JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED OFFICES
01 · Osaka
CYGAMES
The drinks machines
The drinks machines are free, and what is in them is decided by an internal survey and rotated.
Read the CYGAMES office →COLLECTIONS › COFFEE & DRINK CORNERS
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Coffee & drink corners — 9 of Japan’s best
Free drinks, coffee servers and vending machines — how Japanese offices keep people going.
Japan is the land of the vending machine, and offices carry the habit on: drink corners, coffee servers and, at some companies, drinks that cost nothing. These are the offices where the coffee is part of the design.
02 · Nihonbashi Kabutochō, Tokyo
HEIWA REAL ESTATE
The coffee server
A coffee server and a company meal service sit alongside the lounge, so a break does not need a trip outside.
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03 · Shibuya, Tokyo
MIXI
Byron Bay Coffee
The staff cafeteria (weekdays 11:00–16:00) serves a buffet, curry and daily noodles at half price; the in-house Byron Bay Coffee is subsidised by half too.
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04 · Shibaura, Tokyo
TBWA HAKUHODO
The drink counter
The lounge café was planned outwards from the drink counter into relaxing, focused and shared areas.
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05 · Hatchobori, Tokyo
KOUSHIN
Sweets, snacks and coffee
Sweets, light meals and coffee are laid out for staff.
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06 · Shibuya, Tokyo
MACBEE PLANET
The drink counter
The floors themselves are plainer: free address across both, desks along the windows, planting used to break up the runs, a drink counter, and enclosed places for the work that needs quiet.
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07 · Nihonbashi, Tokyo
CYBOZU
Coffee at the cafe counter
The Cybozu Cafe serves coffee inside the office, and the CYBOZU BAR counter gives the floor a place to gather after work.
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08 · Roppongi, Tokyo
Mercari
Lounge and drink corner
The café was rebuilt for the move: soft downlights, quiet tones, coffee in hand.
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09 · Roppongi, Tokyo
COLOPL
The vending machines
There is a vending machine from the beef-bowl chain Matsuya and a balanced bento service.
Read the COLOPL office →Questions
About this collection
Which offices in Japan feature in “Coffee & drink corners”?
WALL has picked 9: CYGAMES (Osaka), HEIWA REAL ESTATE (Nihonbashi Kabutochō, Tokyo), MIXI (Shibuya, Tokyo), TBWA HAKUHODO (Shibaura, Tokyo), KOUSHIN (Hatchobori, Tokyo), MACBEE PLANET (Shibuya, Tokyo), CYBOZU (Nihonbashi, Tokyo), Mercari (Roppongi, Tokyo), COLOPL (Roppongi, Tokyo).
Where in Japan are these offices?
They are spread across 2 places: Tokyo (8), Osaka (1).
Can I visit these offices?
Most are private workplaces and not open to the public. WALL reports on them from the companies’ own published material; each office page links to its source.
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