Everything on one page
Start small.
One page
¥60,000fromabout US$400
- Built for smartphones
- Contact form and map
- Secure connection (HTTPS)
Japanese websites for businesses from overseas
Your website,
made for Japan.
I’m Shota Nobe, a web designer in Saitama, Japan. I build Japanese-language websites for companies and shops from overseas that are starting to sell or open in Japan — written in natural Japanese, and laid out the way Japanese visitors expect.
01 Free consultation and quote
02 Reply within 48 hours
03 All by email, in English
Why not just translate?
A translated site is not the same
as a site that works in Japan.
Machine translation shows.
Japanese readers notice stiff, translated wording within a sentence or two, and it costs you trust. I write the Japanese copy from your materials rather than converting it word for word.
Visitors look for different things.
A company profile, clear prices, opening hours and access, and a way to ask questions in Japanese. I’ll suggest what to add and where it should go.
Most of them are on a phone.
Every site is built for smartphones first and checked on real screen sizes before launch.
What I make
Small, focused sites for your first steps in Japan.
- A one-page Japanese site for a launch, a pop-up, or a new shop.
- A small Japanese company site of about five pages.
- A Japanese version of your current site, rewritten for Japanese readers and linked from your main site.
Not included: legal or tax advice, customer support in Japanese, advertising, and photography.
Samples
What a Japanese site can look like.
Self-initiated samples for fictional Japanese businesses. They are in Japanese — just like yours would be.
Pricing
Clear prices, in yen.
Room to explain
Tell the whole story.
About five pages
¥150,000fromabout US$1,000
- Everything in the one-page plan
- Visitor statistics
- Basic setup for Japanese search
- Japanese copywriting from your English materials
- ¥15,000 per page (about US$100)
- Domain and hosting setup
- ¥20,000 (about US$135)
- Domain and hosting fees, paid to the providers
- about ¥5,000–8,000 a year
- Care plan after launch (optional)
- from ¥3,000 a month (about US$20)
Example: a one-page site written from your English materials
¥60,000 + ¥15,000 copywriting = ¥75,000 (about US$500), plus domain and hosting if you don’t have them yet.
No Japanese consumption tax is added for businesses based outside Japan. If your company has a branch or office in Japan, please say so when you get in touch, as consumption tax may apply.
You are invoiced in Japanese yen. Dollar amounts are rough guides at ¥150 = US$1. Payment is 50% at the start and 50% before launch, by bank transfer. If an international transfer is difficult for you, let me know and we’ll find another way.
How it works
Four steps, about six weeks.
- 01
Tell me about it
What you sell, who you want to reach in Japan, and when. Rough ideas are fine.
Free - 02
Quote and agreement
You see the scope and price before anything starts. 50% is paid to begin.
- 03
Writing and design
From your English materials, I write the Japanese copy and design the site. You review it twice.
2 review rounds - 04
Launch
After your final check and the remaining 50%, the site goes live.
We work by email only, in English — no calls or meetings needed. I’m in Japan (JST, UTC+9) and reply within 48 hours.
About me
Hi, I’m Shota Nobe.
I live in Saitama, just north of Tokyo. By day I’m a product manager for an e-commerce site in Japan, thinking about how to present things so Japanese customers understand them. In the evenings and at weekends, I build websites for small businesses.
I’ve worked around websites for about eight years. I work alone, so the person you write to is the person who builds your site.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
QDo we need a company or an address in Japan?
Not to have a website. One thing that does: a .jp domain requires an address in Japan, so we usually use a .com or a subfolder of the domain you already have.
QCan you translate our whole website?
I focus on small sites. For a large site, we pick the pages that matter most to Japanese visitors and start there.
QWill you answer Japanese customers for us?
No. I build the website; inquiries from it go straight to you. If you need replies in Japanese, it helps to decide who will handle them before launch.
QWe want to sell online in Japan. Can you help?
Online shops in Japan must display seller information under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions. I can lay out that page and draft it from your details, but please have it checked by your own advisor. Payment and ordering systems are quoted separately.
QHow long does it take?
About six weeks is typical. It depends on how quickly materials and feedback come back.
QCan we talk on a video call or by phone?
No — I work by email only. Everything we agree stays in writing, and the time difference never gets in the way.
Free consultation and quote
Planning to launch in Japan?
Let’s talk.
Rough ideas are fine. Tell me what you sell and who you want to reach.
Tell me about your projectReply within 48 hours, by email.
Check your message
Is everything correct?
My reply will go to the email address above, so please make sure it is right.
Sent. Thank you.
I will reply within 48 hours (Japan time). If you don't see it, please check your spam folder.
You can also write to contact@machino-hp.jp.