History

Established the Kotsu Ad Company in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and started transport advertising business.

Established Gurunavi, an online restaurant search site for the Kanto area, as part of the NKB Inc. business.

Launched nationwide version

Opened Osaka office

Changed trade name to Internet Navi Tokyo Co., Ltd

Changed trade name to Gurunavi, Inc.

Acquired the Gurunavi business from NKB Inc.

Restaurant membership exceeds 10,000

Opened Fukuoka office

Opened Hokkaido office Opened Sendai office

Introduced member restaurants management system

Opened Nagoya office

Launched NIKKEI NET Gurunavi Otona no Restaurant Guide, a guide to gourmet and haute cuisine restaurants Started operation of Ekikara-Timetable on Gurunavi website

Gurunavi Academy established

Launched Kochira Hishoshitsu

Gurunavi membership exceeds 1 million users

Launched SURF & SNOW

Launched Gurunavi foreign language versions

Opened Hiroshima office Opened Okinawa office

Opened Yokohama office

Relocated Osaka office

Listed on Osaka Securities Exchange Hercules Opened Saitama office Opened Kobe office

Opened Chiba office

Opened Kyoto office

Made JOY JOY, Inc. a subsidiary

Established Gurunavi (Shanghai), Inc. Established Gurunavi Promotion Community, Inc.

Launched Gurunavi Wedding

Relocated Okinawa office

Gurunavi posts information on over 500,000 restaurants

Combined Internet Navi Tokyo Co., Ltd and Gurunavi to start operation of Let's ENJOY TOKYO, a collaboration between Gurunavi and Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.

Relocated Osaka office

Listed on 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Relocated Nagoya office

Relocated head office

Launched Gurutabi

Established Gurunavi Research Institute, Inc. Merged with consolidated subsidiary Joy Joy, Inc.

Received Porter Prize 2010

Established Gurunavi Support Associe, Inc.

Relocated Osaka office

Launched Chef Gohan

Relocated Yokohama office

Gurunavi membership exceeds 10 million users

Launched food information service Minna No Gohan

Opened “SHUN*SHOKU LOUNGE” to showcase seasonal ingredients, and restaurant information lounge, “Gurunavi” in GRAND FRONT OSAKA Opened Shizuoka office

Gurunavi Support Associe, Inc. received the Minister Award in Good Practices of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities and the Improvement of Workplace Environment for Fiscal Year 2013 2013 Award for Excellence for Best Practices in Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Launched Japan's largest competition for chefs, RED U-35(RYORININ'S EMERGING DREAM)

Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI certified by Japan National Tourism Organization as Official Information Center for International Visitors

Opened Kanazawa office Opened Niigata office Opened Kagoshima office

Launched the Gurunavi Online Reservation System Won "Best Buzz Award" at 2014 MM Research Institute Awards for Gurunavi PRO verification system 3.0

Launched official Kochira Hishoshitsu: The Perfect Business Gift website

Launched gastronomy curation site, Ippin

Launched Kotoshi no hitosara (Dish of the Year) [as a part of Japanese food culture to be kept for posterity]

Launched Official search site Club MICHELIN

Opened Okayama office

Opened Ibaraki office

Launched dressing

Opened Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI(Ueno)

Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE TOKYO

Relocated Fukuoka office

Relocated Nagoya office Opened Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI(Fukuoka)

Opened Ehime office

Opened Tochigi office

Opened Restaurant Information Center by GURUNAVI(Kyoto)

Received highest "Eruboshi" certification from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (in recognition of efforts to promote women's participation and advancement in the workplace)

Launched Gurunavi POS+

Launched Gurunavi Pay

Relocated Kobe office

Launched KYOTO365

Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE HOKKAIDO Began capital and business alliance with Rakuten, Inc.

Launched the Gurunavi reservation and customer management system

Received 10th Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Award

Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE KANSAI Launched LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE TOHOKU

Transferred the Let's ENJOY TOKYO business through company split

Awarded bronze at PRIDE Index 2019

Received "IT Award for Excellence (Social Issues Solutions category) at the 2019 Information Technology Awards hosted by the Japan Institute of Information Technology

Transferred the business regarding food delivery service for corporations through company split

Transferred the SURF&SNOW business through company split

Gurunavi wins "Risk Management Award" at 6th Japan Tourism Awards

Start of operations at new headquarters designed to promote the new work style

Awarded silver at PRIDE Index 2020

Received the grand prize in the business and industry category of the 2021 Japan Resilience Awards

Took over the businesses of “Rakuten Delivery” and “Rakuten Real-time Take-out” (basic absorption-type split) Started the “Gurunavi FineOrder” mobile order system

Established the new Gurunavi philosophy system

Began capital and business alliance agreement with SHIFT Inc. Launched the “Connect Vaccines Project” Relocated Nagoya office

Relocated Hiroshima office

Number of members connecting Gurunavi member IDs and Rakuten IDs breaks 5 million mark Advance opening of “Gurunavi Supply Mall,” a dedicated e-commerce site for purchasing commercial ingredients and materials for restaurants Awarded gold at PRIDE Index 2021 Commencement of provision of “Sudden Cancellation Insurance”

Launched ”Gurunavi Premium Meal Kit” Officially launched "Gurunavi online reservation coupons"

Relocated Fukuoka office

Opened first restaurant developed under restaurant development business in Japan

Began business alliance agreement with TENPOS HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

Launched Gurunavi's first "restaurant coupons for furusato tax" service

Relocated Headquarters

Launched "PREMIUM GOURMET CLUB™" service

Expanded restaurant development business across Japan under "GURUNAVI FOODHALL WYE" brand

Began capital and business alliance with OPTiM Corporation in restaurant DX service Establishing scheme to manufacture/apply high-performance biochar using agricultural byproducts selected for NEDO Green Innovation Fund project

Held 10th RED U-35 (RYORININ'S EMERGING DREAM), Japan's largest competition for chefs

Restaurant information portal Gurunavi renamed Rakuten Gurunavi

“Gurunavi FineOrder” breaks 10 million cumulative users Celebrated 10th anniversary of Kotoshi no hitosara (Dish of the Year) [as a part of Japanese food culture to be kept for posterity]

Commercial kitchen equipment shop TENPOS Gurunavi made grand opening

Launched Kanji Ganbare Project to support event coordinators and rejuvenate enkai social gathering culture

Fully launched Gurunavi Next Project to drive genAI-based technological innovation and digital transformation

Implemented Kanji Ranking System, a user member loyalty program

Decided to sponsor EARTH MART signature pavilion at Expo 2025

Announced Declaration of Partnership Building