Company Profile
Corporate Philosophy
Our Vision
We want to transform Okawa into a world-famous furniture and interior city.
More precisely, we want our exhibitions to pull in most customers globally.
In 10 years (by 2032), we aspire to become a place where young people from all over the world gather to study furniture and interior.
In 2032, we want people to experience us as a sophisticated interior town, a furniture version of Milano as an apparel town.
Achieve 1600 billion yen in total shipment value.
Increase our domestic market share to 10%.
Export Okawa furniture.
Business Philosophy
Enrich Japan through Okawa furniture.
- Create a safe home environment with the use of safe Okawa furniture.
- Spread Okawa's artisan culture through our services.
- Communicate customer feedback to creators and support better craftsmanship.
- Discover the hidden needs of the customer and pursue them.
- Take part in carrying on the Japanese artisan culture.
Business Strategy
Plan and sell products wanted by second-generation baby boomers.
Plan and sell products that matter in all three aspects: creators, materials, and design.
Sell earthquake-resistant furniture as Japan is an earthquake-prone country.
Focus on furniture that can order by customizing sizes, tree species, and storage contents so that it fits perfectly in the house.
Product Policy
- Chemically safe: Our furniture is low in formaldehyde, and they all have an emission grade of F3 or higher. We aim for a grade of F4 or higher in the future.
- Physically safe: Our furniture is less likely to cause injury to the elderly and small children.
- Social Contribution: Sell furniture that leads to social contribution (prevention of deindustrialization, non-usage of illegal lumber, and support of factories with fair labor practices).
- Focus on offering custom order options on sizes, tree species, and storage contents for the furniture to fit into the home seamlessly.
Service Policy
- Collect customer needs through active use of social media.
- Explore the needs and wants of the potential customer.
- Identify baby boomers as potential customers.
- Share even the slightest voice of the customer with business partners to understand user awareness.
- Conduct research for safe furniture suitable for Japan, an earthquake-prone country.
Company History
| 1996 |
Nobuhiro Tsutsumi (father of Taiyo Tsutsumi, current president) founded a wholesale business "Interior Tsutsumi” in Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
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| 1999 |
Taiyo Tsutsumi (current president) joins a condominium development company in Kita-kyushu City as a new hire.
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| 2005 |
Taiyo Tsutsumi (current president) leaves the condominium development company and departs on a 4-months training tour in Europe.
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| 2006 |
Taiyo Tsutsumi (current president) joins “Interior Tsutsumi”
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| 2006 |
Opens online retail site, "Cyber Furniture Store”.
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| 2006 |
Taiyo Tsutsui enrolled in “Okawa Interior School” operated by Fukuoka Prefecture and established a network with manufacturing factories and artisans from Okawa City.
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| 2007 |
Founded an online retail site, “Okawa Kagu.com" which specializes in domestic furniture.
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| 2008 |
Started participating in “Kyushu EC” (study group for the online mail order service) in Fukuoka. Here, he was able to build connections with business owners selling various merchandise online.
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| 2010 |
While serving as Secretary for “Kyushu EC” for four years, he developed a working relationship with guest coaches.
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| 2013 |
After succeeding his father, Okawa founded “Okawa Kagu.com” as a sole proprietor.
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| 2013 |
Registered as a point-exchange product on the “wood utilization points” program operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (this was the conversion point on the increase in domestic furniture).
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| 2014 |
Incorporated “Okawa Kagu.com” into “Okawa Kagu.com Co., Ltd.”
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| 2015 |
Registered as a point-exchange product for the “Okawa Furusato Nozei” program.
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| 2016 |
May: Showroom opened in Gobara, Okawa City.
November: Participated in the exhibition of Tokyo Design Week. |
| 2017 |
March: Opened a solo exhibition at Daikanyama in Shibuya, Tokyo.
September: Opened a co-exhibition at Ebisu in Shinjuku, Tokyo. |
| 2018 |
February: Opened a solo exhibition at Nishi-Ku in Osaka City.
February: Opened a solo exhibition at Kiyosumi Shirakawa in Koto-Ku, Osaka. |
| 2019 |
Recognition for Management Innovation
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| 2021 |
Selected for JETRO's cross-border EC support program "Amazon.com Japan Store" and opened a "Sty Okawa Furniture" shop page on the US Amazon
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| 2022 |
Awarded subsidy for the "Digital Tool-based Overseas Demand Expansion Business"
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| 2023 |
Launching an English website for cross-border EC at https://shop.okawakagu.com/
Operating under the new brand name Interi-An (formerly Sty Furniture)
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