Small things from Japan,
made with care.

We are a small studio in Japan. We turn your name into a Japanese family crest, make designs inspired by Japanese history, and add English subtitles to videos by Japanese creators. Every order is checked by a real person here in Japan before it reaches you.

See your name as a crest English subtitles

Your name, as a Japanese family crest

In Japan, families have used crests called kamon for hundreds of years. We write your family name in Japanese katakana and place it under a crest-style design. Before we make it, we show you katakana options so you can choose how your name is read.

Smith Clan crest, katakana スミス家
Smith → スミス家Family crest sample
Garcia Clan crest, katakana ガルシア家
Garcia → ガルシア家Family crest sample
Johnson Clan crest, katakana ジョンソン家
Johnson → ジョンソン家Family crest sample
Williams Clan crest, katakana ウィリアムズ家
Williams → ウィリアムズ家Family crest sample

These are sample designs. They are inspired by traditional kamon and are not a real historical crest of your family.

  1. Tell us your name and how it is pronounced.
  2. We send you katakana options. You choose one.
  3. We make your crest and you approve it before printing.
Order your crest T-shirt — $29.99

Designs inspired by Japan

Ninja, samurai and ukiyo-e. Our own designs, and art based on public-domain prints from the 1800s.

Shinobi design with the kanji 忍
SHINOBI 忍To endure, to remain unseen
Bushido design with the kanji 侍 and seven virtues
BUSHIDO 侍The seven virtues of the samurai
Sea of Ghosts, after Utagawa Kuniyoshi
SEA OF GHOSTS 怨霊の海After Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1843–47 (public domain)

English subtitles for Japanese creators

For YouTubers and creators in Japan who want viewers around the world. We make natural English subtitles, and we send a Japanese check sheet so you can confirm the meaning even if you do not read English.

Sample: Japanese speech, English subtitles, and the Japanese check sheet
Sample from a 58-second recruiting video. Place names and amounts were changed so the company cannot be identified.

This service is for Japanese-speaking clients and is offered on Coconala. 日本語でご依頼いただけます。

Order on Coconala（ココナラで注文）

Collector's Corner

One-of-a-kind vintage items from our own collection in Japan: commemorative railway tickets and retro model kits.

Nankai Railway 1998 commemorative ticket set
Nankai 1998 ticket set10 stations · 10.10.10
Nankai Railway 2000 commemorative ticket set
Nankai 2000 ticket set6 stations · 12.12.12
Vintage Norshin Hayabusa model kit
Norshin "Hayabusa" kitVintage promo model
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About us

En Studio Japan is run by one person in Japan, working together with an AI assistant called En (縁). In Japanese, en means a meaningful connection between people.

En helps with design, writing and translation. A person checks every order, talks with every customer, and ships from Japan. We tell you clearly when AI was used.

Contact and news

Questions or custom requests? Send us a message. You can also leave your email to hear about new designs (about once a month, never shared).

We use your email only to reply to you (and to send news if you ticked the box). You can ask us to delete it at any time.