Beautifully designed research labs in Tokyo

8 research labs in Tokyo, chosen for their architecture and interior design. Areas include Kiyose, Shiomi, Hachioji, Sengawa, Kunitachi, Haneda. Each page has interior photos, the architects, whether you can visit, and the careers page.

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Kiyose, Tokyo

Obayashi Technical Research Institute Techno-Station

A single large workplace where researchers from different fields come together

Eco building

Shiomi, Tokyo

Shimizu NOVARE

A green hub building joined to a laboratory with a huge test hall

Open to visitorsGreenery

Hachioji, Tokyo

Nissin Foods the WAVE

A research centre shaped like noodles and the blade that cuts them, with cup-shaped displays

Famous brand

Sengawa, Tokyo

Kewpie Sengawa Kewport

A “mille-feuille” that alternates research floors and office floors

Open to visitorsFamous brandAtrium

Kunitachi, Tokyo

Yakult Central Institute Basic Research Building

A research building surrounded by woods and water, with labs right next to offices

Famous brandGreenery

The vehicle workshop with test cars lined up

Haneda, Tokyo

DENSO Global R&D Tokyo, Haneda

A self-driving development base with a red staircase overlooking the vehicle pits

The atrium, which becomes a hall for events

Nishi-Oi, Tokyo

Nikon Headquarters / Innovation Center

150-metre offices joined by a 6-metre-wide “band core”

Famous brandTimberAtrium

Akishima, Tokyo

Kurita Innovation Hub

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

AtriumEco building

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