ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ˈiːɾoʊ mˈuːvd tə nˈuːli pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd dʒˈeɪ wˈʌn klˈʌb vˈɛntfɔːɹət kˈɑːfuː wɪð dˈeɪsuːk ˌɪkɪkˈɑːwə hˌuː ɪz tˈiːmeɪt ɪn ˈɛspˈʌls fɔːɹ θˈɜːtiːn sˈiːzənz.
In 2011, Ito moved to newly promoted J1 club Ventforet Kofu with Daisuke Ichikawa who is teammate in S-Pulse for 13 seasons.