Getting started

Create your first booking page in about five minutes using your Google or Microsoft account. You can connect your calendar and set up online payments later.

In short

Go to app.marubox.jp, sign in with Google or Microsoft, type what people book with you and how long it takes, and press Create my link. You now have a working booking page.

There is no password to create. Business Box uses your existing Google or Microsoft account to sign you in, which is also how it will later ask permission to see your calendar.

Open app.marubox.jp.
Choose Continue with Google or Continue with Microsoft.
Approve the sign-in on Google's or Microsoft's own screen. It only asks for your name and email address at this stage — not your calendar.

Choose carefully the first time

Use the same Google or Microsoft sign-in method each time. If you sign up with Google and later try Microsoft with the same email address, you will see This email is already registered with Google and be asked to use Google instead. Choose the account you use for your business.

Step 2: Create your first booking link#

You land on the Booking section with a panel headed Create your first booking page. It asks one question, because everything else has a sensible default you can change later.

Under Service name type the name your customer will see — Intro call, Initial consultation, 60-minute massage. You can write it in Japanese.
Pick a length: 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes.
Press Create my link.

The panel then shows your live link and a Copy code button for putting it on your website. Press Open it to see exactly what your customer sees.

Default settings#

Every one of these is editable, and the rest of this guide explains where. Nothing is hidden: they are the defaults a new service gets.

Setting	Default	Change it in
Working hours	Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00, in your own time zone	Availability
Japanese public holidays	Closed, if your time zone is Asia/Tokyo	Availability
Location	A phone call, where the customer gives you their number. If you had already connected a calendar, a video link instead	Services
Shortest notice	4 hours before the start	Services
How far ahead	60 days	Services
Reminder email	One, a day before	Services
Customer may move the booking	Twice	Services
Price	Free	Payment

Step 3: Understand your link#

Your booking link looks like this:

https://app.marubox.jp/ben-smith-7k2q/intro-call

The first part is your booking page username, assigned automatically from your name when you signed up, with a few random characters so it is unique. The second part is the service's own name.

You can change both parts. Choose a clear, memorable handle before sharing your link — see your public handle.

Dropping the last part gives you a page listing everything you offer: app.marubox.jp/ben-smith-7k2q. See Your booking page and links.

Step 4: Complete your booking setup#

In this order, because each one makes the next more useful.

Connect your calendar. Until you do, Business Box does not know when you are busy, so it will offer times you cannot make. It also means each booking appears in your calendar automatically and can carry a Google Meet or Teams link. Connect Google Calendar · Connect Outlook
Set your working hours. Choose the hours that match your business. Availability
Decide how you get paid. Free, paid online by card before the booking is confirmed, or paid in person at the appointment. Charging for bookings

Finding your way around#

On a computer the menu sits down the left. On a phone it is behind the ☰ button at the top left.

Bookings: View appointments under Upcoming, Past and Cancelled.
Services: Manage the services customers can book, including prices, questions, preparation time and website booking code.
Availability: Your hours, days off and public holidays.
Calendars: Connect Google or Microsoft, choose which calendars are checked for clashes, and choose which one receives bookings.
Payments: Connect Stripe and see the payments you have taken.
Invites: Single-use booking links for replying to an enquiry.
Billing and Settings: At the foot of the menu. Your plan, your handle, your language and time zone, and who gets notified.

Common questions

How do I create a booking link in Business Box?

Sign in, and on the Booking screen type what people book with you and how long it takes, then press Create my link. If you already have services, use New service on the same screen instead.

Can I use Business Box without connecting a calendar?

Yes, and bookings still work. But nothing else in your schedule blocks out times, so you may be offered a slot you cannot make, and bookings will not appear in your calendar. Connecting one takes about a minute.

Can I sign in with an email address and password instead?

No. Sign in with your Google or Microsoft account. You do not need to create a separate Business Box password.

I signed up with the wrong account. What now?

Sign out, and sign in again with the account you meant to use — it creates a separate account. If the first one has nothing in it, delete it from Settings → Delete account so the email address is freed up.

Last reviewed 16 October 2026.