In 2011, Ito moved to newly promoted J1 club Ventforet Kofu with Daisuke Ichikawa who is teammate in S-Pulse for 13 seasons.
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.