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Fast Retailing (UNIQLO) Headquarters & offices · Tokyo, Japan
Fast Retailing · Tokyo, Japan
UNIQLO's headquarters is one 4.5-acre office floor on top of a Tokyo Bay warehouse, laid out like a city around an indoor “street”.
The Ariake office, the people who work there and 77 years of moves from a men's shop in Ube to Tokyo Bay — then the business. Every number from Fast Retailing's own website, recruiting site, the architect and the award records. The registered head office is still in Yamaguchi City; the Tokyo headquarters for UNIQLO is the Ariake Office.
- 4.5 acresa single office floor (UNIQLO CITY TOKYO)
- 1,200desks on that floor (2017)
- 135days off a year (Japan)
- 60,935full-time employees, Aug 2026
Sources: Allied Works project page · Nikkei New Office Award record (NOPA, 2017) · Fast Retailing recruiting site (2026) · fastretailing.com company overview (Aug 31, 2026)
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THE TOKYO HEADQUARTERS · ARIAKE · 2017
One floor, built like a city, on top of a warehouse
UNIQLO CITY TOKYO fills the 6th floor of a six-storey building in Ariake on Tokyo Bay; the floors below are warehouse, a photo studio and the GU and PLST headquarters. Allied Works designed the floor around a meandering interior “street” lined with meeting rooms, a reading room, a café and an information hub called the Answer Lab, with interior courts for quiet work and reconfigurable “work lofts” for design teams.
- Design: Allied Works Architecture
- ≈ 200,000 sq ft (≈ 18,581 m²) on one floor
- 1,200 desks
- Opened February 2017
- Nikkei New Office Award — METI Minister's Prize (2017)
- Good Design Award 2017
UNIQLO CITY TOKYO, Ariake
Allied Works laid out the 6th floor of the Ariake building as a city: a meandering street, a reading room and open work areas.
Facts: Allied Works project page and news (Mar 23, 2017) · Good Design Award 2017 (17G121125) · Nikkei New Office Award record (NOPA) · Fast Retailing news releases (Aug 4, 2017; Apr 6, 2021)
Ariake, Roppongi and Yamaguchi
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Ariake Office — UNIQLO CITY TOKYO (UNIQLO headquarters) | 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan |
| Roppongi Office | Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6231, Japan |
| Head Office (registered) | 10717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi 754-0894, Japan |
Source: fastretailing.com company overview (updated Oct 8, 2026) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Allied Works project page · Nikkei New Office Award record (NOPA, 2017) · Fast Retailing news release, Apr 6, 2021 · Nomura project page. The three area figures are as each source states them.
Benefits (Japan)
Two days off a week, plus 16 special leave days a year (8 in each half) that staff can take freely.
Average paid leave actually taken; half-day leave is possible.
Average overtime hours as published on the recruiting site; Roppongi and Ariake turn office lights off at 6:00 PM.
Head-office staff can adjust their hours with flextime and work from home.
An in-house nursery, short working hours, a baby-sitter subsidy for eligible HQ staff; 475 people (311 women, 164 men) had used maternity or childcare leave as of Aug 2026.
Share of male employees in Japan who took childcare leave in fiscal 2025.
The Wellness Center (since 2014) has occupational physicians, public health nurses and counselors, with centers at the Roppongi and Ariake offices.
Employee stock ownership plan, employee discount, company housing and the Fast Retailing 401(k) defined-contribution pension.
Source: Fast Retailing recruiting site (Work Life Balance, Requirements, 2026) · fastretailing.com Sustainability: Diversity, Workplace, Training (2025–2026)
How Fast Retailing keeps people, in its own words
Employees answering positively on engagement in fiscal 2025, up from 74.3% in fiscal 2023.
Internal open recruitment: apply to other brands, countries or departments, store to HQ or HQ to store, regardless of age.
Each employee sets a career goal and a development plan with their manager.
The Fast Retailing Management and Innovation Center trains future business leaders, including sessions with executive officers.
Store managers and HQ staff from around the world meet twice a year.
Recognition every 10, 20 and 30 years, plus a yearly Family Day at the Yamaguchi head office and the Ariake office.
Source: fastretailing.com Sustainability (Workplace, Training) · recruiting site (Personnel System)
Who works here
full-time employees (Aug 31, 2026)
people worldwide (Aug 2025)
of managers are women (FY2025)
of managers are non-Japanese
Source: fastretailing.com company overview (2026) · Sustainability: Diversity & Inclusion (FY2025)
Pay at Fast Retailing (UNIQLO)
Source: Fast Retailing recruiting site, new-graduate requirements (2026). Yen per month; bonuses twice a year plus a results bonus are on top.
Fast Retailing doesn't publish pay by age on its website. Starting salaries, above, are the closest official numbers.
Office history: from a men's shop in Ube to Tokyo Bay
- 1949 Men's Shop Ogori Shoji, Ube
The business began as Men's Shop Ogori Shoji in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 1949–2003
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1963 Ogori Shoji Co., Ltd.
The company was incorporated on May 1, 1963 with 6 million yen in capital. The first UNIQLO store followed in Hiroshima in 1984, and the name changed to Fast Retailing in 1991.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 1949–2003 · Company overview
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1996 A first Tokyo office, Shibuya
A Tokyo office opened in Shibuya to strengthen in-house product planning and development.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 1949–2003
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1998 Head office built in Yamaguchi
Construction of the head office in Yamaguchi Prefecture was completed in February 1998. It is still the registered head office, at 10717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi City.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 1949–2003 · Company overview
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2000 Headquarters functions shift to Tokyo
In April 2000 headquarters functions moved to Tokyo to push merchandising and marketing.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 1949–2003
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2006 Kudanshita-kita, Chiyoda
In March 2006 the Tokyo headquarters moved to Kudanshita-kita in Chiyoda Ward.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 2006
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2010 Tokyo Midtown Tower, Roppongi
In March 2010 the headquarters moved to Midtown Tower in Roppongi. It remains the Roppongi Office.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 2010 · Company overview
Tokyo Midtown Tower, Roppongi · Ymblanter / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2017 UNIQLO CITY TOKYO opens in Ariake
In February 2017 the Ariake Office opened on the top floor of a new distribution building, and UNIQLO's product and commercial functions moved there from Roppongi. About 1,100 people from every UNIQLO department worked there by August 2017.
Source: fastretailing.com History, 2017 · News release, Aug 4, 2017
UNIQLO CITY TOKYO, 2019 · Lombroso / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2021 Ariake grows a floor
The 4th floor was converted from warehouse to offices: a photo studio of about 6,000 m², mock UNIQLO stores, web production space and the Customer Center, moved from the Yamaguchi head office.
Source: Fast Retailing news release, Apr 6, 2021
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Works, 2017 | 200,000 | 18,581 | UNIQLO CITY TOKYO, one floor (architect's figure) |
| Award entry, 2017 | 242,188 | 22,500 | UNIQLO CITY TOKYO floor area (Nikkei New Office Award) |
| News release, 2021 | ≈ 64,583 | ≈ 6,000 | New photo studio on the converted 4th floor |
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a men's shop in Ube to a head office outside Yamaguchi City, then to Tokyo: Shibuya, Kudanshita, Roppongi and, since 2017, Ariake on Tokyo Bay.
- 1 · 1949Ube, Yamaguchi — Men's Shop Ogori Shoji (city-level location)
- 2 · 1996Shibuya, Tokyo — First Tokyo office (city-level location)
- 3 · 1998Sayama, Yamaguchi City — Head office built; still the registered head office
- 4 · 2006Kudanshita-kita, Chiyoda — Tokyo headquarters (district-level location)
- 5 · 2010Midtown Tower, Roppongi — Tokyo headquarters; now the Roppongi Office
- 6 · 2017UNIQLO CITY TOKYO, Ariake — 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku — UNIQLO headquarters today
Addresses: fastretailing.com company overview and History · Locations: eciffo
What Fast Retailing (UNIQLO) does
Fast Retailing is the holding company behind UNIQLO, GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse tam.tam. It designs its own casual clothing and sells it in its own stores and online; UNIQLO outside Japan is now the largest part.
Reporting segments: UNIQLO Japan, UNIQLO International, GU and Global Brands.
Where the money came from · revenue by segment, FY2026 (year to Aug 31, 2026)
Source: Fast Retailing FY2026 Results Summary (Oct 8, 2026)
Source: Fast Retailing FY2026 Results Summary (Oct 8, 2026) · Consolidated Business Results (FY2021–FY2025)
Growth: revenue vs. people
¥2.13T → ¥3.96T
Fiscal years end August 31. Revenue: Fast Retailing Consolidated Business Results (FY2021–FY2025) and FY2026 Results Summary. Employees: company overview (Aug 31, 2026); earlier years are not on the website. Multiple calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chairman, President & CEO of Fast Retailing.
Source: fastretailing.com Directors and Executive Officers (updated Sep 1, 2026)
Fast Retailing (UNIQLO): questions people ask
Where is Fast Retailing's headquarters?
The registered head office is at 10717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi City. In Tokyo the company has the Roppongi Office in Midtown Tower and the Ariake Office (UNIQLO CITY TOKYO) at 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, which is UNIQLO's headquarters.
Source: fastretailing.com company overview · News release, Apr 6, 2021
What is UNIQLO CITY TOKYO?
UNIQLO's headquarters and creative workspace in Ariake, Tokyo, opened in February 2017. It takes up one whole floor of a six-storey building whose lower floors hold a warehouse, a photo studio and the GU and PLST headquarters.
Source: fastretailing.com History 2017 · News release, Apr 6, 2021
Who designed UNIQLO's Ariake headquarters?
Allied Works Architecture, led by Brad Cloepfil, designed it, with Nomura Co., Ltd. as executive architect and interior contractor.
Source: Allied Works project page · Good Design Award 2017 · Nomura project page
How big is UNIQLO CITY TOKYO?
Allied Works gives about 200,000 sq ft on a single 4.5-acre floor; the 2017 Nikkei New Office Award entry gives 22,500 m² and 1,200 desks.
Source: Allied Works project page · NOPA award record
Has the Ariake office won awards?
Yes. In 2017 it won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize, the top prize of the 30th Nikkei New Office Award, and a Good Design Award.
Source: Fast Retailing news release, Aug 4, 2017 · Good Design Award 17G121125
How many people work at Fast Retailing?
60,935 full-time employees (consolidated) as of August 31, 2026; about 100,000 people work for the group worldwide.
Source: fastretailing.com company overview · Sustainability: Diversity
What benefits does Fast Retailing offer in Japan?
135 days off a year including 16 special leave days, flextime and work from home at head office, an in-house nursery, an employee stock ownership plan, employee discounts, company housing and a 401(k) pension.
Source: Recruiting site (Work Life Balance, Requirements) · Sustainability: Training
Can Fast Retailing head-office staff work from home?
Yes. Head-office employees can use flextime and a work-from-home arrangement.
Source: Recruiting site (Work Life Balance) · Sustainability: Diversity
What is the starting salary at Fast Retailing in Japan?
¥370,000 a month for new graduates on the global leader track and ¥280,000 a month for regional regular employees, plus two bonuses a year.
Source: Recruiting site, new-graduate requirements
Who is Fast Retailing's CEO?
Tadashi Yanai, Chairman, President & CEO.
Source: fastretailing.com Directors
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