WeWork 東京スクエアガーデン に 秋田県秋田市が東京事務所・移住相談センターを移転 / Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Relocates Its Tokyo Office and Relocation Consultation Center to WeWork Tokyo Square Garden

*English Follows Japanese

フレキシブルオフィス WeWork を日本国内で展開するWWJ株式会社（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長 兼 CEO：熊谷慶太郎 以下「WeWork Japan*1」）は、秋田県秋田市が、「 WeWork 東京スクエアガーデン 」拠点に秋田市東京事務所・移住相談センターを移転したことをお知らせいたします。

2026年10月22日（木）には移転記念イベントを執り行い、秋田市長 沼谷 純氏と WeWork Japan 代表取締役社長 兼 CEO 熊谷 慶太郎が登壇。「 WeWork から始まる秋田市の新たな可能性」をテーマに、今回の移転の背景や、秋田市が注力するGX・AI関連産業、企業誘致、移住・関係人口の拡大などについてパネルトークを行いました。

秋田市は、これまで別々に取り組んできた企業誘致と移住相談を連携させ、一体的に推進するため、「WeWork 東京スクエアガーデン」に東京事務所・移住相談センターを開設しました。

WeWork 内に移住相談のスペースを設けることで相談環境の向上を図るほか、イベントなどを通じて首都圏の企業や人材との新たな接点を創出します。また、多様な企業や人が集まる WeWork のコミュニティを活用し、従来の東京拠点では生まれにくかった交流や共創を促進することで、秋田市が注力するGX・AI関連産業における新たな事業やイノベーションの創出につなげていきます。

さらに、東京だけではなくWeWork の全国ネットワークも活用し、スタートアップをはじめとする地域外の企業や技術・アイデアとの接点を広げていく方針です。

WeWorkは、人・企業・地域がつながり、新たな挑戦や共創が生まれるオープンイノベーションプラットフォームとして成長してきました。現在25以上の自治体が入居しており、コミュニティ内での民間企業とのマッチングやイベントの企画・運営などを通じて、シティプロモーションや企業・人材誘致を支援しています。

秋田市の新たな東京拠点においても、全国の WeWork 拠点やコミュニティを活用し、秋田市と企業、秋田と東京、さらには全国・世界をつなぐハブとして新たなプロジェクトや人の流れの創出を支援してまいります。

*1「WeWork Japan」は、WWJ株式会社が日本国内で展開する、フレキシブルオフィス WeWork のフランチャイズ事業を運営する組織体を示します。

【当日の様子】

WWJ Corp. (“WeWork Japan”*1), the operator of WeWork’s flexible office spaces in Japan,is pleased to announce that Akita City, Akita Prefecture, has relocated its Tokyo Office and Relocation Consultation Center to WeWork Tokyo Square Garden.

A commemorative event was held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, featuring Akita City Mayor Jun Numaya and WeWork Japan President and CEO Keitaro Kumagai. Under the theme “New Possibilities for Akita City Starting at WeWork,” the two participated in a panel discussion on the background to the relocation and Akita City’s priorities, including green transformation (GX) and AI-related industries, business attraction, and efforts to encourage relocation and expand the number of people with ongoing ties to the city.

Akita City has opened its Tokyo Office and Relocation Consultation Center at WeWork Tokyo Square Garden to bring together and advance its business attraction and relocation consultation activities, which had previously operated separately.

By establishing a dedicated space for relocation consultations within WeWork, the city aims to improve the consultation environment while creating new opportunities to connect with businesses and talent in the Tokyo metropolitan area through events and other activities. By drawing on the WeWork community, where a diverse range of businesses and people come together, Akita City also aims to encourage connections and co-creation that were less likely to emerge at its previous Tokyo base. These connections are expected to support the development of new businesses and innovations in the GX and AI-related industries that the city is prioritizing.

In addition to its activities in Tokyo, Akita City plans to use WeWork’s nationwide network to expand connections with businesses outside the region, including startups, as well as with new technologies and ideas.

WeWork has grown as an open innovation platform where people, businesses, and communities connect to pursue new opportunities and create together. More than 25 local governments are currently WeWork members. Through connections with private-sector companies in the community and the planning and operation of events, WeWork supports their efforts to promote their cities and attract businesses and talent.

At Akita City’s new Tokyo base, WeWork will draw on its locations and communities across Japan to support the creation of new projects and encourage people to connect and move between regions. The base will serve as a hub connecting Akita City with businesses, linking Akita and Tokyo, and extending those connections throughout Japan and around the world.

*1 “WeWork Japan” refers to the organization that operates the franchise business for WeWork flexible offices in Japan through WWJ Corporation.