Eco-friendly research labs (ZEB and more)

5 research labs in Japan designed to save energy and water. Areas include Kurobe, Kiyose, Kadoma, Tsukuba, Akishima. Each page has interior photos, the architects, whether you can visit, and the careers page.

Open to visitors Famous brands Timber Atriums Greenery Eco buildings Near a station Yokohama Kyoto & Osaka Tokyo Kanagawa

The one-floor office designed to spark conversation

Kurobe, Toyama

YKK AP R&D Center

A one-floor office that sparks conversation among 370 people

Eco building

Kiyose, Tokyo

Obayashi Technical Research Institute Techno-Station

A single large workplace where researchers from different fields come together

Eco building

The symbol wall with drifting mist on the 5th floor

Kadoma, Osaka

Panasonic Technology CUBE

A research base with a misty green wall and a four-storey atrium

Famous brandAtriumEco building

An office space with wooden floors and plants

Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Toda Tsukuba Technical Research Institute Green Office

A ZEB research office wrapped in plants and a curved ceiling

TimberGreeneryEco building

Akishima, Tokyo

Kurita Innovation Hub

Japan's first zero-water building, which reuses its water

AtriumEco building

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