Hakuhokai Group

What Hakuhokai Group does

Hakuhokai Group (伯鳳会グループ) is a privately-held Japanese integrated healthcare and welfare services group headquartered in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, operating more than 60 facilities across Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Saitama prefectures under the philosophy of "Equal Medical Care, Equal Nursing Care." The group's portfolio spans 10 hospitals plus a diversified network of elderly care facilities (nursing homes, day care, visiting nursing), disability welfare services, daycare facilities, and a medical vocational school, organized across multiple wholly-owned medical corporations (医療法人) and social welfare corporations (社会福祉法人), and led by Chairman Kojo Motohisa (古城資久). Growth has been driven primarily by acquiring distressed hospitals facing successor or financial challenges and rebuilding them operationally.

Hakuhokai Group's clinical offering mixes acute hospital services with specialty capabilities such as Osaka Proton Line Clinic — the first proton therapy facility in Osaka Prefecture, offering IMRT and raster-scanning IMPT since January 2019 — alongside da Vinci Xi robotic-assisted surgery (with a dedicated public site launched July 2024), PET-CT imaging, and the Osaka Prostate Center. The group has also developed Medical-ConneX, a world-first mobile medical solution that combines CT imaging with biochemical and immunological testing for disaster response, supported by a May 2017 partnership with Siemens Healthineers. The technology stack emphasizes advanced capital equipment rather than proprietary software platforms, and is paired with ESG infrastructure such as a 2023 corporate PPA supplying 100% renewable electricity to 23 Kansai facilities under 20-year fixed-price contracts with UPDATER.

The revenue model is service-based and dependent on Japan's national health insurance reimbursement system, with proton therapy for prostate cancer covered by insurance under the high-cost medical expense framework. Distribution is purely physical — services are delivered at owned facilities across four prefectures — and there is no app, SaaS, or digital channel. The group is privately held with no identified external investors, private equity backing, or public listing, and has historically expanded through operational rebuilding of acquired distressed hospitals rather than large external capital raises.

Name

Hakuhokai Group

Legal name

伯鳳会グループ

Website

https://hakuho.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hakuhokai Group is a privately-held Japanese integrated healthcare and welfare operator running more than 60 facilities, including 10 hospitals and elderly care services across Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Saitama, serving general public patients with both acute hospital care and long-term nursing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Disease & Complex Care Management (Geriatrics) (HLADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD), Care Management & Care Coordination (Home & Community-Based) (HLAFAEAL)

Keywords

• Hospital management services
• Elderly nursing care
• Proton therapy treatment
• Robotic surgery services
• Medical welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ako

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hakuhokai Group delivers integrated medical treatment and elderly/nursing care services through a network of more than 60 facilities, including 10 hospitals, proton therapy and robotic surgery specialty clinics, diagnostic imaging centers, nursing homes, day care, home-visit nursing, disability welfare services, and a medical vocational school. The group provides advanced cancer treatment (proton therapy, da Vinci Xi robotic surgery, PET-CT), general acute care, rehabilitation, preventive healthcare, and disaster medical response via the Medical-ConneX mobile solution. Services are anchored in Japan's national health insurance framework and operated under the philosophy of "Equal Medical Care, Equal Nursing Care."

Product overview

Hakuhokai Group operates a multi-facility healthcare network centered on the philosophy of 'Equal Medical Care, Equal Nursing Care'. The portfolio includes a diversified mix of specialized medical services (proton therapy clinic, robotic surgery, PET-CT imaging, prostate center) and general hospital and elderly care services. The group comprises multiple legal entities including medical corporations, social welfare corporations, and affiliated companies managing over 10 hospitals and 60+ facilities including nursing homes, day care centers, and a medical vocational school. The technology portfolio emphasizes advanced medical equipment including the da Vinci Xi surgical robot, proton beam therapy systems, and mobile medical solutions for disaster response.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Osaka Proton Line Clinic (大阪陽子線クリニック) A proton therapy cancer treatment facility offering advanced radiation therapy including IMRT and raster scanning IMPT (Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy) using proton beam equipment. Targeted at patients needing less invasive cancer treatment; proton therapy for prostate cancer is covered under Japan's national health insurance.
• Tokyo Hikifune Hospital (東京曳舟病院)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 株式会社UPDATER (formerly みんな電力)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2023UPDATER serves as the retail electricity provider for Hakuhokai Group's corporate PPA program. They provide blockchain-based P2P power tracking system and manage the renewable energy supply from solar power generators. UPDATER supplies renewable energy to 23 facilities in the Kansai region with 20-year fixed-price contracts.
• 株式会社環境資源開発コンサルタントcoreTechnology or IntegrationPower generation company that operates solar power generation facilities (pond solar). Provides renewable energy through the corporate PPA arrangement with Hakuhokai Group as one of the power producers.
• スマートブルー株式会社coreTechnology or IntegrationRenewable energy company engaged in agricultural land consulting and power generation business. Provides solar power generation as part of the corporate PPA supplying renewable energy to Hakuhokai Group facilities.
• つづくみらいエナジー株式会社coreTechnology or IntegrationRegional new power company engaged in renewable energy business. Contributes to Hakuhokai Group's renewable energy supply as one of the solar power generators in the corporate PPA arrangement.
• シーメンスヘルスケア (Siemens Healthineers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for medical equipment operation centered on emergency disaster medical care. Hakuhokai Group and Siemens Healthcare signed partnership agreement in May 2017 for medical equipment utilization support.
• UPDATER and others (decarbonization initiative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAugust 2024: Hakuhokai Group jointly established a decarbonization support organization for the medical industry with UPDATER and other partners.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aijinkai Healthcare: Private Japanese medical corporation group operating multiple hospitals and care facilities, primarily in the Kansai region. Comparable to Hakuhokai in geographic focus, multi-entity private structure, and integrated medical/nursing care delivery.
• Seirei Social Welfare Group: Long-established Japanese private hospital and welfare group with integrated acute hospitals, rehabilitation, and elderly care services. Highly comparable to Hakuhokai's medical + social welfare corporation mix and 'equal care' mission.
• IMS Group: Private hospital network operating more than 130 facilities across Japan with a multi-entity medical corporation structure similar to Hakuhokai's. Comparable on geographic footprint within Japan, mix of acute and chronic care, and private M&A-driven expansion.
• Solasto Corporation: Publicly listed Japanese healthcare and elderly care group operating hospitals, clinics, and nursing care services. Comparable to Hakuhokai as a multi-prefecture integrated medical and nursing care platform, with additional scale and capital markets access.
• Tokushukai Medical Group: Japan's largest private hospital operator running 70+ hospitals and 350+ facilities nationwide with a similar M&A-driven growth strategy and integrated acute/elderly care services. Directly comparable to Hakuhokai in scale, multi-entity structure, and private medical corporation model.
• Zenkoukai: Private Japanese operator of hospitals, elderly care facilities, and home care services with an integrated care model. Directly comparable to Hakuhokai in combining acute hospitals with nursing care, day care, and visiting nursing across multiple prefectures.
• Kiyokai Hospital Group (紀陽会): Private Japanese medical corporation group operating hospitals and elderly care facilities in the Kansai region. Comparable to Hakuhokai in regional footprint, private medical corporation structure, and integrated medical + nursing care services.
• Asahi Medical Group: Private Japanese medical and welfare corporation group operating hospitals and elderly care facilities across multiple regions. Comparable to Hakuhokai in private multi-entity structure, integrated acute and long-term care, and community-based mission.
• Kouaikai (甲友会): Private Japanese medical corporation group operating hospitals and care facilities. Comparable to Hakuhokai in private multi-entity model and combined medical/nursing care service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Kouseiren (National Federation of Health and Welfare Co-operatives): Network of regional Japanese hospital cooperatives operating over 100 facilities with broad geographic coverage and a mix of acute and long-term care. Comparable to Hakuhokai as a Japanese hospital operator with diversified service lines, but at much larger scale and cooperative rather than private ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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