Japan's Largest Storage Rental Service "Hello Storage" Exceeds 3,000 Properties with New Openings in Narashino Yashiki and Arashiyama Sugaya!

Area Link Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takaaki Suzuki; hereinafter, Area Link) is pleased to announce that its "Hello Storage" rental storage service, Japan's largest, has surpassed 3,000 properties nationwide, following the opening of "Hello Storage Narashino Yashiki" and "Hello Storage Arashiyama Sugaya" in April 2026.

Hello Storage (Outdoor Type) Hello Storage (Indoor Type)

The company is expanding its presence across all 47 prefectures of Japan with various forms of storage units, including outdoor storage utilizing containers, indoor storage designed specifically for an entire floor or building, and even dedicated motorcycle storage. As a result of the patronage of many customers, we have now reached the milestone of 3,000 properties.

◆ Background of Development and Usage Status

There is a need for storage space in densely populated areas like Tokyo, as well as in regional cities, due to limited housing space, temporary storage during moves, and securing office storage. Furthermore, demand tends to increase from May to June for tidying up homes and storing hobby items. "Hello Storage" is chosen for storing off-season clothing and seasonal appliances that tend to clutter home storage, as well as cherished memories, outdoor hobby equipment, and growing collections.

Hello Storage offers a diverse product lineup, including indoor single-building type, indoor building-in type, outdoor container type, and motorcycle-specific storage, making it the most extensive product lineup in the storage rental industry. Customers can choose according to their needs, such as indoor types with excellent air conditioning and security facilities, or outdoor types with easy vehicle access.

◆ Future Outlook

Area Link will continue to leverage its strength in data analysis to develop diverse storage units across Japan based on customer needs. In addition to opening new self-owned properties, we will actively promote the expansion of our "Partner Program," which provides comprehensive support from new storage unit openings to customer acquisition and cancellations, thereby further strengthening our business foundation.

We have built an AI system that adopts dynamic pricing, a first in Japan's storage rental industry (*), automatically calculating "appropriate prices" based on market conditions such as demand. This has enabled us to improve business profitability and stability.

We aim to expand to a total of 200,000 rooms by the end of 2029 and will continue to strive to provide convenient storage infrastructure.

*According to our research

◆ "Hello Storage" Overview

Under the "Hello Storage" brand, we operate rental storage spaces in containers and buildings, with 3,011 properties and 131,936 rooms (as of April 2026). The storage business has been our core business since our founding, and we boast the largest number of rooms in the industry. We provide services in various forms, including outdoor types using shipping containers, indoor types where an entire floor or building is designed exclusively for storage, and dedicated motorcycle storage.

Hello Storage HP: https://www.hello-storage.com/

Information site about storage units "kurasul": https://kurasul.hello-storage.com/

【Reference】What is the "Partner Program"? This program is a business partner system that enables one-stop support from the launch of a storage unit to service provision. Area Link comprehensively handles operations related to storage unit management, from customer acquisition, contracts, and cancellations to regular cleaning and initial response to troubles. By supporting the entire storage unit business through Area Link, which operates "Hello Storage," the storage unit with the No. 1 listed properties (*), partners can expect reductions in labor costs and system development, increased sales due to higher occupancy rates, and a return of 90% of rental revenue to the partner company. Details URL: https://www.arealink.co.jp/service/storage/partners/

Explanation video: https://youtu.be/TKQvkDn4zoQ?si=zHOUj18-lZlMEph

*Market research in the specified domain (*) for the fiscal year ended March 2022. Research institution: Japan Marketing Research Organization *No. 1 in the total number of listed properties for indoor and outdoor types, and in the number of listed properties for outdoor types. *"Specified domain" = 8 companies that publicly disclose information on the number of rental space properties on the web (Area Link's independent survey. As of March 2022, among the top 8 companies in the total number of listed indoor and outdoor properties and the number of listed outdoor properties).

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