COPORO

What COPORO does

COPORO is a rental dress management system (貸衣裳管理システム) developed and sold by Daiichi Joho Service Co., Ltd. (株式会社第一情報サービス), a privately held Japanese software vendor founded in 1981 and headquartered in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, with a regional office in Setagaya, Tokyo. The product is purpose-built for the Japanese formal and ceremonial costume rental industry, serving kimono rental shops, bridal/formalwear rental operators, photo studios, beauty salons, and seasonal-event rental businesses that handle weddings, Shichi-Go-San, Coming-of-Age, and graduation ceremonies. Its workflow coverage spans the full rental lifecycle: visit scheduling, customer and group management (including bride/groom and family groupings), fitting appointments with snapshot photography, garment reservation with double-booking prevention, hold-period management, venue-based billing with rebate (commission) calculations, daily/monthly performance aggregation, and seasonal marketing automation via age-based DM/email triggers.

Technically, COPORO is a client/server package built on Microsoft SQL Server and the .NET Framework 3.5, offered in three deployment models: self-hosted on the customer's server, shared cloud server on a monthly subscription, and dedicated cloud server. It includes optional add-ons for RFID-based bulk inventory scanning, in-house-produced laundry-durable QR-code tags (~100 wash cycles), a tablet/iPhone companion app for catalog browsing and QR-driven product lookup, credit card processing via GMO Payment Gateway, and external system integration with NEC Hotel Integrated Cloud, PreSol's wedding business system, Rakuten, and Yahoo! Shopping. Customization and systems integration are billed separately.

Commercially, the company generates revenue primarily through 5-year rental/leasing contracts that bundle software, maintenance, database backup, recovery, version upgrades, and operational support, supplemented by per-tag hardware sales, professional services for customization and integration, and monthly cloud subscriptions for entry-level deployments. Distribution is direct enterprise sales via a toll-free line and the Tokyo/Niigata offices, supported by website lead capture, document-request workflows, and government IT Introduction Subsidy programs (IT導入補助金) where COPORO has been certified as an IT導入支援事業者 (IT Introduction Support Operator) for FY2020, FY2021, and FY2022, as well as a Smart SME Supporter under METI. The company remains a small family-owned operator with 1–10 employees, led by third-generation president Okazaki Shoji, and discontinued its IT tool subsidy registration in April 2025 following a change in the subsidy scheme.

Name

COPORO

Legal name

株式会社第一情報サービス

Website

https://djs.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COPORO is a Japanese rental dress management system developed by Daiichi Joho Service for kimono, bridal, photo studio, and beauty salon operators, covering reservation scheduling, double-booking prevention, customer management, billing with rebate calculation, and reporting. The product runs on a client/server Microsoft SQL Server / .NET architecture with optional cloud and RFID/QR tag add-ons, and is sold primarily through direct sales plus government IT subsidy programs to costume rental businesses across Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagaoka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Rental Contracts: COPORO is offered as a rental/lease contract (5-year term) for its costume rental management software. Three deployment options exist: self-hosted (on-site server), shared cloud server (monthly fee), and dedicated cloud server. Additional device/client access licenses may apply for self-hosted deployments using Microsoft SQL Server with many clients.
2. Maintenance and Support Services: Annual maintenance services covering database backup, data recovery, system updates, version upgrades, and telephone/email operational support are included as part of the rental contract. The contract period is 5 years.
3. Hardware and Consumables (QR/RFID Tags): QR-code and RFID tags for garment identification are sold as add-on hardware/consumable products. Tags are produced in-house and shipped same-day for orders placed before 3 PM. Heat-press machines are also available for sale/rental.
4. Customization and System Integration Services: Customization services are available for adding or modifying features based on customer requirements (charged separately). Integration with external systems (e.g., POS, hotel systems, accounting software) is provided as a paid service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COPORO is a rental costume/dress management software platform that enables kimono rental, bridal/formal wear, and photo studio businesses to manage customer reservations, fittings, garment inventory, double-booking prevention, multi-party billing with rebate calculations, sales aggregation, and reporting in real time. It is deployed either on-premise (Microsoft SQL Server/.NET) or as a shared or dedicated cloud-hosted service, with optional iPad/iPhone companion apps and in-house laundry-compatible RFID and QR-code tags for inventory tracking.

Product overview

COPORO is a rental dress management system (貸衣裳管理システム) developed by Daiichi Joho Service for kimono rental, bridal, and photo studio businesses. The product portfolio consists of COPORO as the core platform (available in Standard Edition for specialist rental operators and Studio Management Edition for beauty salons and photo studios), supplemented by a tablet/mobile management tool for on-the-floor operations, a credit card payment integration via GMO, an RFID option for automated inventory and delivery management, QR/barcode tags for dress tracking, and external system integration capabilities. Two companion web services — Rental Calendar WEB Service and an Online Catalog Site — complement the on-premise system for multi-channel and cloud-accessible rental management. COPORO supports self-hosted, shared-server, and dedicated-server deployment models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COPORO (コポロ) Costume Rental Management System Real-time, seamless management of dress scheduling, reservations, fittings, inventory, customer records, and billing for kimono rental, bridal, and photo studio businesses. Supports double-booking prevention, staff scheduling, and scales from single-store to multi-store enterprise deployments.
• Rental Calendar WEB Service (レンタルカレンダーWEBサービス) Web-based rental item management service accessible from anywhere, incorporating accumulated COPORO know-how for managing rental schedules and inventory.
• Catalog Site (カタログサイト) Online catalog system enabling customers to perform product selection and ordering, view usage details, make store inquiries, and submit visit reservations digitally.
• Tablet Product Management Tool (タブレット版商品管理ツール) Mobile companion app for smartphones and tablets that syncs with COPORO, enabling dress catalog browsing, visit reservations, customer registration, product information lookup via QR-code scanning, dress reservations, photo capture, inventory management, and shipping/delivery tracking.
• Credit Card Payment Option (クレジット決済オプション) Credit card payment processing integrated with GMO Payment Gateway, with receipt generation and transaction reconciliation.
• RFID System (RFID) RFID (IC tag) option for efficient inventory management and delivery processing in dress rental operations. Supports non-contact multi-tag scanning, picking, delivery, and return workflows. Laundry-compatible IC tags with ~100 cleaning cycles available in sewn and heat-seal types.
• QR-CODE Tags (QR-CODE) Laundry-compatible QR code (or barcode) tags printed in-house on nylon for dress rental management. Washable (including dry cleaning) with ~100 cleaning cycles. Available in sewn and heat-seal types, with same-day shipping for orders placed before 3 PM.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminated manual, human-dependent complex workflows for costume rental scheduling and inventory management through seamless, real-time management
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NEC (日本電気) — ホテル統合クラウドサービス (Hotel Integrated Cloud Service)coreTechnology or IntegrationCOPORO integrates with NEC's hotel integrated cloud service. Customer information entered in NEC's system is imported into COPORO, and reservation/sales details are fed back to NEC's system, eliminating duplicate data entry for hotel-wedding customers.
• 株式会社プレソル (PreSol) — 婚礼業務システム (Wedding Business System)coreTechnology or IntegrationCOPORO has an integration partnership with PreSol's wedding business system (婚礼業務システム). Wedding data is shared between the two systems, enabling coordinated operations for wedding venue and costume rental businesses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rentman: Cloud rental management software for AV, event, and equipment rental businesses. Directly comparable to COPORO as a vertical SaaS serving rental companies with reservation, inventory, scheduling, and billing workflows — though Rentman serves international AV/event rental rather than Japanese formal-wear rental.
• RentSyst: Cloud rental management software for equipment and tool rental businesses. Directly comparable to COPORO's SaaS deployment model with reservation, inventory, customer management, and reporting capabilities for rental operators.
• Cheqroom: Equipment rental management software with mobile-friendly workflows and self-service reservations. Comparable to COPORO's tablet/mobile companion approach and reservation-management core, though focused on equipment rather than apparel.
• Current RMS: Rental management software purpose-built for AV, event, and production rental companies. Comparable to COPORO as a domain-specialized SaaS for rental operators, with similar feature emphasis on scheduling, inventory, and customer/order management.
• HireHop: Cloud rental management software covering equipment, event, and party rental. Closely comparable to COPORO's end-to-end rental-lifecycle automation (booking, inventory, dispatch, returns, invoicing) for small and mid-sized rental operators.
• Booqable: Cloud rental software for businesses of all sizes, providing reservation, inventory, and checkout workflows. Closely comparable to COPORO's core rental-lifecycle functionality (reservation, inventory, POS, customer management) for SMB rental operators.
• Point of Rental Software: Rental management software suite for the equipment and party-rental industry. Comparable to COPORO as a long-standing vertical SaaS for rental businesses, with analogous reservation, contract, inventory, and billing modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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