Shigesato Itoi

Chief Executive Officer at HOBONICHI CO., LTD.

Net worth: 18 M $ as of 30/06/2026

77 year

Producer Manufacturing

Consumer Services

Profile

Shigesato Itoi is the founder of Hobonichi Co., Ltd., established in 1979, serving as Chairman, Chief Executive & Creative Officer.
Current jobs include Independent Outside Director at Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, Inc. since 2001 and Representative Director at Ape KK since 1989.
Former job includes Representative Director at Tokyo Itoi Shigesato Jimusho.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
HOBONICHI CO., LTD. 26.66%	28/02/2026	619,000 ( 26.66% )	17 M $	30/06/2026
TSUBURAYA FIELDS HOLDINGS INC. 0.24%	31/03/2025	160,000 ( 0.24% )	1 M $	30/06/2026

Shigesato Itoi active positions

Companies	Position	Start
TSUBURAYA FIELDS HOLDINGS INC.	Director/Board Member	01/06/2001
HOBONICHI CO., LTD.	Chief Executive Officer	01/11/2023
Ape KK	Director/Board Member	11/01/2011

All active positions of Shigesato Itoi

Former positions of Shigesato Itoi

Companies	Position	End
Tokyo Itoi Shigesato Jimusho	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	4
Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, Inc. Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and wholesales amusement machines	Producer Manufacturing
Ape KK
Tokyo Itoi Shigesato Jimusho
Hobonichi Co., Ltd. Hobonichi Co., Ltd. Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Manages and operates news site Hobonikkan Itoishimbun and social network site Dokonoko	Consumer Services