SHIMAUMA Print System, Inc
AcquiredHioki, JP · 2 known investors
Shimauma Print operates online photo printing, photobook, New Year card, and calendar services, developing the systems and running its own large-scale production labs in Japan. The company serves consumers ordering printed photo products, with production based in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Also known as Shimauma Print System · しまうまプリントシステム株式会社 · 株式会社しまうまプリント
Founders & leadership
Investors · 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026SHIMAUMA Print System, Inc (しまうまプリントシステム株式会社; the operating brand appears as 株式会社しまうまプリント) is a Japanese company providing internet-based photo printing services. Its stated business lines include printing and sale of digital photographs, development and sale of computer software, production and operation of web and mobile sites, and advertising. Consumer services span photo prints, photobooks, New Year greeting card printing and calendars.
The company describes an integrated model in which materials procurement, planning, development and manufacturing are handled in-house, which it links to combining quality with low prices. Alongside consumer services it develops and operates internet photo print systems for business partners and offers OEM and novelty production for corporate customers.
Business model
The company both sells printed photo products directly to consumers online and develops and operates internet photo print systems for business partners, with an additional corporate offering covering OEM and novelty production. It states that procurement, planning, development and manufacturing are completed internally, which it presents as the basis for offering products at low prices.
Traction
Reported order volumes for its New Year card printing service reached 1 million cards for the 2016 season as of November 2015 and surpassed 5 million cards for that season as of December 2015.
Latest developments
In March 2026 the company published notices regarding a new management structure for the Kitamura Holdings Group and the absorption-type merger of 株式会社しまうまプリントラボ (Shimauma Print Lab). In January 2026 it issued a warning about spoofed emails impersonating its representative director.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as a high-quality, low-cost internet photo print service in Japan, serving both consumers and business partners for whom it develops and operates photo print systems.
It attributes its price and quality position to an in-house end-to-end structure covering materials procurement, planning, development and manufacturing.
Technology
The company develops and sells computer software and produces and operates web and mobile ordering sites, and develops the internet photo print systems used by its business partners.
Go-to-market
Services are sold online through the company's own web and mobile sites, supported by promotional campaigns such as discount coupons for photobooks and seasonal New Year card printing services, and by tie-up publications produced with partners.
Consumers ordering photo prints, photobooks, New Year cards and calendars, plus business partners and corporate clients purchasing photo print systems, OEM production and novelty goods.
Geography
Japan-based; a corporate address in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo has been recorded, and production operations are associated with Kagoshima Prefecture.
History
The company was founded in 2010 (established May 2010 per corporate records; April 2010 per an investor listing). Globis Capital Partners made an initial investment in January 2010 and exited its entire stake in December 2012 through an M&A transaction with Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Recorded shareholders, including past holders, are Culture Convenience Club, Kitamura, Mobile Internet Capital and Nagayo Kosan. Later corporate announcements published on the company's site cover new management structures for the Kitamura Holdings Group and an absorption-type merger of Shimauma Print Lab Inc.
Risks & controversies
In January 2026 the company issued a public alert about fraudulent "impersonation" emails purporting to come from its representative director.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 11
launches, deals, and filingsGlobis Capital Partners reported exiting all of its stake in Shimauma Print System through an M&A transaction with Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Globis Capital Partners records an initial investment in the company in January 2010, in the growth stage category.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 5
primary sources listed
- SHIMAUMA Print System, Incshimapri.jp · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SHIMAUMA Print System, Inc do?
- Japanese online photo printing company offering low-cost consumer photo prints, photobooks and New Year cards.
- Who are SHIMAUMA Print System, Inc's investors?
- SHIMAUMA Print System, Inc's investors include Globis Capital Partners, Mobile Internet Capital, Inc..
- Where is SHIMAUMA Print System, Inc headquartered?
- SHIMAUMA Print System, Inc is headquartered in Hioki, JP.