hotel MONday - JHAT CO., Ltd.

What hotel MONday - JHAT CO., Ltd. does

JHAT Co., Ltd. (Japan Hotel Advanced Technologies, 株式会社JHAT) is a Tokyo-based private hotel operator founded on June 7, 2018 by former H.I.S. executive Akihira Hirabayashi (平林朗). The company operates the hotel MONday Group, a multi-brand portfolio of 36 hotel and apartment-hotel properties across Japan's primary inbound tourism corridors — Tokyo (Asakusa, Maihama/Disney Resort area, Ueno, Tokyo Bay), Osaka Shinsaibashi, and Kyoto Station — under brands including hotel MONday, hotel MONday Apartment, Premium hotel MONday, Premium MONday, MONday Apart Premium, GRAND MONday, GRAND MONday Resort, Ich Hotel, and TABI.

The core product is residential-style suite accommodation averaging 45+ square meters with in-room kitchens and washer-dryers, designed for multi-person groups (up to 7 guests) and families — directly addressing Japan's structural shortage of reasonably priced hotels that can accommodate groups of 4+ in a single room. Premium and luxury sub-brands add rooftop pools, infinity pools, oceanfront rooms, lagoon pools, and upscale restaurants. The flagship MONday Apart Premium Kyoto Station was ranked #1 in Japan on TripAdvisor's 'Best of the Best' list with 6 group properties in Japan's Top 25.

JHAT generates revenue from hotel accommodation services via direct booking through proprietary websites and indirect booking through OTAs (TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Agoda), targeting inbound international tourists, domestic Japanese family travelers, and extended-stay guests. The company also operates ancillary services: hospitality HR development, regional revitalization consulting/project management, and a Type II travel agency business. The capital structure shows 50 million yen in registered capital plus 2.151 billion yen in capital surplus (as of March 2025), with ownership distributed across major domestic and foreign financial, retail, and travel investors and key executives.

Name

hotel MONday - JHAT CO., Ltd.

Legal name

株式会社JHAT (Japan Hotel Advanced Technologies)

Website

https://jhat-m.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

hotel MONday - JHAT CO., Ltd. operates 36 multi-brand hotel and apartment-hotel properties across Japan's key inbound tourism corridors (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto), targeting families and groups of 4–7 with residential-style suite accommodations featuring in-room kitchens and laundry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel and Lodging Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Traveler Accommodation (7211), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Budget Hotel Chains & Franchises (THAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Midscale Limited-Service Hotels (THAGABAC), Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation services
• Apartment hotel operations
• Extended stay lodging
• Family travel hotels
• Hospitality management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation Services: Revenue generated from operating hotels and apartment hotels. The company operates multiple hotel properties across Japan, offering rooms for nightly stays to tourists, business travelers, and families. The business model is hospitality-focused, providing lodging with amenities including kitchens and laundry facilities in rooms for extended stays.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JHAT Co., Ltd. (Japan Hotel Advanced Technologies) operates the hotel MONday Group, a multi-brand portfolio of hotels and apartment-hotels across Japan. The company provides multi-guest, residential-style accommodations averaging 45+ square meters with in-room kitchens and washer-dryers, accommodating up to 7 guests per room. The portfolio spans standard, premium, and luxury tiers under brands including hotel MONday, hotel MONday Apartment, Premium hotel MONday, Premium MONday, MONday Apart Premium, GRAND MONday, GRAND MONday Resort, イチホテル (Ich Hotel), and TABI.

Product overview

JHAT CO., Ltd. operates a multi-brand hotel and accommodation platform under the hotel MONday Group umbrella. The portfolio spans five tiers: standard hotel brands (hotel MONday, hotel MONday Apartment, イチホテル, TABI), premium brands (Premium hotel MONday, Premium MONday), and luxury brands (GRAND MONday, GRAND MONday Resort), alongside a Tripadvisor top-ranked flagship (MONday Apart Premium). The group's flagship product is hotel MONday, a chain of properties designed for multi-guest groups (families, inbound tourists) requiring spacious rooms at reasonable prices — a departure from Japan's typical narrow business hotels. Premium and GRAND MONday sub-brands add resort-style amenities (pools, restaurants) and luxury positioning. The company also offers ancillary services including hospitality human resources development, regional revitalization consulting, and Type II travel agency operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Premium hotel MONday: Premium tier hotel brand featuring larger rooms, premium amenities, and enhanced services
• Premium MONday
• hotel MONday Apartment
• GRAND MONday Resort
• JHAT

Products and services

• hotel MONday

Quantifiable outcome

• MONday Apart Premium 京都駅 ranked #1 in Japan on TripAdvisor 'Best of the Best' list; 6 properties ranked in Japan Top 25 on TripAdvisor

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• 正官庄 (Cheong Kwan Jang)minorOthers · 2 April 2026Partnership with world-leading Korean ginseng brand 'Cheong Kwan Jang' (world's top-selling brand in its category). The company provides complimentary Cheong Kwan Jang pomegranate/ginseng products to all hotel guests as a welcome amenity.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Toyoko Inn: Japan's largest business hotel chain by property count, focused on budget-conscious domestic and business travelers. Comparable to the standard hotel MONday tier as a high-density, value-priced domestic chain.
• MIMARU: Japanese apartment-hotel brand specifically designed for families and multi-person groups, with rooms featuring kitchens and laundry. Operated by Cosmos Initia Co., MIMARU is the closest direct comparable to hotel MONday Apartment and Premium MONDAY's family/group positioning.
• APA Hotel: One of Japan's largest hotel chains, operating a multi-brand portfolio (APA Hotel, APA Resort) with extensive nationwide presence. Direct competitor in the budget/midscale Japanese hotel category, increasingly adding larger family-room configurations.
• Sotetsu Fresa Inn: Sotetsu Group's midscale/budget hotel chain with strong presence in Tokyo and major cities. Comparable as a Japanese urban hotel operator targeting value-conscious travelers.
• Route Inn Japan: Major Japanese hotel chain with nationwide coverage including resort properties (Route Inn Grantia). Comparable multi-tier strategy spanning business and leisure demand, similar to JHAT's hotel MONday to GRAND MONday ladder.
• Minn (by Henn na Hotel): Japanese apartment-hotel brand offering residential-style rooms with kitchens and laundry for family/group travelers, operated under the Henn na Hotel group. Closely comparable to JHAT's apartment-hotel tier in product design and target segment.

Broad incumbents

• Hoshino Resorts: Premium and luxury Japanese resort and hot-spring hotel operator with strong brand equity. Comparable to the upper end of JHAT's portfolio (GRAND MONday, GRAND MONday Resort) in targeting experiential leisure demand in Japan.
• Prince Hotels: Seibu Group's large hotel chain with resort properties (Hakone, Karuizawa, Hokkaido) and urban hotels. Comparable as a multi-tier Japanese hotel operator with significant resort exposure, similar to JHAT's GRAND MONday Resort positioning.
• Tokyu Hotels: Tokyu Group's hotel chain spanning business, resort, and luxury tiers with strong Tokyo and Hokkaido presence. Comparable as a diversified Japanese hotel operator with similar multi-brand architecture.
• Mitsui Garden Hotels: Mitsui Fudosan-owned midscale hotel chain concentrated in Tokyo and other major Japanese cities. Comparable as a domestic hotel operator with broader corporate backing, but positioned slightly above JHAT's standard tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hotelMONday_JP
• Instagraminstagram.com/hotelmonday_group
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotel-monday-jhat-co-ltd

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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