TENPRESS

What TENPRESS does

TENPRESS (有限会社テンプレス) is a privately-held Japanese limited company founded in March 1997 and headquartered in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture. The company operates two intertwined lines of business under the 'TENPRESS Design Works' brand: a multi-disciplinary design studio offering graphic design, package design, web design and CMS site construction, event planning, display design, IT consulting, and IT support; and an in-house e-commerce storefront called 'ObaNet' (shop.obanazawa.net) that sells Obanazawa summer watermelons, Yamagata Prefecture rice, sake, amazake, and other regional processed agricultural products directly to consumers.

The company's technical foundation relies on the WordPress content management system for corporate and informational websites and the ECCUBE platform for e-commerce site construction, positioning TENPRESS as an implementation partner rather than a proprietary software developer. It has produced visible client work including sake labels (e.g., 雪々山々, 銀山銀泉) and web properties for the Domaine Rakushugyakusui Agricultural Cooperative, alongside display design, packaging, and local-event branding. The ObaNet storefront accepts orders via online, phone, and FAX channels and is integrated with the company's direct walk-in sales from its Obanazawa office.

TENPRESS makes money through two streams: one-time project fees for design, web, package, event, and consulting services billed to local SMBs, cooperatives, and organizations; and transactional revenue from direct-to-consumer sales of regional agricultural products on ObaNet. Pricing is not publicly disclosed for design services, while past pellet fuel unit pricing (now discontinued in 2025) ranged from 605 to 730 yen per 10 kg bag. The company is founder-led by Representative Director Sihobara Hirokazu (塩原 広和), employs 1-10 people, and operates exclusively within the Tohoku / Yamagata regional market with limited national reach via the online storefront.

Name

TENPRESS

Legal name

有限会社テンプレス

Website

https://tenpress.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TENPRESS is a small founder-led Japanese design studio in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, offering graphic, web, package, and event design services to local businesses alongside the ObaNet e-commerce storefront selling regional agricultural products such as watermelons, rice, and sake directly to consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Obanazawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (おばネット): E-commerce sales of Obanazawa and Yamagata Prefecture agricultural products and processed goods including watermelons, rice, sake, and amazake. Products are sold directly to consumers via the company's online shopping site. The company also sells wood pellet fuel (though pellet business was wound down in 2025).
2. Design and Creative Services: Fees for graphic design (brochures, posters, business cards), package design, web design and development (CMS sites, e-commerce sites), and event planning services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TENPRESS provides multi-disciplinary creative and technical services to local businesses and organizations in the Obanazawa and Yamagata region, including graphic and DTP design, package design, web design and CMS-based site construction, display design, event planning, IT consulting, and IT support. The company also operates the おばネット (ObaNet) e-commerce platform, a regional online storefront selling Obanazawa and Yamagata Prefecture agricultural products (watermelons, rice, sake, amazake, processed goods) sourced from multiple local producers, with orders accepted online, by phone, and by FAX.

Product overview

TENPRESS Design Works is a design and creative services firm based in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its portfolio is organized as a multi-service design studio rather than a single unified software product. The core offerings span four areas: (1) Graphic & DTP Design — covering printed materials such as flyers, brochures, posters, business cards, and package/labels; (2) Web Design & CMS Site Construction — building websites using WordPress and ECCUBE platforms; (3) おばネット (ObaNet) E-commerce — an online shopping site selling Obanazawa watermelons and Yamagata Prefecture agricultural products since 1997; and (4) Event Planning — themed local events around food, culture, and art in the Tohoku region. Additional services include IT support, display design, IT consulting, agricultural projects, and environmental/ecology initiatives (wood pellet fuel, now terminated as of November 2025). The company operates as a Ltd. (有限会社) incorporated in 1997 with approximately 6 million yen in capital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• おばネット (Oba Net): Online shopping platform operated by TENPRESS selling Obanazawa watermelon, Yamagata Prefecture agricultural products, processed goods, and sake products.

Products and services

• Graphic / DTP Design Services

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 株式会社渡会電気土木 新庄営業所 (Watarai Denki Doboku, Shinjō Office)minorOthers · 6 November 2025Following TENPRESS's discontinuation of its wood pellet fuel sales business in 2025 due to rising fuel costs and market changes, the company refers customers to Watarai Denki Doboku's Shinjō office (Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture) as the new supplier of wood pellet fuel. Contact details: 0233-22-3011, 996-0053 山形県新庄市福田711−154.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• NOSIGNER: Japanese design firm offering graphic, package, and spatial design services. Comparable to TENPRESS in serving Japanese clients with package/graphic design, though at a larger scale with broader international exposure.
• MADORU: Japanese web design agency specializing in CMS-driven website and e-commerce builds for SMEs. Comparable to TENPRESS's web design arm (WordPress/ECCUBE site construction) in targeting Japanese SMB clients needing digital presence.
• ngraph: Kyoto-based Japanese graphic and web design studio of comparable small scale. Comparable because both firms offer multi-disciplinary design services (graphic, web, package) to a Japanese client base, typically SMEs and cultural/artisan producers.
• GOOD DESIGN COMPANY: Japanese design firm with a multi-disciplinary portfolio spanning graphic, package, web, and branding work. Comparable to TENPRESS because both deliver integrated creative services (logo, package, web) for Japanese clients across consumer product, food, and cultural categories.

Broad incumbents

• Cookpad Mart: Cookpad-operated Japanese food and ingredient marketplace emphasizing regional and seasonal products. Comparable to おばねっと because it sells regional Japanese food products online; TENPRESS even operates a Cookpad kitchen page, indicating brand adjacency.
• Tabechoku (食べチョク): Japan's largest direct-from-producer agricultural e-commerce marketplace. Comparable to TENPRESS's おばねっと because both connect Japanese regional agricultural producers directly with consumers online, though Tabechoku operates at far greater national scale.
• Pocket Marche (ポケットマルシェ): Japanese C2C/farm-to-table marketplace aggregating regional agricultural producers. Directly comparable to おばねっと in product (Japanese regional agricultural goods) and producer-to-consumer model, but at national rather than single-prefecture scale.

Regional players

• D&Department: Japan-based retail and e-commerce operator curating long-life regional products across multiple prefectures, with stores in regional Japanese cities. Comparable because it combines regional Japanese product curation with design-forward branding and e-commerce distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TENPRESS-185582774859577
• Xx.com/tenpressdesign

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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