Built by operators, not advisors
A team with hands-on experience building, scaling and localizing businesses in Japan — including several of our own.
KU·RO·GO
In kabuki, the kurogo is the figure dressed head to toe in black who moves every prop, set and costume on stage — present the entire performance, credited in none of it. That is the job.
We work under your brand, in your interest, in a market where being foreign is a cost. The client is the one on stage. Our job is that everything around them moves exactly when it should, and that nobody in the audience is thinking about us.
Tenichi Liu
Chief Executive
Former Amazon operator with deep expertise in e-commerce and operations, leading execution and growth strategy in Japan.
Ryoya Hironaka
General Partner, iFund
Investor and operator focused on global go-to-market, building partnerships and market expansion strategies.
Kojiro Myojin
Board Member
Former YouTuber with a 1M+ audience, driving influencer marketing and distribution through strong creator networks.
Park Miri
Korea Team
Bilingual operator leading Korea-related initiatives, with experience in brand planning, business operations and cross-border execution.
We run businesses in Japan, not just accounts
Most agencies advise on consumer behavior they have read about. We operate a venue and a hospitality portfolio, which means our advice on what makes people show up is based on what happened when we tried it.
The World Cafe
Nakameguro, TokyoOur own community-driven cafe and brand experience space. It hosts brand collaborations and experiential campaigns, and it doubles as a testing ground for customer engagement, event operations and hospitality standards. Operating a venue ourselves is why we can advise on what makes people visit, stay, share and return — and why our trained staff can be deployed to your opening.
Luxury hospitality portfolio
Across JapanA portfolio of luxury vacation rentals serving domestic and international travelers. It is where our inbound tourism marketing, premium customer experience and hospitality operations experience comes from — applied directly to clients targeting both local consumers and overseas visitors.
Hotice
Influencer marketing
One of Japan's leading influencer marketing agencies. Gives our clients direct access to 5,000+ Japanese influencers and 25,000+ international creators, plus campaign execution capacity at scale.
Japan Dot Quest
Inbound tourism marketing
Specialists in reaching international travelers before, during and after their visit to Japan — country-specific platform strategy rather than one-size-fits-all campaigns.
SOARA
Merchandise & amusement
Manufacturing, installation and operation of capsule-toy machines, crane machines, photo booths, retail vending, currency exchange kiosks and digital signage for fan engagement experiences.
Who you are actually contracting with
KUROGO is the go-to-market execution practice of Sekaichi Inc. (株式会社セカイチ), a company registered in Japan and operating from Tokyo. Contracts, invoices and the Japanese-law counterparty relationship sit with that entity.
This matters more than it looks. A Japanese buyer, landlord, retailer or platform needs a domestic legal person to contract with. Working through us means that requirement is already satisfied on day one, before you have incorporated anything.
2-14-7-803 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021, Japan
Let's test Japan — fast
Entering Japan does not have to be slow or expensive. Describe the product and who buys it today, and you get a straight read on whether Japan is worth doing now.
No heavy commitment. Just real execution.