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Amaze Co.,Ltd.

Amaze Co., Ltd. operates the 'HOTEL AZ' brand of roadside business hotels, primarily located at suburban bottleneck sites along arterial roads and near mid-sized railway stations where competitor hotels are scarce, enabling lower property acquisition costs and reduced direct competition. The company offers standardized, reasonably priced accommodation combined with on-site family restaurants (including franchise outlets such as 'Joyful' and 'Shabu Shabu Onyasai'), leveraging systematic service delivery and staff training to achieve consistent quality at affordable prices. As of the latest fiscal year-end, the company operates 91 HOTEL AZ properties (88 directly managed and 3 franchised) centered in Kyushu, with locations extending across western and central Japan.

Activists: VIS Advisors, LP 4.01%

Market Cap

¥—B

US$1 = ¥157.25 (2026-10-30)

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This company is listed on a regional exchange (Nagoya/Fukuoka/Sapporo) and is not distributed via J-Quants (JPX). Stock price, market cap, and EV-based multiples are not available. Financial data from public filings (P&L, BS, directors, etc.) remains accurate for analysis.

AI Briefing

Amaze runs 91 HOTEL AZ roadside business hotels, targeting suburban bottleneck sites with low competition and bundling franchise restaurants to keep costs lean. FY25/11 revenue grew to ¥19.6B but OP margin slipped to 16.4% from 20.9% a year earlier, signaling rising cost pressure even as the top line expands. Ownership remains tightly held by the founding Anami family and an affiliated foundation, concentrating control and limiting free float.

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

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Capital Structure

60%

40%

EquityD/E 0.66xDebt

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Shareholders

Top 10 hold 73.5%

as of 2026-05-31 · Source: Annual Securities Report

Kenichi ANAMI

38.28%

Anami Yasuo Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)

24.28%

WILL FIELD CAPITAL PTE.LTD (Standing Proxy: Tachibana Securities Co., Ltd.)

2.23%

Sachiko KODAMA

1.98%

SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.

1.83%

Itsuro GAMO

1.12%

Shunichi KAMITONO

1.09%

Yuto ANAMI

0.90%

Daichi ANAMI

0.90%

Satoshi ANAMI

0.90%

Management

9 officers

Kenichi ANAMI

Representative Director, President

Apr 1991 Joined Ines Co., Ltd. Aug 1992 Joined Joyful Co., Ltd. Dec 1994 Joined J's Co., Ltd., appointed Representative Director Feb 2008 Appointed Director of the Company Feb 2011 Resigned as Director of the Company Feb 2014 Appointed Director, General Manager of Development Department of the Company Apr 2014 Resigned as Representative Director of J's Co., Ltd. Feb 2016 Appointed Representative Director, President of the Company (current)

1970-11-16

Sachiko KODAMA

Representative Director, Vice President

May 1976 Joined Yakiniku-en Co., Ltd. (now Joyful Co., Ltd.), appointed Director Dec 1993 Appointed Managing Director, Joyful Co., Ltd. Feb 2004 Appointed Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Administration Division of the Company Mar 2004 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Joyful Co., Ltd. Dec 2004 Appointed Representative Director, Joy Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2006 Resigned as Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Joyful Co., Ltd. Mar 2009 Appointed Representative Director, Chairman, Joyful Co., Ltd. Mar 2010 Appointed Representative Director, President, Joyful Co., Ltd. Mar 2011 Appointed Director, Chairman, Joyful Co., Ltd. Mar 2013 Resigned as Director, Chairman, Joyful Co., Ltd. Feb 2016 Appointed Representative Director, Vice President of the Company (current)

1946-01-08

Tomotsugu YAMASHITA

Director, General Manager of Information Systems Department

Apr 1982 Joined Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. Apr 1986 Joined Kyushu Business Co., Ltd. Feb 1994 Joined Joyful Co., Ltd. Nov 2004 Joined the Company, appointed General Manager of General Affairs Department Feb 2011 Appointed Director of the Company Jun 2012 Appointed Director, General Manager of Computer Department Sep 2016 Appointed Director, General Manager of Sales Systems Department Nov 2025 Appointed Director, General Manager of Information Systems Department (current)

1964-01-15

Ryosuke KAWABATA

Director, General Manager of Sales Headquarters

Apr 2000 Joined Lawson, Inc. Dec 2005 Joined J.I.M.O.S. Co., Ltd. Jul 2008 Joined Ichiban Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Jan 2014 Joined Francois Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Joined Imperial Tobacco Japan Ltd. Oct 2018 Joined the Company, appointed General Manager of Sales Department Feb 2020 Appointed Director, General Manager of Sales Department of the Company Nov 2025 Appointed Director, General Manager of Sales Headquarters (current)

1977-04-05

Mitsuyoshi KONO

Director, General Manager of Finance and Accounting Department

Apr 1996 Joined Sasaki Foods Industry Co., Ltd. Jan 2015 Joined the Company May 2019 Appointed General Manager of Finance and Accounting Department Feb 2023 Appointed Director, General Manager of Finance and Accounting Department (current)

1973-12-11

Kozo HIROTA

Director, General Manager of General Affairs Department

Apr 1984 Joined Oita Computer Center Co., Ltd. Dec 1989 Joined Kyushu Toshiba Engineering Co., Ltd. Oct 2022 Joined the Company, appointed General Manager of General Affairs Department Feb 2024 Appointed Director, General Manager of General Affairs Department (current)

1961-03-05

Ryoichi NAKASU

Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1976 Joined Oita Bank, Ltd. Oct 2007 Joined Oita Venture Capital Co., Ltd. Feb 2017 Appointed Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Feb 2019 Appointed Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)

1952-09-03

Yoshifumi SHUTO

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Oct 1996 Joined Century (now Shin Nihon) Audit Corporation Jan 2000 Joined Tohmatsu Audit Corporation Aug 2003 Established Yoshifumi Shuto CPA Office, appointed Representative (current) Oct 2006 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Oita Yanase Au Hanbai Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2008 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Neomarss Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2012 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yanai Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Feb 2016 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Mar 2018 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KTS Co., Ltd. (current) Feb 2019 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Aug 2022 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Octo Consultant Co., Ltd. (current)

1971-12-30

Zenjiro OBA

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1967 Joined Nippon Steel Corporation Jun 1994 Joined Nippon Steel Information & Communication Systems, Inc. Jun 1999 Appointed Director, Nippon Steel Information & Communication Systems, Inc. Apr 2002 Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Apr 2003 Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University Apr 2007 Specially Appointed Professor, The University of Tokyo Apr 2009 Professor and Dean, Faculty of Informatics, Toyo University Jun 2009 Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Jul 2018 Representative, Regional CPS Research Juku (current) Feb 2019 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)

1944-08-11

Large Shareholding Reports

VIS Advisors,LP

2022-04-06

5.02%→4.01%

Disclosures

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Primary Source Filings

TDnet

2026-10-13

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