What 株式会社ジラフ does

株式会社ジラフ (gilaffe co.) is a privately held Japanese Kabushiki Kaisha headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, operating in the commercial signage and outdoor advertising industry. According to the company's own website (会社概要/About page), its business activities cover the planning, design, production, and installation of outdoor and indoor signs, the handling of outdoor sign-media advertising (including advertising towers and road signs), and the maintenance of signs and related accessories. Its product portfolio spans digital signage, tent signs, freestanding signs, stand signs, vehicle marking/wrapping, rooftop advertising towers, channel letters, wing (side-mounted) signs, hanging banners, facade signs, and window signs, addressing a horizontal segment of business clients that need physical brand and wayfinding presence.

The company's underlying technology is conventional signage design and fabrication, including digital signage hardware integration, structural sign fabrication, and on-site installation, with no disclosed proprietary technology, patents, software platforms, or AI components. Distribution is handled directly: customers engage via the company's website contact form or by phone (053-545-4767), after which the company executes consultation, design, production, and installation in-house. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no stated digital marketing channels, no social media presence, no published customer logos, and no e-commerce or self-serve ordering mechanism.

The revenue model is project-based service revenue (one-off signage contracts plus recurring maintenance), with no disclosed subscription, recurring, or platform component. There are no named enterprise customers, no segment-level revenue mix disclosed, and no M&A, partnership, or capital-raise activity on record. The company serves the Shizuoka Prefecture market and does not claim a broader geographic footprint. Available data is notably thin: the corporate website's most recent dated entries are from 2013 (a site launch announcement in May 2013 and an "under update" notice posted October 2013), the firm reports a headcount of 6, and no management team, ownership, or investor information is publicly available.

Name

株式会社ジラフ

Legal name

株式会社ジラル

Website

https://giraffe-mix.jp

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

株式会社ジラフ is a small, privately held Japanese signage company based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, that plans, designs, fabricates, and installs outdoor and indoor commercial signs, outdoor advertising media, and provides sign maintenance for local business clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Signage Services

NAICS

Sign Manufacturing (33995), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Wayfinding, Signage & Environmental Graphic Design (BPAHAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Static Billboard Advertising (MPAAAKAA), Large-Format & Spectaculars (Building Wraps, 3D, Landmarks) (BPAFALAH)

Keywords

• Commercial signage services
• Outdoor advertising signs
• Sign design fabrication
• Digital signage solutions
• Sign installation maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamamatsu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

株式会社ジラフ (gilaffe co.) plans, designs, produces, and installs outdoor and indoor signs for commercial and public spaces, handling outdoor sign media advertising such as billboards and road signs, and provides maintenance for signs and related accessories. The product portfolio spans digital signage, tent signs, freestanding boards, stand signs, vehicle markings, rooftop billboards, channel letters, wing signs, hanging banners, facade signs, and window signs.

Product overview

株式会社ジラフ is a sign and advertising company offering a comprehensive suite of signage products and services. The core offering includes planning, design, production, and installation of outdoor and indoor signs. The product portfolio spans digital signage (デジタルサイネージ), tent signs (テントサイン), freestanding signs (自立看板), stand signs (stand看板), vehicle markings (車両マーキング), rooftop billboards (屋上広告塔), channel letters (チャンネル文字), wing signs (袖看板), banners (懸垂幕), facade signs (ファサードサイン), and window signs (ウィンドウサイン). The company also provides outdoor sign media advertising and ongoing maintenance services for signs and associated equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outdoor and indoor sign planning, design, production, and installation End-to-end project-based service for businesses and organizations needing outdoor and indoor signs, covering planning, design, production, and on-site installation.
• Outdoor sign media advertising Handles outdoor sign media advertising including advertising towers and road signs for businesses and advertisers.
• Sign and accessory maintenance Ongoing maintenance services for signs and related accessories installed by the company.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Direct peers

• Hakuten Co., Ltd. (株式会社博展): Japanese company focused on exhibitions, events, signage, and spatial design. Comparable to 株式会社ジラフ in providing signage design, production, and installation services, with additional strength in event-driven signage and exhibits.
• Nomura Co., Ltd. (乃村工藝社): Major Japanese signage, display, and commercial-environment company that plans, designs, produces, and installs signs and spatial branding for retail and public spaces. Directly comparable in product mix to 株式会社ジラフ, but at much larger scale and national footprint.
• Tanseisha Co., Ltd. (丹青社): Japanese specialist in commercial-space signage, displays, and environmental graphics for retail, offices, and public facilities. Overlaps directly with 株式会社ジラフ's planning, design, production, and installation of indoor and outdoor signs, but at substantially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• TOPPAN Holdings Inc. Large Japanese printing and information-communications conglomerate with significant sign manufacturing and outdoor advertising operations. Competes with 株式会社ジラフ in sign production but as part of a much broader portfolio spanning printing, packaging, and digital media.
• Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) (大日本印刷): One of Japan's largest printing conglomerates with established sign, display, and interior-decoration businesses. Overlaps with 株式会社ジラフ in sign manufacturing and environmental graphics, but operates at far greater scale with national and global reach.
• Dentsu Inc. (株式会社電通): Japan's largest advertising agency group with significant out-of-home (OOH) and outdoor media capabilities. Comparable to 株式会社ジラフ's outdoor sign media advertising component, but operates as a full-service agency and media buyer rather than a fabrication specialist.
• Hakuhodo DY Holdings (博報堂DYホールディングス): Major Japanese advertising and communications group with extensive OOH media planning and buying capabilities. Overlaps with 株式会社ジラフ's outdoor advertising media offering, but as part of an integrated communications portfolio rather than a local signage producer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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