About SORA

SORA BOTANICAL GARDEN Project is a Japanese horticultural studio led by Seijun Nishihata. SORA sources and builds inspired plant-based experiences around the world. The studio is known for experiential landscapes, rare plant import/export, and plant expertise. We headquartered at its 4-acre Osaka mountaintop farm with 5 greenhouses and extensive grounds with more than 20,000 plants of approximately 1,000 varieties.

Some of the companies we have worked with

  • Amazon
  • ASKUL Corporation
  • BALLY
  • CENTRAL GROUP
  • Centrepoint
  • DENTSU LIVE INC.
  • ES-CON JAPAN Ltd
  • FENDI JAPAN K.K.
  • Gardens by the Bay
  • Goodman
  • Goop
  • Hakuhodo Inc.
  • H.I.S. Co., Ltd.
  • HOIS TEN BOSCH
  • KADOKAWA CORPORATION
  • KEIHAN REAL ESTATE Co.,Ltd.
  • KAJIMA CORPORATION
  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple
  • Lihpao Land
  • Loewe
  • Louis Vuitton
  • MORI TRUST CO., LTD.
  • NHK Enterprises, Inc.
  • ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.
  • BLACKBIRD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LTD.
  • Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti in Japan
  • Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan
  • HankyuHanshin Building Management Co.,Ltd
  • Henderson Land Development Company Limited
  • Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co.,Ltd.
  • New World Development Company Limited
  • NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
  • NIHON SEKKEI, INC.
  • Nippon Design Center, Inc.
  • NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI INC.
  • NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE
  • WEST CORPORATION NISHIMATSU
  • CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD.
  • SUMITOMO FORESTRY CO.,LTD.
  • Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
  • The Mainichi Newspapers Co.,Ltd
  • Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.
  • Tokyo Midtown Management Co., Ltd.
  • Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd.
  • TORAY CONSTRUCTION Co., Ltd.
  • West Japan Marketing Communications Inc.
  • Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
  • OECD
  • Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
  • SHIMIZU CORPORATION
  • Sansan, Inc.
  • SK Group
  • Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd.
  • SONY MARKETING
  • SUMITOMO CORPORATION
  • TAISEI CORPORATION
  • TAKENAKA CORPORATION
  • TOKYO DOME CORPORATION
  • Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
  • TOKYU CORPORATION
  • TOKYU LAND CORPORATION
  • TOYOTA
  • UNICEF
  • UNIQLO
  • WEDGWOOD
  • westbank
  • etc.
  • Amazon
  • ASKUL Corporation
  • BALLY
  • CENTRAL GROUP
  • Centrepoint
  • DENTSU LIVE INC.
  • ES-CON JAPAN Ltd
  • FENDI JAPAN K.K.
  • Gardens by the Bay
  • Goodman
  • Goop
  • Hakuhodo Inc.
  • H.I.S. Co., Ltd.
  • HOIS TEN BOSCH
  • KADOKAWA CORPORATION
  • KEIHAN REAL ESTATE Co.,Ltd.
  • KAJIMA CORPORATION
  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple
  • Lihpao Land
  • Loewe
  • Louis Vuitton
  • MORI TRUST CO., LTD.
  • NHK Enterprises, Inc.
  • ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.
  • BLACKBIRD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LTD.
  • Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti in Japan
  • Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan
  • HankyuHanshin Building Management Co.,Ltd
  • Henderson Land Development Company Limited
  • Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co.,Ltd.
  • New World Development Company Limited
  • NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
  • NIHON SEKKEI, INC.
  • Nippon Design Center, Inc.
  • NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI INC.
  • NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE
  • WEST CORPORATION NISHIMATSU
  • CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD.
  • SUMITOMO FORESTRY CO.,LTD.
  • Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
  • The Mainichi Newspapers Co.,Ltd
  • Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.
  • Tokyo Midtown Management Co., Ltd.
  • Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd.
  • TORAY CONSTRUCTION Co., Ltd.
  • West Japan Marketing Communications Inc.
  • Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
  • OECD
  • Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
  • SHIMIZU CORPORATION
  • Sansan, Inc.
  • SK Group
  • Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd.
  • SONY MARKETING
  • SUMITOMO CORPORATION
  • TAISEI CORPORATION
  • TAKENAKA CORPORATION
  • TOKYO DOME CORPORATION
  • Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
  • TOKYU CORPORATION
  • TOKYU LAND CORPORATION
  • TOYOTA
  • UNICEF
  • UNIQLO
  • WEDGWOOD
  • westbank
  • etc.
Seijun Nishihata

Founder of Office N seijun Inc.
and SORA BOTANICAL GARDEN Project Inc.

Seijun Nishihata is Japan’s most celebrated plant hunter and landscape designer.For over 20 years, Seijun has brought people closer to nature through the power, language, and beauty of plants. His clients include government institutions, royal families, and companies. He now trades more than 200 tons of plants internationally each year and has over 1,000 projects in total, including landscaping projects in real estate development, greening projects such as forest creation, corporate advertising projects, and numerous events and art projects.In recent years, he has founded office N seijun Inc., a planning company that challenges the full range of possibilities of plants and has launched a variety of plant-related venture companies that undertake a variety of consulting services based in the fields of nature and the environment.For more information and inquiries regarding Seijun Nishihata, please contact the official website of "office N seijun".

Our Team

We are people who believe in nature. We come alive when working with plants and each other.
Our favorite plants are our code names.

Departments

  • Project
    Management

    Envisioning inspired landscapes.

  • Nursery

    Growing, transporting, and nurturing plants.

  • Administration +
    Human Resources

    Watering SORA’s roots, caring for our team.

  • Sharing stories about SORA
    and the power of nature.

    Watering SORA’s roots, caring for our team.

Projects

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Company Profile

Company SORA BOTANICAL GARDEN Project Inc.
Address JEC-2 Bldg. ANNEX 3F, 1-30-16 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053 Japan
Tel Tel : +81 - (0)3 - 6383 - 3017
Fax : +81 - (0)3 - 6383 - 3367
Email info@from-sora.com

The SORA Leaflet

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We’re planting a greener tomorrow, one leaf at a time. Our monthly leaflet shows what’s happening behind-the-scenes at SORA.

2024.07.17

Seijun Nishihata on a NHK WORLD-JAPAN

2024.03.04

Seijun Nishihata spoke at the World Governments Summit 2024

2024.01.22

ORCA Plants + People Japan – Interview

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