Convention centres — Osaka
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.
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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).
About 5 minutes on foot from JR Osaka Station, inside the Grand Front Osaka North Building (Umeda). InterContinental Osaka is in the same complex. From Kansai (KIX): about 60 minutes by limousine bus; from Itami: about 25–30 minutes.
5 hotels
| Hotel | Category | Access | Rooms | Max. capacity (theatre) | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka | Luxury, MICE, Conference | About 10 min on foot | 291 | 1,500 | €€€€ |
| The Westin Osaka | Conference, MICE, Luxury | About 10 min on foot | 303 | 1,100 | €€€ |
| Hilton Osaka | Conference, MICE | About 7 min on foot via Osaka Station | 562 | 1,000 | €€€ |
| InterContinental Osaka | Luxury, Conference | Same complex (Grand Front Osaka), covered walking access | 272 | 400 | €€€ |
| Hotel Monterey Le Frère Osaka | Business | About 10 min on foot via Osaka Station | — | — | € |
Umeda
A 291-room luxury hotel in Nishi-Umeda with English-manor decor. With a 1,174 m² main hall (up to 1,500 theater-style) and around ten spaces, it combines rare convention capacity with top-tier service.
Ambience · OsakaUmeda (Oyodo)
A 303-room hotel opened in 1993 in Shin-Umeda City, at the foot of the Umeda Sky Building, and Japan's first Westin. Rooms of at least 41 m², a 900 m² Rose Room (up to 1,100 theater-style) and around eight function rooms: a calm, spacious base a few minutes from Osaka Station.
Umeda
A 562-room hotel opposite JR Osaka Station, with 16 banquet spaces including an 823 m² main hall (up to 1,000 theater-style). A corporate-convention classic in Umeda, 7 minutes on foot from Knowledge Capital.
Umeda
A 272-room luxury hotel in Grand Front Osaka, above Osaka Station and in the same complex as the Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center. A 400 m² ballroom (up to 400 theater-style) and some of Umeda's most spacious rooms.
Umeda
A hotel with classic European-inspired decor, 5 minutes from JR Osaka Station on the edge of the Kitashinchi dining district. It has banquet and meeting rooms: an elegant, affordable option in Umeda.
Event brief
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