November 27, 2017 Kakaku.com, Inc.

The total cumulative number of persons seated through Tabelog's online reservation service exceeds 25 million!

Tabelog (http://tabelog.com), a restaurant discovery and reservation site operated by Kakaku.com, Inc. (TSE code: 2371), is pleased to announce that the total cumulative number of persons seated through Tabelog's online reservation service has exceeded 25 million as of November 27, 2017. (*1)

A limited time T-Point campaign and the start of adding coupons as a new feature for online reservations contributed to the growing number of online reservations.

Tabelog's online reservation service

With Tabelog's online reservation service, users are able to check for seat availability and make reservations 24/7 via their smartphones, tablets, and other devices. By signing in with their LINE account, users can enjoy added features, such as auto-fill for the reservation forms and notification messages with reservation details. Another popular feature is the ability to receive T-Points for each seat reservation as well as being able to use accumulated points for online reservations.

As online reservations are increasingly popular among consumers, many restaurants are recognizing their importance for attracting guests. Tabelog will continue to contribute to expanding the market for online reservations, by improving the usability and coverage of its service, as well as providing restaurants with tools like the reservation management App Yoyaku Note which is directly linked with Tabelog and its over 100 million monthly users.

(no. of seats) Tabelog - Cumulative number of online reservations

25,000,000

Nov 27, 2017: over 25 million

20,000,000

15,000,000

10,000,000

5,000,000

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2012/02 2017/11

Tabelog will continue to address both the users' as well as the restaurants' needs and improve the usability of its services.

(*1) The cumulative number of online reservations in the press release dated September 4, 2017 was 20 million seats, based on the number of real-time reservations. Going forward, the Company will announce the total of real-time and request reservations.

Note: Request reservations are online reservations which have to be manually confirmed by the restaurant.

About Tabelog

Launched in March 2005, based on the concept of "helping to make the best restaurant choice", Tabelog provides restaurant rankings based on user reviews and ratings.

Registered restaurants: approx. 860,000; posted reviews: approx. 21 million (as of Nov. 2017) Monthly users: 104.50 million, monthly page views: 1,929.17 million (as of Sep. 2017)

Monthly users by device: Smartphone 82.85 million users, PC 21.44 million users. Additional information (Japanese only):

  • Tabelog's user ratings and ranking: https://tabelog.com/help/score/

  • Tabelog's policy on user reviews and ratings: https://tabelog.com/help/policy/

  • Tabelog's features: https://tabelog.com/help/beginner/

Kakaku.com corporate profile

Address: Digital Gate Building, 3-5-7, Ebisu-minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022 Representative Director, President: Shonosuke Hata

Business description: Planning and operation of sites Sites operated by Kakaku.com, Inc.:

http://corporate.kakaku.com/company/service?lang=en

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