A private office in Japan is a lockable room inside a staffed building, rented by the month, with the desks, the chairs, the internet, the cleaning and the reception already in place. In the Japanese English market the product is usually called a serviced office, and that is the word you will see on most of the operators’ own pages. Wezoo lists 212 buildings across 41 Japanese cities that publish one, and between them they carry 3,769 priced private office listings.
For an overview of every option, see all private offices in Japan.
This guide reads those listings rather than summarising them. It sets out what the product includes and what it does not, where the buildings actually are, what the published monthly figures look like from the floor in Takamatsu to the top floor in Otemachi, how much room a team of a given size is listed as needing, and how to send an enquiry. Every figure below comes from the live Wezoo inventory on 7 October 2026.
Market snapshot · Japan
Buildings with a private office | 212 |
|---|---|
Cities covered | 41 |
Priced listings | 3,769 |
Lowest published monthly figure | JPY 16,900 (4 m², one person, Takamatsu) |
Highest published monthly figure | JPY 9,625,500 (311 m², 93 people, Tokyo) |
Floor area range | 2 m² to 1,615 m² |
Capacity range | 1 to 129 people |
Shortest term published | 1 month, on all 3,769 listings |
Operators | Regus (133 buildings), Open Office (62), Signature (9), Spaces (8) |
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What you get with a private office in Japan, and what you do not
A private office is a room with a door and a key that only your team holds. Unlike a hot desk, nobody else sits in it when you are out. Unlike a conventional lease, you are not signing for the building: the operator holds the lease, fits the space out, pays for the cleaning and the broadband, staffs the reception, and bills you one monthly figure. All 3,769 listings in Japan publish a shortest term of one month, which is the practical difference from the standard Japanese commercial lease, where two to three years and a deposit of six to twelve months’ rent are the norm.
What is included varies by building, but across the Japanese inventory the recurring items are the desks and chairs, the internet connection, the utilities, the cleaning, a staffed reception during business hours, use of the shared kitchen and lounge, and access to the meeting rooms on a pay as you go or allowance basis. Mail handling and a company name on the building directory are normal. Parking almost never is.
Three things a private office in Japan is not. It is not a meeting room: if you need a boardroom for an afternoon rather than a desk for a month, that is a separate product with a separate price. It is not a virtual office: if you want the address without the room, Wezoo has a separate guide to virtual offices in Japan covering exactly that. And it is not a product you book online. Private offices are released through an enquiry, because the operator has to confirm that the specific room is still free on your date and agree the term with you first.
One point that catches foreign companies out, and it is about people rather than premises. JETRO, the Japanese government’s trade and investment agency, states that when a branch office is to be established in Japan, at least one representative must have an address in and be a resident in Japan. That same page records that the residency requirement no longer applies to a representative director of a Kabushiki-Kaisha. A private office gives you a staffed business address and a place to work from on day one; it does not, by itself, satisfy a residency requirement that attaches to a person.
Where private offices are available in Japan, and how many buildings in each city
The inventory is concentrated and then very long tailed. Tokyo alone carries 73 of the 212 buildings. Osaka is next with 23, then Fukuoka and Nagoya with 14 each. After the top nine cities the list drops to three buildings and fewer, and 17 Japanese cities appear with exactly one address.
City | Buildings |
|---|---|
Tokyo | 73 |
Osaka | 23 |
Fukuoka | 14 |
Nagoya | 14 |
Yokohama | 11 |
Sendai | 7 |
Hiroshima | 6 |
Kyoto | 4 |
Sapporo | 4 |
Koriyama | 3 |
Kumamoto | 3 |
Naha | 3 |
Saitama | 3 |
Two notes on how to read that table. The Wezoo inventory records the city exactly as the operator files it, so the same place can arrive under more than one spelling, and a handful of addresses are filed under their prefecture rather than their city. The counts above fold those together where the street address makes the place unambiguous: Hakata into Fukuoka, Omiya into Saitama, the three Okinawa addresses into Naha, and the Kagawa address into Takamatsu. Where the prefecture covers several separate cities, for instance the three filed under Kanagawa and the three under Hyogo, they are left as the operator filed them rather than guessed at.
For the two cities with their own guides, Wezoo has a closer look at serviced offices in Tokyo and at serviced offices in Yokohama. Readers who would rather have this in Japanese will find the same inventory covered in the Japanese guide to rental offices.
Fourteen private office addresses in Japan, building by building
The fourteen below are a spread rather than a ranking: ten cities, all four operators, and the full published span from the lowest monthly figure in the country to the largest single floor. Each table reads straight from the listing. Every figure is a starting price for that room size, and the term shown is the shortest the listing publishes.
1. Otemachi Building, Tokyo
Otemachi Building, Tokyo, by Spaces
The widest single range in the country sits here. The smallest listing is a 5 m² room for one person at JPY 103,500 a month; the largest is a 311 m² floor for up to 93 people at JPY 9,625,500. Forty-two listings in one address, a two minute walk from Otemachi Station and the Marunouchi business district.
Address: 1F and 2F Otemachi Building, 100-0004
Private office listings: 42
Smallest listing: 5 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 103,500 a month
Largest listing: 311 m², up to 93 people, from JPY 9,625,500 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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2. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, by Signature
Fifty-five listings, more than any other address in Japan. A one person room starts at JPY 118,900 and the largest suite runs to 152 m² for up to 51 people at JPY 6,063,900. The tower is one of Tokyo’s landmark addresses and the fit-out reflects it.
Address: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 106-6116
Private office listings: 55
Smallest listing: 5 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 118,900 a month
Largest listing: 152 m², up to 51 people, from JPY 6,063,900 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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3. Shinjuku Eastside Square, Tokyo
Shinjuku Eastside Square, Tokyo
Two listings only, and both are large. The smaller is 258 m² for up to 9 people at JPY 301,500 a month; the larger is 1615 m² for up to 60 people at JPY 2,010,000, the biggest single private office floor on Wezoo in Japan. This is an address for a team that already knows its headcount.
Address: B1F Shinjuku Eastside Square, 160-0022
Private office listings: 2
Smallest listing: 258 m², up to 9 people, from JPY 301,500 a month
Largest listing: 1615 m², up to 60 people, from JPY 2,010,000 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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4. Hiranomachi Century Building, Osaka
Hiranomachi Century Building, Osaka, by Open Office
Twenty-four listings in Chuo ward, Osaka’s old merchant quarter and still its legal and banking centre. From a 4 m² room at JPY 49,900 up to 69 m² for 26 people at JPY 1,297,400.
Address: Hiranomachi Century Building, 541-0046
Private office listings: 24
Smallest listing: 4 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 49,900 a month
Largest listing: 69 m², up to 26 people, from JPY 1,297,400 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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5. Dai 3 Doi Building, Osaka
Dai 3 Doi Building, Osaka
The cheapest entry point of any address in Osaka: JPY 33,500 a month for a 5 m² room for one. The ceiling is modest too, 21 m² for up to 8 people at JPY 268,000, so this is a small team building rather than a headquarters. Shin-Osaka puts the Shinkansen platform a short walk away.
Address: 6F Shin Osaka Dai 3 Doi Building, 532-0004
Private office listings: 20
Smallest listing: 5 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 33,500 a month
Largest listing: 21 m², up to 8 people, from JPY 268,000 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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6. Dai Nagoya Building, Nagoya
Dai Nagoya Building, Nagoya, by Regus
Thirty-six listings across two floors directly at Nagoya Station, the busiest interchange in central Japan. A single room starts at JPY 88,500; the largest listing is 65 m² for up to 24 people at JPY 2,124,000.
Address: Dai Nagoya Building 11th and 25th Floor, 450-0002
Private office listings: 36
Smallest listing: 5 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 88,500 a month
Largest listing: 65 m², up to 24 people, from JPY 2,124,000 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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7. Hakata Prestige, Fukuoka
Hakata Prestige, Fukuoka, by Regus
Twenty-nine listings beside Hakata Station, the gateway to Kyushu and the closest major Japanese business district to Seoul and Shanghai. One person rooms start at JPY 92,500 and the largest is 51 m² for up to 20 people at JPY 1,850,000.
Address: Hakata Prestige Honkan Bldg. 1-3F, 812-0011
Private office listings: 29
Smallest listing: 5 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 92,500 a month
Largest listing: 51 m², up to 20 people, from JPY 1,850,000 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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8. Yokohama Landmark Plaza, Yokohama
Yokohama Landmark Plaza, Yokohama
Twenty-one listings in Minato Mirai, the waterfront district built on the old shipyards. From a 4 m² room at JPY 84,500 to 25 m² for up to 9 people at JPY 760,500. Yokohama is thirty minutes from central Tokyo and the eleven addresses here are consistently cheaper than their Tokyo equivalents.
Address: Yokohama Landmark Plaza 5F, 220-0012
Private office listings: 21
Smallest listing: 4 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 84,500 a month
Largest listing: 25 m², up to 9 people, from JPY 760,500 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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9. Solala Plaza, Sendai
Solala Plaza, Sendai, by Spaces
The largest of the seven Sendai addresses, with twenty-one listings running from a 4 m² room at JPY 75,500 to 64 m² for up to 24 people at JPY 1,812,000. Sendai is the business centre of the Tohoku region and the building sits beside the station.
Address: Solala Plaza 3F, 980-0013
Private office listings: 21
Smallest listing: 4 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 75,500 a month
Largest listing: 64 m², up to 24 people, from JPY 1,812,000 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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10. GRANODE, Hiroshima
GRANODE, Hiroshima, by Regus
Twenty listings beside Hiroshima Station. A 4 m² room for one is JPY 60,500 and the largest listing is 41 m² for up to 16 people at JPY 968,000, which makes this the broadest range of the six Hiroshima addresses.
Address: GRANODE Hiroshima 3F, 732-0057
Private office listings: 20
Smallest listing: 4 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 60,500 a month
Largest listing: 41 m², up to 16 people, from JPY 968,000 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
11. Keiwa Odori Building, Sapporo
Keiwa Odori Building, Sapporo
Twenty listings on Odori, the boulevard that runs through the middle of Sapporo. From JPY 51,500 for a 5 m² room to JPY 412,000 for 20 m² and up to 8 people. Sapporo has four addresses in total and this one carries the most listings.
Address: 9F Keiwa Odori Building 50, 060-0042
Private office listings: 20
Smallest listing: 5 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 51,500 a month
Largest listing: 20 m², up to 8 people, from JPY 412,000 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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12. Urbannet Shijo Karasuma, Kyoto
Urbannet Shijo Karasuma, Kyoto, by Regus
Fourteen listings at the Shijo Karasuma crossing, Kyoto’s main commercial junction. Rooms run from 5 m² at JPY 82,900 to 15 m² for up to 6 people at JPY 497,400. Every listing here is a small team room; Kyoto has no large private office floors on Wezoo.
Address: 6F/7F Urbannet Shijo Karasuma Building, 600-8009
Private office listings: 14
Smallest listing: 5 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 82,900 a month
Largest listing: 15 m², up to 6 people, from JPY 497,400 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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13. Alba Ginza Dori Building, Kumamoto
Alba Ginza Dori Building, Kumamoto, by Open Office
Seven floors of listings in central Kumamoto, from JPY 25,900 for a 4 m² room to JPY 207,200 for 20 m² and up to 8 people. Kumamoto is the kind of regional city where the gap with Tokyo is at its widest.
Address: 2F-8F Alba Ginza Dori Building, 860-0802
Private office listings: 14
Smallest listing: 4 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 25,900 a month
Largest listing: 20 m², up to 8 people, from JPY 207,200 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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14. Takamatsu Plaza Building, Takamatsu
Takamatsu Plaza Building, Takamatsu, by Open Office
The lowest monthly figure anywhere in Japan on Wezoo: JPY 16,900 for a 4 m² room for one person. Fifteen listings in all, up to 20 m² for 7 people at JPY 118,300. Takamatsu is the largest city on Shikoku and the API files this address under its prefecture, Kagawa.
Address: Takamatsu Plaza Building 3F and 4F, 760-0008
Private office listings: 15
Smallest listing: 4 m², up to 1 person, from JPY 16,900 a month
Largest listing: 20 m², up to 7 people, from JPY 118,300 a month
Shortest term published: 1 month
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What a private office costs in Japan
Across the 3,769 listings the published monthly figures run from JPY 16,900 to JPY 9,625,500. That span is not really a price range; it is the difference between a four square metre room for one person in Takamatsu and a 311 square metre floor for 93 people in Otemachi. The useful comparison is like for like.
For a one person room, the entry figure at the addresses in this guide runs from JPY 16,900 in Takamatsu and JPY 25,900 in Kumamoto, through JPY 33,500 in Osaka and JPY 51,500 in Sapporo, to JPY 103,500 in Otemachi and JPY 118,900 in Roppongi Hills. The regional cities and the prime Tokyo towers are at opposite ends of the same product, and a team that does not need a Marunouchi postcode has a great deal of room to move.
Three things about these figures that matter when you compare them with a conventional lease. They are starting prices: the operator publishes the lowest figure for that room type at that building, and a specific room on a specific floor can sit above it. They are monthly: every listing in Japan publishes a shortest term of one month, so there is no annualising to do. And the Wezoo inventory does not publish which contract length the starting figure assumes, so treat it as the floor of the conversation rather than the quote.
What the figure usually replaces is worth naming. On a standard Japanese commercial lease you would separately budget the deposit, the fit-out, the furniture, the broadband contract, the utilities, the cleaning contract and a receptionist. In a private office those sit inside the monthly figure. What is normally outside it is meeting room time beyond your allowance, printing, parking and anything you want built or branded specially.
How much space you need: team size, desks and floor area
The listings themselves answer this better than any rule of thumb, because every one publishes both a floor area and a maximum occupancy. Across Japan the listed rooms run from 2 m² to 1,615 m² and from one person to 129.
Team | What the Japanese listings look like |
|---|---|
1 person | Rooms of 2 m² to 5 m². Every address in this guide has one, and it is the room the entry price refers to. |
4 to 8 people | Roughly 14 m² to 25 m². This is the size that the regional addresses top out at, so a team of eight has the widest choice of cities. |
20 to 26 people | Roughly 51 m² to 69 m². Available in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sendai, but not in Kyoto, Sapporo, Kumamoto or Takamatsu. |
50 people and above | 152 m² and up, and effectively a Tokyo question. The three largest listings in the country are Shinjuku Eastside Square at 1,615 m² for 60, Otemachi Building at 311 m² for 93, and an Okinawa address at 463 m² for 129. |
Read the occupancy figure as a ceiling rather than a recommendation. It is the maximum the operator will put in the room, and a team that wants a spare desk, a quiet corner or space for a visiting colleague should look one size up. The one place where the Japanese inventory is thin is the step between a large team room and a floor: between 69 m² and 152 m² there is very little outside Tokyo.
Who can rent a private office in Japan: individuals, startups and established companies
There is no minimum size. The one person rooms exist because freelancers, consultants and single country managers take them, and at the regional addresses they are the majority of the listings. An individual can enquire in their own name.
For a foreign company arriving in Japan the usual sequence is the reverse of what people expect. The office tends to come first, because a branch or a subsidiary needs somewhere to be, and a serviced office can be occupied in days rather than the months a conventional fit-out takes. JETRO’s own comparison of the branch office and the subsidiary routes is the clearest English summary of what each form requires, and it is worth reading before you choose the building, because the two routes differ on who must be resident in Japan and on what gets registered.
Established Japanese companies use the same product differently: a project team that needs a room for six months, a sales office in a city where the firm has no premises, or a landing spot while a head office is refitted. The one month term is what makes those work. For companies that want the registered address without the room, the virtual office guide covers what the Legal Affairs Bureau expects of a head office address and which of these buildings publish that service.
How to request a private office in Japan on Wezoo
Private offices are not booked, they are requested, and the reason is practical: the operator has to confirm that the specific room is free on your date and agree the term before anything is committed. The sequence on Wezoo is short.
Filter by city and by headcount. Both come straight from the listing, so a filter on eight people returns rooms the operator will actually put eight people in.
Compare on floor area as well as price. Two rooms listed for the same number of people can differ by ten square metres.
Shortlist two or three buildings. Availability moves, and a second choice in the same district saves a week.
Send the enquiry with your start date and term. The building replies with the specific rooms free on that date and the figure for your term.
Frequently asked questions
What is a private office in Japan?
A lockable room inside a staffed building, rented by the month, with furniture, internet, utilities, cleaning and reception included in one figure. In the Japanese English market it is usually called a serviced office, and in Japanese it is a rental office.
How much does a private office cost in Japan?
Across the 3,769 listings on Wezoo the published monthly figures run from JPY 16,900 to JPY 9,625,500. For a one person room the entry figure is JPY 16,900 in Takamatsu, JPY 33,500 in Osaka and JPY 103,500 at the Otemachi Building in central Tokyo. All figures are starting prices.
What is the shortest term?
One month. Every one of the 3,769 private office listings in Japan publishes a shortest term of one month.
Can I book a private office online?
No. A private office is requested, not booked. The operator confirms the room and the term first. Meeting rooms and day offices are the products you can book directly.
Which Japanese cities have the most private offices?
Tokyo with 73 buildings, then Osaka with 23, Fukuoka and Nagoya with 14 each, and Yokohama with 11. In total 41 cities carry at least one.
Can a foreign company rent one?
Yes, and it is a common first step. Note that JETRO states a branch office in Japan needs at least one representative who has an address in and is a resident of Japan; that is a requirement about a person, and a private office does not satisfy it on its own.
Ready to request your serviced office in Japan?
212 addresses in 41 cities, 3,769 priced listings, one month minimum term. Tell the buildings your headcount and start date and compare what comes back.
Sources
Wezoo inventory, Japan, private offices, read 7 October 2026: 212 buildings, 41 cities, 3,769 priced listings.
JETRO, Comparison of types of business operation, on the residency requirement for a branch office representative.
