Incubation Center in Osaka Nanko, Japan - Support for companies getting started in the digital media industry

Coworking space

PC training room

Business cafe

iMedio Software Industry Plaza
Library

Presentation room 1

Shower room

Located on the 6th floor of Osaka Nanko ATC on the waterfront of Osaka, Japan are
Incubator Offices for future entrepreneurs to gather and launch their businesses.
Just a 3-minute walk from the Trade Center-mae Station on the Nanko Port Town Line.

OsakaInternational
AirportShin-Osaka

HankyuTakarazuka
LineOsaka(Umeda)

Nishi-Umeda
HommachiSubway Chuo LineOsakako

Bentencho

NambaCosmosquare●Trade Center-mae

neNankoPort TwonLine

Take the Airport Limousine Bus bound for Osaka Nanko to the HyattRegency Hotel Osaka. It is a 2 min. walk from there to ATC. It takes
approx. 45 min.

Tennoji

SubwayYotsubashi
Line

From Kansai International Airport

SubWayMidosuji LineLi

Nakafuto

Daikokucho

By busaATCMorinomiya

Hanshin Expressway Osaka-ko Route

From Subway Umeda Station

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Take the JR Loop Line from Osaka to Bentencho Station. Transfer tothe Chuo Line for Cosmosquare and get off at Trade Center-mae
Station of the Nanko Port Town Line. It takes approx. 30 min.

From Kobe

Nanko-minami Exit●

From JR Line Osaka Station

Nanko-kita Exit●

Take the Subway Midosuji Line from Umeda to Hommachi Station.
Transfer to the Chuo Line for Cosmosquare and get off at Trade Center-mae Station of the Nanko Port Town Line. It takes approx. 30 min.
●Hommachi

By car●ATC●●KansaiInternationalAirport●

By train

JRHanw

Suminoekoen

KansaiInternational Airport

Hanshin Expressway
Wangan Route

From Kansai International Airport
Exit the Hanshin Expressway at Nanko-minami ramp and drivein the direction of ATC.

iMedio Software Industry Plaza
ATC Bldg., ITM 6F 2-1-10 Nankokita Suminoe-ku, Osaka 559-0034, Japan
E-mail: e-contact@imedio.or.jp
Tel.: +81-6-6615-1000. Fax: +81-6-6613- 2232.
Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
(Weekends and New Year’s holiday excluded)

http://www.imedio.or.jp/en/
Management: Osaka Urban Industry Promotion Center* The content of this brochure is subject to change without prior notification.
2013.08-2000-IMD

Facilities are available for viewing at any time.
Feel free to contact with us first!

e-contact@imedio.or.jp

Business support

Strong support for the business at the time of start-up

7 kinds of support offered by iMedio
Provision of inexpensive comfortable office space
Monthly fee: 28,900 JPY and up (Common services, electricity
and air-conditioner charges included)
Access to on-site studios and rental equipment
As an exclusive privilege, tenants can use the on-site soundstudio, equipment, and meeting spaces at special rates, andwork studios at no charge 24 hours a day, every day including
Saturday and Sunday.
Free seminar attendance! (Various types of seminars are
expected to be held 60 or more times a year.)
Tenants can attend seminars held by iMedio free of charge.

Pre-incubator Offices (No security deposit needed)
Monthly rent:

28,900-47,200 JPY

Common services, electricity and air-conditioner charges included

11' high wall partitioned booths of about 13-22 m 2
No security deposit needed
Most suited for startup businesses with 1-4 workers

What is iMedio?
iMedio is a shared-use type of incubator facility inOsaka intended to promote and cultivate the digital
media industry whether that be through IT, images,
games, animation, web development or smartphone

Main Incubator Offices

Open 24 hours a day, every day
Background checks required of candidate tenants
Japanese language skills and a bank account in Japan required

Monthly rent:

57,540-119,290 JPY

Common services charge included *Electricity and air-conditioner charges excluded.

8 completely private rooms of 31-65 m2
Security deposit equal to three months’ base rent required
Best suited for businesses with 3 or more workers

Privileges for tenants
Tenants have access to the following facilities.
Reception room (one), which is completely private and canaccommodate up to 6 persons
Space for business meetings (6 tables)
Shower room (Available 24 hours)

applications.
As a means of business support, iMedio assists
companies in their star tup and development by

Support for cultivating human resources

Seminars on IT and digital media

providing them with office space. In addition, as a

The speakers are professionals actively playing
a part at the forefront of IT and digital media!
The content of these lectures, which are directly
applicable to jobs, can support your efforts toimprove skills.

means of production environment support, there areproduction studios on site and audio equipment forrent. Furthermore, as a means of cultivating humanresources, iMedio holds various types of technicalSeminars are certain to be very rewarding and informative. They
address subjects such as internet trends and state-of-the-art digitaltechnologies and tools.
There are also talk sessions where key men in the digital media
industry are invited as guests, and management assistance seminars
where specialists and business managers are invited to talk about
their business ventures and experiences.

seminars on the production of software applications,
website development, SNS, images and so forth, aswell as seminars on business startups.

Businesssupport

・Low-cost office space・Business support via consultations andinformation provision
・Exchange meetings and events

Production environment support

Productionenvironment
support・Production studio on site
・Loaning out of video and audio equipment

Advertising and PR support
Information and advertisements on the businesses occupying
the Incubator Offices are published on the website, e-zine andother resources managed by iMedio.
Support from Osaka Sangyo Sozokan/Business
Innovation Center Osaka Business Consulting RoomIn cooperation with Business Consulting Room of OsakaSangyo Sozokan/Business Innovation Center Osaka, iMedioprovides consultation and support concerning fund raising,finance, laws, and intellectual property.
Exchange meetings among tenant businesses
Tenants can anticipate opportunities to share information andcollaborate with other tenants through an expanding wave ofexchange.

Lecture contents directly applicable to jobs
Design and DTP
Illustrator & Photoshop / Color design

Web development
WordPress/Facebook/Dreamweaver/JavaScript/HTML5&CSS/SEO/
Smart phone site development

Business start-up and management support
Personnel and labor/ Funding and finance/Sales ability reinforcement/
Case introduction of entrepreneurs

IT trends

Audio and visual production equipment available on demand

An array of facilities and equipment are available at low cost. Suited for the production of broadcast content.

3 areasof support
at iMedio

Daily and regular consultations
Our incubation managers provide daily and regular consultations to confirm the tenant's progress against business plans,
extract problems and develop solution strategies together withtenants.

Rental equipment
Support for
cultivating
humanresources
・Training seminars on
digital media

Recording studioVideo systems
Mobile filming andrecording system

HD ENG cameras
The recording studio features a top-of-the-line production environment
with soundproof recording booths that are optimal for vocal and narration
recordings, and control rooms equipped with a high quality soundmonitoring environment. Anybody can utilize the studio to record audio fore-learning materials, corporate advertising videos and so on.
Expert sound engineers can also provide assistance upon request.

With these video systems, tenants can record programs in theaters,
gymnastic halls, and outdoor facilities. A single system consists of acamera, switcher, audio mixer, and VTR. Additionally, our support staff willaccompany you to the set, and provide you with advice on the installationand operation of the equipment. The systems are designed so that they
can be set up in a short amount of time on the spot.

AVC HD cameras

Filming equipment for recording still pictures,videos and programs is available for rent.