What Kyoritsu Maintenance does

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd. (株式会社共立メンテナンス) is a publicly listed Japanese hospitality and living services group (TSE Prime, ticker 9616) founded on September 27, 1979, originally as a corporate meal catering business. The company operates three integrated segments: (1) a Dormitory Business managing 536 student and employee housing buildings under the "Dormy" brand, serving approximately 1,300 university partnerships and corporate clients across Japan; (2) a Hotel Business comprising 104 Dormy Inn business hotels (102 domestic + 2 overseas in Korea) and 44 Kyoritsu Resort properties under the La VISTA, Lucien, and Kadensho sub-brands, totaling roughly 21,222 rooms; and (3) a Senior Life Business operating 15 elderly housing and care facilities under the Dormy Senior and Domyshinia brands. Revenue is generated through room revenue, food and beverage, dormitory management fees, and senior care services, with FY3/2026 consolidated sales of 275.2 billion yen, operating profit of 24.8 billion yen, net profit of 18.7 billion yen, and ROE of 15.3%.

The company's operational backbone is a vertically integrated lifestyle platform underpinned by proprietary systems: the Dormy hotels & Resorts mobile app (iOS and Android) handling bookings, loyalty, and express check-in; a Dormy's membership program with status tiers and points; direct-to-consumer hotel booking websites; corporate sales teams for institutional dormitory contracts; and a network of wholly owned subsidiaries spanning food services, real estate, trust, insurance, IT solutions, construction, and building management. Signature hospitality differentiators — natural hot spring baths at every Dormy Inn, complimentary late-night ramen (夜鳴きそば) service (3.31 million servings in FY2024-2025), sleep-wellness rooms, and Japanese-style premium sub-brand Onyado Honno — anchor brand identity, while a development pipeline targets 5,000 additional rooms across 37 new properties by FY2028.

Go-to-market is hybrid: direct-to-consumer for hotel guests via the app and brand websites, combined with sales-led enterprise acquisition for university and corporate dormitory clients. Customer segments span students/young professionals, business and leisure travelers, resort guests, and seniors — supporting a lifecycle retention model where the same household can engage with Kyoritsu brands from university housing through retirement living. Geographic operations are concentrated in Japan with limited Korean exposure, and the corporate structure includes 11+ wholly owned subsidiaries, the 121-member Kyosei-Kai partner network (founded 1994), and approximately 2,875 full-time employees (6,213 including part-time and contract workers as of March 2025).

Name

Kyoritsu Maintenance

Legal name

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd. (株式会社共立メンテナンス)

Website

https://kyoritsugroup.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Kyoritsu Maintenance is a publicly listed Japanese hospitality and living services group operating 536 dormitories, 148 hotels (Dormy Inn and Kyoritsu Resort brands), and 15 senior housing facilities, serving students, corporate clients, travelers, and seniors with an integrated lifecycle platform that generated 275.2 billion yen in FY3/2026 revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality and Residential Living Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residence Hall Operations & Administration (EDALACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

University Dorms & Affiliated Summer Housing (THAMAGAA), Student Residence Halls & Dormitory Management (On-/Near-Campus) (EDAIALAB), Student Housing Facilities & Maintenance Management (BPAJAJAG)

Keywords

• Business hotel operations
• Managed dormitory housing
• Resort hospitality services
• Senior living facilities
• Student accommodation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Operations: Revenue from operating Dormy Inn business hotels (104 properties, 102 domestic + 2 overseas) and Kyoritsu Resort resort hotels (44 properties). Includes room revenue, food and beverage, and ancillary services.
2. Dormitory Business: Student and employee dormitory management services. The company operates 536 dormitory buildings as of March 2026, serving universities and corporations with managed housing.
3. Senior Life Business: Operation of 15 senior housing facilities including paid nursing homes (介護付有料老人ホーム), residential-type paid nursing homes (住宅型有料老人ホーム), and service-supported housing for seniors (サービス付き高齢者向け住宅).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kyoritsu Maintenance operates three integrated hospitality and living services segments under the Dormy brand. The Dormitory Business (寮事業) manages over 536 student and corporate employee dormitory buildings nationwide with 24-hour ward manager support. The Hotel Business operates 104 Dormy Inn business hotels (including 2 overseas) and 44 Kyoritsu Resort properties, all featuring natural hot spring baths and the signature complimentary late-night ramen (夜鳴きそば) service. The Senior Life Business runs 15 senior housing facilities including nursing homes and service-supported housing.

Product overview

Kyoritsu Maintenance operates a diversified hospitality and living services platform with three core business segments: Dormitory Business (ドーミー), Hotel Business (ドーミーイン and 共立リゾート), and Senior Life Business (ドーミーシニア). The hotel business comprises business hotel chain Dormy Inn (104 properties) including Japanese-style premium sub-brand Onyado Honono, and resort brand 共立 resort (44 properties) featuring La VISTA scenic resorts and traditional Japanese spa inns. The dormitory business manages over 536 student and corporate dormitories nationwide. The senior life business operates 15 elderly housing properties. Additional offerings include the DORMY BIZ corporate housing brand, Domeal rental apartments, URBAN TERRACE urban living, and the Shiki Club membership benefit program. The company also maintains the Dormy's loyalty program with an official mobile app for booking and member services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dormy: Student and corporate dormitory brand offering housing services with warm hospitality and comfortable living environments.
• Dormy Inn
• DORMY BIZ
• Dormy Senior
• La VISTA / Kyoritsu Resort
• 御宿 野乃 (Onyado Honno)
• ラビスタ (La VISTA)
• ルシアン (Lucien)
• 花伝抄 (Kadensho)
• Domyshinia
• Dormy's / Dormy hotels & Resorts
• KYOMO

Products and services

• Dormy Inn (ドーミーイン) Business Hotels

Quantifiable outcome

• 87.7% hotel occupancy rate vs industry average of 60.8% (business hotels) and 47.6% (resort hotels)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kyosei-Kai (共栄会)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1994A partner organization established by founder Haruhisa Ishizuka in 1994 to promote a community-focused company philosophy. Members are companies in partner relationships with Kyoritsu Maintenance. As of FY2025, the organization has 121 members who support each other through shared business information and friendly competition. The group publishes the Banryu bulletin, holds financial results briefings, experiential overnight tours, and sustainable management lectures annually.
• Kyoritsu Maintenance Korea Co., Ltd.coreOthersOverseas subsidiary operating Dormy Inn properties internationally. Listed among consolidated subsidiaries for ESG data reporting. Dormy Inn has 2 overseas properties.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Richmond Hotels (Ishin Holdings): Richmond Hotels is a Japanese business-hotel brand under Ishin Holdings offering value-oriented urban accommodations with hot-spring variants. It directly competes with Dormy Inn in the business and leisure traveler segment.
• Route Inn Japan: Route Inn is a major Japanese business-hotel chain with hot spring amenities at many locations, directly comparable to Dormy Inn's natural hot spring signature. Both brands target similar business and leisure travelers nationwide.
• Solare Hotels and Resorts: Solare Hotels operates multiple Japanese hotel brands (Chisun, Loisir, etc.) spanning business and resort categories. Its mixed urban-resort portfolio directly parallels Kyoritsu's Dormy Inn + Kyoritsu Resort structure.
• Toyoko Inn: Toyoko Inn is one of Japan's largest business-hotel chains by property count, competing with Dormy Inn for cost-conscious business travelers. Its national footprint and high-occupancy model closely parallel Kyoritsu's Dormy Inn positioning.
• Sotetsu Fresa Inn: Sotetsu Fresa Inn operates a mid-size Japanese business-hotel chain concentrated in urban centers. It directly competes with Dormy Inn for business travelers and shares a focus on consistent, amenity-rich value accommodations.
• APA Group: APA Group operates Japan's largest business hotel chain (APA Hotel) and competes directly with Dormy Inn for business and leisure travelers in major Japanese cities. Both brands emphasize distinctive amenities and consistent quality at value price points, serving overlapping domestic demand.

Emerging players

• Benesse Holdings: Benesse Holdings operates senior care services (Benesse Style Care) and education businesses, comparable to Kyoritsu's Senior Life segment and its university-tied dormitory activity. It is a meaningful but partial overlap in elderly care rather than a hotel competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Hoshino Resorts: Hoshino Resorts operates a premium portfolio of Japanese resort hotels and traditional ryokans, overlapping with Kyoritsu's Kyoritsu Resort / La VISTA / Kadensho brands. It is a broader incumbent in the upscale resort space rather than a direct Dormy Inn competitor.
• Fujita Kanko: Fujita Kanko operates the Washington Hotel chain and resort properties (e.g., Hakone Kanko Hotel) across Japan. As a broader, longer-established lodging incumbent, it overlaps with both Kyoritsu's business-hotel and resort segments.

Others

• Daiwa House Industry: Daiwa House is a major Japanese real estate developer and operator of dormitory, senior-living, and rental housing assets. While not a hotel competitor, its large-scale dormitory and senior-housing operations make it a relevant adjacent peer for Kyoritsu's non-hotel segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dormy_ono
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dormyinnkyoritsuresort

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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