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Venture Café Tokyo
Toranomon · Free on ThursdaysThe social heart of the scene. Not a daily workspace, but the free Thursday Gathering is the easiest place to meet people.
Tokyo Innovation Base
Yurakucho · FreeTokyo's flagship startup hub. Free drop-in space, events, and English-friendly support.
Startup Hub Tokyo
Marunouchi · Free · register onceFree coworking and one-on-one consultations backed by the city. No membership needed.
TRUNK(HOTEL) CAFE
Shibuya · A drink + 15% coverA design-led hotel lounge where founders and creatives end up. Good for a first meeting.
FabCafe Tokyo
Shibuya · Free · buy a drinkA cafe and fab lab with 3D printers and laser cutters. A favorite of early-stage makers.
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Marunouchi, Otemachi & Yurakucho7
Tokyo Innovation Baseon the short listTokyo's flagship startup hub. Free drop-in space, events, and English-friendly support.Startup Hub Tokyoon the short listFree coworking and one-on-one consultations backed by the city. No membership needed.ServcorpPremium, immaculate offices in prestige towers, with bilingual staff and global access. Great for a credible business address.Spaces (IWG)Polished, design-forward coworking across five Tokyo locations. Good for client meetings, English onboarding.FINOLABMitsubishi Estate's fintech hub in the Otemachi Building, where founders meet bank partners at FINOPITCH and the InsurTech Startup Meetup.Global Business Hub TokyoMitsubishi Estate's shared office in Otemachi for overseas growth companies and Japanese ventures, with seminars and reverse pitches.SAAIMitsubishi Estate's membership coworking in the Shin-Tokyo Building, mixing startup founders with corporate intrapreneurs, freelancers and creatives.
Shibuya7
TRUNK(HOTEL) CAFEon the short listA design-led hotel lounge where founders and creatives end up. Good for a first meeting.FabCafe Tokyoon the short listA cafe and fab lab with 3D printers and laser cutters. A favorite of early-stage makers.WeWork30 Tokyo locations plus global portability, a bilingual app and staff, and meeting-room credits.SHIBUYA QWSMembers-only project space on Shibuya Scramble Square's 15th floor, where QWS Challenge intakes and QWS Stage showcases draw founders and researchers.100BANCHPanasonic-backed experimental space in Shibuya, whose GARAGE Program gives under-35 project leaders three months of free 24/7 workspace, with monthly intakes.SOILTokyu's open-innovation lab, where startups, corporates and local government meet for workshops and pilot projects using Shibuya as a test field..andwork shibuyaCoworking inside THE Millennials Shibuya hotel with an international remote-worker crowd, a free-beer happy hour every evening and regular meetups.
Toranomon5
Venture Café Tokyoon the short listThe social heart of the scene. Not a daily workspace, but the free Thursday Gathering is the easiest place to meet people.CIC TokyoJapan's biggest startup hub. 325+ companies on campus, 200+ events a year, and the free Venture Café Thursday Gathering.ARCHMori Building's incubation center in Toranomon Hills where teams from around 120 large companies co-create new businesses. Members only, by application.Glass RockA members-only co-creation community at Toranomon Hills connecting companies, NPOs, government and citizens around social issues.TOKYO NODEA cultural venue atop Toranomon Hills Station Tower with an event hall and galleries for exhibitions and events. A place to attend, not a workspace.
Nakameguro & Meguro3
Impact Hub TokyoA converted print factory with a strong social-impact and creative community. TMG-accredited incubator, coffee included.Midori.soAn ivy-covered creative space with an art gallery and weekly community lunches. Distinctive and design-forward.Streamer Coffee (Nakameguro)A genuine work cafe. 560Mbps wifi, power at the counter, calm and spacious with floor-to-ceiling windows.
Nihonbashi2
LINK-JMitsui Fudosan-backed life-science network with lounges and lab space in Nihonbashi, where biotech founders, researchers and investors meet at its events.X-NIHONBASHIMitsui Fudosan's space-industry hub with coworking and meeting rooms for space startups; it anchors NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK.
Roppongi & Azabudai2
Blink Smart WorkspaceA five-floor space with a rooftop, in-house cafe and restaurant, pet-friendly and very international.Tokyo Venture Capital Hub (TVCH)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.
Elsewhere in Tokyo9
Renaissance Shinjuku 24A work, gym and sauna hybrid in Kabukicho. Cafe-style workspace with wifi and power, plus pool, sauna and machines.Link Scholars' Hub (LiSH)JR East's business-creation facility connected to Takanawa Gateway Station, with three coworking Studios and a Lab for deep-tech startups.Minato BASEMinato ward's coworking floor at Fudanotsuji Square, used by founders, freelancers and teleworkers, with networking nights and startup seminars.Tokyo Bitcoin BaseCoworking and coliving space near Yotsuya Station for founders and companies building on Bitcoin, with food trucks and an event space for hire.PiO PARKCoworking space one station from Haneda Airport Terminal 3, run by Ota City's industrial promotion body; hardware founders meet local machining firms here.co-ba ebisuTsukuruba's flagship co-ba, two floors between Daikanyama and Ebisu where founders work alongside creatives and freelancers, with regular community events.Chiyoda Platform SquareKanda shared office running since 2004 as a platform where generations, regions and industries mix, with Open Nest hot desks and private rooms.TMDU Innovation Park (TIP)Healthcare hub on Science Tokyo's Yushima campus where startups, companies and clinicians share offices and open labs next to the university hospital.BasisPointPay-as-you-go coworking with free drinks, wifi and power at seven Tokyo sites including Shimbashi: a desk between meetings, no community programme.
Yokohama2
Tech Hub YokohamaYokohama'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.Sakura WorksSmall social-good coworking space in Kannai that draws community builders and social entrepreneurs rather than tech founders; drop-in weekdays 10:00-17:00.
Osaka7
JAM BASEU-FINO's hub in Grand Green Osaka's North Building, with a coworking lounge, desks and private studios, and the home venue for Ecosystem Link events.Osaka Innovation HubOsaka City's startup hub since 2013, in Grand Front Osaka, where entrepreneurs, engineers and investors meet at events such as OSAP accelerator demo days.QUINTBRIDGENTT West's open innovation facility in Kyobashi, where startups, companies and students mix; open weekdays 9:00-21:00 and Saturdays 13:00-18:00.Knowledge CapitalInnovation complex in Grand Front Osaka North with a members-only Knowledge Salon (7F, 9:00-23:00) and open networking nights such as UMEKITA HAPPY HOUR.ONthe UMEDAGround-floor coworking lounge and cafe in the Message Umeda Building, used by freelancers, entrepreneurs and small business owners, with frequent workshops.billage OSAKAShared office chain with four Osaka sites, including Asahi Plaza Umeda, offering private rooms, coworking and occasional member meetups.Nakanoshima QrossFuture-medicine hub shared by hospitals and life-science startups; its Qrossover Lounge hosts regenerative-medicine and startup events, several in English.
Kyoto3
KOINFree co-creation lounge in the Kyoto Economic Center with startup salons, consultation desks and the seasonal Kyoto Startup Meetup, all in Japanese.Kyoto Research ParkPrivate research park five minutes by train from Kyoto Station; KRP BIZ NEXT is its membership service office and lounge for startups and branch offices.oinai karasumaCafe-style weekday coworking in the Tokiwa Building on Karasuma-dori, used by freelancers, designers and small founders, with OINAI BAR nights.
Kobe2
ANCHOR KOBEKobe city's innovation hub and members' community on the 15th floor above Sannomiya station, with mentoring and corporate member meetups in Japanese.KIITOKobe City's design and creative centre in the former raw-silk inspection building, with a free 16-seat Creative Lounge on KOBE Free Wi-Fi.
Nagoya2
Nagoya Innovator's GarageHub in Nadia Park set up by the Chubu Economic Federation and Nagoya City to link corporates and startups, with ideathons, pitch events and VC meetups.Nagono CampusConverted elementary school 8 minutes from Nagoya Station, with a HOME ROOM coworking floor, shared offices and a steady run of free community events.
Fukuoka4
CIC FukuokaCIC's Fukuoka innovation campus on the 7th floor of ONE FUKUOKA BLDG in Tenjin, with bilingual staff; the monthly fee includes meeting rooms.Zero-Ten Park Tenjin Nishi-doriFukuoka coworking chain, formerly The Company, with six branches on one membership and Coffee Break member gatherings for freelancers, startups and nomads.DIAGONAL RUN FUKUOKACoworking run by Fukuoka Financial Group in Daimyo Garden City for startups and corporate members, who can also use its Tokyo and Nagasaki bases.BIZCOLIBusiness library and workspace with 20,000 books, run by the Kyushu Economic Research Center and used by executives, consultants and small-business founders.
Sendai2
INTILAQ Tohoku Innovation CenterSendai coworking and incubation complex, open until 21:00 on weekdays, with shared offices, event rooms and regular startup workshops in Japanese.enspaceMulti-floor coworking and shared office building in Kokubuncho, used by startups, freelancers and students, with business networking meetings for members.
Okinawa2
Lagoon KOZAOkinawa City's incubation and coworking space in Koza, with startup consultations and the Yukuruba School for women founders; programmes are in Japanese.OIST Innovation IncubatorDeep-tech incubator on the OIST campus in Onna with offices, wet and dry labs and shared equipment, plus mentor and investor networks for startups.
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