Company Profile
Freestyle Co., Ltd.
President & CEO
Takanori Shirakawa
chairman
Naoki Shirakawa
Established
October 12, 2010
Operation of snow sports schools
Business Areas
Management of snow sports jumping facilities
Operation of specialized ski and snowboard gyms
Planning and design of snow resort ski slopes
Mountain resort consulting services
Intellectual Property
Patents: 7 (domestic and international)
Trademarks: 8 (domestic and international)
President & CEO
Takanori Shirakawa
Athletic Trainer
○ Master of Sports Science (Specialization in Sports Biomechanics)
○ Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA, USA)
○ Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA, USA)
○ Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist (National Academy of Sports Medicine, USA)
○ Certified Health Exercise Instructor (Health and Physical Fitness Foundation, Japan)
○ Certified Intermediate Child Physical Education Instructor (Japan Association of Early Childhood Physical Education)
○ Certified First-Class Health and Physical Education Teacher (Junior and Senior High School)
Snowboard Instructor
○ Japan Sports Association Snowboard Coach Level 4
○ All Japan Ski Federation A-Class Snowboard Coach
○ SAJ-Certified National Snowboard Demonstrator (since 2016)
○ Representative of Japan at Interski Congress (Levi, Finland, 2023)
○ PSA-Certified Professional Snowboarder (since 2005)
○ Japan National Team Athlete at the Snowboard World Cup (2013)
○ Snowboard Coach for the Winter Universiade (2015, 2017, 2019)
○ All Japan Ski Federation Snowboard Halfpipe Team Motion Analysis Coach
and Strength & Conditioning Coach (since 2018)
○ Motion Analysis Coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach for the
Snowboard Halfpipe Event at the Beijing Winter Olympics (2022)
Teaching Experience
○ Guest Lecturer, Faculty of Sports and Health Studies, Hosei University (2016)
○ Part-Time Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Seijoh University (2014–2016)
○ Part-Time Lecturer, Faculty of Human Studies, Aichi Toho University (2015)
○ Part-Time Lecturer, Nagoya Resort & Sports College (2014–2015)
Chairman
Naoki Shirakawa
Mountain Resort School Management & Marketing
○ Technical Advisor for Neige International, France
(An external organization under the French government, 1989–1998)
Obtained a Design Technology Diploma and participated in training
programs by ENSA and école des enfants.
○ Advisor to two ropeway companies (1986–1999)
○ Advisor to a general construction company's technical research institute (1988–1994)
○ Planning, design, feasibility studies (FS), and consulting services (since 1987)
Ski Instructor
○ First-ever Japanese national representative in freestyle skiing
○ Former coach of the Japanese national freestyle skiing team
○ Head Instructor, SIA Niseko Amplitude Pro Ski School (1974–1977)
○ Vice Principal, SIA Sapporo International Ski School (1977–1980)
Teaching Experience
○ Part-Time Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Niigata University (2004)
○ Part-Time Lecturer, Graduate School of Technology Management, Niigata University (2008)