Web infrastructure in Tokyo
Tokyo is Japan's primary data center market, hosting 30 facilities that serve the country's massive internet economy. Equinix, Inc. operates 10 data centers in the city, making it the largest operator by facility count. NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS runs 7, and NTT-ME runs 4.
Tokyo as an internet hub
The city has 11 internet exchange points, the largest being BBIX Tokyo with 352 connected networks. JPIX TOKYO connects 267 networks and JPNAP Tokyo connects 252. These IXPs make Tokyo a critical hub for domestic and international traffic exchange.
Tokyo's connectivity reaches across Asia and the Pacific via submarine cable landings. Major cloud providers, content delivery networks, and financial services firms buy colocation and interconnection here. The market attracts enterprises needing low-latency access to Japan's population and business centers.
Key facts
- Equinix, Inc. operates 10 data centers in Tokyo, the most of any operator.
- BBIX Tokyo is the largest IXP with 352 connected networks.
- JPIX TOKYO connects 267 networks across the metro area.
- JPNAP Tokyo has 252 connected networks at its exchange points.
- Digital Edge DC runs 2 facilities in Tokyo's metro region.
Data centers in Tokyo
All 30 facilities →Equinix TY2 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
8 carriers
Equinix TY8 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
6 carriers
Equinix TY6 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
3 carriers
Otemachi Place West Tower (BBTower Shin-Otemachi)
BroadBand Tower, Inc.
3 carriers
Digital Edge TYO2 (ComSpace 1) - Tokyo
Digital Edge DC
2 carriers
Equinix TY4 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
2 carriers
Equinix TY7 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
2 carriers
AT TOKYO (CC3)
AT TOKYO Corporation
1 carriers
Colt DC Tokyo III
Colt Technology Services Group
1 carriers
Digital Edge TYO3 (ComSpace 2) - Tokyo
Digital Edge DC
1 carriers
Equinix TY10 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
1 carriers
Equinix TY11 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
1 carriers
Equinix TY15 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
1 carriers
Equinix TY3 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
1 carriers
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS TK1 - Tokyo (NTT Otemachi)
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS (Data Centers)
1 carriers
NTT DATA Otemachi Bldg
NTT DATA CORPORATION
1 carriers
NTT-ME Ikebukuro DC
NTT-ME (Data Centers)
1 carriers
NTT-ME Kayabakabuto DC
NTT-ME (Data Centers)
1 carriers
NTT-ME Kuramae DC
NTT-ME (Data Centers)
1 carriers
NTT-ME Marunouchi DC
NTT-ME (Data Centers)
1 carriers
Broadband Tower - Monzen-nakacho Bldg.
BroadBand Tower, Inc.
Broadband Tower - Shibuya Datacenter Bldg.
BroadBand Tower, Inc.
Equinix TY1 - Tokyo
Equinix, Inc.
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS TK12 - Tokyo
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS (Data Centers)