What is "Chocolabo"?

Chocolabo is Japan's first chocolate workshop as a welfare facility. At Chocolabo, a Type B continuous employment support welfare facility operated by the General Incorporated Association AOH, about 60 people with disability certificates are engaged in manufacturing and selling chocolate confections daily, utilizing their individual strengths. The sweets created by Chocolabo through manual work express the individuality of each maker.

Chocolabo Official Website

The Vision Behind "Chocolabo"

Mr. Noriyuki Ito, the representative of the Chocolabo Group, started the chocolate workshop because his son had a disability. He wanted to change the situation where there were few places for people with disabilities to work and wage levels were low. After leaving his corporate job and starting his own business, he established Chocolabo.

With the corporate philosophy of "contributing to society by creating a community where all people are respected equally, and people with disabilities, able-bodied people, and the elderly coexist, and all those involved can feel rich both materially and spiritually," Chocolabo has achieved the creation of employment for people with disabilities and an increase in their wages.

Now, Chocolabo is coming to Shinjuku Park Tower! Please consider Chocolabo's carefully crafted sweets as "cause marketing gifts – products chosen for a reason" for donations or as gifts for loved ones.

You can view the manufacturing process and more on Chocolabo's official YouTube channel.

On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, a sales event for Chocolabo, Japan's first welfare-focused chocolate workshop, was held at Shinjuku Park Tower. Many people attended, and the event was a great success.
Number of items sold: 596
Number of purchasers: 211
Total working hours of Chocolabo staff: Approximately 1,200 hours (*Total working hours of approximately 60 Chocolabo staff involved in this sales event)