| Company Name | Kura Sushi, Inc. |
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| Date of Establishment | May 1977 ( establishment of business) November 1995 (established as a company ltd) |
| Capital | 2 billion yen |
| President | Kunihiko Tanaka |
| Annual Sales | Consolidated sales; 234.9 billion yen (as of end of October2024) |
| Number of Employees | Regular employee; 2,824 |
| Head Office Address | 1-2-2 Fukasaka, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8253, Japan |
| Number of Restaurants | 677 (as of end of October, 2024) (USA 64, Asia 61) |
| Banks | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Kiyo Bank Ltd. Mizuho Bank Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. |
| Description of Business | Operation of revolving sushi restaurants of direct management |
| Stock Exchange Listing | Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market (Japan) Nasdaq (USA), Taipei Exchange (Taiwan) |
| Affiliated Company | Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (DE, US) President, Hajime Uba Kura Sushi Asia co, Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan) President, Kentaro Nishikawa |
| May. 1977 | Opened in Sakai City as an ordinary sushi restaurant |
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| July 1984 | Opened the first revolving sushi restaurant “Revolving Sushi Kura” in Sakai City |
| Mar. 1990 | Established Kura Sushi |
| July 1995 | Established the head office and the Osaka Center in Sakai, Osaka |
| Nov. 1995 | Established Kura Corporation, Ltd. |
| Feb. 1997 | Introduced time limit management system by QR code |
| Apr. 1999 | Introduced an automatic plate-collecting system |
| Dec. 2000 | Introduced “Bikkura Pon”, which we can enjoy game in a certain number of plates |
| Feb. 2001 | Introduced “Touch de Pon” -a new taking order system |
| May. 2001 | Listed on NASDAQ Japan (currently Growth Market) |
| Nov. 2002 | Introduced a touch panel order system |
| Dec. 2004 | Certified the ISO9001 |
| Oct. 2005 | Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (currently Prime Market) |
| Apr. 2006 | Established the office and the training center in Sayama, Osaka |
| Dec. 2006 | Achieved the opening of the 100th restaurant in Kansai region |
| Oct. 2008 | Achieved the opening of the 100th restaurant in Kanto region |
| Sep. 2009 | First Restaurant opened in United States, "Irvine,CA" |
| Nov. 2012 | Launched "Shoyu Ramen made of Seafood Broth", which is the first in the industry |
| Dec. 2013 | Launched "Real Coffee", which is the first in the industry |
| Dec. 2014 | Opened first outlet of Taiwan, "Shmgiang Namjimg" |
| Jul. 2015 | Launched "Curry Sushi Rice ", which is the first in the industry |
| Jul. 2016 | Launched "Sushi-Rice-Cola", which is first ever sold in the world |
| Oct. 2016 | Started operating "Kaizuka Center", where processes natural fish |
| Aug. 2017 | Launched "Low carb series", using pickled white radish instead of rice |
| Aug. 2019 | US subsidiary company "Kura Sushi USA, Inc." been listed on NASDAQ |
| Jan. 2020 | Opened the Global Flagship Store "Asakusa Rox Store" |
| Sep. 2020 | Taiwan subsidiary company "Kura Sushi Asia., Co. Ltd." been listed on Taipei Exchange |
| Nov. 2021 | Established KURA OSAKANA FARM |
| May. 2022 | Opened "Kyoto Store," a "Plus-type" store. Opened "Atre Omori Store" in July. |
| May. 2023 | Opened the first overseas Global Flagship Store (Kaohsiung Era Avenue Store in Kaohsiung, Taiwan). |
| Jun. 2023 | Opened the first store in Shanghai (Longemont Zhongshan Park Store). |
| Apr. 2024 | Opened a Global Flagship Store (Ginza Store). |
| Nov. 2024 | Began implementing the "Present System." |