Japan Digital Nomad Association

Name

Japan Digital Nomad Association

Legal name

、一般：日本デジタルノマド協会

Website

https://japandigitalnomad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokio

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individual general members (¥10,000/year), corporate supporting members (¥30,000/year), special corporate members (¥300,000/year), and free associate membership for non-profits/municipalities. Revenue from annual subscriptions billed per membership year.
2. CMA Training Programs: Revenue from Community Manager Academy training courses: ¥132,000/person for general enrollment, ¥105,600/person for JDNA members (20% discount). Programs include observation tours to destinations like Vietnam Danang, Thailand Chiang Mai, Indonesia Bali.
3. Digital Nomad Book Sales: Annual publication sales: ¥10,000 for non-members (includes shipping), free for paid members. 2025 edition 'Letters from Nomads to Japan' published October 2, 2025.
4. Observation Tours: Participation fees for international observation tours to digital nomad events. JDNA members: ¥35,000 (excluding tax), non-members: ¥50,000 (excluding tax). Covers participation support, special sessions, and networking opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

JDNA is a non-profit industry association operating membership programs (individual, corporate supporting, special corporate, and associate for non-profits/governments), a Community Manager Academy training and certification program, the annual Digital Nomad Summit conference, monthly JDNA 88 online meetups, an annual bilingual Digital Nomad Book publication, observation tours to international digital nomad events, and consulting services for municipalities, hotels, and travel agencies on developing digital nomad acceptance environments in Japan.

Product overview

JDNA operates as a unified community platform and educational organization offering a portfolio of interconnected services: the core JDNA English Online Community (Discord-based) and JDNA Paid Online Community serve as networking hubs; the JDNA Community Manager Academy (CMA) provides professional training and certification; the Digital Nomad Summit and JDNA 88 meetups facilitate knowledge exchange and networking; the Digital Nomad Book series publishes annual research and insights; the Japan Digital Nomad Visa Guide provides visa information; and Inspection Tours and Consulting services support regional acceptance efforts. This ecosystem connects digital nomads, Japanese communities, and acceptance promoters through community, education, and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JDNA Community Manager Academy (CMA)
• Digital Nomad Summit
• JDNA 88 Monthly Meetup
• Digital Nomad Book Series
• Observation Tours
• Digital Nomad Acceptance Consulting

Named customers10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ELENTO LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Co-organizer of Digital Nomad Summit 2025 Part 2 (TADAIMA Mirai Kaigi) in Shimoda. ELENTO operates regional initiatives including Digital Nomads Tokyo and TADAIMA SHIMODA programs.
• Shimoda CityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Host municipality for Digital Nomad Summit 2025 Part 2 under the TADAIMA 2025 program. Provides venue and local support for digital nomad acceptance initiatives.
• Fukuoka CityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Host municipality for Digital Nomad Summit 2025 Part 1 in collaboration with Colive Fukuoka program. Supports international digital nomad attraction initiatives.
• Sharing Economy Association JapanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Supporting organization for Digital Nomad Summit 2025 Part 2. Collaborates on regional development and digital nomad acceptance policies.
• Japan Workation AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Supporting organization for Digital Nomad Summit 2025 Part 2. Provides expertise on workation and remote work policies.
• CU AsiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024Co-host of Digital Nomad Summit 2024 with CU Asia. CU Asia is the pioneer of coworking conferences in Asia, established in Bali in 2015. Summit featured speakers from Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Japan.
• RULEMAKERS DAOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2024Co-organizer of Digital Nomad Symposium 2024 with RULEMAKERS DAO. Contributed to digital nomad visa policy advocacy and establishment of Digital Nomad Public-Private Promotion Council.
• The Digital Nomad AsiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2024Co-organizer of Digital Nomad Day Asia Summit 2024 on August 8. Partnership with regional digital nomad organizations across Asia including Digital Nomads Korea, Taiwan Digital Nomad Association, Digital Nomad Association Philippines, and Nomads in Paradise.
• Taiwan Digital Nomad Association (TDNA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2024Strategic partnership for digital nomad acceptance in Asia. Includes co-organization of Taiwan Digital Nomad Conference 2024 on August 3, joint CMA programming with TDNA support, and cross-regional networking between Japan and Taiwan digital nomad communities.
• Japan Workation Association (Workcation Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner member organization supporting digital nomad and workation initiatives. Collaborates on policy advocacy and industry standards development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CU Asia: Pioneer coworking conference organizer in Asia since 2015. Co-hosted JDNA's Digital Nomad Summit 2024 and is the broader-incumbent organizer of the regional coworking/coliving conference circuit that intersects with JDNA's event strategy.

Direct peers

• Taiwan Digital Nomad Association: Taiwan's industry association for digital nomads and a formal strategic partner of JDNA. They co-organized the Taiwan Digital Nomad Conference 2024 and co-develop CMA programming, making them the closest functional mirror of JDNA's mission across Asia.
• Nomads in Paradise: Indonesian digital nomad community and event organizer participating in the Digital Nomad Day Asia Summit 2024 with JDNA. Represents a regional peer that combines community building with policy advocacy for digital nomad acceptance.
• Digital Nomads Korea: Korea's national digital nomad community and advocacy organization. Co-organized the Digital Nomad Day Asia Summit 2024 alongside JDNA, and operates parallel programs for community building and policy advocacy in a comparable regional market.
• The Digital Nomad Asia: Regional umbrella platform connecting digital nomad communities across Asia; co-organized the Digital Nomad Day Asia Summit 2024 with JDNA. Functions as a sister regional network with overlapping community and policy goals.
• Japan Workation Association: Japan-based industry association focused on workation and remote work policy advocacy. Operates in an adjacent space with overlapping municipal, corporate, and government stakeholders — making it the closest competing trade body to JDNA inside Japan.
• Digital Nomad Association Philippines: Philippine digital nomad industry association that partnered with JDNA for the Digital Nomad Day Asia Summit 2024. Serves a parallel function in the Philippines for community, advocacy, and digital nomad acceptance frameworks.

Emerging players

• WiFi Tribe: Global digital nomad community and coliving operator running curated trips and retreats worldwide. Targets the same location-independent professional audience as JDNA but operates a community and hospitality business rather than an advocacy model.

Others

• Nomad List: Global digital nomad information platform providing city rankings, community matching, and event discovery. Operates in a complementary rather than competitive category to JDNA's association model, but serves the same core digital nomad audience.

Regional players

• Sharing Economy Association Japan: Japan-based industry association promoting sharing economy policy frameworks. Listed as a supporting organization for JDNA's Digital Nomad Summit 2025 Part 2, operating in an adjacent advocacy category with shared municipal and policy stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jpndigitalnomad
• Facebookfacebook.com/japandigitalnomad
• Instagraminstagram.com/japandigitalnomad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/japan-digital-nomad-association

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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