The entryway to Tokyo's startup world.

Genkan (玄関) is the Japanese word for the entryway, the little space just inside the door where you slip off your shoes before you step in. That's what this is for Tokyo's startup scene: the place you come through first.

Founders landing in Tokyo lose weeks to the same questions. Which visa? Where to work? Who to know? What's on this week? The answers exist, just scattered across a dozen tabs, half of them only in Japanese. Genkan pulls them into one place, in plain English, so you can find your footing fast.