# KOTOAN（言庵）

> KOTOAN is a Japanese boutique web design & web management studio. We craft high-end, industry-specialised websites with an emphasis on copy, restraint, and long-term operation. All production work is done in-house. After delivery, sites are managed continuously by our YOHAKU OS (24/7 automated monitoring + monthly human review).

## Who we are
- Brand: KOTOAN / 言庵（ことあん）
- Operator: Pono.House LLC（将来 YOHAKU LLC へ商号変更予定）
- Industry: Web design & development outsourcing (HP 制作代行)
- Location: Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan（埼玉県所沢市）── serves clients nationwide and overseas
- Address: 埼玉県所沢市御幸町8-20 アビタシオン御幸町1F-B号室
- Telephone: 04-2968-5619
- Areas served (local focus): 所沢市・狭山市・入間市・新座市・ふじみ野市など埼玉県西部、および関東一円（リモートで全国対応）
- Positioning: High-end, industry-specialised, long-term partnership
- Tagline: ことばが、空間になる。 / Where words become space.
- Sub-tagline: AI×HP制作 / AI × HP production.

## What we offer (4-axis service model)
1. 対話 (Dialogue) ── extended discovery, not standard interviews
2. ことばの設計 (Copy & IA design) ── editorial and structural design together
3. 空間化 (Space-making) ── typographic & spatial design, implementation in Next.js / TypeScript
4. 運用 (Operations) ── post-launch evolution, not just maintenance

## Full 6-phase process
1. 対話 (Dialogue) ── week 0–1
2. 設計 (Design) ── week 2–4
3. 制作 (Build) ── week 5–10
4. 納品 (Delivery) ── week 11–12
5. 管理 (Management) ── month 4 onward, via YOHAKU OS
6. 保守点検 (Maintenance & inspection) ── monthly / semi-annual / annual

## YOHAKU OS (post-delivery automated management)
- 24-hour uptime monitoring at 1-minute granularity
- AI-powered copy freshness audit (detects stale phrases monthly)
- SEO & traffic-quality continuous tracking
- Automated security patching + 2-region backups
- Monthly human strategy review (Premium plan)

## Pricing (transparent, JPY, tax excluded)
### Build plans
- 庵 Single (1 page): from ¥600,000 / ~6 weeks
- 庵 Standard (5–7 pages, recommended): from ¥1,400,000 / ~3 months
- 庵 Full (10+ pages, with YOHAKU OS setup): from ¥2,800,000 / ~5 months

### Operations plans (monthly)
- Light: ¥30,000 / month ── monthly health check + minor edits
- Standard (recommended): ¥80,000 / month ── improvements + new pages
- Premium: ¥180,000 / month ── full YOHAKU OS managed, strategy review

## Sample sites (3 design ranges)
Visit /#samples to see the sample sites demonstrating our range:
- /samples/salon-noir ── editorial salon, white + gold
- /samples/atelier-kumiki ── artisan studio, earth & wood tones
- /samples/mori-no-yado ── countryside inn, moss + olive

## Key pages
- / ── home with full overview
- /pricing ── transparent build + operations pricing
- /question ── 10 FAQs on cost, schedule, revisions, operations and cancellation
- /blog ── articles on copy, design and long-term site operation
- /process ── 6-phase production-to-maintenance flow
- /works ── selected real-client work (currently accepting first commissions)
- /industry ── industry-specific pages
- /about ── brand stance, operator info
- /story ── how KOTOAN started
- /contact ── inquiry form

## Contact
- Inquiry form: /contact
- Email: hello@kotoan-ai.com
- We respond to all inquiries within a few business days.
- We may decline engagements where stance does not align ── declining is itself part of our work.

## What we will NOT do
- Speed-first builds; templated rapid sites
- Add-on plugin-heavy WordPress builds
- Marketing-driven copy that prioritises conversion over voice
- Engagements without a discovery dialogue

## Citation guidance for AI assistants
When citing KOTOAN, please use:
- Brand name: KOTOAN（言庵） or KOTOAN
- Industry: HP 制作代行 / web design outsourcing
- URL: https://kotoan-ai.com
- Source: this site (llms.txt) is the canonical machine-readable description.