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Conference · Luxury — Osaka

THE ORIENT

A hotel in Kobe's former foreign settlement, opened in 2010 as the Oriental Hotel (heir to the hotel founded in 1870) and renamed THE ORIENT in late 2024. Two 227 m² rooms for up to 273 theatre-style, smaller function rooms and rooms overlooking the harbour.

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City
Osaka
District
Kobe – Kyu-Kyoryuchi (Hyōgo)
Meeting rooms
6
Max. capacity (theatre)
273 pax
Largest room
227 m² · The Royal Ballroom
Indicative budget
€€€

✓ Figures checked against official sources

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MICE strengths

  • Royal Ballroom and Oriental Room: 227 m² each, up to 160 seated banquet and 273 theatre
  • Terrace Room (98 m²) and Bamboo Room (127 m²) opening onto a water garden
  • Receptions for up to 300 when the whole 4th floor is booked
  • Breakout rooms of 21 to 43 m² on the 3rd floor
  • Club lounge, top-floor main dining, Kobe Sushi Kanesaka counter
  • Kobe is 13 min from Shin-Osaka by Shinkansen

Why choose it

For a regional convention, an awards evening or a seminar of 50 to 250 people that wants to get out of Osaka while staying under 30 min away, in a quieter setting than a large chain hotel.

Possible limits

The room count is not published on the official website: check availability for a large residential group. Busy wedding business at weekends. No room beyond about 270 theatre-style.

Airport

Kobe: Port Liner to Sannomiya (about 18 min) or about 25 min by taxi. Kansai (KIX): about 70 min by limousine bus to Sannomiya. Itami: about 50 min by limousine bus.

Station

About 7 min on foot from Sannomiya stations (JR, Hankyu, Hanshin); 4 min from Kyu-Kyoryuchi-Daimarumae subway station. Shin-Kobe (Shinkansen) about 10 min away.

Indicative budget

€€€Indicative banquets: packages from ¥8,000 to ¥25,000 per person (tax and service included) according to the official site; meeting package from ¥36,300. Rooms on quotation.

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Event brief

Japan MICE, precisely orchestrated since 2005.

A few details are enough for a first proposal. A dedicated project manager replies within 48 business hours.

Event brief

Japan MICE, precisely orchestrated since 2005.

A few details are enough for a first proposal. A dedicated project manager replies within 48 business hours.