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Nikon Headquarters & offices · Tokyo, Japan
Nikon · Tokyo, Japan
A 150-metre-long headquarters with a theatre-style atrium and a free Nikon Museum, on land where Nikon has had a base for over 100 years.
The building, the time off and 107 years of head-office moves — then the business. Every number from Nikon's own website, careers site, news releases and its architect.
- ≈ 42,000 m²floor space at the 2024 headquarters
- 128days off a year (Nikon Corporation)
- 13.7 yrsaverage length of service
- 19,928people in the Nikon Group, March 2026
Sources: Nikon news release, July 11, 2024 · Nikon careers site (Nikon in Numbers, Work-life balance) · Nikon Company Data (March 31, 2026)
Companies / Japan / Optics & Imaging / Nikon
THE HEADQUARTERS · NISHIOI, TOKYO · 2024
One long floor plate, built so people bump into each other
The office building is a vast, layered plan of about 150 × 60 m. Between the office floors runs a narrow “strip core” about 6 m wide that gathers the refreshment areas, kitchens, toilets and stairs, so moving around means meeting people. Main staircases alternate floor by floor, offices are 16 m deep for daylight, and a two-storey welfare building holds a dining room with long windows onto the trees. The design follows Activity-Based Working: a grand staircase, terraces and lounges are all places to work.
- ≈ 42,424 m² (≈ 456,650 sq ft)
- Office plan ≈ 150 m × 60 m
- Activity-Based Working
- Design: Mitsubishi Jisho Design
- ZEB Ready · solar power
- Nikon Museum on the 1st floor
The atrium and grand staircase
The design follows Activity-Based Working: a grand staircase, terraces and lounges are all places to work.
Office floors and the strip core
Between the office floors runs a narrow strip core about 6 m wide that gathers the refreshment areas, kitchens, toilets and stairs; offices are 16 m deep for daylight.
Terraces and the dining room
A two-storey welfare building holds a dining room with long windows onto the trees.
Nikon Museum
The Nikon Museum is on the 1st floor of the Global Headquarters / Innovation Center.
Facts: Mitsubishi Jisho Design project page “Nikon Corporation Global Headquarters/Innovation Center” · Nikon news release, July 11, 2024 · Nikon careers site, “Head Office”
The Global Headquarters / Innovation Center
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Global Headquarters / Innovation Center (GHIC) | 1-5-20 Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8601, Japan |
| Nikon Museum (GHIC, 1st floor) | 1-5-20 Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8601, Japan |
Source: Nikon Company Data, Headquarters · Nikon Museum visitor information. The Nikon Global Headquarters also includes an East Site and a West Site. · See them on the map ↓
Source: Mitsubishi Jisho Design project page · Nikon news release, July 11, 2024 (Nikon gives “approx. 42,000 m²” and a six-star BELS rating; the architect lists BELS five stars)
Benefits (Nikon Corporation, Japan)
Two-day weekends every week, summer holidays and the New Year break.
Twenty days from the first year (April joiners); employees took 15.1 days on average in FY2025.
Unused paid leave carries into the next year, so up to 50 days can be taken in a year.
Leave that would expire can be banked for illness, fertility treatment, children's school events, caregiving or nursing.
Every 10 years of service, joined to weekends for a break of up to nine days in a row.
Employees choose their working hours; a work-from-home program is also in place.
A rent subsidy for employees under 30 who cannot commute from home.
Caregiving leave of up to a year, plus up to 10 days a year of caregiving/nursing leave taken by the hour.
Source: Nikon careers site, “Work-life balance” (jp.nikon.com/company/recruitment/workstyle/worklife-balance.html), viewed October 2026
Why people stay: what Nikon itself says
As of the end of March 2026.
There are no promotion exams between grades; grade depends on the job and role, not on years of experience.
When a department needs people for a new project, employees can raise their hand, interview and move.
Employees can publish their career and wishes, and departments that want them make an offer.
Once a year each employee reviews their experience and discusses the career they want with their manager; career counselling is also available.
Japan's top certification for balancing work and child-raising, received in June 2018; also selected for Health & Productivity Management 2026.
Source: Nikon careers site — “Nikon in Numbers”, “HR system”, “Work-life balance”, viewed October 2026
Who works here
employees in the Nikon Group (March 31, 2026)
at Nikon Corporation itself
group companies, 66 of them outside Japan
average length of service
Source: Nikon Company Data (as of March 31, 2026) · Nikon careers site, “Nikon in Numbers”
Office history: from a corner of Tokyo Keiki to Optical Street
- 1917 Koishikawa — the first head office, inside Tokyo Keiki
Nippon Kogaku K.K. was formed from the optical-instrument division of Tokyo Keiki Seisakusho and the reflector division of Iwaki Glass, with investment from Koyata Iwasaki of Mitsubishi Goshi. Its first head office was inside Tokyo Keiki at 120 Haramachi, Koishikawa (today Hakusan 4-chome, Bunkyo).
Source: Nikon corporate history (1917–), cn.nikon.com · Nikon careers site, “History & Future”
First head office, inside Tokyo Keiki, Koishikawa, 1917 · © Nikon Corporation - 1918 Oi First Plant — the start of Nishioi
The Oi First Plant (today's Oi Plant) was completed, and research into making optical glass began. Nikon says it has had a base in this area for over 100 years.
Source: Nikon corporate history (1917–) · Nikon news release, July 11, 2024
Oi First Plant, c. 1921 · © Nikon Corporation - until 2010 Fuji Building, Marunouchi
Before 2010 the head office occupied the 4th to 6th floors of the Fuji Building at 3-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku.
Source: Nikon news release, February 16, 2010
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2010 Shin-Yurakucho Building, Yurakucho
On May 6, 2010 the head office moved to the 4th and 5th floors of the Shin-Yurakucho Building, 1-12-1 Yurakucho, to bring the corporate, precision, instruments, imaging planning and IP teams together in one place.
Source: Nikon news release, February 16, 2010
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2014 Shinagawa Intercity Tower C, Konan
On November 25, 2014 the head office moved to Shinagawa Intercity Tower C, 2-15-3 Konan, Minato-ku, to link head-office and business functions; teams from the Oi Plant followed from 2015.
Source: Nikon news release, August 11, 2014
Shinagawa Intercity Tower C (near side), 2009 · User:Kentin / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2024 Back to Nishioi — the Global Headquarters / Innovation Center
Operations at the new building began on July 29, 2024. It brings together the corporate division, each business unit's planning teams and advanced R&D, with the labs of every business unit on one floor.
Source: Nikon news release, July 11, 2024
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a corner of an instrument maker's works in Koishikawa, via central Tokyo office towers, back to the Nishioi neighbourhood where Nikon opened its first plant in 1918 — the street in front is nicknamed “Optical Street”.
- 1 · 1917Koishikawa (Tokyo Keiki works) — First head office, 120 Haramachi, Koishikawa — today Hakusan 4-chome, Bunkyo
- 2 · 1918Oi First Plant — Today's Oi Plant area, Nishioi, Shinagawa
- 3 · until 2010Fuji Building — 3-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
- 4 · 2010Shin-Yurakucho Building — 1-12-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku
- 5 · 2014Shinagawa Intercity Tower C — 2-15-3 Konan, Minato-ku
- 6 · 2024Global Headquarters / Innovation Center — 1-5-20 Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku — headquarters today
Addresses: Nikon corporate history (1917–) and news releases of February 16, 2010, August 11, 2014 and July 11, 2024 · Coordinates: eciffo, from the street addresses
What Nikon does
Nikon was founded in 1917 to make optical instruments in Japan. Today it works in five businesses built on optics and precision technology: cameras and lenses, lithography systems for chips and flat-panel displays, healthcare, components, and digital manufacturing.
Five reporting segments: Imaging Products, Precision Equipment, Healthcare, Components, and Digital Manufacturing.
Where the money came from · Revenue by business · year ended March 31, 2026
Source: Nikon Financial Highlights, fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Source: Nikon Financial Highlights and Financial Highlights data tool on nikon.com IR (FY ended March 2026) · Nikon Company Data, “Nikon by the Numbers”
Growth: revenue vs. people
¥0.54T → ¥0.68T
4,656 at Nikon Corporation
Fiscal years end March 31 (FY2025 ended March 31, 2026). Revenue (IFRS, consolidated): Nikon IR Financial Highlights data tool on nikon.com. Employees: Nikon Company Data; earlier years are published only in PDF reports. Multiple calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Representative Director and President, CEO from April 1, 2026; previously Senior Executive Vice President, CTO and head of the Healthcare business.
Representative Director and CEO before Ohmura (Chairman and CEO in Nikon's March 2025 officer list).
Nippon Kogaku K.K. (renamed Nikon Corporation on April 1, 1988) was formed in 1917 with investment from Koyata Iwasaki, president of Mitsubishi Goshi.
Source: Nikon “Message from the CEO” · Nikon news release listings on officer changes (March 5, 2025; February 12, 2026) · Nikon careers site, “History & Future”
Nikon: questions people ask
Where is Nikon's headquarters?
At the Nikon Corporation Global Headquarters / Innovation Center, 1-5-20 Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo — about a 4-minute walk from Nishioi Station. It opened on July 29, 2024.
Source: Nikon Company Data, Headquarters · Nikon news release, July 11, 2024
Who designed Nikon's headquarters?
Mitsubishi Jisho Design, chosen in a design competition; it also handled construction supervision and project management. The general contractor was Hazama Ando Corporation.
Source: Mitsubishi Jisho Design project page · Nikon news release, July 11, 2024
How big is Nikon's headquarters?
The building has a total floor area of 42,424 m² (about 456,650 sq ft) on an 18,064 m² site, with six floors above ground. Nikon rounds it to about 42,000 m².
Source: Mitsubishi Jisho Design project page · Nikon news release, July 11, 2024
Can you visit Nikon's headquarters?
Yes — the Nikon Museum on the 1st floor is open to the public free of charge, 10:00–17:30 (last entry 17:00), closed Sundays, Mondays and national holidays. No reservation is needed; guided tours need booking at least 3 business days ahead.
Source: Nikon Museum, Visitor Information & Access
What is the office like inside?
Nikon uses Activity-Based Working: group-address desks with dual monitors, collaboration areas, focus booths, a terrace, a grand staircase atrium used for events and ceremonies, a dining area, lounges, a convenience store and a floor where every business unit's labs sit together.
Source: Nikon careers site, “Head Office” · Nikon news release, July 11, 2024
Does Nikon allow flexible or remote work?
Nikon Corporation has a super-flextime system with no core time and a work-from-home program, according to its careers site.
Source: Nikon careers site, “Work-life balance”
How much time off do Nikon employees get?
128 days off a year, 20 days of paid leave from the first year (15.1 days taken on average in FY2025), up to 50 days a year with carry-over, and refresh leave of up to 9 days every 10 years of service.
Source: Nikon careers site, “Work-life balance”
How many people work at Nikon?
19,928 in the Nikon Group and 4,656 at Nikon Corporation itself, as of March 31, 2026. The average length of service is 13.7 years.
Source: Nikon Company Data · Nikon careers site, “Nikon in Numbers”
Where was Nikon's headquarters before 2024?
In Shinagawa Intercity Tower C, Konan, Minato-ku (from November 2014). Before that it was in the Shin-Yurakucho Building (from May 2010) and the Fuji Building in Marunouchi.
Source: Nikon news releases, February 16, 2010 and August 11, 2014
Who is Nikon's CEO?
Yasuhiro Ohmura, Representative Director and President, CEO since April 1, 2026.
Source: Nikon, Message from the CEO
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