Curate living culture.
Build it into
enduring business.
For 100 years and beyond — will you help build a world where local pride and prosperity flow as one?
We are not here to preserve the past. We are here to edit it into a future worth living.
Mission
Curate local resources and living culture.
Implement them as future capital.
NOTE is a company that takes the local resources and living culture of communities across Japan as its starting point — moving through an editorial process of research, planning, and development — to implement a distributed, regenerative, and sustainable regional economic model.
Rather than relying on sentiment, volunteer spirit, or one-off subsidy programs, we guarantee continuity through systems and structure. This is NOTE's competitive strength — and our pride.
Five Values We Live By
The guiding principles that every NOTE team member brings to daily decisions and actions.
Living Culture as Our Starting Point
Rather than following market trends or existing frameworks, we discover essential value from each community's living culture and regard it as capital for the future.
Creation Through Curation
We neither freeze the old nor destroy it. By reweaving its meaning in the context of the present, we create new value that connects past to future.
Walking Alongside, Co-Creating
We do not lead change from the outside. We place the community at the center, walk beside the intrinsic cultural energy within, and build together — shoulder to shoulder.
Sustainability by Design
Passion and purpose are essential — but alone they do not sustain. We reject emotional reasoning and guarantee continuity through business structures and systems.
A Hundred-Year Gaze &
Responsible Capital
We resist short-term efficiency and make decisions with the next century in mind. We honor non-monetary value and take responsibility for channeling capital into the future of communities.
Six Core Mindsets
NOTE Looks For
We share our selection criteria openly — to attract people who are genuinely aligned with our culture.
01
Not Romanticization,
but Deep Respect and Resolve
What we face is not a curated image of "rural life." We ask for a profound respect for the history of each place and the lives of those who live there — along with the first-person conviction to "protect this place and carry it forward."
02
Not Just Planning —
Getting Things Done
80% of work at NOTE is patient fieldwork and coordination. We value the ability to follow through on "implementation" — showing up on-site, cleaning, setting up, attending community gatherings — without complaint.
03
The Art of "Win-Win-Win"
Dialogue
Communities, government, financial institutions, and operators all sit at the table. We value the ability to build consensus that works for everyone — through persistent dialogue, not by pushing one-sided logic.
04
Numbers and Sustainability,
Not Sentiment
Passion is a prerequisite — but passion alone cannot protect a community. We confront "numbers" — revenue, cash flow — and build the structures that make a business genuinely sustainable.
05
The Ability to Cross Boundaries
Our work spans architecture, tourism, finance, law, and government procedure. We do not put up walls because something is "outside my field." We actively seek out the unknown and get up to speed fast.
06
Communicating Across
Every Generation
The most brilliant idea means nothing if local residents cannot understand it. We value genuine communication — explaining the essence clearly and honestly to elderly residents, landowners, and community elders, in their language.
The kind of person
we want to work with.
For those who resonate with NOTE's PVMV (Purpose · Vision · Mission · Values) and want to build the future of communities with us, we look for the following qualities. More than any skill set, what matters most is the "why" — why does this work matter to you?
You hold both a love of culture and a business mindset
You carry both the sensitivity to love a region's history and way of life, and the logical thinking to translate that love into a sustainable system. Neither pure romanticism nor cold business alone can transform a community.
You can be a "co-traveler" who draws out local agency
Rather than taking the lead yourself, you place the community in the starring role and drive projects forward by walking alongside their intrinsic motivation. Your instinct is to "grow from within" — not to "change from outside."
You take the long view — and stick with it
You think in the time horizon of passing value to the next generation, not in the rhythm of short-term wins. You act with a sense of personal ownership. The stage of community does not suit those seeking quick success.
Rather than relying on sentiment or volunteer spirit,
we guarantee continuity through systems and structure.
This is NOTE's competitive strength —
and our pride.
NOTE Inc. — Philosophy
Open Positions
NOTE Inc. is currently welcoming new members across several roles.
Consulting / Project Management
Area Manager
(Future Area Producer)
"Don't let it end as a one-time event. Become the leader of a business ecosystem that moves an entire region."
Mission
Sitting between diverse stakeholders — local government, financial institutions, landowners, and residents — you coordinate ground-level negotiations and oversee everything from community-building to revenue management.
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Architecture & Landscape Design
Landscaper
(Area Design)
"We are not restoring old buildings. We are reweaving the meaning of daily life and landscape in a contemporary context."
Mission
You read the history, culture, and landscape of each region with sharp sensitivity and give them spatial expression. You translate NOTE's PVMV into place — designing environments that people want to keep returning to.
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New Graduate / Early Career
New Graduate / Early Career
(Core talent of the future)
"Build — with your own hands, in the dirt — the foundation that connects the next 100 years."
Mission
As a future core member of NOTE, you start by thoroughly learning the reality of the field. Through hands-on, foundational work — site surveys, cleaning, setup, participating in community gatherings — you build the roots to grow into a leader.
View Job DescriptionHow We Hire
Let's start with a conversation. Before the formal process, we also welcome casual online meetings to share more about the company and role.
Document Review
Submit your résumé and a statement of motivation via the application form. Our recruitment team will be in touch within one week.
Online Conversation
We will share an overview of the company and the role, and hear about your experience and aspirations. This is a relaxed and informal session — please come as you are.
Team Interview
An interview with the team lead and manager — either on-site or online.
Executive Dialogue
A candid conversation with the CEO and directors about NOTE's vision for the future — and your own aspirations.
Offer & Onboarding
We will discuss your start date, compensation, working conditions, and any other details to set you up for success.
Before the formal process, we are happy to schedule a relaxed online conversation about the company culture and daily work. Simply note "Casual Meeting Request" in the message field of the application form.
We are waiting for those
who come with purpose.
Let's build together a world where local pride and prosperity flow as one.
Tell us your "why" — why here, why this work, why now.