Bantan Co., Ltd. | OpenBizGraph

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Basic information

BASIC

Head office: 13F Kabuki-za Tower, 4-12-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Chief executive: Ryousuke Kimura
Capital: 90,000,000
Employees (non-consolidated)
Employees (consolidated)
Start date: 1965-04-01
End date

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Websites

2 DOMAINS

https://www.vantan.co.jp/

https://vantan.jp/

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Business

28

Fashion

Hair & Makeup

Beauty

Graphic Design

Film & Video

Photography

Gaming

Animation

Sound

Pastry Chef

Cafe

Food Coordinator

IT

Programming

Creator in the Entertainment Field

Influencer

School Operation Business for Training Producers and Others

Alumni Support Business

Specialized Education (Hair & Makeup, Esthetics, Nail, Fashion, etc.)

Specialized Education (Manga & Illustration)

Specialized education (Information Engineering field)

Specialized education (Design, Illustration, Video, etc.)

Specialized education (Fashion, Hair & Makeup, Beauty, etc.)

Specialized education (Games, CG, eSports, etc.)

Specialized education (Confectionery, Café, Cooking, etc.)

Specialized education (Beauty Academy)

Specialized education (Animation, Voice Acting)

Specialized education (Korean Language Education)

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Related companies

2 COMPANIES

Company name	Group	Parent	Subsidiary	Customer	Supplier	Alliance	Bank	Shareholder
DWANGO Co.,Ltd. Group Parent
Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd. Group Parent

Names without a link are companies not yet registered in OpenBizGraph

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Network

NETWORK

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History

2 EVENTS

2015

Bantan celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.

2020-04

Bantan celebrated its 55th anniversary in April 2020.

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News

40 ARTICLES

2026-11-04

Vantan Cultural Festival 2026 Collaborates with Monster Hunter

Vantan Inc. announced a collaboration with Monster Hunter for Vantan Cultural Festival 2026, which will be held at five locations nationwide on November 14, 2026. The four special projects include a café featuring Monster Hunter-inspired meals, limited-edition T-shirts designed by students, a campus transformed into a quest venue, and monster-hunting puzzle challenges supervised by RIDDLER. The event offers immersive experiences centered on “seeing, exploring, solving, and eating,” and is expected to attract approximately 10,000 visitors.

2026-10-28

[Bantang Group] Dive into the world of Monster Hunter with the immersive event "MonHun" featuring Bantam × Monster Hunter

The "Bantam Cultural Festival 2026" will be held simultaneously at five schools nationwide on Saturday, November 14, with the entire school building serving as a quest venue. With RIDDLER’s supervision, the event will feature monster-slaying puzzles, Monster Hunter cuisine, and T-shirt design quests—an autumn festival to be enjoyed with all five senses.

2026-10-28

Vantan Festival 2026: Immersive Monster Hunter Event

Vantan Inc. will hold “Vantan Festival 2026” on November 14, 2026, at its five campuses in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo, featuring an immersive event in collaboration with Monster Hunter. The entire campus will serve as a quest venue, with activities designed to engage all five senses, including monster-hunting puzzle quests, Monster Hunter-themed food, and a T-shirt design quest.

2026-10-20

QUI Introduces ANREALAGE with Bantan Alumni

In the QUI article published on October 20, ANREALAGE, a designer led by former Bantan Design Institute alumnus Kunihiko Morinaga, was introduced. ANREALAGE will open its "JUST AN REAL AGE by JUST AN IDEA" in Harajuku on October 29.

2026-10-20

Alumnus Kunihiko Morinaga Featured in QUI

On October 20, alumnus Kunihiko Morinaga of Bantan Design Institute was introduced in QUI. The designer’s company ANREALAGE held a grand parade show to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the National Station.

2026-10-12

Toru Haneishi Gives Special Lecture in Osaka: Turning Frustration into the Next Challenge

At Bantan Music Academy, artist Toru Haneishi, celebrating 45 years of his artistic career, delivered a lecture themed "Turning Frustration into the Next Challenge." At the end of the lecture, he presented a handwritten signature to a current student’s declaration of challenge, sending encouragement to the next generation.

2026-10-06

Closure of Korean Language and Music Classes

Bantan Co., Ltd. announced that it will close its Bantan Korean Language Class and Bantan Music Class on March 31, 2027. Enrollment for new members and free trial lessons ended on October 5, 2026. Lessons for current students will continue until the closure, and tuition fees will be billed through March 2027.

2026-10-05

Bantam Group Opens Limited-Time Store in Ebisu! Drop Your Phone and Dive Into Handcrafted Fun at Night Atelier NOMA

Bantam Group has opened a limited‑time store in Ebisu called Night Atelier NOMA. Visitors can leave their phones behind and immerse themselves in hands‑on activities such as making clay dough. The pre‑booking for the early experience has been flooded, making it a highly popular spot.

2026-10-05

Former Bantan student Yoshie Itabashi's "Candy Stripper" 30th Anniversary Event: Current Students Take on Costume Design and Sweet Development

2026-10-05

Limited-Time Opening of "Night Atelier NOMA" in Ebisu

Bantan Co., Ltd. will open "Night Atelier NOMA," a place where you can leave your smartphone behind and immerse yourself in hands‑on activities, at the Ebisu campus from October 7, 2026. Through activities such as making doro-dango, clay, and moss terrariums, it proposes a new nighttime routine to relax after work.