Research labs in Kyoto and Osaka

7 research labs in Kyoto and Osaka, chosen for their architecture and interior design. Areas include Seika, Settsu, Kizugawa, Nanko, Shimogyo, Kadoma. Each page has interior photos, the architects, whether you can visit, and the careers page.

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Settsu, Osaka

Daikin Technology and Innovation Center

A 48,000 m² R&D hub where engineers gather across departmental walls

Kizugawa, Kyoto

Omron Keihanna Innovation Center

A 60 × 120 m open-plan office and a “promenade of information”

Seika, Kyoto

Shimadzu Future Collaboratory

A co-creation space for researchers with a bamboo courtyard and coffee

The open area with wooden stepped floors

Seika, Kyoto

Suntory World Research Center

Open areas of wooden terraces that shift and overlap

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Nanko, Osaka

MIZUNO ENGINE

A sports research base with a running track and a gym inside

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Shimogyo, Kyoto

Sony CSL Kyoto

A Kyoto lab whose desks are whole logs from Hida

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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

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