Tokyo Becomes Asia’s First YouTube Space Location

YouTube announced today the opening of Asia’s first YouTube Space in Tokyo. The Space can be used free of charge as a collaboration and production facility for all members of YouTube partner program, particularly those living in Japan and Asia-Pacific region.

Located inside the Roppongi Hills complex, the Tokyo Space seems to have everything a creator needs to build an awesome video. The place has three production studios, an equipment room (with cameras, lights, mics, and other equipments available to be used), a training/screening room, and resources for post-productions like editing systems and voice-over recording booths. Vice president, global head of content operations Tom Pickett comments:

We built the YouTube Space Tokyo as a way to support the incredible wave of Japanese creativity we have seen develop among our YouTube Partners over the last few years. The Space is an investment in these creators to support their quest to make even better videos and build even bigger global audiences.

Interested creators can start to file their applications to use the Space starting April 1st. TechCrunch mentioned that accepted applicants can use the production facilities for up to three months. You can check more information about the Tokyo Space here. And you can also find more resources for creators here.

Besides acting as a place to build videos, the YouTube Space Tokyo will also host live-streamed music sessions and Google+ Hangouts from time to time, with R&B artist JUJU holding the first live concert tomorrow night. While the Tokyo Space is the first of its kind in Asia, YouTube has built two other in London and Los Angeles last year.

(Update: Full press release below)

YouTube Space Tokyo to open for video creators

Special production facilities will let YouTube Partners from Japan and across Asia-Pacific learn skills, collaborate on projects and create more ambitious videos

February 14, 2013 (Tokyo, Japan) — Today YouTube™ announced the opening of YouTube Space Tokyo — a state-of-the-art collaboration and production facility for YouTube video creators in Japan and across the Asia-Pacific region. Members of the YouTube Partner program (youtube.com/partners) will be able to use the Space, free-of-charge, to launch even more ambitious projects, learn about video production and collaborate with other creators.