Message from CEO
We Are Committed to Becoming Japan’s Hotel Operator of Choice
Japan, with its unique culture, rich history and breathtaking natural beauty is attracting foreign visitors at record levels. At the same time, many Japanese are also rediscovering the hidden charms of their own cities and regions, enjoying the excitement of exploring new places and experiences within their own rich and diverse country.
In this changing landscape, Japan’s tourism industry continues to grow also changing the traditional role hotels play. We believe hotels are no longer just places to sleep – they have become places where guests can truly connect with the local culture and make their travel more memorable and meaningful.
As the tourism market expands and hotels’ roles change, investments in Japanese hotel assets are attracting interest not only domestically but also internationally, driving steady growth in the hotel investment market. At Polaris, we believe the one of the most important keys to a successful hotel asset investment, lies in having the right hotel operator. In Japan there is now a growing demand for trusted operators who know Japan’s unique appeal inside and out and who can bring out the best in each hotel that highlights the local charms and thereby maximizes the value of the properties.
Since 2018, Polaris Holdings has partnered closely with Star Asia Group—a sponsor with extensive real estate investment and management experience—leveraging their expertise to operate and invest in hotels with a deep real estate investment mindset. In 2024, we were able to successfully merge with the management of Minacia Co., Ltd., which greatly expanded our operating platform.
We intend to keep driving our platform forward and embracing the management of a wide range of hotels across different regions, uncovering local gems, and sharpening our hotel operations with fresh, creative ideas to pass onto our valued customers. Through these continuous efforts of maximizing hotel value, we aim to become Japan’s most trusted, top-tier hotel operator, in the minds of both our customers and investors.
To lead the future of the hotel industry and be the “Hotel Operator of Choice” trusted by employees, guests, local communities, hotel owners and shareholders alike, we strive to be a company that grows sustainably. We look forward to carrying on the journey ahead with you at Polaris.
President & CEO
Polaris Holdings Co., Ltd.
Company Outline
Corporate Profile
Corporate Profile
Company name | Polaris Holdings Co., Ltd. |
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President & CEO | Takahiro Tsujikawa |
Location | Yamazaki Kyodo Building, 1-12-3 Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
Date founded | Sepember 1912 |
Capital | 10 million JPY (as of March 31, 2025) |
Stock | Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Section Total Number of Authorized Shares 496 million shares Total Number of Issued Shares 233,754,680 shares(as of March 31, 2025) |
Fiscal year end | March 31 |
Board Members | Chairman of the Board of Directors Shigeru Takakura President & CEO Youhei Taguchi Director & Chief Operating Officer / Head of Sales Division and Head of Operation Division Kazuyoshi Shimojima Director Head of Development Division Takahiro Tsujikawa Director Chief Financial Officer Head of Finance Division Satoshi Hosono Director Head of Corporate Planning Division Kentaro Tawara Director Head of Administrative Division Ryosuke Miyamori Director Mitsuhiro Matsuzaki Director Joseph Altwasser Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) Tsuyoshi Matsuo Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) Takaaki Morohashi Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) Kumiko Watanabe |
Number of employees | 1,795(Consolidated, as of March 31, 2025) |
Group Company | FinoHotels Co., Ltd. KOKO Hotels Co., Ltd. Value The Hotel Co., Ltd. Minacia Co., Ltd. Polaris Asia Co., Ltd. Red planet Holdings (Philippines) Limited Red Planet Hotels Manila Corporation |
Corporate History
History
2024 | Acquired shares of Minacia Co., Ltd. and subsidiarized the company and its one subsidiary. |
2023 | Acquired shares of Red Planet Holdings (Philippines) Limited, Subsidiarized the company and its 12 subsidiaries. |
2022 | changed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange 2nd Section to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market |
2021 | Changed the company name from Kachikaihatsu Co., Ltd to Polaris Holdings Co., Ltd. |
2019 | Star Asia Group becomes the parent company of the company through the issuance of new shares through a third-party allotment |
2018 | Capital and business alliance established with Star Asia Group |
2016 | Fino Hotels, a subsidiary of the Company, merges with Kaiteki Kikaku, another subsidiary of the Company |
2015 | Tokyo Stock Exchange changed its industry sector from “Real Estate” to “Service Industry” The Company’s subsidiary, Value the Hotel, merges with Value the Hotel Fukushima, another subsidiary of the Company |
2014 | Subsidiarized Premier Resort Operations Co., Ltd. |
2013 | Value The Hotel (4 hotels) grand opening Moved the head office from Kanda-Konyacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo to Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
2012 | Establishment of Value the Hotel Miyagi Co., Ltd. Establishment of Value the Hotel Fukushima Co., Ltd. Value The Hotel Sendai-Natori (1st hotel) grand opening Launch of the 2nd Project to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake |
2011 | Launch of the 1st Project to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake Changed the company name from Hokkaido Jomo Co., Ltd to Value the Hotel Co., Ltd. |
2010 | Moved the head office from Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo to Kanda Konyacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
2009 | Establishment of Kinuura Grand Hotel Co. Ltd. The Company’s subsidiary, Fino Hotels, Inc. merged with J.H.M., another subsidiary of the Company Moved the head office from Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
2008 | Subsidiarized Fino Hotels Co., Ltd. |
2008 | Changed the company name from Jomo Co., Ltd to Kachikaihatsu Co., Ltd. |
2001 | Changed the company name from Jomo-Nenshi Co., Ltd to Jomo Co., Ltd. |
1961 | Listed on the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
1912 | Founded as Jomo-Nenshi Co., Ltd. |
Management policy
Philosophy
Management Philosophy and Long-Term Vision
“Change・Create・Challenge”
To become a “Company of Choice” by a wider range of stakeholders,
• Change ways to be free from conventional wisdom and
preconceived Ideas,
• Create with fresh perspective and free thinking, and
• Challenge to strive more efficient management practices.
Long-Term Vision
Be a “Company of Choice” as “Top Tier of Hotel Operator”
• Company of Choice by customers: Pursue customer satisfaction and
provide a comfortable space
• Company of Choice by employees: Respect diversity of employees and
co-create a comfortable working environment
• Company of Choice by investors and owners: Achieve stable revenue
growth by building strong profitability and a stable financial foundation
Code of Corporate Ethics
Code of Corporate Ethics
- In all areas of business, we will comply with laws and regulations (including international rules), etc., along with social norms and internal regulations, and conduct our business activities with the aim of being an ethically superior company.
- We will strive to earn the trust of consumers by developing and providing products and services that are useful to society.
- We will engage in fair, transparent, and free competition and transactions with other companies and related organizations in the same industry. In addition, we will maintain sound and normal relationships with national and local government, and endeavor to earn the trust and confidence of stakeholders.
- Based on our recognition of the fact that companies are also members of society, we will strive to preserve the environment and contribute to society through our business activities. We will also confront antisocial forces and organizations that pose a threat to the order and safety of civil society as a corporate organization, and will not respond to any illegal or unreasonable demands whatsoever.
- Overseas, we will respect local cultures and customs and engage in activities that contribute to the development of each country and region.
- As a company that is trusted by its customers, business partners, local communities, and investors, we will disclose corporate information in a fair, timely and appropriate manner.
- We will respect the personality and individuality of each employee, and endeavor to ensure a good working environment with consideration for human rights and safety.
- Our top-level management will recognize that achieving the realization of the spirit of this Code of Corporate Ethics is his (or her) role, and will take the lead in seeking to develop and improve internal systems and thoroughly implement corporate ethics. Additionally, when a situation that violates this Code of Corporate Ethics arises, the top-level management will work to resolve the problem in person by investigating the causes, endeavoring to prevent re-occurrences, and taking strict measures that include him or herself.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
1. Basic Approach to Corporate Governance
The Polaris Holdings Group has built a corporate governance system designed to achieve sustainable growth and medium to long-term enhancement of corporate value, and to provide value to all stakeholders, including shareholders, investors, customers, employees, business partners, creditors and local communities.
In order to achieve sustainable growth and increase corporate value in the medium to long term, the Group has established an organizational structure that ensures soundness of management, enables prompt and strategic decision-making and execution of business processes, and discloses information to stakeholders in a timely and appropriate manner.
2. Outline of Management Structure
Polaris Holdings is a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee.
We have established a Board of Directors, Audit and Supervisory Committee, and Accounting Auditor(s) as statutory organizational bodies. Other organizational structures established in addition to these statutory bodies include the Internal Audit Office and Risk Management Committee / Compliance Committee.
3. Main Roles of Each Body
Board of Directors | The Board of Directors consists of nine directors. ・Make decisions regarding basic policies for the Group’s business strategy ・Supervise the execution of business processes by directors |
Audit & Supervisory Committee | The Audit and Supervisory Committee consists of three directors who are committee members. (One is a full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee member, and the other two are independent outside Audit and Supervisory Committee members.) ・Audit management, including the execution of duties by directors |
Accounting Auditor(s) | Seiei Audit Corporation is the Group’s official accounting auditor. ・ Give opinions on the appropriateness and legality of financial statements, etc. |
Internal Audit Office | The Internal Audit Office has been established as an organization under the direct control of the President and Representative Director. ・Conduct internal control audits ・Make proposals on the appropriateness of business operations |
Risk Management / Compliance Committee | The Risk Management / Compliance Committee have been established as organizational structures responsible for risk management and compliance. ・Risk countermeasures ・Promote lawful and fair corporate activities throughout the whole Group ・Make proposals and report to the Board of Directors on group-wide risk management and compliance-related strategies |
Sustainability Committee | The Sustainability Committee plans and formulates basic policies and strategies for sustainability, ESG, SDGs, etc. in the Group, receives reports on the status of activities from each department, deliberates, and proposes and reports to the Board of Directors. ・Planning and formulation of basic policies, strategies, etc., concerning sustainability, etc. ・Receipt of reports from each department and deliberation |
4. Initiatives to Enhance Corporate Governance
Meetings of the Board of Directors which are attended by directors (including Audit and Supervisory Committee members) are held at least once every months to determine basic management policies, matters stipulated by laws and regulations, and other important matters relating to business management. The Board also supervises the execution of business operations by reviewing the progress of each division / department.
Disclosure Policy
Disclosure Policy
Information Disclosure Standards
The Group strives to secure the trust and understanding of its shareholders and investors by complying with the following items, and by maintaining autonomy, timeliness, fairness, and transparency in all of its IR activities.
Information Disclosure Methods
Information that qualifies under the Timely Disclosure Rules is disclosed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s TDnet (Timely Disclosure Network) information disclosure system, then promptly posted on the Group’s website. Other information that does not qualify under the Timely Disclosure Rules will also be widely disclosed through posting on websites, etc.
Prevention of Insider Trading and Fair Disclosure of Information
The Group encourages thorough dissemination, awareness and understanding of important company information among all Group employees with the aim of appropriately managing such information, preventing insider trading, and ensuring fair disclosure of information.
Handling of Earnings Forecasts and Future Information
Among the earnings forecasts, strategies, policies, and targets, etc., disclosed by the Group, those which are not historical facts are statements regarding the Group’s future outlook. These are based on information obtained by the Group at the time; or on plans, expectations or judgments based on certain assumptions which are judged to be reasonable. Actual business results, etc., may differ significantly due to various risks and uncertainties.
Quiet Periods
To prevent the leakage of financial results information and ensure fairness of information disclosure, the Group will maintain a certain period of silence (a quiet period) until the announcement date for financial results for each quarter. During quiet periods, the Group declines to answer questions or comment with regard to financial results. Even during quiet periods, however, when it is expected that actual results will differ significantly from previously forecast results, the Group will disclose information as appropriate in accordance with the Timely Disclosure Rules.
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Group Companies

FinoHotels Co., Ltd.
1-12-3 Iwamotocho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
101-0032 Japan
Value The Hotel Co., Ltd.
555-1 Kamiyoden,
Natori-Shi,Miyagi-ken
981-1222 Japan
KOKO Hotels Co., Ltd.
1-12-3 Iwamotocho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
101-0032 Japan

Minacia Co., Ltd.
3rd Floor, Fuundo Building,
1-2 Kanda-Ogawamachi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
101-0052 Japan
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