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Studios, rooms and facility hire

Where the thing being booked is the room, by the hour, and back-to-back is the goal. Explore suggested settings for 14 types of business, including appointment lengths, time between bookings, payments and considerations for operating in Japan.

Coworking and meeting rooms#

Rooms hired by the hour during the working day, where the only thing that matters is that two people cannot book the same room at once.

Duration60 minutes, offered every 30 so a booking can start on the half hour
Booking notice required1 hour
Time between appointmentsNone — consecutive bookings are the business model
How far ahead customers can book90 days
Max bookings per dayOne event type per room
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online for visitors, free for members with an invite link
Cancellation policyFull refund 12 hours before

Suggested booking questions: How many people? · Do you need a screen or a whiteboard?

In Japan

Give members an invite-only event type so they book without seeing the visitor price, and keep a public paid event type for everyone else. Same room, two doors.

Booking guide for coworking and meeting rooms in Japan

Event space hire#

A viewing appointment comes first, and the hire itself is a contract rather than a slot.

Duration45 minutes for a viewing
Booking notice required24 hours
How far ahead customers can book365 days
LocationIn person
PaymentViewing free
Cancellation policyNot applicable

Photo studio rental#

Half-day blocks where setting up and clearing down is inside the booked time, not around it.

DurationHalf day (4 hours)
Booking notice required24 hours
Time between appointments30 minutes after
Max bookings per dayOne per studio
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 48 hours before

Suggested booking questions: What are you shooting? · How many people on set? · Do you need lighting or a backdrop?

Dance studio hire#

Hourly hire that fills evenings and weekends and empties on weekday mornings.

Duration60 minutes
Booking notice required2 hours
Max bookings per dayOne per room
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 12 hours before

Kitchen and ghost-kitchen hire#

Long blocks booked by food businesses on a recurring weekly pattern.

Duration4 hours
Booking notice required48 hours
Time between appointments30 minutes after, for cleaning
How far ahead customers can book120 days
Max bookings per dayOne per kitchen
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 48 hours before

Suggested booking questions: What will you be cooking? · Do you have a food licence? · Equipment you need

Booked in days and weeks rather than hours, always preceded by a viewing.

Duration30 minutes for a viewing
Booking notice required24 hours
How far ahead customers can book180 days
LocationIn person
PaymentViewing free
Cancellation policyNot applicable

Exhibitions run for weeks, so the only thing booked by the hour is the viewing and the hanging day.

Duration45 minutes for a viewing
Booking notice required48 hours
How far ahead customers can book365 days
LocationIn person
PaymentViewing free
Cancellation policyNot applicable

Futsal and tennis court booking#

Hourly, floodlit into the evening, and completely dependent on the weather for outdoor courts.

Duration60 minutes
Booking notice required2 hours
How far ahead customers can book60 days
Max bookings per dayOne per court
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 12 hours before; rain refunded in full

Golf simulator bays#

Evenings sell out and daytime does not, on a fixed number of bays.

Duration60 minutes
Booking notice required1 hour
Max bookings per dayOne per bay
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 6 hours before

Batting cages#

Short slots in high volume, where booking exists mainly to guarantee a cage at the weekend.

Duration30 minutes
Booking notice required1 hour
Max bookings per dayOne per cage
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 6 hours before

Karaoke rooms#

Rooms by the hour with a hard reset between groups, and demand entirely in the evening.

Duration60 minutes
Booking notice required1 hour
Time between appointments15 minutes after, to clean
Max bookings per dayOne per room
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid in person
Cancellation policyFull refund 6 hours before

Storage and parking viewings#

A short viewing appointment that converts straight into a contract.

Duration20 minutes
Booking notice required4 hours
LocationIn person
PaymentFree
Cancellation policyNot applicable

Gym day passes#

Visitors and travellers buying a single entry, who need to pay before they arrive.

Duration2 hours
Booking notice required1 hour
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 6 hours before
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Rehearsal and practice room hire#

Consecutive hourly bookings on several rooms, priced differently by room size.

Duration60 minutes
Booking notice required1 hour
Max bookings per dayOne event type per room
LocationIn person
PaymentPaid online
Cancellation policyFull refund 12 hours before

Start taking bookings online

The Free plan includes booking pages, Google Calendar and Outlook connections, working hours, Japanese holiday settings and booking on your website. No credit card is required, and there is no time limit. The Paid plan is ¥1,200 per month including tax and adds online card payments, team bookings and LINE integration. Business Box charges no booking commission; Stripe processing fees apply separately.

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Last reviewed 16 October 2026.