Fujitatsu Corporation

Fujitatsu Corporation (株式会社富士達) is a Japanese food-service company best known as the operator of Shichirin Yakiniku Anan (七輪焼肉 安安), a value-focused yakiniku (Japanese barbecue) restaurant chain. The company was founded in June 1982 by Kawakami Tomitatsu, who opened the Dontei Oimachi outlet as the starting point of his independent restaurant business, and it was formally incorporated in February 1988. Its head office is in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The Anan chain is built around the motto of offering safe, reassuring and above all inexpensive grilled meat, with the official site describing it as "cheap and delicious, with plenty to offer" and promising that the company will never cut corners simply to keep prices low. The menu centers on yakiniku — diners grill beef, pork, offal and vegetables over a shichirin charcoal-style table grill — supported by side dishes, rice, soups and drinks. This positioning places Fujitatsu in the affordable end of Japan's large yakiniku restaurant market, competing on price and volume rather than premium wagyu dining. By the company's own figures, the Anan network numbered 162 outlets as of January 2025, comprising 150 directly operated stores and 12 franchised stores. The chain has expanded well beyond its Kanto base, with the president's message citing Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Aichi, Osaka and Okinawa among its operating regions. Revenue has grown strongly in recent years, rising from about 7.6 billion yen in the fiscal year ended July 2022 to roughly 11.3 billion yen in FY2023 and about 12.1 billion yen in FY2024, according to the company profile. Fujitatsu remains a privately held company with stated capital of 20 million yen. Its management philosophy emphasizes three commitments: providing safe food cheaply, maintaining a corporate culture of continuous challenge and improvement, and valuing people and communication. The company is led by representative director and president Kawakami Tomitatsu, with Kawakami Yatomizo serving as a director. The president has credited the chain-store management theories of the author Atsumi Shunichi as a major influence on the company's growth strategy.

Fujitatsu Corporation traces its origins to June 1982, when Kawakami Tomitatsu founded the business independently and opened the Dontei Oimachi outlet. The company was formally established as a corporation in February 1988. From the outset, Kawakami's stated ambition was to build restaurants that were inexpensive, delicious and enjoyable, and to contribute to society by creating many such establishments. He has said he was strongly influenced by the collected works of Atsumi Shunichi, a well-known theorist of chain-store management, and set out to put those theories into practice. Over the following decades the company developed Shichirin Yakiniku Anan, a yakiniku chain whose name combines the traditional shichirin charcoal grill with the word "Anan." The brand's operating motto — safe, reassuring and even cheaper — shaped a menu and pricing strategy aimed at everyday diners rather than premium customers. Growth was driven by a mix of directly operated stores and franchised outlets, allowing the chain to spread from its Kanto heartland into Hokkaido, Chubu, Kansai and Okinawa. By the mid-2020s the network had reached national scale. The company reported 162 Anan stores as of January 2025, of which 150 were directly operated and 12 franchised. In his message, the president cited 151 directly operated and 9 franchised stores as of January 2024 across ten prefectures, illustrating continued expansion. Financially, revenue grew from about 7.6 billion yen in the fiscal year ended July 2022 to about 11.3 billion yen in FY2023 and about 12.1 billion yen in FY2024, reflecting both new store openings and recovery in dining-out demand. Fujitatsu remains a privately held company headquartered in Yokohama, with stated capital of 20 million yen. Its management philosophy commits it to providing safe food at low prices, maintaining a culture of continuous challenge and business improvement, and treating employees, customers and business partners with fairness and respect. The company continues to be led by founder Kawakami Tomitatsu as representative director and president.

• 2025

  As of January, the Anan network reaches 162 stores (150 directly operated, 12 franchised).

• 2024

  As of January, Anan operates 151 directly operated and 9 franchised stores across ten prefectures.

• 1988

  The company is formally incorporated in February.

• 1982

  Kawakami Tomitatsu founds the business independently and opens the Dontei Oimachi outlet.

Value-oriented yakiniku restaurant chain emphasizing safe, reassuring and inexpensive grilled meat.

• Shichirin Yakiniku Anan

  Value-focused yakiniku restaurant chain offering grilled meat and side dishes.

1. 1七輪焼肉 安安 公式サイトanan.fuji-tatsu.co.jp
2. 2会社情報anan.fuji-tatsu.co.jp
3. 3Fujitatsu Corporation - Wikidatawikidata.org