Each FabLab is operated differently. Some require advance reservations, so please check the usage conditions on each FabLab's website. Note that FabLabs fundamentally emphasize users learning how to use the equipment themselves and fabricating on their own — they are not general 'digital fabrication services.' Please understand this distinction in advance.

• List of FabLabs in Japan

For those considering launching a new FabLab, we have compiled a guide for getting started. Please refer to the document linked below for details.

• How to start a FabLab: a guide for new labs

FabLab Japan Network is a community for information exchange among FabLab-related people. It is not in a position to certify FabLabs or grant permission to use the name. By international consensus, anyone who meets the conditions for using the FabLab name may use it. (In other words, you do not need to join FabLab Japan Network to call yourself a FabLab.) In Japan, the trademark has been registered, but this is not to monopolize the rights — it is to maintain the healthy use of the proper noun "FabLab." As long as the internationally agreed FabLab conditions are met, we have no intention of taking legal action against activities that use the "FabLab" name. For details about how the trademark was obtained and how it is handled, please see the link below.

• On the "FabLab" trademark and the use of the name

FabLab Japan Network is open to anyone — FabLab operators, those preparing to launch a new FabLab, and anyone who sympathizes with FabLab activities and wishes to support them. To maintain face-to-face relationships, joining requires a recommendation from a FabLab operator. If you wish to join, please contact a FabLab in Japan and share your interest with them. See the link below for details on how the network is run.

• Documents for FJN members

On this site we list, as FabLabs in Japan, those labs operated by FabLab Japan Network members that have officially declared they are open. Please refer first to the question above ("I want to join FabLab Japan Network") and consider joining FJN.

For interview or lecture requests about FabLabs, or for collaboration inquiries, please contact the person in charge at each FabLab directly. If it is difficult to determine which lab to approach, you may contact FabLab Japan Network and we can introduce an appropriate facility or individual.

• List of FabLabs in Japan