What daiken corporation does

Daiken Corporation (株式会社ダイケン) is a privately-held, Kumamoto-headquartered Japanese marketing services group founded in 1985 as Daiken Planning. The company operates as a holding entity for nine wholly-owned subsidiaries spanning printing, graphic and web design, CRM and inbound support, postal advertising distribution, LED digital signage media, software development, original goods production, automated frozen vending (Dokuremon brand), and restaurant operations (Kuroishi Garden, Covo Cafe). Its primary B2B customers operate in e-commerce, retail, tourism, amusement, and corporate sectors across Japan, served through offices in Kumamoto (HQ), Fukuoka, and Tokyo, plus a manufacturing plant in Ozu Town. The group employed approximately 72 people as of January 2025 with registered capital of ¥40 million.

The group's core products combine proprietary software, hardware, and media assets developed primarily through subsidiary Kumamoto System. Software offerings include Castime (cloud-based attendance management app), inventory and order management systems, amusement prize management systems, and cloud-managed frozen vending telemetry. Hardware products include LED signage panels installed at Kumamoto Station, custom-skinned frozen vending machines, and dedicated office freezer installations. Media and distribution assets include exclusive-style access to Japan Post's roughly 20,000-branch network for distributing advertising mailers and flyers, plus agency/distributor partnerships for promotional goods.

The business model generates revenue through four mechanisms: (1) professional services fees for printing, design, CRM consulting, and event management; (2) advertising sales through postal media and LED panels; (3) hardware sales, deployment, and recurring management of vending machines and freezers; and (4) direct-to-consumer food and beverage sales through owned restaurants and vending. Pricing is uniformly quote-based with no disclosed public tiers. Geographic revenue concentration is overwhelmingly domestic Japanese, with operational concentration in Kyushu. The fiscal year was realigned to December in 2022, and the group is positioned as a diversified regional marketing conglomerate rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

daiken corporation

Legal name

株式会社ダイケン

Website

https://daikenweb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Daiken Corporation (株式会社ダイケン) is a privately-held, Kumamoto-headquartered Japanese marketing services group offering printing, advertising, design, CRM support, software, frozen vending, and restaurant operations to B2B clients across Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising and Marketing Services

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) Screens & Networks (BPAFALAB)

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DevOps Consulting & Transformation (BPAEAKAA)

Keywords

• Advertising services
• Printing services
• Marketing promotion
• Systems development
• Frozen food vending

Headquarters

HQ city

Koshi (合志市)

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Printing Services (印刷事業): Offset and digital printing services for flyers, catalogs, and promotional materials. Includes finishing equipment such as cutting, folding, binding, foil stamping, bag making, imprinting, and lamination.
2. Planning and Design (企画・デザイン): Creative advertising and design services spanning print, video, web, and outdoor media. Covers planning, design, and production across newspapers, DM, flyers, websites, video ads, social media, TV commercials, and outdoor advertising.
3. Post Office Advertising (郵便局広告事業): Advertising services leveraging Japan's network of approximately 20,000 post offices. Services include poster displays, pamphlet/flyer distribution, sampling, taste-testing events, questionnaires, product fairs, and direct sales events.
4. CRM Support (CRMサポート): Customer relationship management services covering promotion planning, management support, customer management support, seminar hosting, promotional inserts with goods, pull programs, follow-up programs, and direct mail campaigns. Supports both print and digital/web-based CRM strategies.
5. LED Advertising (LED事業): LED digital signage advertising at Kumamoto Station. Services include LED panel installation, ad space sales, and production of video/still-image advertising content for display.
6. Frozen Food Vending (冷凍食品事業 / 冷凍自動販売機事業): Frozen food welfare services for offices and factories, including freezer installation, product replenishment, QR code payment processing, and inventory management. Also includes operation of frozen vending machines ('Dokuremon') with cloud-managed sales, original exterior design, and maintenance support.
7. Food and Beverage Operations (飲食事業): Restaurant operations including 'Kuroishi Garden' (family restaurant/playground on approx. 4,000 tsubo property) and 'Covo Cafe' (station-area cafe). Revenue from food and beverage sales.
8. Goods Development (グッズ開発事業): Original goods development targeting inbound tourism, tourism, and amusement sectors. Services cover planning, design, manufacturing (from paper products to textiles and 3D items), and include RFID tag implementation for event and promotional use.
9. Event and Promotion Support (イベント・プロモーション支援): Comprehensive event and promotion services including shopping mall pop-up stores, event design/operation, sampling/taste-testing events, digital signage PR, brand events, press conferences, and in-store promotional tool design/production.
10. Systems Development (システム開発): Custom software development for businesses including inventory/order management systems, amusement prize management systems, and specialty services like foam photo printing on beer. Provided through group subsidiary Kumamoto System Co.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Daiken Corporation is a diversified Japanese marketing services group providing integrated advertising, printing, design, CRM, and promotional solutions to businesses. The company operates across print, digital, and physical retail channels, with proprietary software products (Castime time-tracking app, cloud vending management, inventory systems) and operates physical assets including LED signage at Kumamoto Station and frozen vending machines.

Product overview

Daiken Corporation is a multi-business company headquartered in Kumamoto, Japan, offering marketing, promotion, design, and systems development services. The company operates a diverse portfolio organized around its core competencies in printing, digital services, and hospitality. The primary products and services include: printing services (印刷事業/熊本印刷) for catalogs and promotional materials; the Castime (キャスタイム) time-tracking mobile app for workforce management; system development for inventory, prize, and order management; LED digital signage advertising; CRM consulting services; postal advertising leveraging Japan's post office network; original goods development with RFID capabilities; event and promotion support; frozen vending machine operations (ど冷えもん); frozen food welfare services (ヒエヒエ食堂); and food & beverage operations (クロイシガーデン, コボカフェ). The company also provides planning/design services across print, web, video, and outdoor media channels. Group companies include Kumamoto System (systems), Daiken Design (creative), Shiraki Media, and Kumamoto Printing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Castime（キャスタイム）: Work style reform time and attendance management app supporting clock-in/out, work requests, and cloud-based data export
• 冷え冷えモール
• ど冷えもん
• クロイシガーデン
• コボカフェ
• LED VISION

Products and services

• Printing Services (印刷事業) Commercial printing services for businesses, handling flyers, catalogs, and other promotional print materials with capabilities including cutting, folding, binding, foil stamping, bag making, and lamination.
• Planning and Design (企画・デザイン)

Quantifiable outcome

• Castime time management application achieves over 1 hour of monthly labor efficiency improvement per employee compared to traditional time card management.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Toppan Holdings: Major Japanese printing and information communications group with a diversified portfolio spanning printing, digital media, electronic devices, and DX solutions. Closely comparable to Daiken in combining traditional printing with digital and systems offerings, though at vastly larger scale.
• Dai Nippon Printing: Largest Japanese printing conglomerate with operations in printing, information communication, lifestyle materials, and electronics. Directly comparable to Daiken's printing + information services + diversified business model at much greater scale.
• Dentsu Group: Global advertising and marketing services group headquartered in Japan, offering creative, media, CRM, and digital transformation services. Comparable to Daiken's integrated marketing services and CRM support, though at global scale.

Direct peers

• Hakuhodo: Major Japanese advertising agency offering integrated marketing, CRM, digital, and content services. Highly comparable to Daiken's CRM support, planning/design, and event/promotion services for Japanese enterprise clients.
• Cybozu: Japanese SaaS company providing cloud-based workplace and collaboration tools (Kintone, Garoon) primarily to SMBs and mid-market. Directly comparable to Daiken's Castime time-tracking SaaS in targeting Japanese SMBs with cloud workplace software.
• freee K.K. Japanese cloud SaaS provider focused on accounting, HR/payroll, and workforce management for SMBs. Comparable to Daiken's Castime in offering cloud-native workforce management tools to Japanese small and mid-sized businesses.
• KING OF TIME: Established Japanese cloud-based time and attendance management SaaS serving SMBs and enterprises. Direct competitor to Daiken's Castime app in the same cloud attendance-tracking category for Japanese customers.
• Asahi Printing: Mid-sized Japanese printing company offering commercial printing, packaging, and information services. Comparable to Daiken's printing and goods development (Kumamoto Printing) operations within the Japanese printing services market.
• CROSS COMPANY: Japanese integrated marketing and communications company offering advertising, branding, CRM, and digital services. Comparable to Daiken's planning/design, CRM support, and event/promotion services for Japanese enterprise clients.
• 株式会社BINGO (BINGO): Japanese operator of unmanned frozen food vending machines deployed across offices and public locations. Direct competitor to Daiken's Dokuremon frozen vending business in Japan's unattended frozen retail category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Castime_Daiken
• Facebookja-jp.facebook.com/people/%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3/100058610633268
• Instagraminstagram.com/daiken_kumamoto
• TikToktiktok.com/@daiken5111

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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