What TENSHO BUILDING Inc. does

TENSHO BUILDING Inc. (天翔ビルディング株式会社) is a privately held Japanese real estate operator that runs the TENSHO OFFICE (天翔オフィス) brand of fully furnished private rental offices in Tokyo. As of the available data, the company operates 30+ purpose-built or converted office buildings distributed across nine central Tokyo wards — Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Toshima, Taito, Shinagawa, and Bunkyo — with every location positioned within a five-minute walk of a train station. The product consists of two formats: fully private lockable rooms for 1 to 20+ persons (typically furnished with individual air-conditioning) and lower-cost "booth" rooms partitioned by 179–194 cm walls for solo users. Pricing is fully bundled — monthly rent plus 共益費 (common area maintenance) covers furniture, internet, meeting-room access, delivery boxes, and 24/7 entry, with no separate utility, renewal, or exit-restoration fees. Entry contract fees are modest (55,000 yen for single-person, 110,000 yen for multi-person rooms), and periodic promotions offer 90% off the entry fee plus 1-month free rent.

The company makes money through a single recurring revenue stream: monthly subscription rentals on private rooms. Customer acquisition is conducted direct-to-consumer via a Japanese/English bilingual website (tensho-office.com), inbound phone (03-3567-4211), and in-person office tour reservations. Distribution is supplemented by organic social (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube) and hundreds of SEO-optimized ward- and station-specific landing pages. Target customers are small and medium-sized businesses, startups, freelancers, and licensed professionals (judicial scriveners, accountants, lawyers) who need an affordable, fully serviced Tokyo business address with the ability to register a corporate domicile (法人登記). Case-study tenants span cosmetics manufacturing, management consulting, and legal services.

Operationally, the company runs with only 6 employees at its Higashi-Ginza headquarters, indicating a heavily outsourced building-management model. Growth is footprint-driven: the company has opened Nihombashi Kayabacho (December 2024), announced Tennozu First Tower (September 2025) and Shinjuku Shin-Okubo (May 2026), and is publicly signaling entry into Osaka with a simultaneous 5-location launch. There is no public listing, no disclosed funding, and no disclosed revenue.

Name

TENSHO BUILDING Inc.

Legal name

天翔ビルディング株式会社 (Tensho Building Inc.)

Website

https://tensho-office.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TENSHO BUILDING Inc. operates the TENSHO OFFICE brand of fully furnished private rental offices in 30+ Tokyo locations, serving small businesses, startups, freelancers, and licensed professionals with bundled monthly subscriptions starting at 27,500 yen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices32 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Monthly Office Rental: The company generates revenue primarily through monthly rental fees charged to tenants for private office spaces. Fees are quoted as monthly rent plus common area maintenance charges (共益費). Tenants pay an initial entry contract fee (入室契約金) and first month's rent and maintenance, with ongoing payments limited to rent and maintenance only. No utility charges, renewal fees, or restoration costs on exit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TENSHO BUILDING Inc. operates the "Tensho Office" (天翔オフィス) brand, providing fully furnished private rental office spaces (including booth-type individual workspaces and multi-person private rooms) across 30+ locations in central Tokyo. The service includes internet, meeting room access, furniture, and supports business registration (法人登記), with all-inclusive monthly pricing that excludes utility charges, renewal fees, and exit restoration costs.

Product overview

TENSHO BUILDING Inc. operates a network of rental office spaces under the 'Tensho Office' brand across Tokyo, offering fully furnished private rooms and booth-type workspaces primarily serving startups, small businesses, and freelancers. The core offering consists of private rental office rooms with included amenities (internet, meeting rooms, furniture), supported by an online meeting room booking platform. Locations span major Tokyo business districts with pricing starting from 29,700 yen per month.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rental Office Spaces (Private Rooms) Furnished private office rooms available for rent in prime Tokyo locations, with services including free internet, meeting rooms, and postal receiving. Rooms range from 1-person booths to multi-person offices accommodating up to 20+ people. Supports business registration (法人登記).
• Booth-Type Office Private individual workspaces partitioned by 179cm to 194cm high walls, offering sound separation while maintaining affordability for single users. Designed for solo professionals and freelancers needing a private workspace at lower cost.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Regus / IWG: Global leader in serviced offices and coworking (Regus, Spaces, HQ brands). Operates extensively in Tokyo with similar private-office and shared-workspace offerings, but at premium pricing and broader geographic and product scope than TENSHO.
• WeWork Japan: Global coworking operator with established Tokyo presence. Targets similar SMB and freelancer segments but emphasizes shared/flexible coworking over fully private rooms at TENSHO-style price points.

Emerging players

• スペースe (Spacee): Japanese serviced office operator providing private rooms and virtual offices in Tokyo. Smaller scale than TENSHO but offers comparable private-room product for SMBs and freelancers.
• スペイシィ (SPACIY): Japanese virtual office and mailing address provider. Compares to TENSHO's 法人登記 (business registration) and address-rental functions, though not a physical office competitor.

Direct peers

• Open Office (オープンオフィス): Japanese serviced office brand offering private rental offices in Tokyo and other major cities. Closely comparable product offering (private rooms, business registration, flexible contracts) targeting SMBs and freelancers.
• Crosscoop (クロスコープ): Japanese coworking and serviced office operator with multiple Tokyo locations. Targets similar SMB and startup segments with private and shared office formats.
• Archetype (archetype): Japanese serviced office operator offering private rooms and virtual offices in Tokyo. Comparable to TENSHO's offerings for freelancers, SMBs, and licensed professionals.
• Biz Comfort (ビズコンfort): Japanese serviced office operator focused on private rooms and small offices nationwide. Direct competitor to TENSHO with similar booth/private-room product, all-inclusive pricing, and small-business target market.
• Servcorp: Australia-listed serviced office operator with Tokyo presence in premium buildings. Offers virtual offices, private offices, and meeting rooms with bilingual support; comparable to TENSHO's premium end but at higher price points.

Regional players

• Mori Trust Office (森トラスト・ビルズ): Japanese premium office provider; operates high-end rental offices in central Tokyo. Comparable in geographic market but positioned at premium price points with longer-term leases, not TENSHO's all-inclusive short-term model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Tensho_Office
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5fHqfhuqnlYUwnR5q1qW9Q/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/tenshobuilding
• Instagraminstagram.com/tenshooffice/?hl=ja
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%E5%A4%A9%E7%BF%94%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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