Manpuku Holdings Inc. Acquires Jackpot Planning, Carrying Forward the Food Culture of Shimokitazawa into the Future
Manpuku HD, a business succession platform specializing in the food industry, has acquired Jackpot Planning, a Shimokitazawa-based restaurant group celebrating its 50th anniversary. This move aims to preserve and carry forward the value of a locally beloved food culture.
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Manpuku Holdings Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tomoharu Kato; hereinafter "Manpuku HD"), which operates a business succession platform specializing in food, has succeeded the business of Jackpot Planning Inc. (hereinafter "Jackpot Planning"), a company founded in Shimokitazawa and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, as of May 18, 2026. This marks the 16th succession for the Manpuku HD group (including one company in the U.S.). Going forward, we will further promote collaboration with the group's restaurant, food, and distribution network to enhance the value of food through ingredient procurement, product development, and personnel exchange.
■ Carrying the Locally Loved Food Culture into the Future
Jackpot Planning originated in Shimokitazawa and has developed a variety of brands, including oyster bars, bistros, and creative Japanese-Western cuisine. It is a company that has pursued creating stores where customers want to return, valuing the "food experience" that includes ingredients, space, and service, not just as a mere restaurant. Manpuku HD succeeds and connects to the future the value of Japanese food culture and locally rooted companies that are being lost due to factors such as a lack of successors. In this succession, we will aim for further growth while carefully inheriting the brand, culture, and "passion for food" that Jackpot Planning has cultivated over many years.
■ The Weight of 50 Years and the Next 50 Years
The 50th anniversary is proof that a brand has been needed by society for half a century. Originating in Shimokitazawa, Jackpot Planning has provided a variety of "dining places," stayed close to customers' daily lives, and become deeply rooted as part of the local culture. Manpuku HD sees great value in connecting the trust and culture cultivated over this half-century to the future and decided on this succession. Based on these 50 years of progress, we will further nurture it into a food brand that the next generation can be proud of.
■ Expansion as a "Food Platform"
By making Jackpot Planning a group company, we will promote collaboration with Manpuku HD's restaurant, food, and distribution network to create synergies across the entire group, including ingredient procurement, product development, and personnel exchange. Furthermore, by leveraging Jackpot Planning's brand power and store development capabilities, we will further strengthen the creation of stores that make customers want to return.
Jackpot Planning Store Information
7 brands, 18 stores in total (as of May 18, 2026). For store information on each brand, please refer to the official website. (https://www.jack-pot.co.jp/brand)
■ Comment from Jackpot Planning's New President, Zon Akiyama
I am deeply honored to be able to succeed the business of Jackpot Planning, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The legendary stores "JackPot" and "Tonatsu" opened in Shimokitazawa have been loved by many customers. While firmly inheriting the feelings and culture that the former owner, Mr. Nakagawa, has protected for many years, I want to continue providing the value of restaurants where people can meet face-to-face and talk, even as times change and AI evolves.
■ Comment from Manpuku HD's President and CEO, Tomoharu Kato
I am grateful for the connection with Jackpot Planning and expect that this succession will further expand the possibilities of our group's restaurant business. We will firmly inherit the company's long-cherished attitude of "thinking about and for food" and its store creation that has been loved by customers, leading to further growth. We will continue to promote initiatives to connect Japanese food culture to the future and spread its value.
■ Jackpot Planning Overview
Company Name: Jackpot Planning Inc.
Address: MJ Base 1F, 5-17-4 Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
President and CEO: Zon Akiyama
Business: Restaurant management
HP: https://www.jack-pot.co.jp/
■ Manpuku HD Business Overview
The lack of successors remains a major social issue for small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan, and in the food industry in particular, long-loved local companies and brands are facing difficulties in business continuity. To address these issues, Manpuku HD was founded in April 2021 by members with extensive experience in the food industry. We specialize in business succession for restaurants and food-related companies struggling with a lack of successors, and have succeeded 16 companies (including one in the U.S.) in about five years since our founding. We value connecting the thoughts of founders and their families, as well as the traditions and brand value cultivated over many years, to the future together with the employees. Our basic policy is to grow and develop together as a member of the group, rather than assuming a sale after succession. We aim not just to take over a business, but to connect its "umami," culture, and ties with the community to the future.
■ Manpuku HD Overview
Company Name: Manpuku Holdings Inc.
HP: https://manpuku-hd.jp
Address: VORT Akihabara VII 5F, 3-7-15 Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
President and CEO: Tomoharu Kato
Business: Business succession platform specializing in food
■ Carrying the Locally Loved Food Culture into the Future
Jackpot Planning originated in Shimokitazawa and has developed a variety of brands, including oyster bars, bistros, and creative Japanese-Western cuisine. It is a company that has pursued creating stores where customers want to return, valuing the "food experience" that includes ingredients, space, and service, not just as a mere restaurant. Manpuku HD succeeds and connects to the future the value of Japanese food culture and locally rooted companies that are being lost due to factors such as a lack of successors. In this succession, we will aim for further growth while carefully inheriting the brand, culture, and "passion for food" that Jackpot Planning has cultivated over many years.
■ The Weight of 50 Years and the Next 50 Years
The 50th anniversary is proof that a brand has been needed by society for half a century. Originating in Shimokitazawa, Jackpot Planning has provided a variety of "dining places," stayed close to customers' daily lives, and become deeply rooted as part of the local culture. Manpuku HD sees great value in connecting the trust and culture cultivated over this half-century to the future and decided on this succession. Based on these 50 years of progress, we will further nurture it into a food brand that the next generation can be proud of.
■ Expansion as a "Food Platform"
By making Jackpot Planning a group company, we will promote collaboration with Manpuku HD's restaurant, food, and distribution network to create synergies across the entire group, including ingredient procurement, product development, and personnel exchange. Furthermore, by leveraging Jackpot Planning's brand power and store development capabilities, we will further strengthen the creation of stores that make customers want to return.
Jackpot Planning Store Information
7 brands, 18 stores in total (as of May 18, 2026). For store information on each brand, please refer to the official website. (https://www.jack-pot.co.jp/brand)
■ Comment from Jackpot Planning's New President, Zon Akiyama
I am deeply honored to be able to succeed the business of Jackpot Planning, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The legendary stores "JackPot" and "Tonatsu" opened in Shimokitazawa have been loved by many customers. While firmly inheriting the feelings and culture that the former owner, Mr. Nakagawa, has protected for many years, I want to continue providing the value of restaurants where people can meet face-to-face and talk, even as times change and AI evolves.
■ Comment from Manpuku HD's President and CEO, Tomoharu Kato
I am grateful for the connection with Jackpot Planning and expect that this succession will further expand the possibilities of our group's restaurant business. We will firmly inherit the company's long-cherished attitude of "thinking about and for food" and its store creation that has been loved by customers, leading to further growth. We will continue to promote initiatives to connect Japanese food culture to the future and spread its value.
■ Jackpot Planning Overview
Company Name: Jackpot Planning Inc.
Address: MJ Base 1F, 5-17-4 Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
President and CEO: Zon Akiyama
Business: Restaurant management
HP: https://www.jack-pot.co.jp/
■ Manpuku HD Business Overview
The lack of successors remains a major social issue for small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan, and in the food industry in particular, long-loved local companies and brands are facing difficulties in business continuity. To address these issues, Manpuku HD was founded in April 2021 by members with extensive experience in the food industry. We specialize in business succession for restaurants and food-related companies struggling with a lack of successors, and have succeeded 16 companies (including one in the U.S.) in about five years since our founding. We value connecting the thoughts of founders and their families, as well as the traditions and brand value cultivated over many years, to the future together with the employees. Our basic policy is to grow and develop together as a member of the group, rather than assuming a sale after succession. We aim not just to take over a business, but to connect its "umami," culture, and ties with the community to the future.
■ Manpuku HD Overview
Company Name: Manpuku Holdings Inc.
HP: https://manpuku-hd.jp
Address: VORT Akihabara VII 5F, 3-7-15 Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
President and CEO: Tomoharu Kato
Business: Business succession platform specializing in food