JOB INFORMATION

2026 Internship (Open-desk) entry requirements

Working with us as an intern can provide you with experiences of working on projects both in and outside of Japan.

What experience you can expect

Architectural design, interior design, and landscape design

Program

Design study, model making, computer modeling, project brainstorming, participate in design meetings, compile design documents, preparations for presentations, and end of intern presentation to the company

Place

Please clearly indicate your preferred location.

Tokyo Headquarters
Lexington Plaza Nishi-Gotanda
5-2-4 Nishi-Gotanda 3F, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan

Kansai Office
Optec Daiya Building 7F
2-1-29 Tenma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0043, Japan

Iwakuni Office
Fuji Building 2F
1-1-17 Imazu-cho, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 740-0017, Japan

Number of positions available

Positions are always available

Qualification
  • Priority is given to University students graduating from the department of architecture, or completing their master’s degree in 2025, 2026.
  • English fluency is essential. Able to communicate in Japanese (JLPT N3) is a must.
Recruitment standards

Exceptional in architectural, interior and/or landscape design as well as model making

Work hours

9:30am – 6:30pm (one hour lunch break),
Monday to Friday (not including Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)

Internship period

To be discussed (flexible depending on academic schedule)

Remuneration and transportation fees

※This internship is unpaid.

※Housing allowances for interns coming from outside the local area are not provided.

※Transportation expenses for commuting will be covered within the areas specified below.

 

Eligible Transportation Areas

Tokyo Headquarters: Transportation expenses within the Kanto region only

Kansai Office: Transportation expenses within the Kansai region only

West Japan / Iwakuni Office: Transportation expenses within the Chugoku region only

How to apply

STEP01

Send one set of the application documents to Tokyo Headquarters

Please note that we cannot return submitted documents. Please write in the cover letter that you are applying for an intern position (open desk) and the preferred working hours and clearly state if you would like a training course in order to gain the relevant university credits.

 

STEP02

First stage (CV review)

Only successful applicants will be contacted (within 2weeks of receiving the documents) with an interview date.

STEP03

Second stage (Interview)

About the required documents

Required documents
  • Your CV (including your email address)
  • Portfolio (A4 format)
  • A self-introduction (in A4 and include your reasons for applying, and your areas of strength)
The address for application documents submission / office address

Internship Recruitment,
Jun Mitsui & Associates Inc. Architects
Lexington Plaza Nishi-Gotanda 3F, 5-2-4 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031 JAPAN

If you have any questions please contact us using the Contact link below.
We kindly ask you not to directly visit our office, or phone or email.

To educators

We are an architectural design office which tries to achieve a unity between the city development, architecture design, interior design and landscape design. In recent years, we have had more opportunities to participate in projects around the world especially in Asia, and the number of opportunities is increasing. We hope that interns and part time students can get valuable experiences from working with us; put into practice what they learned at universities, and gain additional perspective on where they hope to be in the future and how to contribute to society.

We put a lot of effort into helping to refine the students’ skills for the future through our internship and part time positions, and aim to bring out the best in them.

Use of personal information related to recruitment

We respect the stated rules in addition to the related laws about the appropriate protection and use of personal information;
we aim to provide the appropriate protection and use of personal information when recruiting,
and continue to work on improving our personal information protection and management system within the company.

CONTACT US

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about our company’s services, design works,
projects and recruitment.