[H.I.S. Co., Ltd.]Company profile

H.I.S. Co., Ltd.

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Company Overview / Who We Are
Our Vision / Mission
Our Services / Products
Skills Used in the Company
Engineering Team
Career Path
Our Corporate Culture
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Company Overview / Who We Are

HIS is a leading Japanese travel agency with global operations. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, the business operations include 135 domestic offices and 158 offices in 112 cities in 58 countries overseas (as of December 2023). Centered on the travel business (overseas, domestic, and inbound travel), we are taking on further challenges. Our group companies are developing diversified businesses such as hotel business, insurance business, and others.

Kamiyacho Trust Tower 5F, 4-1-1 Kamiyacho, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Established

1980

Employees

4,909 members

As of July 2023

Capital

100 million JPY

Net Sales

251,800 million JPY

Official Language

Japanese

Website

https://www.his.co.jp/en/

Our Vision / Mission

Unleash your feeling "KOKORO ODORU": Being interested, excited, and having a desire Encounters with uncharted worlds, connections with people, enriched times, "Waku-waku" (Excitement), elation, and thoughts on peace - We unleash our "KOKORO ODORU" feelings and always are challengers to create a new world. Thoughts Behind HIS Group Purpose The purpose was created based on two principles: "Since our founding, we have always unleashed encounters with the unknown through travel and challenged conventional wisdom" and "Our identity has always been that of a "challenger". In addition, as we have diversified from our original travel business into a wide range of businesses, we have formulated the purpose to become the common reason for existence of all HIS Group businesses. Through each of its businesses, the HIS Group has brought the unknown closer and turned inconvenience into convenience. We will continue to create all kinds of encounters and connections, create rich and irreplaceable time, promote mutual understanding, bring the world closer, and create new value.

Our Services / Products

Founded in 1980, we began by selling reasonably priced international airline tickets, and to this day our core business is still travel. Today, we have also expanded into the theme park business, hotel business, and space business, and will continue to provide people with dreams and new exciting experiences in the future. We have expanded from the travel industry into various business areas and continue to take on the challenges of the changing times as opportunities. ■HIS Service Features ・Global Expansion and Various Travel Options Based in Japan, HIS has developed a global network with many branches around the world. This provides a wide range of travel options in various countries and regions. ・Original tour packages and special deals We offer original tour packages and value-for-money travel plans. This includes airfare, hotels, sightseeing and more, providing convenient and cost-effective options for customers. ・A wide range of services We offer a wide range of travel-related services, such as airline ticket reservations, hotel reservations, packaged tours, visa application support, and other services necessary for overall traveling. ・Cruise tours and amusement facilities We have expanded into cruise tours and amusement facilities, offering a wide variety of entertainment options. ・Customer Service and Reliability Our focus on customer service and reliability has gained trust from a large number of customers. We provide information and support to help customers choose the best travel plans.

Skills Used in the Company

Active Directory
Ajax
Amazon Aurora
Apache
AWS
Azure
Backlog
C
C#
C++
Cisco
Docker
Github
GitLab
HTML
IBM i
IIS
Java
JavaScript
Jenkins
jQuery
Kubernetes
Laravel
Linux
macOS
Microsoft Access
MySQL
Oracle
Oracle Database
Phalcon
PHP
PostgreSQL
Python
R
React.js
Robotics
Shell
Slack
Splunk
SQL
SQLServer
SVN
Tableau Prep Builder
VMWare
Windows
Zabbix

Engineering Team

Q. What projects/services is your engineering team working on?

・Development Team ・Infrastructure Team ・Integrated Log Monitoring Team ・Security Team ・Account Team ・Maintenance Team

Q. What technologies are you using?

HIS utilizes a wide range of technologies in web development for BtoB and BtoC in the travel industry. Development: Development work for web system (design, development, and test) ◆Development technology components 　・Java framework: SpringBoot, etc. 　・PHP framework: Laravel, Phalcon, etc. 　・Development platform: mule software, etc. 　・Server OS: Windows or Linux 　・DB: MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. 　・Cloud: AWS, etc. 　・Source control: Git/SVN ◆Other technical components 　・EKS (Kubernetes) / ECS (Fagete) 　・Docker development Infrastructure: ・AWS server construction and management (trouble-shooting, etc.) ・Infrastructure maintenance and operation of systems used internally ・SW and HW version support and management due to expiration of support ・Network design, construction, operation and maintenance for the entire HIS network including our domestic and overseas branches and data centers

Q. What type of engineers work at your company? What is their job content?

At HIS, a variety of engineers are engaged in BtoB and BtoC projects. Each engineer is engaged in the development of mission-critical systems, operation, maintenance, and monitoring, as well as engineers involved in infrastructure construction, each applying their specialized knowledge and skills to their work. Engineers contribute not only to development, but also to the sound operation and improvement of the entire system. ①System development (in-house) ②Existing system maintenance ③In-house infrastructure (network) ④In-house infrastructure (server-related <AWS>) ⑤Security ⑥Account Management ⑦IT Control ⑧System support

Q. Do you plan on using any new technologies in the future?

Yes

Q. If you do, please tell us the details!

Planning to adopt Mulesoft (for the purpose of API platform and data utilization). HIS is always aware of the latest technological trends and plans to actively adopt new technologies and initiatives in the future. We are focusing on the evolution of cloud services and are considering the development of new services and functions that take advantage of these technologies. Also, we are interested in optimization at the architectural and algorithmic levels, and plan to take on challenges in those areas. We have a variety of projects underway and many new ones planned for the future. We welcome engineers who are willing to experiment new innovative ideas and lead the industry in new directions.