Transforming Plant Factories into a “Profitable Industry”
Next-generation plant factories for premium vegetables and fruits pursuing high nutritional value and superior taste.
Leafy Vegetables with High Antioxidant Properties and Low-Nitrate Leaf Lettuce
Achieved antioxidant levels approximately 5–10 times higher than conventional factory-grown vegetables, while reducing nitrate nitrogen by approximately 70%.
Fruit Vegetables such as High-Sugar Melons, Strawberries, and Tomatoes
About
Japan Vertical Farm
Founder Yushihisa Ike has over 17 years of leadership experience in the plant factory sector, with deep expertise in the design, construction, and operation of systems ranging from small-scale facilities to large commercial plants. In addition to premium leafy greens, we have developed proven cultivation technologies for high-value crops such as strawberries, melons, and tomatoes.
With one of the longest operating track records in Japan, we leverage our extensive data and hands-on experience to deliver production systems that are both highly profitable and consistently reproducible.
Beyond cultivation techniques and operational know-how, we provide fully integrated solutions—covering plant system design and manufacturing, architectural design and construction, automation system development, and even in-house quality evaluation and analysis of produce. This end-to-end approach ensures tight control over performance, quality, and scalability.
Product
We offer a wide range of cultivation systems, including plant factories for producing vegetables with high antioxidant content and low nitrate levels, as well as systems for high-sugar melons, strawberries, and tomatoes, and baby leaf production. Our solutions also support the cultivation of fruiting vegetables, grains, and root crops, along with aquaponics and land-based aquaculture systems.
In addition, we provide compact, smart design cultivation units tailored for applications in restaurants, education, care facilities, exhibitions, and R&D environments—combining strong visual design with ease of maintenance.
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We are committed to enabling the high-volume production of high-quality vegetables and fruits through plant factory systems, while also fostering social value in areas such as education, welfare, and local production for local consumption. Through these efforts, we aim to contribute to food security in Japan and around the world.
Research Agreement and Vegetable Analysis with Kyoto Prefectural University
Research Agreement with Kyoto Prefectural University: Since 2016, we have continued a research partnership with the Plant Research Facility at the Green Innovation Center for Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Research of Kyoto Prefectural University. Through this collaboration, we have strengthened industry-academia cooperation in research fields such as the cultivation technology and cultivation plant design for vegetables with high antioxidant properties, high-sugar melons, strawberries, and tomatoes. In addition, we conduct vegetable analysis and quality evaluation to support the stable production of high-quality and delicious vegetables and fruits.
Workshop
Online Seminar: Learning About Plant Factories
[Online (Zoom)] Held on an ongoing basis
This seminar provides a structured overview of advanced plant factory systems that enable product differentiation through high antioxidant content and low nitrate levels. It covers both the foundational knowledge and practical technologies required for successful commercialization.
Key topics include:
* A realistic understanding of plant factory businesses, including advantages and limitations
* Quality characteristics of organic vegetables in Japan and the impact of recent climate change
* Quality challenges in plant factories (such as nitrate nitrogen) and effective solutions
* Cultivation techniques based on plant physiology
* Key considerations in nutrient solution and cultivation system design
* Approaches to automation and the implementation of AI
*Please note: This seminar is not open to companies in the same industry. Thank you for your understanding.*