Reiwa Travel is a technology company.
Reiwa Travel is a digital travel agency focused on designing new travel experiences, offering easy booking for both domestic and international travel through their app NEWT.
Reiwa Travel has raised $54.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Reiwa Travel has raised $54.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Reiwa Travel is a Tokyo-based digital travel agency founded in 2021, specializing in overseas travel packages via its app NEWT, which enables easy booking of tours, hotels, and flights with comprehensive support.[1][2][3] It serves primarily Japanese outbound travelers, solving pain points in traditional travel booking by leveraging AI for personalized experiences like smart packaging (hotel + air), generative AI search, AI concierges, and dynamic pricing, while expanding to domestic travel, group tours, and global markets.[1][2] The company has shown strong growth, booking 45,000 tours across 67 areas in under two years, raising $33M in recent funding (total ~$20M+), and launching "NEW TML Labs" for AI-travel innovation.[1][6]
Reiwa Travel was established on April 5, 2021, by Takaya Shinozuka, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of making package bookings easy for Japanese travelers.[1][2] Shinozuka, with prior experience founding Loco Partners (launcher of hotel service Relux in 2011) and serving as the youngest president of a KDDI subsidiary post-M&A in 2017, left KDDI in March 2020 to start the company; it secured a 2.25 billion yen seed round in June 2021.[2] Key engineering leader Shotaro Magara joined in October 2021 from Recruit, rising to Executive Officer & VP of Engineering in 2023 and Chief Product Officer in October 2025, building the tech stack and automation platform.[2] Early traction included partnerships like Expedia for 700,000 hotels and direct Hawaii connections, fueling outbound expansion.[1]
Reiwa Travel rides the post-pandemic travel tech boom fused with generative AI, timing perfectly with Japan's outbound recovery and global digital shift, where traditional agencies lag in personalization.[1][2] Market forces like AI advancements (e.g., PKSHA collaboration) and investor interest (e.g., Global Brain's 2024 follow-on via SMBC-GB fund) favor its "digital travel agency" model, challenging incumbents by maximizing online/offline digital power.[1][7] It influences Japan's ecosystem by pioneering AI-travel (e.g., dynamic pricing, smart packages), expanding to domestic/global, and attracting talent/investment, positioning as a Reiwa-era leader.[1][2]
Reiwa Travel's $33M raise signals aggressive scaling: expect deeper AI integrations, domestic launches, flight/group bookings, and overseas bases to drive global growth beyond Japan.[1] Trends like AI concierges and personalized dynamic pricing will shape its path, potentially disrupting OTA giants amid rising Asia-Pacific travel demand. Its influence may evolve from niche innovator to comprehensive platform, fundamentally updating travel as Shinozuka envisioned—making packages effortless for a new generation.[1][2]
Reiwa Travel has raised $54.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Reiwa Travel's investors include Dreamers VC, Jedar Capital, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Gabriel Jarrosson.
Reiwa Travel has raised $54.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $34.0M Series A in September 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2024 | $34.0M Series A | Dreamers VC, Jedar Capital, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Gabriel Jarrosson | |
| Jun 1, 2021 | $20.0M Seed | Dreamers VC, Jedar Capital, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Gabriel Jarrosson |