Practical automation for serious work.

Make work less manual. Make work less repetitive. Make work less mechanical. Make work feel lighter. Make work flow better. Make work more meaningful.

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About

Tokyo-based IT automation consulting

Shifuto is a Tokyo-based IT automation consulting agency founded in 2025 by Stanislas Hildebrandt.

Shifuto's mission is to free people from avoidable manual work, so their attention can go where it has the most value.

Portrait of Stanislas Hildebrandt — Stanislas Hildebrandt, founder of Shifuto

Founder profile

Operational automation shaped by consulting, engineering, and data work.

Stanislas Hildebrandt (LinkedIn) is an experienced consultant based in Tokyo, Japan. Originally from Poland and France, he studied mathematics and computer science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Switzerland.

After working in finance, engineering, and data science, Stanislas saw how often small and medium organizations are constrained by work that should be easier: copying details between files, checking spreadsheets, preparing document packs, creating recurring media, and repeating internal admin steps by hand.

Shifuto focuses on turning that hidden operational friction into lightweight, reliable tools that fit the team's existing way of working.

Shifuto's approach

Simple systems win. Predictability and reliability matter more than novelty.

Start from the workflow already in use. Keep useful tools such as Excel, Google Workspace, Drive, and email in place where they still make sense.

Design only the automation that the problem needs. Review steps, human judgment, and clear ownership stay part of the process.

Down-to-earth solutions that are intuitive to use because they fit the way the company already operates. No heavy training or complicated platform to adopt.

Frequently asked questions

Direct answers to common questions.

What exactly do you automate?

Recurring workflows involving documents, data entry, notifications, checks, and internal processes. See examples

Do we need new software?

No. We work with your existing tools and build small connectors and lightweight apps, not platforms.

How long does it take?

Most projects deliver working automation within 2-4 weeks.

What is the cost?

Cost is set per contract, with hourly billing by default and other structures available as needed. See pricing

Results

Less manual. More dependable.

Shifuto focuses on outcomes that are easy to see: a lightweight first version, time saved on recurring work, simple tools that fit existing operations, and automation the team owns after handover.

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