Japan MICE, precisely orchestrated since 2005.
Japan DMC for corporate meetings, incentives and conventions
For your seminars
Since 2005, we have designed MICE programs in Japan for international companies: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka and Okinawa.
selected meeting hotels
group restaurants
activities and team buildings
ready-to-tailor programmes
convention centres and venues
founded, based in Tokyo
Destinations
Five destinations for your corporate events in Japan
Tokyo東京
Japan's business capital, built for innovation and signature evenings
Japan's economic capital, where headquarters, conference hotels and spectacular evenings sit within a handful of perfectly connected districts.
41 hotels →
Kyoto京都
Culture, refinement and strategic retreats
The former imperial capital, ideal for executive committees, strategic retreats and exceptional cultural incentives.
19 hotels →
Osaka大阪
Conventions, food culture and Kansai energy
Kansai's big, convivial food city, with an international airport on the bay and Kyoto 15 minutes away by Shinkansen.
22 hotels →
Fukuoka福岡
Japan's rising business city and gateway to Kyushu
A compact, dynamic city 5 minutes from its airport, known for outstanding food and more reasonable costs than Tokyo.
22 hotels →
Okinawa沖縄
Turquoise sea, time out and reward
Japan's subtropical archipelago, ideal for incentive trips, resort seminars and team rewards by the sea.
21 hotels →
Nagoya名古屋
Japan's industrial heartland, between Tokyo and Kyoto
The capital of Chubu, home of Toyota and Japan's aerospace industry, 1h40 from Tokyo by Shinkansen, with its own exhibition centers and international airport.
4 hotels →
Hakuba白馬
The Japanese Alps for ski incentives and mountain retreats
An Olympic valley in the Northern Alps, about 3 hours from Tokyo: powder snow in winter, hiking and outdoor activities in summer, onsen all year round.
1 hotels →
Programmes
Japan MICE programs, ready to tailor
3 days · Tokyo
3-Day Corporate Seminar in Tokyo
This 3-day Tokyo corporate seminar brings 40 to 120 participants together in a conference hotel in Shinjuku or Minato, with a full day of plenary and breakout sessions, a half-day urban team building and two group dinners. SHINOGI DMC handles Haneda or Narita transfers, the meeting room, interpretation and the split of dinner venues into smaller groups.
From €2,400 per person, excluding flights
4 days · Tokyo · Kyoto
4-Day Tokyo and Kyoto Incentive Trip
This 4-day Japan incentive trip combines two nights in Tokyo and one night in Kyoto, linked by the Nozomi Shinkansen in about 2 hours 15 minutes. Designed for sales challenge winners or top partners, from 30 to 150 guests, it includes a Tokyo Bay cruise, a team treasure hunt in Kyoto and a private tea ceremony. Luggage travels separately, train cars are reserved and bilingual staff accompany the group throughout.
From €3,400 per person, excluding flights
3 days · Osaka
300-Attendee Convention in Osaka
This 3-day Osaka convention hosts around 300 attendees at Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center) in Nakanoshima, or in the ballroom of a major hotel nearby. Accommodation is concentrated in one or two nearby hotels to minimize transfers, with a gala evening and a food discovery of Dotonbori in small groups. Kansai International Airport is about 60 to 75 minutes away by coach.
From €2,200 per person, excluding flights
5 days · Okinawa
5-Day Okinawa Incentive Trip
This 5-day Okinawa incentive trip hosts 30 to 200 participants at a beach resort on the west coast (Onna or Nago), about 60 to 90 minutes from Naha Airport. It combines beach games, a dragon boat race, a seaside gala evening and an introduction to Ryukyu culture. Okinawa is a 2.5 to 3-hour flight from Tokyo and offers a mild subtropical climate from October to June.
From €3,200 per person, excluding international flights
5 days · Tokyo · Osaka · Fukuoka
Multi-City Japan Roadshow
This 5-day Japan roadshow runs three stops in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka to present a product or meet clients or investors, with 50 to 300 guests per city. The Shinkansen links Tokyo to Osaka in about 2.5 hours and Osaka to Hakata in about 2.5 hours, making one event per day achievable. SHINOGI DMC coordinates venues, equipment moving between cities, bilingual invitations, guest reception and interpretation.
From €3,400 per team member, excluding flights
Hotels
Meeting hotels in Japan: choosing the right category
45 hotels
Business hotels
Business hotels: controlled rates, transport access, corporate comfort.
Ideal for convention delegates or budget-conscious meetings, a few minutes' walk from major stations. Rooms are often compact, so we check room size and bed type before every proposal.
72 hotels
Conference hotels
Conference hotels: large capacity, ballrooms, breakouts, banquets.
Plenary, breakouts, rooms and dinner under one roof: the smoothest option for a meeting or incentive of 50 to 400 participants in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or Fukuoka.
50 hotels
MICE hotels near convention centers
MICE hotels: dedicated convention floors, plus business hotels right next to convention centers.
We combine specialized hotels with accommodation near Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo International Forum, ICC Kyoto, Grand Cube Osaka, Fukuoka Convention Center and Okinawa Convention Center, to keep participant transfers to a minimum.
Convention centres
Convention centers in Japan
Ambience · OkinawaOkinawa
Bankoku Shinryokan
万国津梁館
Bankoku Shinryokan, meaning "bridge between nations", hosted the G8 Summit in 2000. Set by the sea on the Busena peninsula, it is one of Japan's most prestigious resort conference venues. The Summit Hall (441 m², 500 in theater style) has four interpretation booths; the Ocean Hall, divisible into three, and the Sunset Lounge with terrace complete the offer for board meetings, international conferences and incentive dinners.
Max. capacity 500 pax · 1 hotels
Ambience · FukuokaFukuoka
Fukuoka International Congress Center
福岡国際会議場
The Fukuoka International Congress Center is the core of Hakata's waterfront convention zone. Its main hall seats up to 3,000 in theater style and is supported by 19 flexible halls and meeting rooms with simultaneous interpretation booths. Extensively renovated in 2024, it can be combined with Marine Messe Fukuoka and Fukuoka Kokusai Center a few minutes' walk away, so a single campus can host plenary, breakouts, exhibition and gala dinner.
Max. capacity 3,000 pax · 17 hotels
Ambience · FukuokaFukuoka
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
福岡国際センター
Fukuoka Kokusai Center is known across Japan as the home of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament every November. Its column-free flat floor of over 5,000 m² holds close to 10,000 people for conventions, exhibitions or large corporate events. It belongs to the waterfront convention zone together with the Congress Center and Marine Messe, run by the same foundation, which makes combined bookings straightforward.
Max. capacity 9,852 pax · 1 hotels
Osaka
Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center)
グランキューブ大阪（大阪府立国際会議場）
Grand Cube Osaka is Osaka's flagship international convention center on Nakanoshima island, designed by Kisho Kurokawa and opened in 2000. It combines a 2,754-seat main hall, a 328-seat small hall, a 2,600 m² pillar-free Event Hall and more than 25 meeting rooms (27 to 540 people depending on setup). Location is its main asset: in the heart of the business district, 10 minutes from Umeda, and connected to Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka, which simplifies accommodation, banquets and transfers for congresses of 500 to 3,000 participants. It is especially well suited to medical and scientific congresses, general assemblies and corporate conventions that need a plenary plus parallel sessions.
Max. capacity 2,754 pax · 9 hotels
Ambience · KyotoKyoto
Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto)
国立京都国際会館
Japan's first national international conference center (1966), ICC Kyoto hosts medical congresses, summits and general assemblies in a setting like no other: four connected buildings on the shore of Lake Takaragaike, surrounded by a 20,000 m² Japanese garden. The complex combines the Main Hall (1,840 seats), the 3,000 m² Event Hall (up to 2,500 theater-style), the New Hall (2,000 m²), the Annex Hall (1,500 m²) and more than 70 meeting rooms. Used in full, it can accommodate events with over 10,000 participants. For planners, it offers both international-grade congress infrastructure and a setting that lets you build the garden, tea house and banquets into the program. The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike is a 5-minute walk away.
Max. capacity 2,500 pax · 8 hotels
Ambience · OsakaOsaka
INTEX Osaka (International Exhibition Center, Osaka)
インテックス大阪
INTEX Osaka is the largest exhibition center in western Japan: 70,000 m² of exhibition space across six halls (Hall 6 divides into four zones of about 10,000 m² each) and 72 meeting rooms. Opened in 1985, it hosted the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit. Located on Osaka Bay (Nanko / Cosmosquare), it hosts more than 200 events a year: trade shows, consumer exhibitions, congresses with exhibitions and incentive parties. The largest conference room seats about 400; for a larger plenary, a hall is fitted out. Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay and Hotel Fukuracia Osaka Bay are a 3-minute walk away, so exhibitors and delegates can stay on site.
Osaka Bay · 2 hotels
Ambience · OsakaOsaka
Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center
ナレッジキャピタル コングレコンベンションセンター
The Congrès Convention Center is the conference facility of Grand Front Osaka, right above Osaka Station. Its main hall of about 1,700 m² (7.4 m ceiling) seats more than 1,400 theater-style and divides into two or three spaces. Nine conference rooms (40 to 600 people depending on setup), simultaneous interpretation booths for up to six languages and direct loading access make it an efficient tool for seminars, product launches, symposiums and conventions of 200 to 1,500 people. Its main strength is connectivity: JR, subway, Hankyu and Hanshin lines within minutes, and several international hotels on foot (InterContinental, Hilton, Ritz-Carlton).
Umeda · 5 hotels
Ambience · TokyoTokyo
Makuhari Messe
幕張メッセ
Makuhari Messe, in the Makuhari business district of Chiba Prefecture, is one of Japan's largest convention and exhibition complexes: about 75,000 m² of exhibition space, an International Conference Hall with a 1,600-seat convention hall and 22 meeting rooms, and the Makuhari Event Hall for up to 9,000 people. The three buildings are connected at second-floor level. Its location between central Tokyo and Narita makes it a strong choice for international trade shows and conventions with many overseas delegates. Makuhari hotels (New Otani, APA, Springs) are a few minutes' walk away, which keeps daily logistics simple.
Max. capacity 1,600 pax · 3 hotels
Restaurants
Restaurants for corporate groups
We select restaurants suited to corporate groups: trending addresses, premium izakaya, Michelin-starred tables, private venues and local culinary experiences.
apothéose
Tokyo · Toranomon · アポテオーズ
A French fine-dining restaurant on the 49th floor of Toranomon Hills Station Tower, within TOKYO NODE. Chef Keita Kitamura, who trained for eight years under Yoshihiro Narisawa before leading several Paris kitchens (including ERH, starred in 2019), opened it in 2023 on his return to Japan. His cooking applies French technique to produce sourced directly from growers across Japan, through a single menu adjusted daily.
On request
Bay – The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka
Fukuoka · Daimyo (The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka) · Bay（ザ・リッツ・カールトン福岡）
The signature bar on the 24th floor of The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka, in Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City. A design inspired by the ships of Hakata Bay, an open-air terrace facing the sunset, a DJ every evening, house cocktails and charcoal-grilled small plates using Kyushu produce.
On requestPriced by the drink
CÉ LA VI Tokyo
Tokyo · Shibuya (Tokyu Plaza Shibuya) · セラヴィ東京
A rooftop on the 17th and 18th floors of Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, the Tokyo outpost of the brand born in Singapore. Three spaces share the top: the Restaurant & Skybar, serving contemporary Asian food to share or as a set course, the Club Lounge with DJs, and the more casual BAO by CÉ LA VI. The open-air terraces look over the Shibuya towers and, on clear evenings, to Tokyo Tower.
On requestSeasonal course: dinner ¥11,000, lunch ¥8,800 per person
DRAWING HOUSE OF NAKANOSHIMA
Osaka · Nakanoshima · ドローイング・ハウス・オブ・ナカノシマ
A French-style yoshoku bistro opened on 20 February 2026 in the basement of the Osaka City Central Public Hall, the 1918 brick landmark designated an Important Cultural Property, in the middle of Nakanoshima island. 157 seats (121 inside, 36 on the terrace), works by Osaka-born artist Iori Nagashima, and menus created with Osaka chefs, including Tomokazu Oya of Sui Oya.
Groups up to 121 paxLunch: set plates from ¥1,450 to ¥1,900
Empathie
Osaka · Temma
One Michelin Star 2026 (new)
A ten-seat French counter in Temma, opened in May 2025 by chef Yuji Tsuji and starred in its first appearance in the Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026. Deliberately simple preparations let the ingredients speak, and the chef explains the idea behind each dish himself.
Groups up to 10 pax
Ensui
Tokyo · Nakameguro · 炎水
Two Michelin Stars 2026 (promoted)
A Japanese restaurant in Nakameguro promoted to two stars in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2026. "Flame and water": the chef celebrates the two foundations of Japanese cuisine, charcoal fire and the water of dashi, made with water brought from Kagoshima, aged kombu and high-grade bonito. The simmered course is the pride of the house.
On requestDinner: omakase from ¥35,000 to ¥60,000 per person depending on the season
SHINOGI DMC
Why choose SHINOGI DMC
Local expertise
Based in Tokyo since 2005, we know the hotels, venues, restaurants and real travel times of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka and Okinawa. Our recommendations come from the ground, not from brochures.
Understanding of Japanese codes
Meishi exchange, protocol, punctuality, dining etiquette: we prepare your participants and work with Japanese partners in a way that respects their expectations.
MICE know-how
From a 30-person board meeting to a 500-participant convention, we manage room blocks, convention centers, AV, interpretation and transfers with the same method.
Event creativity
Private dinners, after-hours temple visits, taiko, Tokyo Bay cruises: we create Japanese moments that serve your objectives, not just the backdrop.
Operational reliability
24/7 on-site coordination, flight tracking, backup plans for typhoons and rail disruptions: every critical step has an alternative ready.
Trilingual team
Our project managers work in English, French and Japanese. You have a single point of contact who relays your expectations accurately to every Japanese supplier.
Journal
Analysis and operational advice for organising seminars, incentives and conventions in Japan.
Large Group Dinner in Tokyo: Private Dining Rooms and Venues by Capacity, from 10 to 450
Private rooms for 10 to 16, private floors, 120-person yakatabune, reception houses for up to 450: which Tokyo format to choose by group size, with terms and budgets.
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Private Temple Dinner in Kyoto: What Is Really Possible for a Group
Receptions at Nijo Castle or Daigo-ji, shojin ryori at Tenryu-ji, night visits and historic houses: what a group can really arrange in Kyoto, with the rules and lead times.
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Japan Conference Venues Compared: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka and Okinawa
Capacities, airport access, nearby hotels and booking lead times: a comparison of Japan's major convention centres for a corporate convention, congress or trade show.
Learn more →Frequently asked questions
What does a Japan DMC do?
A DMC, or destination management company, designs and runs programs on the ground for groups traveling from abroad: hotels, transport, venues, restaurants, activities and coordination. In Japan, it brings the language, supplier relationships and knowledge of local customs.
Which cities in Japan do you cover?
Our five key destinations are Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka and Okinawa. They combine easily by Shinkansen or domestic flight, for example Tokyo to Kyoto in about 2 hours 15 minutes. Other regions can be added on request.
What group sizes do you handle?
We organize events for 30 to 500 participants, from board meetings to conventions, as well as smaller executive trips. For large groups, accommodation is spread across several hotels close to the main venue.
When is the best time for an event in Japan?
Spring and fall offer the best weather but high hotel demand; book 9 to 12 months ahead. June and July are the rainy season, and August to September is peak typhoon season. Winter, outside the year-end holidays, is often better value.
How soon will we receive a proposal?
We reply to every brief within 48 business hours with an initial outline. The detailed proposal, with program concept, hotels and indicative budget ranges, usually follows within the week depending on complexity.
Do you work with overseas event agencies?
Yes. We act as the ground partner for event agencies and can work on a white-label basis. We also work directly with companies, travel managers and HR or sales departments.