Status: Announced/Pre-Construction (Construction Start Imminent) | Location: Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Greater Tokyo, Japan
The Goodman Tsukuba Data Center Campus represents a multi-gigawatt development strategically located outside the core, power-constrained Greater Tokyo area, specifically in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. Tsukuba is known as Japan's "Science City" and offers an excellent environment for digital infrastructure due to its proximity to the capital, while providing access to the necessary land and power capacity for massive hyperscale builds.
Goodman Group, traditionally a leading industrial property developer, has pivoted aggressively into data centers to capture the immense demand driven by cloud service providers and the global AI boom. Their commitment to this site is enormous, with a plan to deliver up to 1 GW (Gigawatt) of IT capacity in a phased approach. This scale is transformational for the Japanese data center market, positioning the campus as one of the largest single sites in the country.
The project is crucial for hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft (which are actively expanding in Japan) because it offers the scale required for the compute-intensive, high-density AI workloads that cannot be easily accommodated in dense, high-cost, and power-restricted downtown Tokyo locations. The facility design focuses on modularity, high efficiency, and the ability to support extreme rack densities, often required for GPU-accelerated computing.
The development is supported by significant financial backing, reflecting the global institutional appetite for high-quality, large-scale digital infrastructure assets in stable markets. Japan is an ideal location due to its low sovereign risk, high network connectivity, and stringent operational standards. The completion of this multi-phase campus will reinforce Japan's role as a major regional hub for cloud and AI services across the Asia-Pacific.
| Field | Value |
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| Project Name | Goodman Tsukuba Data Center Campus |
| Location | Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Greater Tokyo, Japan |
| Status | Announced/Pre-Construction (Construction Start Imminent) |
| Commissioning | Phased, starting in the later half of the decade |
| Total IT Load | Up to 1 GW (Gigawatt) - Total Planned Campus Capacity |
| Total Capacity | Up to 1,000 MW (Expected Hyperscale Capacity) |
| Tier Level | Designed for Hyperscale requirements (Tier III/IV resilience standards) |
| Project Type | Hyperscale Colocation Campus / Digital Infrastructure Park |
| Header | Details |
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| City Name | Tsukuba |
| Population | is around 256,000 as of early 2024 |
| Urban Agglomeration | 10 million |
| City GDP | 4,879,071 JPY |
| Per Capita Income | (around $49k PPP in 2021). |
| City Tier | "Tier 1" |
| Key Strengths | Proximity to Tokyo (less than 1 hour), R&D/Tech Hub, Available Land/Power for Hyperscale |
| Header | Details |
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| Developer / Operator | Goodman Group |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | N/A (Internal Platform/Fund) |
| Construction Contractor | N/A (Major local/international contractors expected) |
| MEP Engineering | N/A (Consultants/Contractors not publically specified) |
| Network Connectivity | High-capacity fiber links to major Tokyo internet exchange points (IXPs) |
| Power Infrastructure | Dedicated high-voltage substation connection |
| Header | Details |
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| Power Capacity | Up to 1 GW (Planned total site capacity) |
| UPS Redundancy | N/A (Standard N+1 / 2N architecture expected) |
| Cooling System | Advanced Cooling (Likely a mix of air, water-assisted, and liquid cooling for high-density areas) |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral, multiple dark fiber routes |
| PUE Target | N/A (Expected to be highly efficient, possibly sub-1.3) |
| Energy Mix | Commitment to integrating Renewable Energy (PPA agreements and local sources) |
| Header | Details |
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| Announcement | 2024 (Major capacity commitment news) |
| Construction Start | Imminent / In-Progress (Site preparation) |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Expected 2027+ |
| Full Buildout | Phased, potentially early 2030s |
| Header | Details |
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| Total Investment | Multi-Billion USD/JPY (Associated with a $1.1B Goodman Japan Data Centre Fund) |
| Funding | Goodman Data Centre Fund and Institutional Investors |
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