Studios, rooms and facility hire
Where the thing being booked is the room, by the hour, and back-to-back is the goal. Below is how 14 of them actually set up online booking — the session length, the gap between clients, whether to take payment up front, and the one thing that trips each trade up 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.
| Duration | 60 minutes, offered every 30 so a booking can start on the half hour |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 1 hour |
| Buffer | None — consecutive bookings are the business model |
| Bookable up to | 90 days |
| Max bookings per day | One event type per room |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online for visitors, free for members with an invite link |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 12 hours before |
Worth asking on the booking form: How many people? · Do you need a screen or a whiteboard?
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.
Event space hire#
A viewing appointment comes first, and the hire itself is a contract rather than a slot.
| Duration | 45 minutes for a viewing |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 24 hours |
| Bookable up to | 365 days |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Viewing free |
| Cancellation policy | Not applicable |
Photo studio rental#
Half-day blocks where setting up and clearing down is inside the booked time, not around it.
| Duration | Half day (4 hours) |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 24 hours |
| Buffer | 30 minutes after |
| Max bookings per day | One per studio |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 48 hours before |
Worth asking on the booking form: 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.
| Duration | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 2 hours |
| Max bookings per day | One per room |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 12 hours before |
Kitchen and ghost-kitchen hire#
Long blocks booked by food businesses on a recurring weekly pattern.
| Duration | 4 hours |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 48 hours |
| Buffer | 30 minutes after, for cleaning |
| Bookable up to | 120 days |
| Max bookings per day | One per kitchen |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 48 hours before |
Worth asking on the booking form: What will you be cooking? · Do you have a food licence? · Equipment you need
Pop-up retail space#
Booked in days and weeks rather than hours, always preceded by a viewing.
| Duration | 30 minutes for a viewing |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 24 hours |
| Bookable up to | 180 days |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Viewing free |
| Cancellation policy | Not applicable |
Gallery space hire#
Exhibitions run for weeks, so the only thing booked by the hour is the viewing and the hanging day.
| Duration | 45 minutes for a viewing |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 48 hours |
| Bookable up to | 365 days |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Viewing free |
| Cancellation policy | Not applicable |
Futsal and tennis court booking#
Hourly, floodlit into the evening, and completely dependent on the weather for outdoor courts.
| Duration | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 2 hours |
| Bookable up to | 60 days |
| Max bookings per day | One per court |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 12 hours before; rain refunded in full |
Golf simulator bays#
Evenings sell out and daytime does not, on a fixed number of bays.
| Duration | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 1 hour |
| Max bookings per day | One per bay |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 6 hours before |
Batting cages#
Short slots in high volume, where booking exists mainly to guarantee a cage at the weekend.
| Duration | 30 minutes |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 1 hour |
| Max bookings per day | One per cage |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 6 hours before |
Karaoke rooms#
Rooms by the hour with a hard reset between groups, and demand entirely in the evening.
| Duration | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 1 hour |
| Buffer | 15 minutes after, to clean |
| Max bookings per day | One per room |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid in person |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 6 hours before |
Storage and parking viewings#
A short viewing appointment that converts straight into a contract.
| Duration | 20 minutes |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 4 hours |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Free |
| Cancellation policy | Not applicable |
Gym day passes#
Visitors and travellers buying a single entry, who need to pay before they arrive.
| Duration | 2 hours |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 1 hour |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 6 hours before |
Business Box books one party per time slot, so several customers cannot sign up for the same class individually — the first booking takes the session. It fits private sessions, trials and one-to-one teaching today. See what that means for group classes. One booking, one slot
Rehearsal and practice room hire#
Consecutive hourly bookings on several rooms, priced differently by room size.
| Duration | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Minimum notice | 1 hour |
| Max bookings per day | One event type per room |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 12 hours before |
Set this up in about ten minutes
Business Box is free for as long as you like, with no card required — booking pages, Google and Outlook calendar sync, availability, Japanese public holidays and the website widget. Taking card payment for bookings is ¥1,200 a month, tax included, with no commission on what you sell.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026.