Consumer goods occupiers in Osaka typically cluster in Honmachi & Yodoyabashi, plan ~180 sqft per seat at high-end fit-out ($62000–92000/sqft), and pay around 25000 JPY/sqft ($56 USD) on Class A.
Consumer goods occupiers in Osaka typically cluster in Honmachi & Yodoyabashi, plan ~180 sqft per seat at high-end fit-out">fit-out ($62000–92000/sqft), and pay around 25000 JPY/sqft ($56 USD) on Class A.
Consumer goods occupiers in Osaka typically anchor in Honmachi & Yodoyabashi. Banking (Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui), trading houses, insurance.
Class A rent in Osaka runs 25000 JPY/sqft ($56 USD) on a 4-year lease with 2 months free. Prime submarkets sit at or modestly above the city index.
Typical consumer goods fit-out targets high-end specification at $62000–92000/sqft. Branded reception, full client-facing programming, premium furniture, and specialist AV are standard.
Plan around 180 sqft per seat blended (workstation + circulation + amenity). A 100-headcount consumer office in Osaka typically targets 18,000 sqft of leasable area.
Brand, merchandising, and digital teams gravitate to creative-class submarkets with strong adjacent retail and hospitality. Deep manufacturing, pharma, and trading talent. Strong feed from Osaka University, Kyoto University, and Kobe University. Japanese-only operating environment for most domestic tenants.
Headline corporate tax: 30.62%. Standard Japanese commercial lease (futsuu shakuyaku) — 2-3 year terms with auto-renewal; or fixed-term lease (teiki shakuyaku) of 4-10 years. Security deposit (shikikin) of 10-12 months standard. Free rent of 2-4 months on a 4-year deal.
| city | Osaka |
|---|---|
| industry | Consumer goods |
| naics | 311, 445, 446 |
| preferredSubmarket | Honmachi & Yodoyabashi |
| preferredFitoutSpec | High-end |
| fitoutBand | $62000–92000/sqft |
| sqftPerSeat | 180 |
| classARentLocal | 25000 JPY/sqft/yr |
| classARentUsd | $56/sqft/yr |
| vacancyPct | 4.8% |
| typicalLeaseYears | 4 |
| typicalRentFreeMonths | 2 |
| talentIndex | 85 |
| corporateTaxPct | 30.62% |
Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.