JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED OFFICES
01 · Tokyo
Expedia Japan
The kitchen
The kitchen serves free coffee and drinks all day.
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Pantries & kitchens — 10 of Japan’s best
Where the coffee is made — pantries, kitchen bars and test kitchens inside offices in Japan.
The office pantry — kyūtōshitsu (給湯室), the hot-water room — was once a cramped corner for making tea. In these offices it has become a kitchen where people meet.
02 · Takeshiba, Tokyo
SoftBank
Pantry
A pantry at standing height sits among lounges open to anyone at any hour.
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03 · Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo
MARUBENI FOODS
The test kitchen
The third floor holds the lab and a test kitchen.
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04 · Tokyo
MITSUI DESIGNTEC
The kitchen bar
A kitchen bar for guests sits beside SORANIWA, an outdoor area for work or lunch.
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05 · Kanda, Tokyo
BIZMATES
The pantry
A pantry with coffee machines sits at the end of the window-side work space.
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06 · Shiodome, Tokyo
MITSUI & CO. PROJECT SOLUTIONS
The pantry end
The communication area is heavily planted, with a pantry at one end.
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07 · Izumisano, Osaka
FUJI OIL
The kitchen
The kitchen sits behind the cafeteria.
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Questions
About this collection
Which offices in Japan feature in “Pantries & kitchens”?
WALL has picked 10: Expedia Japan (Tokyo), SoftBank (Takeshiba, Tokyo), MARUBENI FOODS (Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo), MITSUI DESIGNTEC (Tokyo), BIZMATES (Kanda, Tokyo), MITSUI & CO. PROJECT SOLUTIONS (Shiodome, Tokyo), FUJI OIL (Izumisano, Osaka), PONOS (Kyoto), DeNA (Shibuya, Tokyo), SERIO (Okayama).
Where in Japan are these offices?
They are spread across 4 places: Tokyo (7), Osaka (1), Kyoto (1), Okayama (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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