BUTLER VENTURES
THE BUTLER
A 24-hour butler service arranged by the All Japan Butler Association.
Arranged By
All Japan Butler Association
Hours
24 hours
Oversight
Association Chairman
Official Site
thebutler.jpAbout the Service
What It Means to Arrange a Butler
THE BUTLER is a butler service arranged by the All Japan Butler Association. What it hands back is not just an extra pair of hands. It is the room that opens up in a day once there are fewer things to keep an eye on — a quieter, more composed way of living.
Every request is built entirely to order. Whether it is everyday chores, a business setting, or a once-in-a-lifetime event, a single butler moves naturally across the scenes of the day rather than asking a household to fit a fixed package. From a few hours to a full month, the plan bends to the purpose at hand.
A butler is not a costume. It is a profession of manners and attentiveness — and that professionalism is what THE BUTLER arranges.
The current menu, pricing, and request form are kept up to date on the official site, thebutler.jp.
Everyday household work carried out by a THE BUTLER butler
Four Fields of Work
Home, Business, Hospitality, Travel — Four Fields
We sort a butler’s work into four broad fields, so that a single person can carry your home, your work, your special days, and your journeys without a seam.
Household
Cooking, laundry, cleaning, errands, and accompanying the family when they go out. A butler quietly keeps daily life in order so that you no longer have to watch over every small detail yourself.
Business
Standing in as a personal secretary: managing schedules, preparing documents, arranging meetings, and handling logistics. Butlers who have worked across many industries read the rhythm of your business and support it from a step behind.
Hospitality
At parties, exhibitions, and ceremonies, a butler greets and sees off your guests, guides their cars, serves tea and food in tailcoats, and shapes the whole air of the occasion so that hospitality feels effortless.
Travel
Accompanying you on trips at home and abroad, arranging the logistics of movement, and bridging the gaps of language and custom. Even an unfamiliar destination is made to feel settled and safe.
Pricing
Pricing Scales With How Long You Need Us
There are five main plans that climb from a few hours up to a resident team, and the longer you keep a butler beside you, the lower the unit rate falls. Every figure below is tax-included, taken from the official price page.
Whichever plan you choose, every butler has finished the association’s training, so the quality of the butler never changes with the plan — only the length and the shape of how we stay by your side.
Pricing arranged by length of use
| Plan | Length | Price (tax incl.) |
|---|---|---|
| Guest Footman | From 3 hours | From ¥26,400 |
| Day Butler | 8 hours (1 day) | From ¥66,000 |
| Weekly Butler | From 3 days | From ¥181,500 |
| Private Butler | 20 days/month × 8h | From ¥748,000 |
| House Steward | Monthly, resident (24/365) | From ¥6,600,000 |
Specialty lines
- Guide Butler CourseFrom ¥55,000
8 hours / ¥6,875 per hour
- Executive Butler CourseFrom ¥748,000
20 days/month × 8h
- Royal Butler CoursePrivate
For VIP / VVIP; introduced individually under an NDA
Add-ons, shown openly
- Overseas accompaniment: +¥2,000 per hour on top of the usual rate (flight time counts as working time; travel and lodging are billed separately at cost)
- Transport within Tokyo: ¥3,000–5,000 per day
- Lodging: ¥20,000–30,000 per night
- From the 8th consecutive day: hourly rate ×1.2
- Cancellation of Guest Footman: free until 7 days before the date
- Extensions: booked in one-hour units
The most current figures are on the official pricing page, thebutler.jp/price.
The Line We Draw
What We Can Do, and What We Will Not
Saying plainly what falls outside a butler’s reach is, to me, part of a service you can trust.
What we can take on
- Health-care support: hospital transport, handing over prescribed medicine, help with eye drops, and care for a light cold
- Sorting information for administrative windows and bridging you to the right specialist
- Interpretation and translation, and cross-cultural support at home and abroad
What lies outside our role
- Anything of a sexual nature (strictly declined)
- Medical procedures such as injections or suppositories
- Lending a name for tax evasion, acting directly in financial dealings, or selling airline tickets in ways that breach travel-agency law
Media Coverage
Featured Across National Media
Over the years THE BUTLER and the association have been covered by national media on several occasions — a Ministry of Defense magazine feature in December 2023, supervision of a television drama in April 2024, and a Nikkei newspaper article in the same month. The association’s chairman takes on these interviews personally, since each one is a chance to explain what a professional butler actually does in Japan today.
The association itself, and the butler brand that shares its craft, are introduced on other pages of this site.
The hospitality standard THE BUTLER aims for
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is THE BUTLER?
It is a butler service arranged by the All Japan Butler Association. From a few-hour spot visit to a resident team, every request is built to order. The latest menu is on thebutler.jp.
What kind of body runs it?
THE BUTLER is arranged by the All Japan Butler Association. Its chairman oversees both the training and the service side, so the two are kept consistent under one roof.
How is the price decided?
There are five main plans set by how long you need us, from Guest Footman to House Steward, plus specialty courses. The longer the engagement, the lower the unit rate, and add-ons such as transport are shown openly.
Can you go overseas with me?
Yes. Overseas accompaniment adds ¥2,000 per hour to the usual rate, with flight time counted as working time; travel and lodging are billed separately at cost.
Is there anything you will not do?
Yes, and we say so plainly. We decline anything sexual, medical procedures such as injections, name-lending for tax evasion, direct financial dealing, and airline-ticket sales that breach travel-agency law.
Where do I make a request?
This page is an introduction, not a booking form. Requests, the current menu, and pricing are handled on the 24-hour official site, thebutler.jp.
Related Pages
Other Butler-Related Ventures
THE BUTLER is one of several butler-related ventures. The association behind it, the brand that shares butler culture, and the school that trains butlers are each introduced on separate pages of this site.
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