyo Metropolitan Government's eVTOL aircraft demonstration project, collaborating with SkyDrive and Mitsubishi Estate.
• Kansai Mirai Bank (関西みらい銀行)minorOthersOne of the listed trading financial institutions of Kanematsu Corporation.
• San-in Godo Bank (山陰合同銀行)minorOthersOne of the listed trading financial institutions of Kanematsu Corporation.
• Minato Bank (みなと銀行)minorOthersOne of the listed trading financial institutions of Kanematsu Corporation.
• Tokushima Taisho Bank (徳島大正銀行)minorOthersOne of the listed trading financial institutions of Kanematsu Corporation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dynam Japan Holdings: Japan's largest pachinko hall operator with a national footprint of hundreds of stores; directly comparable as the dominant incumbent in the same pachinko/pachislot amusement category Kanematsu serves, though at materially greater scale.
• Maruhan Corporation: Large publicly listed pachinko and amusement hall operator in Japan with nationwide stores; comparable product offering and customer demographic as Kanematsu, distinguished by significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Sammy Corporation (Sega Sammy Holdings): Major pachislot/pachinko machine manufacturer and amusement facility operator under Sega Sammy Holdings; broader entertainment conglomerate comparable to Kanematsu via its amusement hall segment, though substantially diversified.

Direct peers

• Heiwa Corporation: Pachislot and amusement facility operator combining pachinko hall operations with pachislot machine manufacturing; a direct peer to Kanematsu in pachinko hall operations with additional upstream technology exposure.
• Fields Corporation: Japanese entertainment company operating pachinko/pachislot halls and distributing content/IP; directly competes with Kanematsu in the amusement hall operating business while also serving adjacent IP and digital entertainment markets.
• Universal Entertainment Corporation: Pachinko machine manufacturer and amusement hall operator with regional pachinko operations in Japan; directly comparable vertically integrated business model that overlaps Kanematsu's hall operations.

Regional players

• Kitac Corporation: Regional pachislot and amusement-related manufacturer and operator with Hokkaido-area exposure; comparable to Kanematsu in pachinko industry positioning, though primarily serving the northern Japanese region.
• Adores Inc. Japanese amusement (pachinko/pachislot) chain operator; comparable as a multi-store regional pachinko business serving similar consumer demographics to Kanematsu.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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