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Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd.

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Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd.
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Headquarters located in the Shinjuku Island Tower
Corporation
ISIN🆔
Industry2050
Founded 📆October 4, 1990
(as MC Corporation)
Founder 👔
Area served 🗺️
Key people
CEO and Group CEO Naoya Kinoshita
¥2,727,783,000
(as of March 31, 2022)[1]
Members
Number of employees
🌐 Website[Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). ] 
📇 Address
📞 telephone

Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd. (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a holding company headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It oversees a total of 26 companies, including the house construction company Kinoshita Kōmuten. Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社木下グループ, Kinoshita Gurūpu, Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a holding company headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It oversees a total of 26 subsidiaries, including the housing manufacturer Kinoshita Komuten.

History

  • March 23, 1956 - Company founded.
  • December 15, 1987 - Company established.
  • April 2002 - The then-main bank, Asahi Bank, wrote off non-performing loans, and Seritage Capital Management acquired 35% of the company's shares, entering management.
  • 2004
    • Transferred profitable business to Kinoshita Komuten Housing Sales, which changed its name to Primula.
    • MC Corporation, founded by Naoya Kinoshita (no familial relation despite the same surname), a real estate company mainly engaged in the sale of condos for real estate investment, acquired Kinoshita Komuten Housing Sales.
    • October 4 - Kinoshita Komuten Housing Sales renamed Kinoshita Komuten (2nd generation).
    • October - Primula was effectively bankrupt after receiving a bankruptcy order from the Tokyo District Court.
  • April 1, 2006 - Established Kinoshita Holdings (holding company).[2]
  • October 4, 2007 - MC Corporation renamed Kinoshita Management.
  • 2008
    • March 7 - Established local subsidiary in Brazil.
    • April 1 - The second-generation Kinoshita Komuten merged into Kinoshita Holdings.
    • September 12 - Kinoshita Management acquired Life Commune from Reo, a property management firm.
  • January 9, 2009 - Established local subsidiary in Pakistan.
  • February 2, 2011 - Kinoshita Life (formerly Life Commune) renamed Kinoshita Nursing Care.
  • June 20, 2012 - Kinoshita Management acquired 90% of FM Inter-Wave shares from TV Tokyo, becoming a subsidiary.
  • October 4, 2012 - The second-generation Kinoshita Komuten changed its name to Kinoshita Holdings (2nd generation) and became a holding company, separating construction contracting into Kinoshita Komuten (3rd generation), real estate brokerage and urban condo planning into Kinoshita Real Estate, and leasing operations into Kinoshita Leasing.
  • July 1, 2016 - Kinoshita Holdings (2nd generation) renamed Kinoshita Group Holdings.
  • 2018
    • January 21 - The group’s main sponsor, Tomokazu Harimoto, won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships, becoming the youngest winner in history, defeating group member Jun Mizutani.
    • February 7 - Participated in the newly established T-League (table tennis) for men and women.
    • February 14 - In the Winter Olympics (Pyeongchang 2018), group athlete Yuzuru Hanyu won his second consecutive silver medal in men’s snowboard halfpipe.
    • July 2 - Kinoshita Group Holdings renamed itself to Kinoshita Group (initial).
    • July 26 - Acquired 100% stake in the animation production company Fukushima Gainaックス (later renamed Gaina), making it a group subsidiary.
    • December 1 - Kinoshita Management merged into Kinoshita Group (initial) and changed its name to Kinoshita Group (2nd generation).
  • May 20, 2019 - Announced entry into BS digital broadcasting (unsuccessful).
  • 2020 - Opened the first Kinoshita Group PCR testing center in Shinbashi as a COVID-19 countermeasure.
  • 2021 - Supported the Yomiuri Giants' Okinawa Naha "Yomiuri Giants Sports & Health Checkup Center" during spring training, conducting PCR tests for over 8,000 individuals including players, staff, and media. Also collaborated with ANA Sales on travel packages with PCR testing, supported the Japan Foundation's free regular PCR testing for elderly care workers (about 5,000 tests per day), assisted with the government's COVID-19 monitoring efforts at Haneda Airport and others, contracted PCR testing for elderly care facilities in Saitama (approx. 54,000 tests), and contributed to the Tokyo Dome vaccination project.
  • August 1, 2025 - Transferred all shares of Gaina to Creator's X.[3]

Kinoshita Komuten

Overview

  • Mainly operates in the Kanto region, designing and constructing custom homes. Originally limited to Kanto, now expanded into Miyagi.
  • Focuses on houses built with timber frame and 2x4 methods, and manages design and construction directly without subcontractors.
  • During the late 1980s to early 1990s, developed condominiums under the brand "View Palace."
  • In April 2002, Seritage Capital Management evaluated and bought back approximately 50 billion yen of non-performing loans from Asahi Bank, aiming for management reconstruction under Seritage. The plan failed, and in 2004, profitable segments such as custom homes were transferred to the subsidiary Kinoshita Komuten Housing Sales, which was then renamed and restructured multiple times. The unprofitable parts remaining in the original Kinoshita Komuten were renamed Primula, which dissolved in September of that year.

Main Business Activities

  • Custom home design, construction, and sales
  • Subdivision housing design, construction, and sales
  • Construction contracting

Residential Land Development

  • Shirai, Ikenoue / Blocks A and B in Shirai, Chiba Prefecture. Participated by Kinoshita Komuten, Hosoda Komuten, and Minowa Real Estate. The master planner was Katsuhiko Ohno of Ohno Architectural Atelier, in 1988.

Group Companies

Residential

  • Kinoshita Komuten
  • Kinoshita Komuten Homes - Custom homes
  • Kinoshita Komuten Renovation - Renovation and remodeling
  • Kinoshita Real Estate - Urban condo planning and brokerage
  • Kinoshita Leasing - Rental business
  • Kinoshita Community - Cleaning, facilities maintenance, and condominium management
  • Kinoshita Antibacterial Service - Disinfection and antibacterial services for buildings and playground equipment
  • Kinoshita Disinfection and Clean Center - Building and playground disinfection, pest control, maintenance, and sanitation management

Medical, Welfare, Education

  • Kinoshita Nursing Care - Nursing care services
  • Kinoshita Nursery - Managed licensed and certified childcare centers
  • Kinoshita Welfare Academy - Educational services
  • Koseikai - Medical corporation operating Berusante elderly care facility
  • Wako-kai - Medical corporation operating Kawasaki General Hospital and Wako-no-en elderly care facility
  • Shofu-kai - Social welfare corporation operating Hanamizuki special elderly home
  • Beijing Kinoshita Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (China) - Consulting in elderly care
  • COVID-19 PCR testing center - Contracted testing services and specimen reception

Sports

  • Kinoshita Table Tennis Club - Sports management and athlete representation
  • KSM - Sports management, sponsorship, and consulting
  • Kinoshita Skating Academy - Figure skating training

Entertainment & Others

  • Kino Films - Film production and distribution (separated from Kinoshita Management; see section below)
  • kino cinéma - Movie theaters, amusement facilities, and restaurants (see section below)
  • Kinoshita Music - Music production
  • Don Gyuu Club - Talent management
  • KRE - Operations of power generation using new energy
  • Fukushima Gaina - Operates animation museum Fukushima Sakura Yūgakusha, event planning, and related activities; separated from Gaina
  • Copyrights Asia - Acquisition and management of intellectual property rights for characters and lifestyle brands
  • Heroes - Planning, operation, and production of comics and character content
  • Culen - Planning and sales of character and lifestyle brands, licensing
  • Space Craft - Talent, model, and voice actor management

Past Group Companies

  • Kinoshita Mirai Gakuen - Private vocational school based on educational laws
  • Kusuri no Kinoshita - Pharmacy management
  • Kinoshita Career Support - Staffing and employment agencies
  • Jiai-kai - Childcare, medical, health promotion, and elder care services
  • Japan Vietnam Human Resources Joint Stock Company - Staffing and employment services
  • Kinoshita Books - Book publishing
  • Kinoshita Kitchen - Food service, catering, and bento manufacturing
  • Noz - Beauty salon
  • Hatsu Unlimited - Music software production
  • Gaina - Film, video, TV, and software production

TV Commercials

  • CM for the movie "Nonchan no Riben"
  • Tie-up CM for "Zero no Shoten"
  • Tie-up CM for "Kondo wa Aisaika"
  • Tie-up CM for "Kokō no Mesu"
  • Tie-up CM for "Kimi ga Odoru, Natsu"
  • Tie-up CM for "Aibō - The Movie II - Keishi Tōkoku!"
  • CM for Kinoshita Komuten rental homes "Kisha Kaiken-hen"
  • CM for Kinoshita Komuten custom homes "Akogare no Senpai-hen"
  • CM for Kinoshita Komuten rental properties "Harikomi-hen (Part 1)"
  • CM for Kinoshita Komuten rental properties "Harikomi-hen (Part 2)"

Cultural Support Activities

The former Kinoshita Komuten Housing Sales, acquired by Naoya Kinoshita who is passionate about films, has actively engaged in supporting cinema. Since 2006, it has invested in production committees of mainly Toei-produced Japanese films, including GAGA and InterFM897 (formerly FM Inter-Wave, later merged into Radio Neo and then sold to Japan FM Network). The group has also sponsored sports events and participated in TV anime production committees, promoting arts and culture (see Mezena).

In August 2018, in line with its deeper involvement in anime production, the group announced the acquisition of Fukushima Gaina (renamed Gaina), an animation studio.[4]

Sports Activities

Kinoshita Group Sponsored Athletes

Sports Ambassadors

Table Tennis

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Participated in Japan’s T-League from October 2018.

See also Kinoshita Meister Tokyo and Kinoshita Abierto Kanagawa.

Figure Skating

Surfing

Equestrian Jumping

Swimming

Naming Rights

Main Sponsorships

Uniform Sponsor

Partnership Agreements

Former Athletes

Table Tennis

Sailing

Skateboarding

Swimming

Figure Skating

Film Business

See also: Kino Films

Theater Operations

The group’s subsidiary kino cinéma opened theaters starting in 2018, with locations in Yokohama Minato Mirai, Tachikawa, Tenjin, Fukuoka, Kobe International, and Shinjuku (opening in 2023). It screens a diverse range of films, including those distributed by Kino Films.

Films Distributed

External links

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Category:Kinoshita Group Category:Companies based in Shinjuku, Tokyo Category:Japanese holding companies Category:Japanese home construction companies Category:Japanese film production companies Category:1987 establishments in Japan



References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 株式会社木下グループ 第32期決算公告
  2. ↑ "Accounting career at Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd". En-Japan. En-Japan. Archived from the original on 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Animation company Gaina to transfer all shares to Creator's X". GameBiz. 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  4. ↑ "Kinoshita Group (Gaina, formerly Fukushima Gaina) joins the group". Kinoshita Group Holdings. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.


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