47partners

What 47partners does

47partners Co., Ltd. (株式会社47partners) is a Japan-based regional revitalization consulting firm founded by Representative Director Yokoo Takayoshi (横尾隆義), who previously led regional development initiatives at a major Japanese staffing company. The company operates a sales-led go-to-market targeting municipal governments, third-sector organizations, Destination Management Organizations (DMOs), and local enterprises across Japan, with active project execution in at least 10 prefectures including Hokkaido, Chiba, Ibaraki, Nagano, Niigata, Kyoto, Okayama, Fukuoka, and Okinawa. Its headquarters is in Tokyo (Toshima Ward) with regional offices supporting on-the-ground project work.

The company delivers six interconnected service modules: Regional Resource Regeneration (vacant homes, closed schools, kominka/historic folk house revitalization), Regional Business Management Support (third-sector, DMO, and local enterprise management consulting), Tourism PR Support (tourism resource development and regional branding), Relocation/Settlement Policy Support (migration promotion and consultation desk operations), Youth Community Development Projects (high school and university student engagement programs), and Hometown Tax Donation Support (furusato nozei revenue consulting). Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts with pricing negotiated per engagement rather than disclosed publicly.

The business model is purely human-delivered consulting with no proprietary technology platform, no API or software product, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Distribution is achieved through direct outreach to municipal governments, public-sector tenders, partner referrals, and study tour events that showcase model case studies such as Higashikawa Town's 25-year population growth. The company maintains a curated partner ecosystem spanning consulting firms, media companies (W TOKYO), community activation specialists (Wake up NIPPON), urban planners (Mori Urban Planning), and infrastructure providers (Ecolocation), enabling bundled project delivery across strategy, media, mobility, and community engagement. The company is privately held, founder-controlled, with no disclosed external investment, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity.

Name

47partners

Legal name

株式会社47partners

Website

https://47partners.jp

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

47partners is a Japan-based regional revitalization consulting firm serving municipal governments, DMOs, and local enterprises across 10+ prefectures with project-based services spanning resource regeneration, tourism promotion, relocation support, and youth community development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Travel

Revenue model

1. Regional Revitalization Consulting Services: The company generates revenue by providing consulting services to municipalities, local governments, third-sector organizations, and local businesses. Services include relocation/resettlement strategy design, tourism promotion support, local business management support, vacant property revitalization, youth community development programs, and regional resource monetization. Revenue appears project-based and contract-driven.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

47partners provides regional revitalization consulting and project execution services for municipalities, third-sector organizations, DMOs, and local enterprises across Japan. Its service portfolio covers regeneration of unused public facilities, vacant houses, and kominka; management and operational support for regional businesses and DMOs; tourism resource development and PR; relocation and settlement policy design and operations; and youth community development programs that cultivate regional talent.

Product overview

47partners is a regional revitalization consulting company that offers a portfolio of six interconnected service modules: Regional Resource Regeneration (空家・廃校・古民家再生), Regional Business Management Support (第三セクター・DMO・地場企業支援), Tourism PR Support (観光資源開発・PR), Relocation/Settlement Policy Support (移住定住施策), Youth Community Development Projects (若者まちづくり), and Other Regional Support (ふるさと納税支援). These services work together to provide comprehensive support for municipalities and local enterprises seeking to activate their regional economies, attract residents, and develop local human resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Population increase sustained for 25 years in Higashikawa Town, a model client demonstrating the company's approach effectiveness.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ecolocity Co., Ltd. (エコロシティ株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 202647partners and Ecolocity formed a business partnership to build regional infrastructure supporting tourism and events. Ecolocity operates 5,200+ time-based rental parking lots nationwide (EcoloPark brand) and provides land utilization and mobility solutions. The partnership combines Ecolocity's parking management and land utilization expertise with 47partners' municipal network and regional revitalization capabilities. Key initiatives include traffic management at tourist sites and event venues, activation of vacant public land as temporary parking, and improved parking infrastructure at regional airports and transit hubs.
• General Incorporated Association Regional Human Resources Foundation ( 一般社団法人地域人財基盤)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company/association. Collaborates with 47partners on regional human resources development and regional revitalization initiatives.
• BORDER Inc. (株式会社BORDER)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company. Nature of collaboration relates to regional revitalization consulting and project support.
• W TOKYO Inc. (株式会社 W TOKYO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company. Nature of collaboration relates to regional branding and regional human resources initiatives.
• Wake up NIPPON LLC (Wake up NIPPON合同会社)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company. Nature of collaboration relates to regional revitalization and local activation initiatives.
• Yubetsu Town (湧別町)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership municipality engaged in multiple projects including tourism event support, observation tour planning and operations, and compact city development workshops. The town is a key reference client for 47partners' regional work.
• Sakura City (桜川市)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership municipality engaged in relocation and settlement policy planning and youth community development programs. The city hosts high school student field work and community events co-organized with 47partners.
• Higashikawa Town (東川町)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership municipality and model case study. Known for 25 consecutive years of population growth. 47partners organizes study tours for visiting government and business representatives to learn from Higashikawa's successful relocation policies and regional branding.
• Fukuchiyama City (福知山市)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership municipality engaged in regional promotion company management support, operational improvement, and local university student regional branding programs.
• Maniwa City (真庭市)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership municipality for regional digital public corporation reform and regional revitalization support.
• Tako Town (多古町)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership municipality engaged in youth challenge programs and youth-led community event development, including a successful high school student-organized pop-up cafe.
• Mori Urban Planning (森的都市計画 / Mori-urban-planning)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company on the website partner section. Urban planning firm collaborating on regional development and urban regeneration projects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• さとふる (Satofuru / Recruit hometown tax platform): Operated by Recruit, Satofuru is the leading furusato nozei (hometown tax donation) portal — directly adjacent to one of 47partners' service modules (furusato nozei support). Comparable as ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Japan: Global consultancy with public-sector work in Japan including regional revitalization, smart-city, and tourism digital transformation engagements with municipal clients.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest staffing and information services conglomerate. Founder Yokoo previously built the regional creation business inside Recruit; the company runs parallel regional development and local government talent initiatives, making it a direct precedent and adjacent competitor.
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting: Big-4 consulting firm with a public-sector and regional development practice in Japan. Competes for municipal consulting RFPs and can deliver regional strategy and execution at greater scale.
• PwC Consulting Japan: Global Big-4 consulting arm with a Japan public-sector practice serving prefectures and municipalities on regional strategy, tourism, and smart-city initiatives.

Direct peers

• 株式会社Will (Will Group / Will Partners): Japan-based regional revitalization and HR/consulting firm. Focuses on local government partnerships, regional brand development, and talent programs — closely overlapping47partners' service portfolio.
• SBI地方創生 (SBI Regional Revitalization): Japan-focused regional revitalization and consulting subsidiary of SBI Holdings. Operates regional co-creation, urban development, and tourism projects targeting the same municipal customer base as 47partners.

Emerging players

• AEON Co., Ltd. (regional mall & community development): Large Japanese retailer that develops rural and regional shopping centers (AEON MALL) and runs community revitalization programs in depopulating areas — a partial functional overlap with 47partners' regional resource regeneration work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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