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Start a Japanese Shopify store with the tax settings, not the theme. A store based here gets neither Shopify Tax nor Basic Tax, and Shopify's Japan guide says prices must include tax. Set prices up wrong at launch and every product in the catalogue needs fixing later.
As of October 2026, 5 Shopify experts in Japan have a profile on shopexperts. All five are agencies, and every one of them takes on store setup and management. There are no freelancers based in Japan on the list yet, so the local option suits launches and rebuilds better than a two-hour fix.
Three of the five list Japanese alongside English. Read their profiles, then request quotes against one brief that names who will write the Japanese copy.
Shinetech Shopidev is the dedicated Shopify development team within Shinetech Software. We specialize in building, customizing, and scaling Shopify stores for growing brands and enterprise merchants. As a Shopify Partner, our team combines deep technical expertise with proven delivery processes to provide reliable, long term ecommerce solutions.
We specialize in custom development and end-to-end technical support for Shopify merchants, from daily store maintenance to complex custom engineering. We bridge the gap between simple design and advanced functionality. Our Technical Expertise We deploy a robust tech stack to build scalable, high-performing solutions: Frontend: Liquid, JavaScript (React/Vue), HTML5, and CSS3. Backend & Integrations: Node.js and PHP for custom apps and API connections. Low-Code Solutions: We have a dedicated team trained specifically in GemPages for rapid, high-converting landing page builds. How We Help Custom Development: Our senior developers write clean, bespoke code for features that off-the-shelf themes can’t handle. Store Health & Maintenance: Ongoing site audits, speed optimization, and technical troubleshooting. Operational Support: Expert assistance with product uploads, catalog management, and content updates. Whether you need a quick GemPages layout or a complex custom-coded integration, we provide reliable, growth-oriented solutions tailored to your brand.
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Hi, I’m Matteo, a Shopify Expert and Web Designer specialized in building, optimizing, and scaling high-performance eCommerce experiences. I’ve worked extensively with Shopify for several years, helping medium and large businesses design, develop, and grow their online stores with a strong focus on UX, performance, and conversion rate optimization. I’m currently ranked among the Top 10 Shopify Experts in Italy, and I collaborate daily with brands that need more than just a “nice-looking” store, they need a platform that truly supports their business goals. My experience covers: Custom Shopify theme development Advanced theme customization and UI/UX optimization Shopify app integrations and API-based solutions Store migrations and complex setups (B2C, B2B, multi-market) Ongoing optimization, performance improvements, and CRO
Maukau (pronounced mo-ko ) takes a holistic approach to e-commerce growth. We identify and execute on the highest-impact opportunities across your entire business—not just your storefront. Since 2016, we've worked exclusively on Shopify, helping merchants with established product-market fit break through their revenue ceiling. What we do: → Complete store redesigns & Shopify Plus migrations → Store audits & analytics → CRO & UI/UX optimization → Back-end automation & operational workflows → Retail & international expansion → Strategic guidance on where to focus for maximum impact Back-end stack: Matrixify · Mechanic · Shopify Flow · SupaEasy (Shopify Functions) · Checkout Blocks (Checkout Extensibility) · Elevar · Prediko · Order Edit · Baback · Siena · Atlas Pickup Points Marketing & retention: Klaviyo · Loyoly · WhatsApp · JudgeMe · Social Snowball Our average client relationship spans 4 years. Merchants see +78% revenue growth on average after their first year working with us. Based in Paris with US/UK backgrounds and native English fluency—we work seamlessly with international brands.
Braun Design Co | Boutique Shopify Plus Partner | Austin, TX | Since 2016 We build and maintain custom Shopify stores for brands that want a real partner, not a revolving door of junior devs and project managers. With 10 years focused exclusively on Shopify, we specialize in custom builds, platform migrations (Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce to Shopify and Shopify Plus), and long-term development partnerships for brands in wellness, sports & lifestyle, food, jewelry, and consumer products. Clients we've built for: KT Tape · Baby Trend · Derma E · Saalt · 1928 Jewelry · Gossamer Gear · Urban Body Jewelry · Post & Porch · Dorai · New Canaan Farms · The Symphony Store What we do: Custom Shopify and Shopify Plus builds Platform migrations with zero-downtime planning and SEO preservation AI search optimization (AEO, also called AISO) with schema markup and structured data for AI-driven product discovery Agentic Storefront configuration and MCP integration for AI shopping assistants Conversion rate optimization (CRO) and UX/UI improvements Site speed and performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, LCP, CLS) ADA and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility audits and remediation SEO audits and on-site optimization Checkout optimization and Shopify Checkout Extensibility Third-party app integrations and custom development Analytics, tracking, and attribution setup Ongoing monthly maintenance, content updates, and feature additions Why brands stick with us: Our average client relationship spans 5+ years. Our longest-running retainer client has been with us since 2019 with monthly development, maintenance, and strategic support. That's not a transaction. That's a partnership. You work directly with our core team. We know Shopify and we know your business. No revolving door of freelancers. We don't just build stores. We optimize them. From improving page speed and Core Web Vitals scores to CRO testing and making sure your site is accessible to every customer, we take post-launch performance just as seriously as the initial build. If your current agency feels like a black box, or you're tired of explaining your business from scratch every time you need something done, we're the alternative.
Shopify developer with 8 years of hands-on experience building, migrating, and maintaining stores across industries including beauty, logistics, and lifestyle brands. I specialise in full theme builds from Figma designs, Online Store 2.0 development, complex migrations, subscription implementations, and international market expansions. I work with agencies and private clients, handling everything from quick fixes to full rebuilds. I'm based in Thailand (GMT+7) and work async-first, with availability for calls during EU/UK hours and early US timezones.
ShopiCraft | A Boutique Agency, Founded by a Former Shopify Employee I'm Daniel, and together with my co-founder Daulet, we run ShopiCraft — a boutique Shopify agency focused on solving the technical problems other developers won't touch. I spent years inside Shopify before going independent. Daulet brings 10 years of full-stack development experience from one of Europe's leading energy firms. Together, we help merchants turn their Shopify stores from basic storefronts into reliable revenue machines. We specialize in the technical work that sits between "good enough" and "actually scalable" — the custom apps, integrations, and automations that make your store work the way your business actually needs it to. What We Do: Custom App Development: Bespoke Shopify apps (public and private) built to solve specific workflow problems your business has outgrown. API Integrations: Complex third-party connections, ERP syncs, warehouse management systems, and custom data flows that need to just work. Store Builds & Redesigns: Full theme development, migrations, and rebuilds for brands ready to level up their storefront. Technical Consulting & Audits: Store performance reviews, app stack optimization, and strategic guidance on scaling your technical infrastructure. Automation & Workflows: Shopify Flow implementations, inventory systems, order routing, and multi-location logic that eliminate manual work. Training & Mentorship: Hands-on guidance for in-house teams learning to manage Shopify more effectively. How we work: Daulet handles all custom and public app development — the deep technical builds that require serious engineering. I handle client strategy, audits, consultations, store builds, and anything client-facing. This division means you get both: a developer who can actually build what you need, and a consultant who understands your business well enough to recommend the right solution. We work with brands that are either: Scaling quickly and need technical infrastructure that won't break under pressure Stuck with a Shopify setup that's actively holding back growth Tired of developers who disappear after delivery or agencies that can't execute custom work Our approach is different: We don't "sell" packages or push unnecessary apps. We diagnose what's actually broken, scope solutions honestly, and build things that last. No fluff, no vendor lock-in, no recurring retainers unless the work genuinely requires it. ShopiCraft is a boutique agency — which means you're working directly with the people who'll build your solution, not account managers reading from scripts. We focus on finding the most efficient, creative solutions to your specific pain points. If your developer ghosted you, your agency said "that's not possible," or you're pretty sure your store could do more but don't know where to start — that's exactly what we're here for. We're based in Dublin and Kazakhstan, working with Shopify and Shopify Plus merchants globally. Let's fix what's broken and build what's missing. 🔧
Fractional CFO and Accounting for 7&8 figure eCommerce businesses. Our team of 20+ experts helps you grow faster & more profitable. We specialize in multi channel eCom brands with books in Finaloop, QBO, Xero or Netsuite.
For the past six years, we've been obsessed with one thing: making websites so fast your customers don't even realize they're waiting. No generic plugins. No cookie-cutter checklists. Just bespoke, code-level work tailored to how your brand actually operates. What We Do We make your site feel instant. LCP, CLS, INP... the metrics Google cares about? We get them right. Custom lazy loading, surgical CSS, fonts and images that appear exactly when they should. Your marketing scripts and third-party apps get optimized without losing what makes them useful. Server-side work that cuts Time to First Byte so pages respond the moment someone clicks. Our Stack We work where speed matters most. Shopify (Plus), WordPress/WooCommerce, headless setups. Liquid, JavaScript (Vanilla, React, Next.js), PHP. Google Search Console, Lighthouse, GTmetrix, WebPageTest for the diagnostics that actually tell the truth. Who We Work With High-growth D2C brands and wellness companies where faster sites mean real revenue. Groomie, Purovitalis, our own brands like Noctara. If every millisecond affects your AOV and retention, we get it. Every project gets a 20-day optimization sprint. Intentional code, assets built for pure speed. Nothing extra, nothing missing.
Soodo is a Shopify agency based in Singapore helping eCommerce brands launch, scale, and optimize their stores. Our team combines design, development, and conversion optimization to build fast, high-performing Shopify experiences. We specialize in new builds, migrations, store revamps, and CRO-driven improvements that turn traffic into sales.
All five are agencies. No Japan-based freelancers list on shopexperts at the moment. The local option suits multi-week projects with a team behind them, and it's a poor fit for a single theme tweak.
Not all in Tokyo. Profiles name Tokyo, Fukuoka and Wakayama. Where your business sits in Japan rarely matters, because Shopify work happens in the admin rather than on site. Location does matter for a retail rollout, where somebody has to stand at the counter and test the POS.
Japanese narrows the shortlist. Every profile lists English. Japanese appears on three, with Spanish and French on one each. A Japanese team that runs the admin day to day should shortlist from those three. An overseas brand opening a Japan store can brief any of them in English, but somebody still has to own the Japanese copy.
The bench leans towards setup and build. Store setup and management appears on all five profiles. Consulting and strategy and Shopify development appear on three each, marketing and growth on two. Design, UX and branding shows up once, as does copywriting and content. If your project is mainly a brand-led redesign, your strongest candidate may sit further down the page.
After Japan's five. The local agencies come first. Beneath them sit specialists based outside Japan who accept Asian clients, freelancers among them. Check their reachable hours and Japanese ability before treating them as equal options.
The page gives you two pools: the five local agencies and the regional list below them. Choose by what the job touches, not by where the expert sits.
Stay local for anything tied to Japanese tax or language. Tax-inclusive prices, consumption tax entered by hand, product pages and order emails that read naturally in Japanese — this is where an agency that already runs Japanese stores earns its fee. Ask each one to open a live store they built for a Japan-based merchant and walk you through its tax settings on a call.
Go regional for narrow technical work. A broken app integration, a slow collection page or a custom product filter rarely needs knowledge of Japan. A regional developer can handle it without agency overhead. Write the brief in English, state the hours you need them reachable, and keep the scope tight enough to price as one fixed job.
Ignore the things that don't predict a good result. Office address, headcount and the number of apps an agency claims to partner with tell you very little. Whether they have shipped a Japan-based store with correct tax-inclusive prices tells you a lot.
Whichever pool you pick from, the brief decides the quality of the quote. Include your SKU count, the platform you're leaving, your sales channels, whether you sell in person, and who will write the Japanese copy.
Most of what makes a Japanese Shopify store different lives in a handful of settings. A good expert raises them in the first call, before anyone opens the theme editor.
Payouts arrive in yen. Japan-based stores can use Shopify Payments, which pays out in JPY. Your expert should switch it on early, check the business and bank details match your company, and push a real order through before launch day.
Tax is manual, and it sits inside the price. Japan isn't a Shopify Tax or a Basic Tax region, so consumption tax is configured through Manual Tax. Shopify's Japan guide covers location-based taxes and requires tax-inclusive pricing. In practice, every price in your catalogue is the price the customer pays, and the tax settings must calculate tax within it rather than adding it at checkout.
Ask for a test order whose totals your accountant has checked. If you want a specialist for this part, look at Shopify tax setup experts.
POS kit comes from retailers. Japan sits outside the delivery area of Shopify's hardware store, and Shopify directs Japanese merchants to outside retailers for compatible kit. Before you buy a card reader or printer for in-person sales, your expert should confirm the model appears among Shopify's supported devices.
Japanese works end to end. Both the Shopify admin and the checkout are available in Japanese: your staff can manage orders in it and your customers can complete payment in it. The gaps are usually the theme and any apps you add, which carry their own text and need checking page by page.
Store setup is on all five profiles; design and copywriting are on one each. An agency can tick several categories, so the figures add up to more than five.
All five offer it — launches, rebuilds and store admin
Three offer planning, audits and market-entry advice
Three take on custom theme work and integrations
Two cover traffic, email and conversion work
On a single profile, level with copywriting as the thinnest category
Also on a single profile, so settle early who writes the Japanese copy
Not locally: every Japan-based expert on shopexperts is an agency. That suits a launch, a replatform or a build that needs design, development and Japanese copy running in parallel. If you have one clearly defined task and someone in-house to manage it, look at the freelancers in the regional part of the list and keep the scope to a single fixed-price job.
Too few Japan-based profiles list a starting price for this page to show a range, and we won't guess one. The quote moves with catalogue size, any migration from another platform, how much Japanese copy needs writing, and whether you also sell in person. Ask for a fixed-scope quote with tax setup and translation shown as separate lines. If an agency won't split them, you can't tell what you're paying for.
Start with how your old platform stored prices. If it kept them tax-exclusive, every price needs converting before import, because Shopify's Japan guide requires tax-inclusive pricing. Then check URL redirects, customer records and order history. An expert who raises the price question before you mention it has probably moved a Japanese store before.
For code, no. Theme logic, integrations and speed work can be scoped and delivered in English. For anything a customer reads, yes: product pages, order emails, policy pages and any text added around checkout. A sensible split is a developer of any language for the build and a fluent Japanese writer who checks every customer-facing line before launch.
For the build, yes, and all five work in English. Everything in the set-up section above assumes a store based in Japan. A company registered elsewhere that sells into Japan faces different payment and tax settings, so say which you are in the first line of your brief. It changes the quote.
