# Return to Nature

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/return-to-nature

- Industry: Consumer Services
- Headquarters: Kobe-shi, Japan
- Website: www.returntonature.jp
- Latest round: Seed (May 1, 2024)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2022 and based in Hyogo, Japan, at FOREST Co., Ltd., doing business as Return to Nature, operates as a funeral service provider that offers burial in designated forests. The company was founded by its CEO, Yuki Koike and COO, Yuta Masaki. In October 2025, Return to Nature raised JPY 250 million in pre-series A funding led by new investor Animal Spirits, with participation from other new investors Chugin Capital Partners, DAISHIZEN Co., Ltd., and Ikemori Venture Support. Returning investor Headline and individual investors also participated in this round.

Return to Nature offers an environmentally friendly burial option called a circular funeral. The firm offers burial in designated forests where the cremated remains are processed to decompose naturally, becoming nutrients for the trees and returning to nature, which creates a new cycle of life and avoids the environmental impact of traditional burials.

The company generates revenue by offering its services on a subscription-based pricing plan. The plans include a private funeral (JPY 770,000–JPY 880,000), a joint funeral (JPY 480,000–JPY 550,000), a joint funeral pair discount (JPY 900,000–JPY 1,050,000), and a joint funeral with a pet (JPY 597,000–JPY 677,000).

The company plans to use the October 2025 funding to expand the number of locations offering its Circulation Funeral "RETURN TO NATURE" service.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, May 1, 2024 — Headline [DUP], ABC Dream Ventures, coconala Skill Partners

## Investors

- Headline [DUP] — Seed
- ABC Dream Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/abc-dream-ventures) — Seed
- coconala Skill Partners — Seed