Monday

What Monday does

株式会社 月曜日 (Monday Co., Ltd.) is a privately held Japanese company founded in August 2019 and headquartered in Kumamoto City, Japan. It operates a three-pillar business comprising English conversation education, agriculture, and theater/performing arts, with no disclosed proprietary technology. Its representative director is 貴田広子 (Kida Hiroko), and the company is founder-controlled with no institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no patents or trademarks on record.

The company's offerings are organized around two branded consumer sub-brands — 教えてママ (Oshietemama), which delivers English conversation classes to mothers and families both in-home and online, and 熊の劇場 (Kuma no Gekijo / Bear's Theater), which runs an arts and cultural programming slate in Kumamoto including film workshops led by filmmaker Matsuda Takuma, online dance workshops, murder mystery events, literary and exhibition reviews, and clothing/design exhibitions. Pricing is unit-based, with workshop series such as the 3-lecture film workshop priced at 10,000 yen per group; underlying revenue mechanics are event and class fees plus advisory work for cultural organizations in the Kumamoto region. The agriculture pillar is named in corporate materials but not detailed in publicly available information.

Go-to-market is community-led: the company drives top-of-funnel awareness through local workshops, community events, and Instagram and Facebook accounts (notably @oshietemama and @kumanogekijyou), while delivering services through in-person classes at home and at local venues (Organic cafeそらのもり, セクチャラーズカフェ) and through online channels. Customer segments are primarily Japanese mothers and families seeking accessible English learning, regional Kumamoto residents interested in theater and cultural arts, and a smaller secondary segment of cultural organizations using the company for program planning and consulting. The geographic footprint is concentrated in Kumamoto with no claims of global reach, and the exportable surface consists of a few online workshop participations outside the region.

Name

Monday

Legal name

株式会社 月曜日

Website

https://getsu-youbi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Monday Co., Ltd. (株式会社 月曜日) is a privately held Kumamoto-based Japanese company operating three community-driven pillars: English conversation classes for mothers and families, agriculture, and theater/performing arts programming under the 熊の劇場 and 教えてママ brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Cultural Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Educational Services (611), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts & Music Lessons (Dance, Drumming, Instrument Lessons, Theater) (THAJAKAC)

Keywords

• English conversation classes
• Theater arts programs
• Agricultural services
• Community cultural workshops
• Maternal education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kumamoto

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. English Conversation Services: Revenue from home-based English conversation classes for mothers, general public, online classes, and instructor training programs.
2. Theater Arts Services: Revenue from planning and implementing arts and cultural programs in the Kumamoto region, consulting for cultural initiatives.
3. Agriculture Business: Revenue from agricultural services.
4. Workshop Fees: Revenue from conducting film workshops. Fee of 10,000 yen per group for 3 lectures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

株式会社 月曜日 (Monday Co., Ltd.) operates three service pillars: (1) English conversation classes offered at homes, online, and through instructor training, targeting mothers, families, and the general public; (2) an agriculture business; and (3) a theater and cultural arts business that plans and implements arts programs in Kumamoto and runs workshops, exhibitions, and murder mystery events under its sub-brands Oshietemama and Kumanogekijyou (Bear's Theater). Revenue is generated through class fees, workshop fees, and cultural program planning/advisory services.

Product overview

株式会社 月曜日 (Monday Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese arts, education, and agriculture company based in Kumamoto, Japan. The company operates three business pillars: English conversation classes (for mothers and general public, including online and instructor training), agriculture business, and theater/performing arts business. The theater division encompasses multiple programs including workshops (film, dance), exhibitions, murder mystery events, cultural reviews, and community programs like 'Oshietemama' (Teach Mama) and 'Kumanogekijyou' (Bear's Theater). The company's mission is to create emotional experiences together with everyone involved with Monday, using the motivation and excitement of starting something new.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 教えてママ: A brand focused on maternal education — 'Moms learning changes the world!'
• 熊の劇場

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Kumamoto Prefectural Theater: Local prefectural arts venue in Kumamoto offering theater, music, and cultural programming; the most direct geographic overlap with Monday's Kumamoto-based theater and cultural arts programs.
• SPAC - Shizuoka Performing Arts Center: Regional performing arts center producing theater and dance programming with educational workshops for local communities; comparable in mission to deliver arts programming and creative workshops outside major metropolitan centers.
• Toyohashi Arts Theater PLAT: Public performing arts venue in Toyohashi whose Dance Residency workshop Monday participated in; a comparable regional arts programming operator with workshop and community education programming similar to Monday's theater pillar.
• Setagaya Public Theatre: Community-focused public theater in Tokyo producing workshops, performances, and educational outreach; overlaps with Monday's Kumanogekijyou mission of theater as community engagement and creative education.

Emerging players

• Izanau (articipation/e-learning cultural platforms, Japan): Japan-based small arts and culture production companies offering workshops, exhibits and community programming; comparable emerging operator in regional arts education and workshop experiences.

Broad incumbents

• ECC Co., Ltd. Major Japanese operator of English conversation schools (Eikaiwa), ECC Group runs classrooms nationwide plus instructor training — comparable in core English-conversation offering though an established national chain rather than a regional community operator.
• AEON (AEON Eikawa): One of Japan's largest English conversation school chains with national classroom footprint and instructor training programs; overlaps directly with Monday's English conversation pillar including instructor-training services.
• Berlitz Japan: Globally established language and cross-cultural training provider operating extensively in Japan across in-person and online channels; competes for the same adult English-learner base as Monday's home-visit and online classes.
• NOVA Holdings: Japan-headquartered English conversation school chain with nationwide locations; directly comparable to Monday's English-conversation classes at a community / mother-targeted level, though at vastly larger scale.
• Benesse Corporation: Major Japanese education and publishing group (includes Benesse educational services for children and lifelong learners); adjacent incumbent in education publishing and family-oriented learning, conceptually comparable to Oshietemama's maternal-education positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/oshietemama
• Instagraminstagram.com/oshietemama

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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