Chichibu

What Chichibu does

Medical Corporation Zenwakai (医療法人 全和会), branded as Chichibu, is a private Japanese medical corporation founded in 1957 and formally incorporated in 1988, headquartered in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. The organization operates five facilities in the region — Tsumugi Clinic, Visiting Nursing Station Ito, Bukounomori, Hinode Group Home, and Access Life Support Center — delivering psychiatric outpatient care, home-visit nursing, dementia treatment, residential care for psychiatric patients, and welfare/life support services for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health conditions. The corporation is designated as a Saitama Prefecture Dementia Disease Medical Center and provides commissioned consultation support across five municipalities, embedding it in the regional public-sector care network.

Its service portfolio relies on person-centered recovery programs including WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) and mindfulness-based recovery approaches, supplemented by vocational rehabilitation partnerships with local enterprises such as Uchida Farm. The organization employs between 101 and 250 staff and operates under Japan's national health insurance, nursing care insurance, and disability welfare reimbursement frameworks, with no disclosed technology platform or proprietary clinical software noted. Service delivery is conducted in Japanese across in-clinic, home-visit, and residential settings.

Zenwakai's revenue is generated through insurance reimbursement under Japan's public health, long-term care, and disability welfare systems, with patient-level B2C billing rather than enterprise contracts. The corporation received a Saitama Prefecture Governor commendation in June 2024 for community contributions and maintains an 8-week waitlist for new primary-care patients, indicating demand exceeds capacity. Recent corporate actions include the June 2026 chairman succession from Uchida Rika to Yoshikawa Shinichiro, the 2024 divestiture of the elderly care facility Villa Becchia, and the 2019 consolidation from the former Chichibu Central Hospital to Tsumugi Clinic.

Name

Chichibu

Legal name

、医療法人 全和会

Website

https://chichibu.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Medical Corporation Zenwakai (Chichibu) is a private Japanese medical corporation operating five psychiatric, dementia, and welfare facilities in Saitama Prefecture, serving patients with mental health conditions and developmental disabilities through insurance-reimbursed public healthcare schemes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric Healthcare and Welfare Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health Skilled Home Health (Psychiatric Nursing) (HSABACAM), Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Psychiatric healthcare services
• Visiting nursing care
• Disability welfare services
• Psychiatric day rehabilitation
• Group home living support

Headquarters

HQ city

Chichibu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Insurance Revenue: Psychiatric outpatient services, day care programs, and dementia care services covered under Japan's national health insurance system. Patient co-payment based on insurance coverage tier.
2. Nursing Care Insurance Services: Visiting nursing services covered under Japan's long-term care insurance system. Basic 10% co-payment for users. Welfare services also covered under social welfare frameworks.
3. Welfare Services Revenue: Disability welfare services including life training, employment transition support Type A/B, residential care (group homes), and overnight self-training facilities. Services covered under Japan's Disability Services Act.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chichibu (Medical Corporation Zenwakai) operates an integrated psychiatric healthcare and welfare network serving children through elderly across the Chichibu region of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Core offerings include psychiatric outpatient care and Psychiatric Day Care Harmony at Tsumugi Clinic, the prefecturally designated Saitama Dementia Disease Medical Center, home-visit nursing via Station Ito, self-support/rehabilitation and employment transition support at Bukounomori, residential group home accommodation at Hinode, and community-based consultation/peer support through Life Support Center Access.

Product overview

Chichibu (、医療法人全和会) operates a multi-facility psychiatric healthcare and welfare network consisting of Tsumugi Clinic as the core multi-functional psychiatric outpatient center, supplemented by Psychiatric Day Care Harmony for rehabilitation, the Saitama Dementia Disease Medical Center for specialized dementia care, Visiting Nursing Station Ito for home healthcare, Self-Support Facility Bukounomori for independence training and employment support, Hinode Group Home for community living, and Life Support Center Access for regional consultation services. The organization also operates a shuttle bus service to improve regional access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tsumugi Clinic (つむぎ診療所) Multi-functional psychiatric outpatient clinic providing psychiatric consultations, Psychiatric Day Care Harmony, dementia medical services, and regional mental health support for patients of all ages in the Chichibu region.
• Psychiatric Day Care Harmony (精神科デイケア ハーモニー) Outpatient rehabilitation day care program offering diverse activities including art, cooking, music, horticulture, exercise, and recovery-focused programs such as WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) and mindfulness practices.
• Saitama Dementia Disease Medical Center (埼玉県認知症疾病医療センター) Prefecturally designated center providing dementia diagnosis, acute treatment for behavioral symptoms, medical consultations, and training for regional healthcare providers.
• Visiting Nursing Station Ito (訪問看護ステーション いと) Home nursing care service providing health monitoring, medication management, daily living support, family assistance, and coordination with regional services for patients in their own residences. Operating Monday-Saturday 9:00-16:30.
• Bukounomori Self-Support Facility (自立支援施設 武甲の森) Comprehensive welfare facility offering daily living training, employment transition support (Type A), continued employment support (Type B), overnight independence training, and group home services for social participation of people with psychiatric and developmental disabilities. Includes agricultural vocational training producing vegetables and blueberries.
• Hinode Group Home (グループホーム 日の出) Apartment-style group home providing daily living support for individuals who have completed training at Bukounomori, enabling continued skill development while living independently in the community.
• Life Support Center Access (生活支援センター アクセス) Community-based consultation support center providing individual counseling, workshops, exchange events, and monthly community living information magazine, serving Chichibu region municipalities under commissioned consultation support services.
• Rapport-go Shuttle Bus (巡回バス『ラポール号』) Regular shuttle bus service transporting facility users along fixed routes, supporting access to medical and welfare services in the Chichibu region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Continued operation for over 65 years serving Chichibu region mental health needs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Uchida Farm (内田農園)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2023Agricultural partnership supplying 'amariin' strawberry variety for Type B employment support vocational training program at Bukunomori facility. Farm products used in cooking and baking activities by facility users, supporting rehabilitation and skill development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nichii Gakken (ニチイ学館): Large Japanese healthcare and education services group providing visiting nursing, in-home long-term care, and residential care under Japanese insurance schemes. Operates a national footprint of medical and welfare service lines comparable to Chichibu's service categories.
• Sawayaka Holdings (さわやかホールディングス): Japanese operator of elderly welfare facilities, group homes, and disability services across multiple prefectures. Comparable as a multi-facility welfare provider serving regional Japanese markets with similar insurance-reimbursed care services.
• Tsukui Holdings (ツクイグループ): Japanese healthcare and welfare services group operating visiting nursing, in-home care, daycare, and disability welfare services across Japan. Comparable business model and service mix (home nursing + disability welfare + day services) under Japanese insurance frameworks.
• Matsuzawa Hospital (東京都立松沢病院): Tokyo Metropolitan Government-operated psychiatric specialty hospital offering comprehensive mental health inpatient and outpatient services. Comparable as a large, well-established Japanese psychiatric provider serving a defined catchment, though at materially greater scale than Chichibu and operating as a public institution rather than a private medical corporation.

Direct peers

• Kokoronet (こころネット): Japanese psychiatric and welfare services provider operating psychiatric clinics, day care, and supported housing/group home services across regional Japanese markets. Closely comparable in service mix and operational model to Chichibu's psychiatric clinic + welfare facility structure.
• Seikei-kai Group (誠敬会): Japanese medical corporation network operating psychiatric hospitals, day care, and dementia programs under a multi-facility regional model. Comparable as a private medical corporation running integrated psychiatric and welfare services in Japanese regional markets.
• Asahi-gaoka Hospital (朝日ヶ丘病院): Japanese psychiatric specialty hospital providing inpatient, day care, and outpatient psychiatric services with a community-based regional orientation. Comparable as a Japanese provider offering the same constellation of psychiatric services across the same insurance framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/daycare.harmony.tsumugi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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