September 5, 2017

Kakaku.com, Inc.

Monthly data: Number of online reservations on Tabelog 1.31 million seats were booked in August 2017

Tabelog (http://tabelog.com), a restaurant discovery and reservation site operated by Kakaku.com, Inc. (TSE code: 2371), is pleased to announce that 1.31 million seats were booked through its site during the month of August 2017.

Tabelog's online reservation service, allows users to check for seat availability and make reservations at restaurants 24/7, via their smartphones, tablets, and other devices. Tabelog offers added features for LINE users, such as auto-fill for contact information or reservation notifications to a user's LINE account. Users can also earn as well as use T-Points when making reservations on Tabelog. These features add to the popularity of Tabelog, which is reflected in continuously growing user numbers. Improved usability, such as a new calendar feature for showing seat availability as well as seasonally high demand contributed to the positive trend in online reservations in August 2017.

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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.

Going forward, Kakaku.com will announce monthly reservation numbers on the third weekday of the following month. The cumulative number of online reservations will be announced every time it increases by 5 million.

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. 850,000; posted reviews: approx. 20 million (as of Sep. 2017) Monthly users: 98.97 million, monthly page views: 1,826.91 million (as of June 2017)

Monthly users by device: Smartphone 76.68 million users, PC 22.06 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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