We help brands integrate
Japanese craftsmanship into real product & spaces.

OTO is a Tokyo-based consulting agency connecting global brands with Japan’s traditional artisans, materials, and production know-how for high-value projects.

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If you found us through Craft Chronicles…

You might be here because:

You care where
materials come from…

and want choices grounded in provenance, not trends.

You want

authenticity…

You want

authenticity…

and care how craft is
actually applied.

You’re considering
a collaboration…

and want craftsmanship to be integral, not decorative.

We exist to turn that interest into something that can actually be built.

We exist to turn that interest into something
that can actually be built.

What we do.

We work with brands, retailers, and hospitality teams to shape & realize projects involving Japanese craftsmanship.

This can mean supporting a clearly defined vision, or helping clarify what direction, materials, and techniques best serve an idea that is still forming.

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Discover

We clarify intent, constraints, and what craftsmanship should achieve within the project, whether the direction is already clear or still forming.

We listen closely and send tailored ideas that match your brand, scale, and story.

Identify

We identify artisans, materials, and techniques that best serve the concept, proposing options when exploration is required.

We listen closely and send tailored ideas that match your brand, scale, and story.

Realize

We support translation into production, coordinating communication, feasibility, and execution across teams and cultures.

We listen closely and send tailored ideas that match your brand, scale, and story.

Projects range from…

· One-off design concepts · Hospitality and spatial projects · Limited collections · Brand products · Sourcing ·
· One-off design concepts
· Hospitality and spatial projects · Limited collections
· Brand products
· Sourcing