Company Profile

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Corporate Information

Company Name
LEIFRAS CO., LTD.
Location
Ebisu Garden Place Tower 20F
4-20-3, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-6020（Map）
Representative
Kiyotaka Ito, Founder and CEO
Founded
August 28, 2001
Number of Employees
4,599 *As of March 31, 2026
Organizational Chart
PDF

SERVICE
Business

■Sports Division
  • – Sports Schools
  • – Events
  • – Alliances
■Social Division
  • – School Club Support
  • – Community Collaboration
  • – Healthcare

Directors

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    Kiyotaka Ito Representnative Director,
    Chief Executive Officer
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    Takamichi Kon Director,
    Risk and Complianace committee,
    Investment Committee,
    Marketing Committee
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    Hitoshi Kawabata Director,
    Risk and Complianace committee
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    Kazuma Inoue Director,
    Risk and Complianace committee,
    Investment Committee,
    Marketing Committee
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    Mitsuharu Yazawa Director,
    Diversity Committee,
    Investment Committee,
    Risk and Complianace committee
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    Tsuyoshi Nagatomi Director,
    Office of the President,
    Marketing Committee
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    Rei Yamamoto Director,
    CFO,
    Investment Committee,
    Marketing Committee

Independent Directors

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    Mitsunobu Kawaharada Independent Director,
    Nominating Committee,
    Compensation Committee,
    Investment Committee
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    Hisashi Ohno Independent Director,
    Nomination Committee,
    Investment Committee,
    Marketing Committee
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    Kazuko Ito Independent Director,
    Diversity Committee
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    Ryo Ishikawa Independent Director
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    Tetsu Mizutani Independent Director,
    Marketing Committee

Independent Directors

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    Masakazu Arimori Independent Director,
    Audit and Supervisory Committee,
    Nominating Committee,
    Compensation Committee,
    Investment Committee
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    Kazutaka Nakatsuji Independent Director,
    Audit and Supervisory Committee,
    Compensation Committee,
    Investment Committee
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    Yasuko Maita Independent Director,
    Audit and Supervisory Committee,
    Investment Committee

GROUP
Subsidiaries

Company Name
Apicos Co., Ltd.
Founded
January 6, 2020
Representative
Akito Matsumoto , Representative Director
Capital
¥10,000,000



SPECIALTY
Leifras in Numbers

Since our establishment in 2001,
we’ve developed a wide range of businesses centered around sports,
creating new markets for making sports a career.

Sales Performance

*The figures for the period from 2023 to 2025 have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Membership Growth

HISTORY
History

August 2001
Established Leifras LLC in Fukuoka Prefecture
Launched Soccer School
August 2002
Reorganized as a Corporation
February 2003
Established Tokyo and Osaka Branches
February 2004
Membership Reached 5,000
January 2005
Established Branches
in Hiroshima, Okayama, Hyogo, Kyoto,
Aichi, Kanagawa, and Chiba
February
Established Saitama Branch
May
Established Branches
in Kitakyushu and Osaka (Second Branch)
July
Membership Reached 10,000
April 2006
Established Branches
in Sapporo, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Niigata
May
Launched Baseball School
Launched Rhythmic-Karate School
June
Established Second Tokyo Branch
August
Relocated Head Office
to Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
October
Launched Fitness School for Adults
July 2007
Membership Reached 15,000
Launched Sports Tutor Service
September
Launched Guidance and Support
for Elderly Care Facilities
January 2009
Launched One-Day Experience Activities
May
Launched Kendo School
July
Launched Support for Sports
for Persons with Disabilities
Membership Reached 20,000
April 2010
Launched Basketball School
May
Launched Tennis School
June
Established Asahikawa Branch
September
Membership Reached 25,000
March 2011
Relocated Head Office to Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
February 2012
Established Kumamoto Branch
April
Established Iwate Branch
June
Launched Athletics School
Membership Reached 30,000
August
Established Branches in Himeji, Fukuyama, and Kagawa
September
Established Branches in Ehime and Kagoshima
October
Established Shizuoka Branch
February 2013
Established Mie Branch
March
Established Branches in North Osaka and Oita
April
Established Branches in Ibaraki and Tomakomai
Launched Support for School Club Activities
May
Established Yamagata Branch
June
Launched Girls’ Soccer School
July
Launched Multi-Sport School
October
Membership Reached 35,000
February 2014
Established Sapporo West Branch
March
Established Saga Branch
July
Established Aomori Branch
December
Membership Reached 40,000
April 2015
Established Nagasaki Branch
Launched Support for Elementary School PE Classes
July
Established Nara Branch
November
Established Matsumoto Branch
May 2016
Launched Volleyball School
November
Relocated Head Office to Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
March 2017
Membership Reached 45,000
August
Established Shiga Branch
November
Established Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth Sports Co., Ltd.
May 2018
Established Management Office
April 2019
Relocated Head Office to Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established Leifras Travel Co., Ltd.
November
Established Miyazaki Branch
April 2020
Established Apicos Co., Ltd.
Established Nakatsu Branch
June
Established Leifras Chiiki Kyodo Co., Ltd.
March 2021
Relocated Head Office to Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
April
Launched Cheer Dance School
May
Launched Dance School
August
Relocated Head Office to Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
October
Membership Reached 50,000
January 2022
Established LEIF Co., Ltd.
April
Launched Table Tennis School
August
Membership Reached 55,000
March 2023
Membership Reached 60,000
June
Leifras Chiiki Kyodo Co., Ltd.
Renamed Chiiki Kyodo Co., Ltd.
October
Membership Reached 65,000
November
Established Okinawa Branch
April 2024
Established Ishikawa Branch
September
Established Gifu Branch
November
Membership reached 70,000
December
Established Shimane and Tottori Branches
October 2025
Listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market in the United States