The Japan Convention Bureau, the business events department of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), is a government-sponsored organization which provides free, impartial advice and assistance to meeting and event planners. This includes introductions to local suppliers, making connections with Japan's convention bureaus and association congress host committees, suggestions on the most appropriate venues and activities for meetings and incentives, assistance with site inspection, information on local government subsidies, and sharing promotional materials.
Convention Bureau - Asia & Pacific
The Japan Convention Bureau, the business events department of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), is a government-sponsored organization which provides free, impartial advice and assistance to meeting and event planners. This includes introductions to local suppliers, making connections with Japan's convention bureaus and association congress host committees, suggestions on the most appropriate venues and activities for meetings and incentives, assistance with site inspection, information on local government subsidies, and sharing promotional materials.
In Japan, you will see timeless beauty side by side with dynamic breakthroughs in technology, culture and quality of life. Meticulous attention to detail combines with exquisite craft tradition to create cutting-edge solutions. This unique fusion will spark inspiration and ideas among your participants. Japan spans 20+ degrees of latitude. Visitors can enjoy a stunning range of landscapes and ecosystems, as well as historic cities and towns. Surprisingly short journeys can take your group to diverse destinations with venues offering unique meeting and event experiences. Whether it’s a party at a famous shrine, team-building through karate on a sub-tropical beach in Okinawa or ice-walking in Hokkaido, even those familiar with Japan will always be discovering something new and amazing. Japanese culture has always been open and welcoming to those who bring or seek knowledge. Japan has made an impressive contribution to academic and industrial progress with a stream of papers in such fields as space science and physics, as well as the filing of numerous triadic patent families. Japan’s many clusters of world-class research institutions and companies offer countless options for networking and technical visits. Participants can look forward to accessing key people in industry and academia. Direct flights from cities around the world make Japan easy to reach. Once here, the smart design of train, subway and bus systems helps you avoid wasting time or energy. The crown jewel is the shinkansen bullet trains, racing between destinations and leaving like clockwork every few minutes. Swift and sustainable transport cuts CO2 emissions while helping you schedule with confidence.
Tokyo Big Site Total floor area of 230,873 www.bigsight.jp/english/organizer/
178 convention facilities throughout the country with a maximum capacity of over 1000 people. www.japanmeetings.org/plan-your-event/search/venue/?type=Convention+Facility&feature=&capacity_integer=1000+or+more&capacity_integer_hotel=Any&city=&keyword=#