Founder & Co-CEO
MAORA LLC
中嶋 夏月 Kazuki Nakajima
Founded MAORA through his ongoing work in preserving and sharing Japanese culture.
Serves as Secretary General of the NIPPON Cultural Tradition Association, planning and running cultural projects, and contributed to the operation of the Traditional Culture stage at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
Leads the In-Home Tea Ceremony project, bringing Japanese culture to people as a lived experience.
Co-CEO
MAORA LLC
宮澤 伸幸 Nobuyuki Miyazawa
He launched multiple businesses at the age of 19 while studying at Kanagawa University.
At the age of 29, one of the companies he had invested in went public, while another was acquired by Canon Electronics. These experiences led him to expand his activities as a social investor.
He currently holds shares in 18 companies and serves as an executive officer or director of three companies.
He also serves as Representative Director of the Social Entrepreneurs Association, Council Member of the NPO National Council on Mount Fuji World Heritage, Council Member of the Japan Association for Global System and Ethics, and Chief Priest of Kurumayama Shrine.
CTO
MAORA LLC
小林 信三 Shinzo Kobayashi
Since the early days of the internet in the 1990s, he has worked independently as a web systems engineer, consultant, and entrepreneur across a wide range of industries.
Alongside his business activities, his academic work focuses on education, self-directed learning, and human development.
He is advancing the research and development of the "Mandala Method," also known as the "Digital Mandala," which brings together the wisdom of the Vedas, yoga, and Sanskrit—rooted in ancient India—with advanced information and communication technologies, including generative AI.
This work is being conducted in collaboration with researchers in Japan, Nepal, and India.
Company Profile
| Company Name | MAORA LLC |
|---|---|
| Entity Type | Limited Liability Company - California |
| Co-CEOs | Kazuki Nakajima Nobuyuki Miyazawa |
| File Date | July 17, 2026 |
| Address | 28 Geary St, Ste 650-1783 San Francisco, CA 94108 United States |
| Phone | +81-70-8324-9012 |
| [email protected] | |
| Business | Cultural Experience Projects / Media Projects / Cultural Space Planning and Development / Project Development |
Group Structure
PHILIA Inc. and MAORA LLC are led by the same founder, Kazuki Nakajima, operating in Japan and the United States respectively. PHILIA serves as the point of contact for planning, PR, and partnerships within Japan, while MAORA LLC — based in San Francisco — plans and operates culture-related experiences and services in the U.S. Together, the two companies aim to bring the world not only Japanese culture itself, but the values behind it: yohaku and ma, room to pause and the space between things.
Kazuki Nakajima
PHILIA Inc.
Japan
Japan Entity
- Planning
- Public Relations
- Partnerships
- Domestic Point of Contact
MAORA LLC
United States
U.S. Entity (California)
- U.S. Business Operations
- Based in San Francisco
- Planning Cultural Experiences & Services
- Contracts & Revenue for U.S. Business