Key Facts
• Honda plans to relocate its headquarters to Yaesu, Tokyo, by 2029.
• The new headquarters will utilize a building scheduled for completion in January 2029.
• The Yaesu district previously hosted Honda’s headquarters from 1960 to 1974.
• The Aoyama Building, built 40 years ago, was initially planned for redevelopment.
• Ownership of part of the Aoyama Building was transferred to Mitsui Fudosan Residential.
• Honda and Mitsui will jointly rebuild the Aoyama site, with Honda using some floors.
• The relocation aims to enhance Honda’s corporate culture, “Waigaya.”
• The Aoyama Building was a symbolic facility with showroom functions.
• Honda plans to use some rebuilt Aoyama floors to boost brand value.
Summary
Honda will relocate its global headquarters to Tokyo’s Yaesu district by 2029, leveraging a new building set for completion in January of that year. This move marks a return to Yaesu, where Honda’s headquarters were located from 1960 to 1974. The decision replaces an earlier plan to redevelop the 40-year-old Aoyama Building, a symbolic facility with showroom functions. Ownership of part of the Aoyama site has been transferred to Mitsui Fudosan Residential, with both companies collaborating on its reconstruction. Honda will retain some floors in the new Aoyama structure to enhance its brand value. The relocation aims to promote Honda’s unique corporate culture, “Waigaya,” by utilizing the spacious layout of the new headquarters.
