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Walk Japan: Geographic Expansion
Walk Japan opened a Tokyo office on October 2, 2026, giving it a base in Japan's largest metropolitan area, and is developing new walking tours (Michinoku Coastal Trail, Okinawa, Kumano Kodo, Miyazaki) ahead of its 35th anniversary next year. The company has about 200 employees under CEO Paul Christie.
Source: TTG Asia
- Who
- Walk Japan · Japan
- What happened
- Walk Japan opened a Tokyo office on October 2, 2026, giving it a base in Japan's largest metropolitan area, and is developing new walking tours (Michinoku Coastal Trail, Okinawa, Kumano Kodo, Miyazaki) ahead of its 35th anniversary next year. The company has about 200 employees under CEO Paul Christie.
- When
- 2026-10-27
- Source
- TTG Asia
- So what
- Walk Japan's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in the sector.
The leadership read
Walk Japan's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in the sector. Standing up a new market rewards operators with local networks and a record of building from scratch. The 12-to-18-month read across Asia favours country and commercial leadership hired close to the ground.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 104.6 (Hot) — up 3.6 versus the prior month — and Asia signal share is steady (+1.1pts).
Walk Japan: 1 signal in the last 90 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
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Where this lands in our work
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