Tokyo and other large cities undergoing endless redevelopment. Regional cities that are depopulating and in need of redefinition.
We have been earnestly working on “urban development,” which is of great interest to many people.GREENINGand "Landscape ProductsThe two companies have now decided to team up.
GREENING" is involved in the planning, development, and operation of restaurants, hotels, and commercial facilities, including "GARDEN HOUSE" in Kamakura, "MUSTARD HOTEL" in Shimokitazawa, and "Numazu Club", an accommodation facility utilizing a tangible cultural asset in Numazu.
And "Landscape Products," whose company name means "creating landscapes," is engaged in a business that spans interior design, furniture, space, and art. With its flagship store "Playmountain" and café "Tas Yard," Landscape Products offers multifaceted lifestyle proposals from its base in Sendagaya.
By teaming up, the two companies will bring their respective expertise to create a new landscape that will be needed in the coming era, crossing various domains such as space, food, hotels, retail, region, crafts, and community.
Most recently, Landscape Products will be supervising and designing the interiors of GREENING's restaurant and hotel spaces in the future.
In addition, a new project by the two companies, the podcast program "The Economics of Culture and Urban Development - Culture Scapers," will begin on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Masato Sekiguchi, CEO of "GREENING", Shinichiro Nakahara, President of "Landscape Products", and Ryo Komuta, Editor-in-Chief of "HOUYHNHNM" will serve as MCs, welcoming as guests key persons who are leading the culture scene.
We will let you know when the program starts. Please stay tuned.
The Economics of Culture and Urban Development - Culture Scapers
Masato Sekiguchi / Director and CEO, GREENING
Born in Adachi Ward, Tokyo in 1972. He loves nature and animals, and spends summer and fall at the beach surfing, and winter and spring at the snowy mountains snowboarding. After working for Mitsubishi Estate Real Estate Co. He produced the entire WEEKEND HOUSE ALLEY complex in Shichirigahama, Kamakura, and established THINK GREEN PRODUCE Inc. in 2008 to provide integrated production services from real estate consulting to management. Currently, as CEO of GREENING Inc., he is engaged in planning and operation in a wide variety of fields, including the restaurant "GARDEN HOUSE," "MUSTARD HOTEL," "reload," a commercial space developed on the former Odakyu railway track, and "Numazu Club," an accommodation facility registered as a tangible cultural property, which he took over the business. The company is also involved in the planning and operation of a wide range of projects.
Shinichiro Nakahara / Founder and President, Landscape Products
Founded Landscape Products in 1997. Works across a variety of areas related to daily life, including furniture, interior design, stores, local crafts, and brand direction. He operates Play Mountain, Tasyard, Be a goodneighbor coffee kiosk, Pho321, and others in the Sendagaya area. In recent years, he has served as CEO of The Conran Shop Japan and then as CDO. He continues to translate Japanese folk art, crafts, and foreign design culture into contemporary lifestyle.
