Yard Works

What Yard Works does

Yard Works Inc. (株式会社Yard Works) is a Japanese landscape design and construction firm founded in December 2007 and formally incorporated on July 3, 2019. The company provides strategic landscape design, planning, construction, and maintenance services, along with planting installation and spatial decoration, for boutique hotels, restaurants, wineries, breweries, wedding venues, commercial establishments, and private residences. Its offering is organized into five lines: Landscape Works (造園工), Spatial Decoration (装飾工), Retail (THE SOIL by Yard Works), Event Production (イベント主催), and the YAMEAMI handcrafted product brand. The company discloses no proprietary technology stack; its core competency is horticultural and landscape architecture expertise grounded in a stated design philosophy of engaging with the 'memory of the land' to fuse Japanese and Western, classical and contemporary elements.

Yard Works operates a hybrid business model. Revenue is generated primarily through project-based professional services engagements with enterprise clients, with pricing handled per inquiry via the company website contact form. This is supplemented by retail sales of plants, pots, and lifestyle goods through the directly operated THE SOIL by Yard Works store, an online shop on the base.in platform, and event-based pop-up retail. A further revenue stream comes from handcrafted products under the YAMEAMI sub-brand, including plant covers and tapestries designed to integrate with planting and space. The company maintains three offices in Japan: a head office in Fuefuki city, Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県笛吹市春日居町鎮目39-3), a Tokyo office in Meguro-ku (東京都目黒区中央町2-35-13), and a Kabutocho branch in Nihonbashi, Tokyo (東京都中央区日本橋兜町6-5). Go-to-market is direct enterprise outreach supported by an Instagram presence (@yardworks) and a corporate website.

Yard Works' enterprise client base is concentrated in the hospitality and food and beverage verticals, with named engagements including NOT A HOTEL INC. (Aoshima, Miyazaki), 株式会社FERMENT (HOTEL K5, Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Tokyo), 98WINEs合同会社 (winery and 98BEERs brewery in Koshu, Yamanashi), AMANDAN BLUE AOSHIMA, KIRANAH RESORT OKINAWA, Libertyship Inc. (AOSHIMA PICNIC CLUB), HASUNE PLANT, ON THE PAGE Inc. (AMANDAN AISLE Fukushima), Miru Amami, and LAMBERT (matcha cafe, Tokyo). Projects span five Japanese regions — Kanto, Chubu, Tohoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa — indicating multi-region delivery capability. The company is privately held and founder-led by Representative Kei Amano (天野 慶); no external funding, subsidiaries, or parent company is disclosed, and no public pricing is available.

Name

Yard Works

Legal name

株式会社Yard Works

Website

https://yardworks-web.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Yard Works Inc. is a Japanese landscape design firm providing strategic landscape architecture, spatial decoration, planting installation, and event production for boutique hotels, restaurants, wineries, wedding venues, and private residences, supplemented by the THE SOIL retail store and the YAMEAMI handcrafted product brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Design Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Garden Bed Design, Layout & Planting Plans (HSAIAFAA), Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (BPABADAA)

Keywords

• Landscape design services
• Garden construction
• Spatial plant decoration
• Horticultural design
• Landscape maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Fuefuki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Works: Strategic landscape design, planning, construction, and maintenance services tailored to brand identity, purpose, and site conditions. Includes proposal and installation of interior and exterior planting for private residences and other environments. This is a project-based, one-time service revenue stream.
2. Spatial Decoration: Design and installation of plant-based spatial decoration for events, exhibitions, and other temporary environments. Project-based professional service revenue.
3. Retail Sales: Sales of plants, pots, and lifestyle goods at THE SOIL by Yard Works. Also includes pop-up retail and event-based sales. Product sales revenue.
4. Event Production: Planning and hosting events that communicate the company's worldview and the value of plants. Event-based revenue.
5. YAMEAMI Product Brand: Handcrafted product brand including plant covers and tapestries designed to harmonize with both flora and space. Sold through retail and e-commerce channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Yard Works provides strategic landscape design, planning, construction, and maintenance services tailored to brand identity, purpose, and site conditions, including interior and exterior planting for hotels, restaurants, wedding venues, and private residences. The company also offers plant-based spatial decoration for events and exhibitions, retail sales of plants, pots, and lifestyle goods through THE SOIL by Yard Works, event production to communicate the value of plants, and the handcrafted YAMEAMI product brand of plant covers and tapestries.

Product overview

Yard Works Inc. is a Japanese landscape design and construction company offering five core service areas: Landscape Works (strategic landscape design, planning, construction, and maintenance), Spatial Decoration (plant-based spatial decoration for events and exhibitions), Retail (plant and lifestyle goods sales via THE SOIL by Yard Works), Event Production (planning and hosting plant-focused events), and the product sub-brand YAMEAMI (handcrafted plant accessories including covers and tapestries). The company operates across multiple locations in Japan, serving private residences, hotels, restaurants, wedding venues, and commercial spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• THE SOIL by Yard Works: Retail store for sales of plants, pots, and lifestyle goods.
• YAMEAMI

Products and services

• Landscape Works (造園工) Strategic landscape design, planning, construction, and maintenance tailored to brand identity, purpose, and site conditions. Includes proposal and installation of interior and exterior planting for private residences and other environments.
• Spatial Decoration (装飾工) Design and installation of plant-based spatial decoration for events, exhibitions, and other temporary environments.
• THE SOIL by Yard Works (Retail Store) Company-operated retail store offering plants, pots, and lifestyle goods for sale to individual consumers, complemented by pop-up retail and event-based sales of related items.
• Event Production (イベント主催) Planning and hosting of events that communicate Yard Works' worldview and the value of plants.
• YAMEAMI Product Brand Handcrafted product brand built on the concept of 'designing a comfortable relationship between plants and people.' Items include plant covers and tapestries designed to harmonize with both flora and space, sold through retail (THE SOIL) and e-commerce channels.

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NOT A HOTEL INC.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYard Works has completed multiple landscape design projects for NOT A HOTEL properties, including the AOSHIMA approach area (2022) and village area (2022). The partnership involves strategic landscape design for boutique hotel properties in Aoshima, Miyazaki.
• 株式会社FERMENTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYard Works designed the landscape for HOTEL K5 (2020), a boutique hotel in Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Tokyo operated by株式会社FERMENT. This project demonstrates the company's capability in urban hospitality landscape design.
• 98WINEs合同会社coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYard Works has a recurring partnership with 98WINEs合同会社, completing landscape design for 98WINEs winery (2018) and 98BEERs auberge/brewery (2022) in Koshu, Yamanashi. The company continues to work on projects for this hospitality group.
• ON THE PAGE, IncminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYard Works completed landscape design for AMANDAN AISLE (2024) in Fukushima-shi, Fukushima for client ON THE PAGE, Inc.
• Libertyship Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYard Works designed landscape for AOSHIMA PICNIC CLUB campsite in Aoshima, Miyazaki for client Libertyship Inc.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Solso: Japanese landscape design firm led by Satoru Murohashi known for natural-style gardens and culturally resonant, philosophy-driven landscape work. Closely comparable to Yard Works on aesthetic approach, boutique hospitality clientele, and Japan-based project delivery.
• studio on site: Established Japanese landscape architecture practice delivering project-based design across cultural, hospitality, and public-sector sites in Japan. Comparable to Yard Works in professional-services delivery model and Japanese market focus.
• OLIN Studio: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture and urban design firm with high-profile cultural, hospitality, and institutional projects. Comparable to Yard Works in design-led, philosophy-driven positioning for premium built environments.
• West 8: Dutch landscape architecture and urban design office known globally for cultural and hospitality landscape projects. Comparable on design caliber, premium hospitality client base, and brand-led positioning.
• Field Operations (James Corner): New York-based landscape architecture firm behind major cultural and urban landscape projects. Comparable to Yard Works on high-design, narrative-driven landscape work for premium clients.
• Stoss Landscape Urbanism: Boston-based landscape architecture and urban design firm known for culturally grounded, design-forward public and private projects. Comparable to Yard Works on design-led positioning and narrative-driven practice.
• SCAPE Landscape Architecture: New York-based landscape architecture and urban design practice with work spanning cultural, ecological, and hospitality contexts. Comparable to Yard Works on premium project mix and philosophy-driven design approach.

Broad incumbents

• SWA Group: Large US-based landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with a broad portfolio across hospitality, commercial, and public projects. Comparable on service category but much larger and more diversified than Yard Works' boutique focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/yardworks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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