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Square Enix Headquarters & offices · Tokyo, Japan
Square Enix · Tokyo, Japan
Two motion-capture studios, recording booths and a Final Fantasy café share one Shinjuku address — the place where Square Enix games are made, voiced and sold.
The Shinjuku headquarters, the new Shibuya office, the perks and 51 years of history from Enix and Square to today — then the pay and the business. Every number from Square Enix's own careers site, corporate profile and financial pages.
- 2motion-capture studios at the Shinjuku HQ
- 10 floors8F–17F of Shibuya Sakura Stage, opened 2024
- 9.1 yrsaverage length of service (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
- ¥500a 30-minute massage in the in-house massage room
Sources: Square Enix careers site (Office: Shinjuku and Shibuya · Health & work style · Company data, published April 1, 2026) · Square Enix Holdings corporate profile
Companies / Japan / Video games / Square Enix
THE HEADQUARTERS · SHINJUKU EASTSIDE SQUARE · SINCE 2012
Desks in a spider web, walls you can write on, and studios for actors and orchestras
The development floors in Shinjuku have no walls. Game teams sit at curved desks arranged like a spider web, with a small meeting table in the middle of each web, and gather at whiteboard “wall boards” for morning meetings. The same building holds a large and a small motion-capture studio with a foyer where actors rest, a sound studio for mixing music and cut-scenes, recording booths big enough for many voice actors at once, and the “Salon”, a lounge with sofas, counters, a large table and plenty of plants by the windows.
- Direct link to Higashi-Shinjuku Station, Exit A3
- 2 motion-capture studios (large and small)
- Sound studio, rec booths and a Work Room
- Spider-web desk layout with whiteboard walls
- ARTNIA shop and café in the building
- Shibuya office: floors 8–17 (2024)
Shinjuku Eastside Square
Since October 2012 the head office has been at Shinjuku Eastside Square, 6-27-30 Shinjuku, connected directly to Higashi-Shinjuku Station.
Development floors and lounges
The development floors in Shinjuku have no walls; teams sit at curved desks arranged like a spider web with a small meeting table in the middle.
Motion-capture and sound studios
The Shinjuku building holds a large and a small motion-capture studio, a sound studio for mixing, and recording booths for many voice actors at once.
The Shibuya office (2024)
In autumn 2024 Square Enix opened a Shibuya office on floors 8–17 of Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower; the headquarters stayed in Shinjuku.
Source: Square Enix careers site, “Office: Shinjuku” and “Office: Shibuya” (jp.square-enix.com/recruit/career/office/) · News release, 2024 (three-site structure)
Shinjuku, Shibuya and Osaka
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Shinjuku Office (headquarters) | Shinjuku Eastside Square, 6-27-30 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8430 |
| Shibuya Office | Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower, 1-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6215 |
| Osaka Office | Osaka (address not disclosed by the company) |
Source: Square Enix Holdings corporate profile · News release on the three-site structure (2024) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Square Enix Holdings history · Square Enix careers site, Office: Shibuya · News release, 2024. Floor areas and the office architects are not published by Square Enix.
Benefits (Japan, Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Paid for each child aged 0 to 15, every month (regular employees).
Three daily lunches — noodles, rice bowl and deli plate — planned with a public health nurse; set meals are served after lunchtime too.
An in-house massage room for desk-work stiffness: 30 minutes for ¥500, 45 minutes for ¥700.
16 days on average in the year to March 2026 (rate based on the statutory number of days).
A work-from-home program, with a one-off set-up payment and a monthly work-from-home allowance.
Every Wednesday is a company-wide “finish by 7 p.m.” day to rest and recharge.
Specialists help new parents find a nursery and return to work; an outside counseling service (EAP) is open to employees and their families.
Employee stock ownership plan, defined-contribution pension and a retirement allowance (regular employees).
Source: Square Enix careers site — Benefits & support, Health & work style, Company data (FY ended March 2026) · 2027 new-graduate recruitment guidelines (allowances)
Why people stay: what Square Enix itself says
At Square Enix Co., Ltd., where the average employee is 41.3 years old (March 2026).
Recognized every year from 2021 to 2026 as a Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization in Japan.
In “Game Dev Boot Camp”, new hires build a game in teams to experience the whole development process.
Employees check their own condition each month and share it with their manager to start a conversation.
Cutting-edge technology seminars, game-development knowledge sessions, DCC tool and engine training for reskilling, and in-house English classes.
Subsidies for clubs from basketball, golf and running to shogi, photography, e-sports, trading card games and board games.
Source: Square Enix careers site — Company data, Health & work style, Human resource development, Benefits & support
Who works here
employees, Square Enix Group (March 2026)
average age, Square Enix Co., Ltd.
of managers are women
offices in Japan: Shinjuku, Shibuya, Osaka
Source: Square Enix Holdings corporate profile (employees) · Square Enix careers site, Company data (FY ended March 2026, published April 1, 2026) · News release, 2024
Pay at Square Enix
Source: Square Enix 2027 new-graduate recruitment guidelines (as of November 1, 2025). Minimum guaranteed amounts in yen per month, including the defined-contribution pension amount; set individually after selection. Bonuses twice a year.
Square Enix publishes the average age (41.3) and average service (9.1 years) of Square Enix Co., Ltd., but not pay by age.
Office history: from two companies to one Shinjuku address
- 1975 Eidansha Boshu Service Center — the start of Enix
Enix began on September 22, 1975 as Eidansha Boshu Service Center. The company took the name Enix in 1989, after merging with its Enix Corporation subsidiary and other group companies.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, History and Corporate Profile
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1986 Square Co., Ltd. is founded
Square was founded in September 1986. In 1989 it set up Square Soft, Inc. (today Square Enix, Inc.) in the U.S., and it listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section in 2000.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2003 Square and Enix merge, and move in together in Yoyogi
Square merged into Enix on April 1, 2003 to form Square Enix. In July 2003 the combined company moved its headquarters to Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku — the move that, in the company's words, finished the merger work.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, History · Notice of headquarters relocation, July 22, 2003
Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, where Square Enix was based from 2003 · Rs1421 / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2008 A holding company is formed
In October 2008 the company became Square Enix Holdings and split its business into a new Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2012 Shinjuku Eastside Square becomes the headquarters
In October 2012 the head office moved to 6-27-30 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku — Shinjuku Eastside Square, connected directly to Higashi-Shinjuku Station.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, History and Corporate Profile · careers site, Office: Shinjuku
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2024 A second Tokyo office in Shibuya
In autumn 2024 Square Enix opened a Shibuya office on floors 8–17 of Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower and moved to three sites in Japan. The headquarters stayed in Shinjuku, with the motion-capture and sound studios and the ARTNIA shop.
Source: News release, 2024 (three-site structure) · careers site, Office: Shibuya
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Map: how the headquarters moved
Square Enix has stayed in the middle of Tokyo: from Yoyogi, on the south side of Shinjuku Station, to Higashi-Shinjuku about 2 km away — plus a new office in Shibuya.
- 1 · 2003Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku — Headquarters 2003–2012 (placed by district)
- 2 · 2024Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower, 1-1 Sakuragaoka-cho — Shibuya office, floors 8–17
- 3 · 2012–todayShinjuku Eastside Square, 6-27-30 Shinjuku — Headquarters since October 2012
Addresses and districts: Square Enix Holdings history and corporate profile · News release, 2024 · Yoyogi placed by district, not by a published street address
What Square Enix does
Square Enix makes and publishes games such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, runs amusement arcades and makes arcade machines through Taito, publishes manga and magazines, and sells character goods, music and other rights.
Four reporting segments: Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Publication, and Merchandising.
Where the money came from · Net sales by segment · FY ended March 2026
Source: Square Enix Holdings corporate profile (net sales by segment, FY ended March 31, 2026)
Source: Square Enix Holdings, Financial Highlights (fiscal years ended March 2022–2026)
Growth: revenue vs. people
¥365.3B → ¥297.7B
earlier years not published on the website
Fiscal years end March 31 (2026 = year ended March 31, 2026). Net sales (¥ trillion): Square Enix Holdings, Financial Highlights. Employees: corporate profile (as of March 31, 2026). Multiple calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
President and Representative Director of Square Enix Holdings since June 2023, and of Square Enix Co., Ltd. since May 2023. Joined the holdings company's corporate planning in 2020.
Previous president; stepped down from the board in June 2023.
Square Enix traces its start to Eidansha Boshu Service Center (Enix's predecessor, 1975) and Square Co., Ltd. (1986). Yasuhiro Fukushima is Honorary Chairman.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, Executive Biographies · Announcement of Executive Appointment, June 23, 2023
Square Enix: questions people ask
Where is Square Enix's headquarters?
At Shinjuku Eastside Square, 6-27-30 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, directly connected to Higashi-Shinjuku Station (Exit A3). It has been the head office since October 2012.
Source: Square Enix Holdings corporate profile and history · careers site, Office: Shinjuku
What is inside the Square Enix headquarters?
Open development floors with curved desks in a spider-web layout and whiteboard walls, meeting spaces by the windows, two motion-capture studios, a sound studio and recording booths, and a lounge called the Salon.
Source: Square Enix careers site, Office: Shinjuku
Can you visit Square Enix's headquarters?
The offices are not open to visitors, but ARTNIA, Square Enix's official shop with a café and bar, operates at the Shinjuku office address.
Source: News release, 2024 · careers site, Office: Shinjuku
Does Square Enix have other offices in Japan?
Yes. Since autumn 2024 it has three sites in Japan: the Shinjuku headquarters, a Shibuya office on floors 8–17 of Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower, and an Osaka office whose address is not disclosed.
Source: News release, 2024 (three-site structure)
Does Square Enix allow working from home?
Yes. Square Enix has a work-from-home program with a set-up payment and a monthly allowance in Japan, and offers hybrid and work-from-home options across its global offices. New graduates work in the office for a period after joining.
Source: 2027 recruitment guidelines · Square Enix Holdings, Our People
What benefits does Square Enix offer in Japan?
Among them: ¥10,000 a month for each child aged 0–15, a staff cafeteria with lunches from the ¥300s to the ¥500s, an in-house massage room (¥500 for 30 minutes), a daycare concierge service, an employee stock ownership plan and a defined-contribution pension.
Source: Square Enix careers site, Benefits & support and Health & work style
How many people work at Square Enix?
4,290 people in the Square Enix Group as of March 31, 2026. At Square Enix Co., Ltd. the average age is 41.3 and the average length of service is 9.1 years.
Source: Square Enix Holdings corporate profile · careers site, Company data
What is the starting salary at Square Enix?
For new graduates joining in 2027 the minimum is ¥288,000 a month with a bachelor's degree and ¥298,000 with a master's degree, set individually after selection, with bonuses twice a year.
Source: Square Enix 2027 new-graduate recruitment guidelines
Where was Square Enix's headquarters before Shinjuku?
In Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, from July 2003 — when the newly merged Square and Enix moved in together — until October 2012.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, History
Who is Square Enix's CEO?
Takashi Kiryu, President and Representative Director of Square Enix Holdings since June 2023.
Source: Square Enix Holdings, Executive Biographies
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