Open your venue in Japan, and make it last.

We support Food & Beverage and retail brands in Japan, from the first idea to day-to-day operations.

Noren curtain marked 土台 at the entrance of a Tokyo venue, late in the day.
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What we do

Contents

Restaurants, bars, cafés, shops. We build venues in Japan and keep them running.

Open

Space, licences, fit-out, hiring, suppliers. We turn an intention into a venue that opens its doors.

Operate

Service, team, purchasing, numbers. We take the controls of the operation, or we structure it with you.

Make it last

Brand, systems, data, steering. We put in place what lets a venue hold long after opening.

The reality

It's not the concept that fails. It's the execution.

In Japan, an Food & Beverage or retail project rarely fails for lack of capital or concept. It fails for lack of execution: no local network, no documented processes, no self-running systems, no follow-through once the doors open.

12

years in Food & Beverage and retail in Japan

02

engines: consulting & operator

100+

local partners across Japan

Hushed cocktail bar, wall of bottles, counter lamp.

Our venues

05 venues

Brands that run, not slide decks.

APÉRORestaurant · wine bar · retail · import
L'Œil de TokyoOptician
Y'allTexas BBQ & bar
SOLABistro & wine bar
Maison DoduRestaurant

Details and results shared in a meeting.

How we work

02 engines

Studio Consulting

We turn an intention into a project you can execute in Japan. You keep control; we help you avoid the costly mistakes.

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Studio Operator

We take the controls of operations. You delegate, we operate, you track the results.

Explore Studio Operator →

土台, the base everything else rests on.

Let's build your foundation in Japan.

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