This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Fashion companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Fashion industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Japanese Fashion Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
CAMPFIRE
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Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.
C Channel
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C Channel is an online video-based digital fashion media platform.
LOCONDO
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Locondo is an e-commerce company that sells shoes and fashion.
Psychic VR Lab
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Psychic VR Lab is a startup company that handles fashion VR and MR shopping service STYLY.
NEWROPE
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NEWROPE is a web service business and Media business platform.
Neural Pocket
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Developing the society of tomorrow through AI engineering.
Milleporte
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Milleporte is a fashion and lifestyle focused EC site based in Japan.
AppBrew(Lips)
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AppBrew develops LIPS, a mobile application for users to share and read real reviews on cosmetics, nail care, personal care, etc.
Inagora
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Inagora constructed and operates the Chinese Beijing cross-border e-commerce platform “Wando Platform.”
Laxus Technologies
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Laxus Technologies is an E-Commerce start up.
AirCloset
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AirCloset is an online fashion rental service for women.
sitateru
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sitateru is a tailor-controlled system of clothing production that works with clothing companies in order to facilitate clothing needs.
FABRIC TOKYO
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FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.)
Bé-A Japan
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Bé-A Japan manufactures and sells underwear, sanitary napkins, interior goods, fashion accessories, health foods & cosmetic products.
Valuence Holdings Inc
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Valuence Holdings Inc formerly known as SOU Inc, is a company which purchase and sell branded products, precious metals, antiques.
Arcterus
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ALC terrace, the power of social networks, technology dealing with big data.
Active SONAR .Inc
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Active SONAR .Inc is a subscription e-commerce company for the Japanese market.
SOLAIRO
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SOLAIRO is an online customer service solution that provides the best purchasing experience for online visitors.
standing ovation
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standing ovation develops and offers fashion coordination applications.
VASILY, Inc.
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VASILY operates an online fashion coordination community.
SENSY
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Sensy is a company providing services through ‘Sansy app’ for fashion related products.
Farfetch Japan
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Farfetch Japan is a luxury fashion technology platform.
Apparel-Web
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Apparel-Web provides IT support and marketing support for the apparel and fashion industry.
Crunch Style
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Crunch Style is a flower subscription service that makes it easy to make a flowery life.
Bank
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Internet business planning, development and management
SOEJU
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SOEJU personal is a service that allows professional stylists.
retro
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retro is a secondhand goods purchase and consignment sales site.
AI Silk
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AI Silk are innovative conductive fibers produced with a dyeing technique.
QUEUE Japan
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QUEUE is a sales of diamond jewelry,bridal business and Operation of original EC site & real showroom.
State of Mind
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State of Mind is the development and operation of the cloud sourcing.
Spika
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Spika operates Nailbook, a photo-sharing service that offers a wide range of photos of nail art designs.
555 Comic
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555 Comic brings characters and their stories to life on Twitter and Instagram
picki
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Picki is a company which develops fashion D2C platform.
Jenio Japan
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Jenio is a creative & Low Price Japanese Fashion Global Webstore.
Les Trois Graces
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Les Trois Graces operates its business centered on three divisions: the apparel business, the food business, and the entertainment business
Piece to Peace
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Piece to Peace is Operating a platform where individuals who want to learn and experience in all fields
Eco-Pork
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Eco-Pork is a co – creation solution solution farm that supports farmers’ food productivity improvement.
UNIQLO
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UNIQLO Co is an online store that sells women’s, men’s, and kids’ clothing and accessories.
Personize
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Personize is a live Video Shopping for Hair and Beauty Products.
HuaYin
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HuaYin is an e-commerce website that offers cosmetics and beauty products.
Defactostandard
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Defactostandard engages in the sales of brands, watches, apparel and accessories.
SYMBOL Japan
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SYMBOL is a Development of 3D scanning for the apparel and fitness industries.
New World Company Inc
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New World Company is a D2C Shoe Brand Business and New reatail service.
CarryOnMall
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CarryOnMall is a kids fashion community that collects already-worn children’s clothes.
ANAP Lab
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ANAP Lab provides machine learning, IoT, AI, and AR / VR technologies for fashion industry.
DeepValley
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DeepValley is a fashion tech company that aims to develop and implement IT strategies specialized in the apparel industry.
KiBERA
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KiBERA is a victory equation turns insane into common sense and confronts change.
Diamond head Japan
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Diamond head is a full operation outsourcing service including high quality product photography to delivery.
INCLUSIVE
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INCLUSIVE offers digital media planning, construction and operation services.
IROYA Japan
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IROYA is an apparel IT venture company that aims to create a new market in the world by connecting consumers.
WORLD
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WORLD is a manufacturer and retailer of men’s and women’s clothing.
Casio
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Casio is a multinational consumer electronics company, offers calculators, mobile phones, cameras, musical instruments, watches, and more.
Motherplus
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Motherplus is a new initiative with companies and organizations that uses mom’s voice in product development and services.
ATLAB
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ATLAB, a tech company, provides services and products with an innovative approach that focuses on the field of Robotic Process Automation.
WAGOON
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WAGOON is an online retailer of fashion and apparel accessories.
All Yours
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All Yours is engaged in the development and sales of the original wear brand.
TOPLOG Japan
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TOPLOG is a fashion media app that takes advantage of the convenience of a smartphone .
XZ Closet
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Closet allows users to take pictures of the clothes in their closets and mix and match outfits using the clothes of other users.
Shiseido
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Shiseido offers the highest quality products in skincare, makeup, and fragrance.
STYLICTION
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STYLICTION is a start-up that operates the original Content fashion media.
Stardust Communications
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Stardust Communications is a Mobile Media Business.
MODALAVA
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Modalava is founded as a platform for fashion lovers to shine through fashion.
GRAVII
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GRAVII is a delivery company that specializes in the fields of fashion and transportation.
ONE NOVA
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OneNova is a lifestyle brand that spins the connection between things and people.
LikePay
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LikePay is a marketing company that specializes in broad advertising, reliable reviews, advertisements that definitely work.
REGALI
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REGALI is a free app that allows you to easily find and buy items from coordination.
Muse & Co
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Muse & Co. is a Japanese fashion startup catering to young professional women.
FAST RETAILING CO
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Fast Retailing is a Japanese holding company that designs, manufactures, and distributes casual wear for men, women, babies, and children.
Snapeee
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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that does seed, early stage venture, later stage venture, and private equity investments.
Newelse Inc.
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Wishfeed is a smartphone application that enables users to find and purchase clothes.
Comme des Garcons
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Comme des Garcns is a Japanese fashion label.
A Bathing Ape
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A Bathing Ape operates as a streetwear brand.
Jins
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Jins is an eyewear brand that specializes in innovative glasses.
Wacoal
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Wacoal is a manufacturer of women’s lingerie and underwear, founded in 1949 in Japan by Koichi Tsukamoto.
LIFE
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LIFE owns and operates supermarkets that retail food products and clothing.
Zozotown
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Zozotown is a Japanese online destination for contemporary fashion and streetwear.
Model press
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Photos of Beautiful women & most advanced News. ModelPress represents Japanese Fashion and Entertainment News for Woman.
BUSINET SYSTEM
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BUSINET SYSTEM provides system solutions for apparel specialty stores in a cloud environment.
Golf Digest Online
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Golf digest online is an online golf store that sells golf gear, apparel, and accessories.
Adastria
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Adastria is a Tokyo-based multi-brand apparel company.
Gotanda Denshi Co.,Ltd.
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Fashion e-Commerce Consulting and Digital Marketing Company
Ho-O
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At Ho-O we offer new ways of viewing key markets and industry with the desire to move businesses forward.
snow peak
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Snow Peak is a brand manufacturer that proposes a lifestyle that is nature-oriented, such as camping, mountaineering, and natural life.
Smartlog
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Smartlog is a Development and operation of Smartlog Media for Men
Sparkle Box
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Sparkle Box is a flat-rate accessory rental service.
C.R.E.A.M
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C.R.E.A.M was established with e-commerce as the main distribution channel.
STYLER Japan
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Styler is a New retail platform planning, development and operation of Own media company.
yutori
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Yutoriis a Startup to expand the D2C business and influencer brand.
Forple
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Forple is an apparel brand production construction platform.
AMS
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AMS provide full support from various viewpoints, focusing on system provision and business support in EC business management.
Sazaby League
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Sazaby League is an online store that sells clothing, apparel goods, beauty accessories, household goods, food and restaurant products.