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Plenty of offices for rent are stocked centering in Kobe city.
Hyogo-Kobe is an ideal business base, as it is located in Kansai, Japan's second largest area for business and trade.
Some of Kobe's major office zone includes Sannomiya, Motomachi, Harbor Land, HAT Kobe, Port Island and Rokko Island. All of them are located nearby to the center of the city and convenient access to Osaka.
Besides private rental offices, temporary offices, public offices supporting preparation for advancement of enterprises and incubation facilities supporting ventures are prepared.
Private rental offices
Plenty of offices for rent are stocked centering in Kobe city. In view of rental fee, the market prices in Snnomiya area, center part of Kobe City have become comparatively expensive, while Nishinomiya City and Amagasaki City near Osaka are attractive as well.
JETRO IBSC Kobe
The temporary offices for one staff are offered for foreign enterprises to make preparatory research for advancing to Japan. Further, consultation on import and direct investment to Japan is accepted.
Object: Foreign enterprises having no base point in Japan
Period: Basically 50 business days (extension to 100 business days is accepted on request)
Time: Week days 9:00 to 18:00, Saturdays and holidays are closed (extension up to 21:00 is accepted on request)
Rental fee: Free (Telephone fee, copy fee and time extension fee are to be born by tenants.)
Address: Kobe Commerce Industry Trade Center Building 4th floor, 5-1-14 Hamabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City
Tel. No.: 078-252-7505
Kobe International Business Center (KIBC)
The Center is base point for supporting business operation of foreign and foreign affiliated companies. You can make use of the center for multi purposes: office space, research, ware house, simple assembling work shop and show-room.
In detail, see the site of KIBC. http://www.kobe-toshi-seibi.or.jp/ibsc/ibsc_j/index.html
Incubation facilities
There are 6 incubation facilities in Hyogo Prefecture especially for enterprises in early stage.
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Type |
Name of facility |
Sponsor |
Address |
Telephone |
| Incubation facilities |
Kobe Industry Promotion Center |
Kobe City Industry Promotion Foundation |
1-8-4 Higashi-Kawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
078-360-3199 |
| Amagasaki Research Incubation Center |
Erick Co., Ltd. |
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06-6415-2500 |
| Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Incubation Room |
Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry 9F, 6-1 Minatojima-nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
078-303-5804 |
| Kobe Fashion Mart |
Kobe Commerce and Industry Trade Center Co., Ltd. |
6-9 Koyo-cho-naka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe |
078-857-8000 |
Techno frontier Itami
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The "Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN" (SMRJ) |
5-3-24 Kitakawahara, Itami City |
06-6910-2235 |
| Kobe Incubation office (KIO) |
Kobe City Urban Development Corporation |
9-1 Minatojima, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
078-251-8341 |
| Laboratory |
Digital Create Studio |
Kansai DTP Association |
c/o ARIC 7-1-3 Doi-cho, Amagasaki |
06-6414-2525 |
| Hyogo
Prefecture Advanced Science Technology Center 2nd Stage facility |
Hyogo
Science and Technology Association |
1479-6
Kanaji, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun |
07915-8-1100 |
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