Frequently asked questions | Shop design in Tokyo

The unit price varies with floor area, the type of business and the condition of the premises. See the price table by type of business for a guide. If you fill in the hearing checklist, we can also give a rough figure. Consultations and estimates are free.

Yes. Depending on the type of business and the floor area, we can accept design-only work from ¥50,000 per tsubo. Please use this when a contractor is already chosen, or for projects outside the usual area.

Our approach is to meet every kind of request. We will even deliver a single light bulb.

Interior joinery is warranted for one year, waterproofing for five years (two years for urethane), and ready-made or manufacturer items follow each maker’s warranty. We also provide aftercare after completion.

Please use the checklist or telephone us. Consultations are free.

We will join the viewing and advise from several angles: services, location, the effect of signage, and a rough initial cost.

Speed is a major benefit of combined design and construction. The shortest published example is a 20-tsubo bar completed in one week of design and ten days of construction.

Yes. We have handled construction in many arrangements.

Yes. We introduce partners we have worked with and vendors with favourable terms.

A major change right after opening is difficult, so we propose ideas that can add change at low cost.

Property acquisition, interiors, purchasing, labour and working capital are included. As an example, a 20-tsubo restaurant with rent of ¥300,000: if the deposit is ten months, property acquisition is about ¥3.6 million; construction at ¥500,000 per tsubo is ¥10 million; purchasing and pre-opening labour ¥2 million; three months of working capital at a planned monthly sales of ¥2 million is ¥6 million; the total can be around ¥22 million. Own funds of 50% or more are often desirable.

Please consult us. We back you based on experience, and we also introduce opportunities to hear from people already in the business.

Spending more does not always mean the shop will sell. What matters is that the stage and the programme match. Please leave it with us.

No. Estimates are free. There is no charge for preparing an estimate.

Please share similar photographs, a shop name or a location if you have something that communicates the idea. You can review a perspective drawing of the finished look before work starts.

Yes. We also handle night work.

We review the non-conformities and aim to resolve them with the smallest outlay. There is more than one answer to an official instruction.

Yes. We use what can be reused to keep construction costs down. Items that may be damaged when removed are judged after we check them.

Yes, with any kind of item.

Even without drawings, we produce new ones from a site survey and measurements. An equipment survey is also free.

We cannot write it in your place, but we will support you. We also help with estimates and basic drawings for financing.

We inspect the condition and present a proportionate figure and points for negotiation. We can also advise on turning unused materials into cash.

Areas other than the structure can be remodeled, but management rules often impose many limits. Please consult us together with those rules.

Yes, we will help. Through related real-estate partners and auctions, we can sometimes share information that is not yet on the open market.

We also design printed items (menus, shop cards, direct mail, chopstick sleeves, coasters and similar). Website production and printing are charged separately from the construction contract.