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.
| Duration | 60 minutes, offered every 30 so a booking can start on the half hour |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 1 hour |
| Time between appointments | None — consecutive bookings are the business model |
| How far ahead customers can book | 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 |
Suggested booking questions: 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 24 hours |
| How far ahead customers can book | 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) |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 24 hours |
| Time between appointments | 30 minutes after |
| Max bookings per day | One per studio |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full 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.
| Duration | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 48 hours |
| Time between appointments | 30 minutes after, for cleaning |
| How far ahead customers can book | 120 days |
| Max bookings per day | One per kitchen |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 48 hours before |
Suggested booking questions: 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 24 hours |
| How far ahead customers can book | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 48 hours |
| How far ahead customers can book | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 2 hours |
| How far ahead customers can book | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 1 hour |
| Time between appointments | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 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 |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 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. Group booking limitations
Rehearsal and practice room hire#
Consecutive hourly bookings on several rooms, priced differently by room size.
| Duration | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 1 hour |
| Max bookings per day | One event type per room |
| Location | In person |
| Payment | Paid online |
| Cancellation policy | Full 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.
Last reviewed 16 October 2026.