Abahouse International

What Abahouse International does

Abahouse International (legal name: ABAHOUSE INTERNATIONAL Co., Ltd.; 株式会社アバハウスインターナショナル) is a privately held Japanese fashion company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Tokyo's Daikanyama district (猿楽町28-2 SPEAK FOR B2F, Shibuya). The company designs, manufactures, and sells men's and women's apparel, footwear, bags, and accessories through a portfolio of owned sub-brands (including SELFIST, LOWELL Things, MATIE, and the newly launched CHIMÉRE bag line). Its business operates across two complementary channels: a B2C retail operation spanning multiple physical stores across Japan, an owned e-commerce site (abahouse.jp), and rotating popup stores at department stores including Lumine, Takashimaya Nihonbashi, and Scramble Square; and a B2B operation offering OEM/ODM manufacturing, corporate uniforms, promotional merchandise, and brand collaborations (notably with Porsche Team EBI/DESIGNWORKS, AUGER for 5351POUR LES HOMMES, and STARFLYER for airline-themed merchandise).

The company's technology stack is conventional for apparel retail: an own-storefront e-commerce platform with standard Japanese mobile payment integrations (Rakuten Pay, PayPay, d-payment added in 2025), and no disclosed proprietary software, APIs, or AI capabilities. Adjacent to the core apparel business, Abahouse operates two non-apparel revenue lines from its Daikanyama SPEAK FOR building: SPEAK FOR SPACE, a basement-level event and exhibition rental venue priced at ¥170,000/day (with setup-day and hourly rates disclosed), and SPEAK FOR WALL, a small art gallery that hosts rotating exhibitions of emerging artists (e.g., Machiyama Kotaro, Kanamori Akane, Akaike Kansuke, Tanida Hiromi through mid-2026). Pricing for apparel products is not publicly disclosed; only the rental-space pricing is itemized. Customer segments span individual Japanese consumers (retail) and corporate/B2B clients (uniforms, promotional merchandise, co-developed branded goods), with geographic concentration in the Kanto Region of Japan and no stated international expansion.

Name

Abahouse International

Legal name

ABAHOUSE INTERNATIONAL Co., Ltd.

Website

https://abahouse.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Privately held Japanese fashion company (founded 1986) that designs, manufactures, and retails men's and women's apparel, footwear, bags, and accessories through owned sub-brands, physical stores, an online storefront, OEM/ODM services, and cultural spaces including a Daikanyama art gallery and rental venue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Apparel and Fashion Retail

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110), Apparel Manufacturing (315), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (3159), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Retail-Family Clothing Stores (5651)

akta.pro primary industry

Men’s Apparel Retail (CRAAABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Women’s Apparel Retail (CRAAABAB), Dresses, Skirts & Tailored Apparel Cut & Sew (Suits/Formalwear) (IMAOAEAF)

Keywords

• Apparel manufacturing
• Fashion retail
• OEM ODM services
• Corporate uniforms
• Designer footwear accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Core offering

Abahouse International designs, manufactures, and retails men's and women's apparel, footwear, and accessories through multiple owned sub-brands. The company operates physical retail stores across Japan, an online store, and provides OEM/ODM manufacturing services along with corporate uniforms, promotional merchandise, and brand collaborations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPEAK FOR WALL: Art gallery space located on 2F of SPEAK FOR building in Daikanyama, supporting emerging artists and promoting art appreciation
• MATIE
• SELFIST
• LOWELL Things
• CHIMÉRE

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Porsche Team EBIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration with Porsche Team EBI and DESIGNWORKS for branded apparel and merchandise.
• AUGERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between AUGER and 5351POUR LES HOMMES brand.
• STARFLYERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration with STARFLYER and DESIGNWORKS for airline-themed merchandise.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Beams: Iconic Japanese fashion/lifestyle retailer and brand incubator with deep presence in select shop retail and lifestyle sub-brands. Comparable in its Japan-centric multi-brand retail format and culture-driven positioning.
• JOURNAL STANDARD: Japanese specialty apparel chain under Baycrew's offering men's and women's casual and contemporary fashion. Operates department store popups and physical retail very similar to Abahouse's channel mix.
• United Arrows: Major Japanese specialty apparel retailer operating a multi-brand portfolio of men's and women's select shops across Japan. Highly comparable in terms of curated multi-brand retail model, premium positioning, and Japan-only footprint.
• Nano Universe: Japanese apparel retailer and brand operator with own-brand design and physical/online retail across Japan. Comparable as a Japan-based, vertically-oriented apparel company with similar scale.
• SHIPS: Japanese select shop retailer focused on traditional American and contemporary casual apparel for men and women. Comparable in Japan-only specialty retail and brand curation model.
• Tomorrowland: Japanese specialty apparel retailer and brand operator focused on curated men's and women's fashion, operating its own brands and select shops in premium locations. Direct overlap with Abahouse's multi-brand apparel and lifestyle positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Baycrew's: Japanese apparel holding company operating JOURNAL STANDARD, EDIFICE, IENA, and other select shop brands. Overlaps with Abahouse in select shop retail and brand incubation, but operates at greater scale.
• Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings: Major Japanese department store operator hosting premium apparel and lifestyle brands, including popup tenants like Abahouse. Comparable through the host-tenant retail relationship and overlapping customer base.
• Onward Holdings: Large Japanese apparel conglomerate owning multiple brands (Jil Sander, any SiS, etc.) and operating broad retail. Comparable as a Japanese multi-brand apparel house, though significantly larger and more diversified than Abahouse.

Emerging players

• Stripe International: Japanese apparel company developing and operating multiple contemporary fashion brands (such as earth, music&trends) with a similar multi-brand, Japan-focused operating model and comparable scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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