Resona Kawagoe Base Plus

What Resona Kawagoe Base Plus does

Resona Kawagoe Base Plus (RKB+) is a coworking and incubation hub operated by Saitama Resona Bank (株式会社埼玉りそな銀行), a regional banking subsidiary of Resona Holdings, in partnership with Communitycom (株式会社コミュニティコム) and Regional Design Lab Saitama (株式会社地域デザインラボさいたま). The facility occupies the 3rd floor of Resona Koedo Terrace — a registered tangible cultural property of Japan in Kawagoe City's historic 'Little Edo' district — and opened on May 15, 2024. It provides three membership tiers (Incubation at 22,000 JPY/month with corporate-registration address rights, General at 11,000 JPY/month, and Spot-use at 440 JPY/hour capped at 1,650 JPY/day), private booths, shared offices, meeting rooms, and structured programming including the Saitama Entrepreneur Discovery Project series (25+ municipalities), individual mentoring with Relic new business producers, and the 18-session 創業ワンストップ startup course delivered with the Kawagoe Chamber of Commerce.

The core product surface bundles physical infrastructure, community, and advisory services for aspiring entrepreneurs, freelancers, and SME clients of Saitama Resona Bank. Adjacent revenue lines include the CLOCK KITCHEN share kitchen (1F of Koedo Terrace, operated by Communitycom and Regional Design Lab), which rents time slots (e.g., 22,000 JPY/weekday, 26,400 JPY/weekend per 8-hour block) to food entrepreneurs, and Challenge Shop / Popup Store test-marketing facilities. The technology stack is non-proprietary: standard access control (むじんLOCK smart lock by Communitycom), Slack for member community, and Google Analytics for site measurement; no public APIs, no software products, and no disclosed data assets. Membership acquisition is driven by referrals from Saitama Resona Bank's branch network, the 70+ co-creation partner ecosystem (Relic, Japan Policy Finance, Tama Shinyo Bank, COEDO brewery, Kawagoe City Government, Saitama Prefecture, etc.), and a high-cadence event program that serves as top-of-funnel conversion. Cross-regional reciprocal partnerships with NETSUGEN (Gunma), me:rise Tachikawa (Tokyo Tama), and Mt.Fuji Innovation Engine (Yamanashi) extend member access and joint programming beyond Saitama.

Name

Resona Kawagoe Base Plus

Legal name

株式会社埼玉りそな銀行

Website

https://resona-kawagoebase-plus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Resona Kawagoe Base Plus (RKB+) is a coworking and incubation hub operated by Saitama Resona Bank on the 3F of Resona Koedo Terrace in Kawagoe, Japan. It serves aspiring entrepreneurs, freelancers, and SMEs with workspace, corporate-registration addresses, mentorship, events, and a co-creation partner network across Saitama and neighboring prefectures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and Business Incubation

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (5612), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Workplace & Office Support Services (Reception/Mailroom/Porterage/Helpdesk) (IMAIAAAD)

Keywords

• Coworking space services
• Startup incubation support
• Entrepreneur community networking
• Shared office workspace
• Business mentorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kawagoe

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Incubation Membership Fee: Monthly subscription membership (月額会員) for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and startups. Provides access to coworking space, private booths, office addresses for corporate registration, and business consultation services. Two tiers: Incubation Members (22,000 JPY/month for individual or corporation) and General Members (11,000 JPY/month). First 4 months are non-cancellable per contract terms.
2. Spot-use (Pay-per-use) Membership Fee: Hourly pay-as-you-go access (440 JPY/hour, daily cap 1,650 JPY) for occasional users. Requires membership registration but no monthly commitment. No initial registration fee.
3. CLOCK KITCHEN Share Kitchen Rental: The adjacent share kitchen CLOCK KITCHEN generates rental revenue from food entrepreneurs who lease time slots for restaurant operations. Fee varies by time slot and weekday/weekend (e.g., 22,000 JPY per daytime 8-hour slot on weekdays, 26,400 JPY on weekends). This is operated by Communitycom and Regional Design Lab Saitama.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Resona Kawagoe Base Plus operates a coworking and incubation hub on the 3rd floor of Resona Koedo Terrace in Kawagoe, Saitama, providing monthly and pay-per-use workspace memberships, private booths, corporate registration address services, and business consultation for entrepreneurs and freelancers. The facility bundles its workspace with an active event program, a co-creation partner network, mentoring, and a co-located shared commercial kitchen (CLOCK KITCHEN) for food entrepreneurs. It functions as the physical execution layer of Saitama Resona Bank's regional startup support strategy, with operations delivered in partnership with Communitycom and Regional Design Lab Saitama.

Product overview

Resona Kawagoe Base Plus operates as a comprehensive incubation hub providing coworking spaces, private booths, shared offices, and shared kitchen facilities. The facility offers a three-tiered membership structure (Incubation, General, and Spot-use) targeting entrepreneurs, freelancers, and startups. Key services include individual mentoring by professional producers, business matching with co-creation partners, networking events, seminars, and test marketing through challenge shops and popup stores. CLOCK KITCHEN provides shared kitchen facilities for food entrepreneurs, while the main coworking space supports business registration and various business development needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resona Kawagoe Base Plus (RKB+) Coworking and Incubation Hub
• CLOCK KITCHEN Koedo Terrace Shared Commercial Kitchen
• Individual Mentoring Support Service for Startups

Quantifiable outcome

• The 埼玉起業人発掘プロジェクト series engaged entrepreneurs from 25+ municipalities in Saitama prefecture over approximately 2 years, creating cross-regional co-creation opportunities.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered regional, core and minor.

• Mt.Fujiイノベーションエンジン / 株式会社山梨社regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partnership with Yamanashi-based innovation hub, extending cross-regional co-creation network to Yamanashi prefecture. Announced July 2026.
• 株式会社ReliccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Leading new business development company. Provides free individual mentoring services at RKB+ (biweekly Tuesdays, 10:00–16:00) for Saitama Resona Bank clients and RKB+ members. Mentors 高橋啓 (Saitama Branch Manager, New Business Producer) and 加藤美栄 cover business model construction, execution, and scaling. Relic also maintains a physical office within the facility.
• NETSUGEN (群馬県庁32階 官民共創スペース)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Gunma Prefecture's government-civil co-creation hub on the 32nd floor of the Gunma Prefectural Government building. Mutual-use partnership enabling cross-prefectural entrepreneur exchange. Joint events hosted (前橋市＆NETSUGEN視察ツアー, 群馬&埼玉リアル対談). Saitama members can access NETSUGEN facilities.
• me:rise 立川 (立川イノベーション Hub / 多摩信用金庫)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2025Tachikawa-based innovation hub operated with Tama Shinyo Bank. Cross-regional startup support partnership: joint events, shared membership benefits (RKB+ members receive free 3-hour access to me:rise, and vice versa), and business matching across Tokyo (Tama region) and Saitama.
• 株式会社地域デザインラボさいたま (Regional Design Lab Saitama)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2024100% subsidiary of Saitama Resona Bank. Acts as the primary operator and coordinator of the incubation ecosystem, managing event programs, co-creation partnerships, government liaison, and the 埼玉版スーパー・シティ-project initiatives from the facility. Manages the 埼玉起業人発掘プロジェクト series and mentors.
• 株式会社コミュニティコム (Communitycom)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2024Operates 11 co-creation spaces across Saitama and manages the RKB+ facility operations (coworking space management, member onboarding, CLOCK KITCHEN food hall operations). Also operates regional economic news portals providing PR support. Its founder 星野邦敏 serves as event moderator at RKB+.
• Co-creation Partner Network (70+ listed partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtensive network including large corporations (COEDO Brewary, 埼玉瓦斯), startups (Relic, Yabusame Marketing), financial institutions (Japan Policy Finance, 多摩信用金庫), local governments (Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture), and trade associations. Partners participate in events, provide mentoring, offer business matching opportunities, and co-develop programs with RKB+ members.
• CLOCK KITCHEN (シェアキッチン)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located share kitchen (1F of Koedo Terrace) enabling food entrepreneurs to start restaurant businesses with minimal capital. Operated by Communitycom. RKB+ members receive priority access. Functions as a test marketing platform and startup pipeline for the food ecosystem. Managed selection criteria include: authenticity, quality, food/producer story, buzz potential, and Saitama brand enhancement.
• Mutual-use Partner Coworking Spaces (しろくまビルヂング, コワーキングスペース7F, 石蔵コワーキングロビーNESTo, base Co+ SHIKI, COKOGA OFFICE)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReciprocal access agreements with 5 regional coworking spaces: しろくまビルヂング (熊谷市), コワーキングスペース7F/ナナエフ (さいたま市), 石蔵コワーキングロビーNESTo (小川町), base Co+ SHIKI (志木市), COKOGA OFFICE (茨城県古河市). Monthly members of any partner facility can use RKB+ (weekdays 9:00–17:00), and vice versa.
• 川越商工会議所 (Kawagoe Chamber of Commerce and Industry)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business association. Co-organizer of 創業ワンストップ相談派遣 (18-session startup education program, running July 2025–March 2026). Provides business advisory services and connects members to the local SME ecosystem.
• 川越市 (Kawagoe City Government)regionalOthersMunicipal government. Business alliance agreement signed July 2024 with Resona Group, Kawagoe Chamber of Commerce, Japan Environment Management, and Japan Policy Finance for startup support within Kawagoe. RKB+ serves as the physical hub for city-sponsored startup initiatives.
• 埼玉県 (Saitama Prefecture)regionalOthersPrefectural government. RKB+ is a venue and co-organizer for Saitama-版スーパー・シティ-project 市町村交流会 and other prefectural startup ecosystem initiatives. Also involved in the 埼玉DX growth strategy programs.
• COEDO KAWAGOE F.C (川越J-League Soccer Club)minorOthersCommunity football club aspiring to J-League. RKB+ parent (Saitama Resona Bank) signed a support partnership with COEDO KAWAGOE F.C in February 2026. RKB+ provides community space for club activities and events, strengthening local brand ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NETSUGEN: Gunma Prefecture's government-civil co-creation hub on the 32nd floor of the Gunma Prefectural Government building — a directly comparable public-private startup-ecosystem facility with mutual-use partnership to RKB+. Closest peer on the hub-as-policy-instrument model.
• me:rise Tachikawa: Tachikawa-based innovation hub operated with Tama Shinyo Bank — a Tokyo-region counterpart to RKB+ that mirrors the regional-bank-affiliated co-creation-hub model. Direct peer via mutual-use partnership and joint events.
• Mt.Fuji Innovation Engine / Yamanashi-sha: Yamanashi Prefecture innovation hub which signed a regional partnership with RKB+ in July 2026. Direct peer as a regional-bank/prefectural-government co-creation hub serving local entrepreneurs.

Broad incumbents

• Regus / IWG: World's largest flexible-workspace provider (Regus, Spaces, HQ brands). Comparable to RKB+ in providing workspace-as-a-service to professionals and SMEs, though IWG focuses on enterprise/enterprise-adjacent users rather than startup incubation and lacks banking-group affiliation.
• WeWork: Global coworking and flexible-workspace operator with significant Japanese presence. Directly comparable as a coworking space provider for entrepreneurs and SMEs, though WeWork operates at much larger scale and lacks RKB+'s bank-anchored incubation programming.

Regional players

• COKOGA OFFICE: Mutual-use coworking partner in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Directly comparable as a regional Japanese coworking space, though operates independently of a banking group and serves a different geographic market.
• Coworking Space 7F / NANA-F: Mutual-use coworking partner located in Saitama City. Direct peer as a regional Saitama coworking facility participating in RKB+'s reciprocal-access network.
• base Co+ SHIKI: Mutual-use coworking partner in Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture. Direct peer as a regional Saitama coworking space providing reciprocal member access to RKB+.

Emerging players

• Plug and Play Japan: Global accelerator/venture platform with a strong Japan presence. Comparable as a startup-support and ecosystem-building organization, though Plug and Play focuses on venture-backed scale-ups rather than early-stage coworking/incubation.

Others

• Relic: Leading Japanese new-business-development firm providing embedded mentoring at RKB+. Comparable as a startup-ecosystem enabler and co-creation partner, but operates as a consultancy rather than a workspace operator; included as a strategic partner shaping RKB+'s service offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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