{"id":12302,"date":"2025-11-01T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phoenixi.co.jp\/?post_type=dt_team&p=12302"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:35:13","slug":"ousuke-kambayashi","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/www.phoenixi.co.jp\/en\/person\/ousuke-kambayashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ousuke Kambayashi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>Ousuke Kambayashi<\/span><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]
<\/span>Organization\/Title<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]SHOBIEN KYOTO Textile Director | Ritsumeikan University undergrad (business administration)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]
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At seven, I began selling vintage clothing online. After entering Ritsumeikan University, I interned at Koto3D under a French CEO, then apprenticed at my family workshop, Shobien Kyoto. After a U.S. internship, I returned to Shobien in 2025 to lead its global expansion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conglomerate Born from Traditional Industry<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Business idea summary<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Japan\u2019s traditional industries are declining due to lifestyle shifts, shrinking markets, and a lack of successors. To sustain them, we must blend cultural essence with modern life through a new model that separates management and craftsmanship, empowering artisans\u2019 creativity.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]
<\/span>Why me<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Born as the third-generation successor of Shobien Kyoto, a dyeing workshop preserving Japan\u2019s oldest wax-resist technique, I\u2019ve witnessed the decline of our craft. Believing that losing artisans means losing culture, I strive to transform the industry\u2019s structure.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]
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