Company Profile



Name F-ness Corporation
Established July 27, 1990
Capital 98 million yen
Directors Naoki Okada, President and CEO
Hiroshi Honda, Vice-President and COO
Shuya Okamoto, Vice-President and COO
Akihiko Irie, Managing Director and CFO
Yoshiharu Nishijima, Director
Eiichi Tamaki, CPA,Auditor
Number of Employees 100 (including overseas staff)
Offices Headquarters: Kojimachi Bldg., 5th floor, Kudan-Minami 3-3-6, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074, Japan[Map]
Osaka Office: Marudai Higobashi Bldg., 6th floor, Edobori1-15-20, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0002, Japan[Map]
Licenses Japan Tourism Agency registered travel agent No.1299
IATA-registered travel agent
Active member of JATA
Overseas Tour Operators Association of Japan No.291
Turnover 44,600 million yen (as of December 2008)
Main Banks The Mizuho Bank, Ltd. ; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. ; Risona Bank Ltd. ; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ; The Kyoto Bank, Ltd. ; The Bank of Ikeda, Ltd. ; The Shoko Chukin Bank ; The Shiga Bank, Ltd.
Transfer Agent Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd
Membership Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) International Air Transport Association (IATA) Overseas Tour Operators Association of Japan (OTOA)
Main Clients Japan Airlines International; All Nippon Airways; American Airlines; Air Canada; Continental Airlines; United Airlines; Air France; Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.P.A; British Airways; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines; Lufthansa German Airlines; Swiss International Air Lines; Austrian Airlines; Scandinavian Airlines International; Virgin Atlantic Airways; Cathay Pacific Airways; Qantas Airways; Singapore Airlines; Srilankan Airlines; Thai Airways International; Korean Air; and other main carriers
History [Jul. 1990] Le Ouest Co., Ltd. (presently F-ness Corporation) established with a capital of 10 million yen.

[Mar. 1991]
Company licensed as a travel agent.

[Sep. 1994]
Capital increased to 40 million yen.

[Feb. 1995]
Company registered as an active member of JATA.

[Mar. 1996]
Company registered as a member of IATA.

[Apr. 1996]
Company licensed as a first-class travel agent.

[Oct. 1996]
Capital increased to 60 million yen.

[Mar. 1997]
Capital increased to 80 million yen.

[Mar. 2000]
Capital increased to 90 million yen.

[Jun. 2000]
Capital increased to 98 million yen.

[Dec. 2001]
Company renamed F-ness Corporation.

[Apr. 2009]
headquarter relocated to Tokyo.