Graphic
株式会社グラフィック is a privately held Japanese printing and creative services firm serving enterprises and SMBs with one-stop B2B promotional production and a leading nationwide online print EC platform across five regional offices.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1989
- HeadquartersFushimi, Japan
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Graphic does
株式会社グラフィック (Graphic Corporation) is a privately held Japanese printing and creative services company headquartered in Kyoto (Fushimi-ku), operating since 1989 with 1,001-5,000 employees across five regional offices in Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka, and Naha (Okinawa). The company runs two principal business segments: (1) the GRAPHIC SP creative business, which delivers end-to-end B2B promotional production services — including planning, editing, writing, design, web production, video production, drone aerial photography, still photography, event promotion, and printing concierge — supported by approximately 80 in-house creative staff collaborating across disciplines; and (2) the online print retail business 印刷のGRAPHIC (graphic.jp), an EC platform offering business cards, flyers, posters, packaging, novelty goods, dōjinshi printing (via the コミグラ sub-brand), and ancillary design support, with industry-lowest unit pricing (e.g., A4 caramel boxes at 24.0 yen per unit for 3,000-unit orders) and minimum 2-day fulfillment.
The technology stack is rooted in printing and creative production rather than software. Notable proprietary capabilities include the HacoRaku (箱ラク) package unfolding diagram auto-generator (advertised as generating diagrams in one second), the Smapri® free online design template platform for business cards, flyers, and postcards, on-demand foil stamping processing that eliminates plate costs, and miracle embossing (ミラクルエンボス) available in eight colors for raised optical-illusion effects. The company also maintains FSC® Chain of Custody certification (obtained April 3, 2008) for sustainably sourced printing, Privacy Mark certification for personal data protection, and JAPANCOLOR color-standard compliance. Distribution combines field-based enterprise sales (1,900+ B2B customers including Kyocera, Kyoto University, Kyoto Tachibana University, and Kobe Noda High School) with a nationwide EC storefront. Revenue model is a mix of professional services fees (quote-based creative projects, full video plans from ¥150,000) and unit-based EC print transactions.
Monetization operates on a dual GTM: direct enterprise sales-led motion with regional sales reps visiting customers across the Kansai, Kanto, Kansai-Osaka, and Okinawa corridors, plus a direct-to-consumer/SMB e-commerce platform. Pricing for B2B creative services is predominantly quote-based, while EC print products are sold at fixed unit prices marketed as industry-lowest. In 2025 the company ranked No. 1 in the Oricon Customer Satisfaction Survey for online print retail. On December 17, 2025, Graphic announced a transition to a holding company structure effective January 1, 2026, reorganizing into four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Graphic Holdings (holding), Graphic Solutions (corporate sales), Graphic Net Print (online printing), and Graphic Craft (print and processing).
Graphic firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Graphic
- Legal name
- 株式会社グラフィック
- Website
- https://graphic.co.jp
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1989
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- 株式会社グラフィック is a privately held Japanese printing and creative services firm serving enterprises and SMBs with one-stop B2B promotional production and a leading nationwide online print EC platform across five regional offices.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Graphic industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Printing Services
- NAICS
- Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Graphic Design Services (541430), Commercial Photography (541922)
- SIC
- Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Commercial Printing (2750), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Graphic Design & Visual Content Production (BPAFAIAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Printing & Copy Services Retail (CRALABAD), Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF), Motion Graphics & Animation (BPAFAIAD)
Keywords
Where Graphic is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Fushimi
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices5 records
Markets served
Graphic business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- ネット印刷事業（印刷のGRAPHIC）: EC型の印刷サービスを提供。名刺・チラシ・ポスター・パッケージ・オリジナルノベルティグッズ等を扱う。個人・法人向け。B2BとB2C両方の顧客層に対応。
- クリエイティブ事業（GRAPHIC SP）: 法人向け促销物制作サービス。企画・編集・ライティング・デザイン・Web制作・影像制作・ドローン空撮・スチル撮影・印刷まで一貫対応。映像制作はフルプラン150,000円〜、ライトプラン30,000円〜の定額制含む。
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | フルプラン：企画・シナリオ・撮影・編集まで一貫サポート |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | ライトプラン：映像素材を編集のみ |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | パッケージ印刷：最短2日納期、業界最安値水準 |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Graphic product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Graphic provides a comprehensive range of printing and creative services through two divisions. The Creative Business (GRAPHIC SP) delivers corporate sales services including video production, web design, drone aerial photography, photo shooting, event promotion, and print concierge. The Net Print Business (印刷のGRAPHIC) operates an online printing mail-order platform offering business cards, flyers, posters, packages, doujinshi printing, and novelty goods to consumers and SMBs.
Product overview
株式会社グラフィック operates two main business divisions: (1) ネット印刷事業 (Online Printing Business) centered on 印刷の通院グラフィック, offering internet-based printing services including コミグラ (comic printing), スマプリ®デザイン (design templates), package printing, novelty goods printing, and design support services; and (2) クリエイティブ事業 (Creative Business) providing comprehensive one-stop creative services including video production, drone aerial photography, web design, event promotion, and printing consulting. The company also publishes the free Kyoto tourism magazine 京都いいとこマップ (now digital as 京都いいとこウェブ) and rents Kyoto-themed video/photo materials. Special printing services include FSC-certified paper products, on-demand foil stamping, and miracle embossing. The company maintains multiple business locations in Kyoto (headquarters), Tokyo, Osaka, and Okinawa.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- 京都いいとこマップ: Free tourism information magazine covering Kyoto, published since 2004, produced entirely in-house from planning to printing.
- 京都いいとこウェブ
- KYOTO ebooks
- graphic SP (Sales Promotion)
Products and services
- GRAPHIC SP Creative Business
Quantifiable outcome
- BtoB取引先企業数 1,900社以上
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Graphic
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Graphic technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Graphic partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®)coreFSC®（CoC）認証を取得。2008年4月3日にCoC認証を取得。木や森林を守る国際的な制度。FSC®認証紙を使った印刷サービスを提供し、SDGs目標15「陸の豊かさも守ろう」に貢献。
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Graphic competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Raksul: Raksul is Japan's leading online commercial printing platform, offering business cards, flyers, pamphlets, and books on demand. Like Graphic's "Insuatsu no Tsuhan" business, it serves SMBs and individuals through a self-service e-commerce model, making it the most direct head-to-head competitor for Graphic's online print retail segment.
- Printpac: Printpac is a long-running Japanese online printing mail-order service specializing in flyers, pamphlets, business cards, posters, and same-day shipping. It competes with Graphic's "Insuatsu no Tsuhan" service on the same SMB/individual segment with comparable price positioning and delivery speed.
- AOI Pro. AOI Pro. is a major Japanese video production company offering commercial film, branded content, and post-production services. It is directly comparable to Graphic's full-plan video production offering (JPY 150,000+) which includes planning, filming, and editing in one integrated delivery.
- Goodpatch: Goodpatch is a Japanese design firm specializing in UI/UX, branding, and graphic design services for digital and enterprise clients. It competes with Graphic's "design support" and GRAPHIC SP creative services for B2B clients needing outsourced professional design without building internal teams.
- Canva: Canva is a global online design platform offering free templates for business cards, flyers, social media graphics, and a built-in print ordering workflow. Its Smapri-style template approach and integrated print fulfillment make it a directly comparable product to Graphic's Smapri Design and online printing stack, though Canva operates at global scale with free-tier accessibility.
Broad incumbents
- Dai Nippon Printing (DNP): DNP is one of the world's largest printing conglomerates with diversified operations across commercial printing, packaging, electronic devices, and information communication. It operates broadly in Graphic's commercial printing category but at vastly greater scale and with a more diversified portfolio.
- Toppan Holdings: Toppan is a major Japanese printing group operating across commercial printing, secure printing, packaging, semiconductors, and digital solutions. Its broad commercial printing and information/media operations put it in the same space as Graphic's combination of commercial printing and content/media services, but at much larger scale.
- Kyodo Printing: Kyodo Printing is a major Japanese commercial printer offering publications, commercial printing, packaging, and digital media services. It serves the same B2B printing and information media customers as Graphic SP but with a much broader portfolio and larger scale.
- Hakuhodo DY Holdings: Hakuhodo DY Holdings is Japan's second-largest advertising agency group offering integrated marketing, creative, and media services. Its creative production arm competes with Graphic SP for B2B creative work, though it operates at much larger scale and across full marketing campaigns rather than execution-focused services.
- ADK Holdings: ADK Holdings is one of Japan's largest advertising and creative agency groups, offering branding, campaign creative, content, and digital marketing services. It competes for similar enterprise creative budgets as Graphic SP but with a broader full-service agency model and much larger client roster.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Graphic social profiles
Digital presenceGraphic compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Graphic financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Graphic leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Graphic subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Graphic funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Graphic M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Graphic
What does Graphic do?
Graphic provides a comprehensive range of printing and creative services through two divisions. The Creative Business (GRAPHIC SP) delivers corporate sales services including video production, web design, drone aerial photography, photo shooting, event promotion, and print concierge. The Net Print Business (印刷のGRAPHIC) operates an online printing mail-order platform offering business cards, flyers, posters, packages, doujinshi printing, and novelty goods to consumers and SMBs.
Is Graphic a public or private company?
Graphic is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Graphic founded?
Graphic was founded in 1989. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Graphic based?
Graphic is headquartered in Fushimi, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Graphic make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. ネット印刷事業（印刷のGRAPHIC） is the primary driver. The others are クリエイティブ事業（GRAPHIC SP）.
Who are Graphic's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Raksul, Printpac, AOI Pro., Goodpatch and Canva. Broad incumbents are Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Toppan Holdings, Kyodo Printing, Hakuhodo DY Holdings and ADK Holdings.
Does Graphic have an API?
No public API is recorded for Graphic.
What industry is Graphic in?
Graphic's product category is Commercial Printing Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAFAIAC, Graphic Design & Visual Content Production, with a secondary code of CRALABAD, Printing & Copy Services Retail. Its NAICS code is 323111 and its SIC code is 7330.