What Tokyo Chainsaws does

Tokyo Chainsaws Co., Ltd. is a privately held, Tokyo-based sustainable forestry company founded in 2006 in Hinoharamura — the only remaining village on Tokyo's mainland area. The company operates an integrated forest management and wood products business structured around three service pillars: "森をつくる" (Creating Forests) for sustainable silviculture and timber harvesting, "森を届ける" (Delivering Forests) through mobile workshops and experiential programs branded as 森デリバリー, and "森を開く" (Opening Forests) via corporate training programs and forest tours such as まるごと山開き. It serves a hybrid customer base of corporate clients (Suntory Holdings, Okamura Corporation, Seibu Shinkin Bank, Kinko's Japan, maunga) seeking sustainability-focused employee training, individual consumers seeking forest experiences and branded wood products, and architects and designers sourcing FSC-certified local timber.

The company's core technology centers on its "1本まるごと" (whole-tree utilization) approach, which processes every component of a harvested tree — lumber, branches, leaves, and roots — into distinct products ranging from structural and interior materials to custom furniture, fixtures, and aromatic oils. Its operations hold FSC certification (FSC-C136038), an uncommon credential for an urban-accessible forestry operator, and it received the Tokyo-NbS Action Award SME Grand Prize from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Environment Bureau in 2025. Product lines include custom furniture and fixtures, the proprietary 木山もの (Kikiyamono) brand launched in 2024, and an FSC-certified cypress table launched in February 2026. The company owns and manages forest land and runs processing facilities at its Hinoharamura headquarters, with a regional office opened in Hachioji in 2026.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: one-time sales of wood products and FSC-certified furniture, professional services fees for corporate training programs (starting from ¥5,000 per participant, with multi-year contract structures), per-person tour fees for forest experiences (¥4,000 including lunch), and sales of branded 木山もの products. Distribution combines direct e-commerce, B2B consultation-led sales, event-based sales at exhibitions such as FIELD STYLE TOKYO and pop-ups, and retail partnerships such as the Kinko's Toranomon store exhibition. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding, operates within the Tokyo metropolitan area, and is led by Representative Director and CEO Ryosuke Aoki (青木亮輔).

Name

Tokyo Chainsaws

Legal name

Tokyo-Chainsaws Co.,Ltd.

Website

https://tokyo-chainsaws.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tokyo Chainsaws is a Tokyo-based FSC-certified forestry company founded in 2006 in Hinoharamura that operates an integrated forest management, wood products, and forest-experience business serving corporate clients, individual consumers, and architects through sustainable timber, custom furniture, and corporate training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Services and Sustainable Wood Products

NAICS

Forestry and Logging (113), Timber Tract Operations (11311), Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912), Support Activities for Forestry (115310)

SIC

Forestry (800), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Timber Tract Operations & Forest Ownership (Timberland) (IMAMAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Forest Certification & Chain-of-Custody Services (FSC/PEFC/SFI) (IMAMAJAJ), Manual & Chainsaw Logging Operations (AFAMABAH)

Keywords

• Sustainable forestry services
• FSC certified wood products
• Custom wood furniture
• Forestry corporate training
• Forest experience tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wood Products Sales: Sale of FSC-certified wood products including structural materials, interior materials, custom furniture, and fixtures. The company processes wood from their own forests and sells directly to customers and businesses.
2. Corporate Training Programs: 企业提供企业研修服务，包括林業体験、ものづく体験、視察等项目。培训费用从5,000日元起，根据项目内容和配套服务而定。
3. Forest Experience Tours: 森デリバリー (Forest Delivery) provides mobile forest experiences at various locations, and まるごと山開き tours offer hands-on forest experiences at the company's owned forests. Revenue from participation fees and tour activities.
4. Brand Products - '木山もの': Proprietary brand products released to explore new possibilities in utilizing entire trees, creating additional value from forest resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tokyo Chainsaws operates as an integrated forestry company in Hinoharamura, Tokyo, managing FSC-certified forests and providing four service pillars: creating forests (森をつくる) through sustainable planting and thinning, delivering forests (森を届ける) via the mobile workshop program 森デリバリー, opening forests (森を開く) through corporate training and forest tours, and producing forest products (森のプロダクト) including custom furniture, structural and interior materials, and the proprietary 木山もの brand built on a 1本まるごと (whole-tree utilization) concept.

Product overview

Tokyo Chainsaws operates as a comprehensive forest management and wood products company with a multi-service model. The core business consists of three pillars: '森をつくる' (Creating Forests) for sustainable forest management, '森を届ける' (Delivering Forests) via the '森デリバリー' mobile workshop service, and '森を開く' (Opening Forests) through corporate training programs and forest tours. The company manufactures custom furniture and fixtures under '特注家具・什器製作' and has launched its proprietary brand '木山もの' based on the innovative '1本まるごと販売' (one-tree full utilization) concept. Their product portfolio also includes the 2026 FSC-certified cypress table launch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 木山もの: Tokyo Chainsaws' self-owned brand launched in 2024 as part of the company's '1本まるごと' (use the whole tree) approach — a product line that maximizes the value of each tree by utilizing all parts of the harvested timber.

Products and services

• 森もつくる企業研修 (Forest-Creating Corporate Training) Consultation-led corporate training programs conducted in FSC-certified forests near Tokyo, combining forestry activities such as tree planting and thinning with team building, sustainability education, and employee development. Programs are customized in duration (half-day, full-day, or overnight) and content, and are sold to enterprise and mid-market clients including Suntory, Okamura, and Seibu Shinkin Bank.
• 森デリバリー (Forest Delivery) Mobile workshop and delivery service that brings forest experiences from Hinoharamura into urban areas. Provides hands-on wood-craft, nature education, and outdoor programs for children and adults at client locations, schools, and events.
• まるごと山開き (Marugoto Yamabaki Forest Tours) Forest opening tours held at Tokyo Chainsaws' owned forests, offering hands-on forestry experiences to individual consumers and groups for a per-person fee (4,000 yen including lunch).
• 特注家具・什器製作 (Custom Furniture and Fixtures) Custom manufacturing of structural materials, interior finishing materials, original furniture, and fixtures using wood from Tokyo Chainsaws' own forests. Includes collaboration on co-developed original products for architects, designers, and construction clients.
• FSC Certified Cypress Table (ヒノキのテーブル) FSC-certified cypress table product meeting international forest certification standards (FSC-C136038) for environmental, social, and economic sustainability, positioned for buyers seeking certified sustainable furniture.

Quantifiable outcome

• Planting approximately 200 broadleaf seedlings per corporate training session
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• キンコーズ･ジャパン株式会社 (Kinko's Japan Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Partnership for exhibition企画「都心から見る森」 at Kinko's Toranomon store (May 28 - July 31, 2026). The exhibition introduces Hinoharamura forests and Tokyo Chainsaws' initiatives to business professionals in central Tokyo, featuring product displays and forest experience elements.
• サントリーホールディングス株式会社 (Suntori Holdings Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate training client participating in tree planting experiences to understand the value of 'natural water' as part of their sustainability training program. Tokyo Chainsaws provides complete training program including planning, execution, and follow-up.
• 株式会社オカムラ (Okamura Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate training client experiencing the 'forest' and 'region' behind domestically sourced wood materials to apply insights in their furniture and interior business.
• 西武信用金庫 (Seibu Shinkin Bank)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate training client for new employee training program. Approximately 100 employees participated in planting about 200 broadleaf seedlings at Hinoharamura forests, as part of bank's SDG's training program.
• 公益財団法人日本デザイン振興会 (Japan Design Promotion Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of 'TOKYO WOOD LIFE 2040 山と木と東京' exhibition (May 2026 in Marunouchi area). Tokyo Chainsaws serves as excursion provider for this design-focused event exploring the relationship between mountains, wood, and Tokyo.
• maunga (マウンガ)minorOthersUsed outdoor goods retailer providing financial donations to Tokyo Beauty Forest Club activities. Supports environmental conservation through promoting reuse of outdoor equipment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Hinoharamura Forest Products Cooperative (檜原村木材産業協同組合): Local forestry cooperative in Hinoharamura — the same municipality where Tokyo Chainsaws is headquartered and operates its forests. Direct overlap on regional timber supply and local forest management, but operates as a cooperative rather than an integrated experience provider.

Broad incumbents

• Karimoku (カリモク家具): Established Japanese wooden furniture manufacturer using domestic hardwood, with strong design and sustainability positioning. Comparable on the FSC-aligned wood-products and custom-furniture side, but at industrial scale and without the upstream forest-ownership layer.
• Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. One of Japan's largest forestry and wood-products conglomerates, with vertically integrated timber, housing, and renewable energy operations. Comparable because it operates at scale across the same value chain (forest management → wood products), but as a broad incumbent rather than an urban-niche specialist.
• Oji Holdings Corporation: Major Japanese pulp, paper, and forestry conglomerate with extensive owned forestland and FSC-certified operations. Comparable at the upstream forestry / sustainable forest management layer, though oriented toward pulp and packaging rather than experience-based services.
• Hida Sangyo (飛騨産業): Long-established Japanese wood furniture maker based in Gifu prefecture, focused on domestic timber and traditional craftsmanship. Comparable on custom wood-product manufacturing using Japanese timber, but operates from a regional craft base rather than urban Tokyo.

Others

• Suntori Holdings (サントリーホールディングス): Major Japanese beverage company with deep investment in water-source forest conservation ('天然水の森') and corporate sustainability training. Already an enterprise customer of Tokyo Chainsaws; comparable because it operates its own forestry / sustainability training programs internally and represents both a customer and a potential vertical competitor.
• FIELD STYLE (フィールドスタイル): Japan's largest outdoor and field-style lifestyle event/exhibition, where Tokyo Chainsaws participates as an exhibitor. Comparable as a marketing channel and demand-aggregation venue rather than a direct competitor — represents the ecosystem of event-driven customer acquisition Tokyo Chainsaws relies on.
• Kinko's Japan (キンコーズ・ジャパン): Japan printing / office-services retail chain and existing exhibition partner of Tokyo Chainsaws. Adjacent rather than competitive — useful as a physical-distribution channel comparable to how third-party retail may distribute Tokyo Chainsaws products.

Direct peers

• More Trees (モア・ツリーズ): Japanese nonprofit / social business focused on sustainable forestry and urban-tree planting, with strong brand recognition and corporate partnerships. Highly comparable to Tokyo Chainsaws on the sustainability-narrative + forestry + corporate-customer intersection, though More Trees is grant/donation-funded rather than revenue-generating on forestry outputs.

Emerging players

• Snow Peak (スノーピーク): Premium Japanese outdoor lifestyle brand with growing nature-experience programming (Snow Peak Headquarters camping, field-style events). Comparable on the 'urban consumer reconnecting with nature' and event-driven GTM dimensions, although Snow Peak is product-led rather than forestry-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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