Family for Hire & Family Stand-in

A service where staff attend school events — classroom visits, sports days, graduation ceremonies — as a father. We handle cases where children in single-mother households want their dad to come, or where maintaining the appearance of both parents is preferred after a divorce. We carefully learn about the child's personality, interests, and school life beforehand, preparing for natural conversations during breaks. Staff also seamlessly join teacher greetings and small talk with other parents. The plan for meeting a partner's parents as the father at a wedding introduction is also popular.

A service for occasions requiring a warm maternal presence — school visits, PTA meetings, and mother roles at wedding introductions. We receive many requests from those who lost their mother at a young age or are estranged from her, needing someone to present to their partner's parents. Staff with a homely, nurturing demeanor put everyone at ease with natural motherly conversation about cooking, child-rearing experiences, and more. Can also be combined with nursery/kindergarten pickup services.

Covering occasions where a grandfather's presence brings family warmth — Shichi-Go-San shrine visits, entrance and graduation ceremony accompaniment, New Year family gatherings, and visiting care facilities as a family member. Gentle, embracing staff in their 60s-70s portray natural interactions with grandchildren. They participate seamlessly in commemorative photos, delivering the joy children feel when "grandpa came."

A service answering the need for a grandmother's warmth at memorial services, family events, seasonal greetings, and facility visits. Staff well-versed in incense-offering etiquette and ceremonial customs present a composed, dignified presence befitting the occasion. With warm, grandmotherly behaviors — speaking gently to children, watching over them — they blend in as a natural family member. They excel at age-appropriate conversations about knitting, cooking, and other traditional topics.

A service for social settings requiring a husband's presence — company family events, company housing gatherings, hometown visits, and class reunions. We respect sensitive situations such as not wanting others to know you're single or maintaining the appearance of marriage after divorce. Staff are selected to match your age and style, with advance meetings to establish natural couple distance and communication. They naturally participate in conversations with neighbors and colleagues.

Covering social occasions requiring a wife's presence — company housing events, family gatherings, and corporate family functions. For cases where being asked "Where's your wife?" is distressing, or when a wife's presence is needed for hometown visits, our staff portray the wife role with grace and poise. Topics like cooking and housekeeping, polite greetings to in-laws — all expected wife behaviors are prepared through advance meetings. Activities take place in public settings as standard.

A service where staff attend wedding introductions and family events as a brother or sister. Used by only children who have no siblings or those estranged from their brothers or sisters. Conversation topics and childhood anecdotes are established in advance for introductions to the other family, creating a natural sibling dynamic. Staff are selected to match the appropriate age difference and gender.

A service providing children aged 2-17 with a guardian staff member always present. Used when you need "relatives with children" at a wedding for a realistic family composition, or a grandchild role for three-generation family photos. This service is limited to family composition staging for third-party scenarios. A guardian always accompanies the child with thorough safety management. Age and gender specifications for the child are available.

A service arranging babies aged 0-1 together with our staff member acting as the guardian. Available only for very limited scenarios — such as staging a young married couple with a baby as relatives at a wedding. Baby safety and comfort are the top priority, with our guardian staff always holding or watching over the baby. Usage time is limited to short periods.

A service where staff attend engagement ceremonies and family meetings as relatives, facilitating the first meeting with your partner's family. Father, mother, uncles, aunts, and siblings can all be arranged at once. Family occupations, hobbies, personalities, and hometowns are set in detail, ensuring natural behavior — from mealtime conversation to greeting etiquette — matched to the formality of the occasion. We also advise on venue selection and meeting flow.

A service providing guardian attendance at all school events — classroom visits, sports days, graduation ceremonies, parent-teacher conferences, and PTA activities. Frequently used by those unable to attend due to work obligations or single-parent households needing a second parent. Staff experienced in school environments naturally handle teacher greetings, small talk with other parents, and speaking with children.

A service where staff play family roles over the phone rather than in person. Applications include responding to emergency school calls as a guardian, taking New Year greeting calls from relatives, and making check-in calls to hospitalized family members. We conduct detailed briefings on family settings — relationship, how to address each other, household situation — enabling natural responses even to unexpected calls. Lower cost and shorter duration than in-person services make this an easy entry point.

A service covering broad family stand-in needs beyond the specific categories above. Accompany you as family at entrance or graduation ceremonies, join seasonal events (cherry blossom viewing, BBQs, Christmas) as family, take family photos at travel destinations — from everyday to extraordinary occasions. "Family set" arrangements combining multiple roles are available, including three-generation compositions of parents + grandparents + children. Plans are custom-designed to match your specific requests.