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Start your abacus school franchise from a room in your home | Franchise fee 50,000 yen, startup costs from 200,000 yen | Patented teaching materials x proven know-how with an average enrollment rate of over 85%
Perfect for those with a side job or raising children. Start small and step up to a classroom as your students grow.
This is an abacus school using patented original teaching materials from the Ueda Abacus School Group, which is licensed by Osaka Prefecture and has been in business for over 90 years. Students acquire calculation skills that can be directly applied to school math, such as long division and division, and are chosen by today's parents. You can start in a place with no rent costs, such as your home or a community center, with a franchise fee of 50,000 yen and startup costs of around 200,000 yen. Classes are held 2-3 days a week (weekdays around 3-7 pm / weekends 2-3 hours). You will only be in the classroom for about 12 hours a week, so you can balance it with your main job or childcare.
Estimated Startup Cost:Up to ¥1,000,000
Industry:Cram School/School
This patented teaching material allows students to solve problems using the abacus and mental arithmetic, including long division, horizontal division, and division with remainders—techniques often not covered in typical abacus classes. Because it's "abacus learning that connects to school tests," it's easy to explain to parents, and the reasons for choosing it are clear. Since all teaching materials are our own original designs, we can procure them cheaply, and we can expect a monthly profit of 5,000 to 15,000 yen from selling the materials (this varies depending on the number of students).
Our group's classrooms boast an average enrollment rate of over 85% after a free trial lesson. This is due to our approach to communicating with children and conducting trial lessons based on their personality types, utilizing psychology (the Enneagram personality assessment). We compile this into a manual and share it during training at our headquarters' classrooms, making it accessible even for those new to education. All of our franchise schools opened in 2026 have achieved trial enrollment rates of 80-100%. Even newly opened classrooms have achieved rates of over 80%. We also provide templates for flyers and official LINE accounts to attract trial students (our directly managed Miyakojima school attracted over 100 students in just one year, demonstrating our recruitment know-how).
You can start with minimal fixed costs such as rent by using a room in your home or a meeting room in a community center or apartment building. Initially, you can start with a group of 10 to 40 students. At this size, you can run the business alone without hiring staff. If your student numbers grow and you want to rent a commercial space, you can switch to the "Classroom Plan" by simply paying the difference in franchise fees (450,000 yen).
The membership fee is 50,000 yen + approximately 150,000 yen for initial teaching materials, equipment, and opening flyers = a total of approximately 200,000 yen. Since you will be using your home or a community center, there are no property rental costs. You can also use your own desks and chairs.
[Model: 30 students / average monthly tuition 5,500 yen]
Monthly sales: 165,000 yen
Royalties (20% of sales): 33,000 yen
Venue fees and miscellaneous expenses: 10,000 yen
Profit from teaching materials sales: +5,000 yen
Net income: Approximately 127,000 yen/month
*This may vary depending on location, number of students, tuition fees, etc. Sales and profits are not guaranteed.
■Before Opening:
- 1-2 training sessions at the headquarters classroom (at least one visit is required. Topics include teaching methods, how to conduct trial lessons, using the Enneagram for communication, and parent communication)
- Learning through materials (outside of training, you will learn from manuals and materials)
- Several online meetings before opening
- Online consultation on location selection / Provision of teaching materials and certification system / Templates for opening flyers and official LINE account
■After Opening: Monthly joint online meeting / Individual consultations
For those who want to start with a full-fledged store, please also see the "Ueda Abacus School Group (Classroom Plan)" page.
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