The hubs, spaces, and spots

Tokyo Innovation Base

Tokyo's flagship startup hub. Free drop-in space, events, and English-friendly support.

Startup Hub Tokyo

Free coworking and one-on-one consultations backed by the city. No membership needed.

Venture Café Tokyo

Free entry on Thursdays (Thursday Gathering)

The social heart of the scene. Not a daily workspace, but the free Thursday Gathering is the easiest place to meet people.

CIC Tokyo

Hot desk from ~¥90,000/mo

Japan's biggest startup hub. 325+ companies on campus, 200+ events a year, and the free Venture Café Thursday Gathering.

TRUNK(HOTEL) CAFE

A design-led hotel lounge where founders and creatives end up. Good for a first meeting.

FabCafe Tokyo

Cafe + makerspace

A cafe and fab lab with 3D printers and laser cutters. A favorite of early-stage makers.

The Hive Jinnan

Day pass ~¥2,200 · from ~¥17,600/mo

The most international-friendly coworking in Shibuya. Design-led, cafe and terrace on site, regular foreign-founder events.

Impact Hub Tokyo

From ¥29,700/mo

A converted print factory with a strong social-impact and creative community. TMG-accredited incubator, coffee included.

Servcorp

Hot desk from ¥17,000/mo

Premium, immaculate offices in prestige towers, with bilingual staff and global access. Great for a credible business address.

Spaces (IWG)

All-access from ¥18,700/mo

Polished, design-forward coworking across five Tokyo locations. Good for client meetings, English onboarding.

WeWork

All Access ¥42,900/mo

30 Tokyo locations plus global portability, a bilingual app and staff, and meeting-room credits.

Blink Smart Workspace

Day pass ¥2,200 · from ¥19,800/mo

A five-floor space with a rooftop, in-house cafe and restaurant, pet-friendly and very international.

Midori.so

From ¥42,350/mo

An ivy-covered creative space with an art gallery and weekly community lunches. Distinctive and design-forward.

Renaissance Shinjuku 24

Work + sauna from ~¥5,500/mo

A work, gym and sauna hybrid in Kabukicho. Cafe-style workspace with wifi and power, plus pool, sauna and machines.

Streamer Coffee (Nakameguro)

Cafe, buy a drink

A genuine work cafe. 560Mbps wifi, power at the counter, calm and spacious with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Tech Hub Yokohama

Café open to all; work lounge by membership for eligible tech startups

Yokohama's tech-startup support base in Minato Mirai, with a members' work lounge, a café open to everyone, and regular events for growth-stage founders.

ARCH

Corporate membership by application (not open to the public)

Mori Building's incubation center in Toranomon Hills where teams from around 120 large companies co-create new businesses. Members only, by application.

Tokyo Venture Capital Hub (TVCH)

For member VC and CVC firms (not open to the public)

Japan's first large-scale venture capital hub at Azabudai Hills, giving around 70 VC and CVC firms shared offices and coworking. For member firms only.

Glass Rock

Membership (corporate or individual)

A members-only co-creation community at Toranomon Hills connecting companies, NPOs, government and citizens around social issues.

TOKYO NODE

Exhibitions and events are ticketed

A cultural venue atop Toranomon Hills Station Tower with an event hall and galleries for exhibitions and events. A place to attend, not a workspace.