--- title: "Sakae, Nagoya — Class A submarket" description: "Heritage retail and trophy submarket." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/nagoya/sakae pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Sakae is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Nagoya with average asking rent around ¥24,000/tsubo/mo · ≈ $54.2 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Heritage retail and trophy submarket. - Trophy tier — ~¥24,000/tsubo/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Sakae, Nagoya — Class A submarket *Heritage retail and trophy submarket.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: ¥24,000/[tsubo](/topics/apac-lease-conventions)">tsubo/mo · ≈ $54.2 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Heritage retail and trophy submarket. - [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~¥24,000/tsubo/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Sakae — the heritage retail and entertainment core — anchors Nagoya's principal heritage trophy submarket. Nagoya Crosscourt Tower, Nikkei Sakae Building, and a deep banking, retail HQ, and professional services tenancy. ## Tenant profile Banking, retail HQs, professional services, hospitality, luxury retail. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line (Sakae), Meijo Line. Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Oasis 21, Mitsukoshi Sakae, Nadya Park. ## Comparable buildings - **Nagoya Crosscourt Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nagoya%20Crosscourt%20Tower%2C%20Sakae%2C%20Nagoya%2C%20Japan%2C%20Sakae%2C%20Nagoya%2C%20Japan&query_place_id=ChIJRQSoYtZwA2ARwpz475VYYeo) - **Nikkei Sakae Building** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nikkei%20Sakae%20Building%2C%20Sakae%2C%20Nagoya%2C%20Japan%2C%20Sakae%2C%20Nagoya%2C%20Japan&query_place_id=ChIJvZjaHjxxA2ARl3QJg8RViBg) - **Mitsukoshi Sakae Building** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Mitsukoshi%20Sakae%20Building%2C%20Sakae%2C%20Nagoya%2C%20Japan%2C%20Sakae%2C%20Nagoya%2C%20Japan&query_place_id=ChIJn3wLYtFwA2ARFw2jVUMr9Kc) ## Where Sakae sits in Nagoya Sakae is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Nagoya, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around ¥24,000/tsubo/mo · ≈ $54.2 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Nagoya Class A stock, Sakae typically attracts Banking, retail HQs, professional services, hospitality, luxury retail and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Sakae: [Meieki (Nagoya Station)](/cities/nagoya/meieki-nagoya-station), [Fushimi / Marunouchi](/cities/nagoya/fushimi-marunouchi), [Kanayama](/cities/nagoya/kanayama), [Toyota City](/cities/nagoya/toyota-city). The full Nagoya submarket atlas is at [/cities/nagoya](/cities/nagoya). ## Topic deep-dives for Sakae For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Sakae, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Sakae — ](/cities/nagoya/sakae/rents-and-availability) - [Sakae — ](/cities/nagoya/sakae/tenant-profile) - [Sakae — ](/cities/nagoya/sakae/transit-and-commute) - [Sakae — ](/cities/nagoya/sakae/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Sakae — ](/cities/nagoya/sakae/trophy-and-comparables) - [Sakae — ](/cities/nagoya/sakae/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Nagoya Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/nagoya/sakae), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.