- Days
- 3
- Participants
- 20 to 80 participants
- Cities
- Tokyo
Objectives
- Understand how Japanese companies approach innovation, robotics and quality
- Meet players from the Tokyo startup ecosystem
- Turn field observations into action points for the company
- Unite a product, R&D or digital team around a shared experience
Participant profile
Innovation, R&D, product and digital teams, or leadership teams of tech and industrial groups. Curious participants, mostly English-speaking, who expect concrete content rather than sightseeing.
Day by day
- 1
Day 1
Day 1 — Arrival and ecosystem briefing
- Meet-and-greet at Haneda (about 30 to 40 min to Toranomon) or Narita (about 80 min), coach transfers
- Check-in at a conference hotel in Toranomon, Roppongi or Shiodome
- 4:00 pm — Introductory briefing: overview of innovation in Japan by a local speaker, with interpretation
- 7:00 pm — Dinner in small groups at reserved izakaya areas around Shimbashi or Toranomon
Shimbashi - 2
Day 2
Day 2 — Company and showroom visits
- 8:30 am — Coach departure, group split into 2 or 3 themed tracks (robotics and industry, mobility, retail and consumer) to respect site capacity
- 9:30 am — First visit: showroom or innovation center of a Japanese group, subject to availability, presentation and Q&A with an interpreter
- 12:00 pm — Lunch at a food hall in Toranomon or Shibuya
- 2:00 pm — Meeting with startup founders at an innovation space in Shibuya or Toranomon, subject to availability
- 4:30 pm — Debrief at the hotel: each track presents its findings in 10 minutes
- Free evening, restaurant suggestions provided by the team
Tokyo - 3
Day 3
Day 3 — Ideation workshop, rally and departure
- 8:30 am — Ideation workshop in the meeting room: turn the visits into 3 to 5 concrete initiatives
- 11:00 am — Shibuya-Ginza urban rally in teams, with challenges on Japanese design and service; indoor variant in case of rain
- 1:00 pm — Closing lunch
- 2:30 pm — Luggage collection and staggered transfers to Haneda or Narita
三日目 · Shibuya Sky
Budget
From €2,500 per person, excluding flights
Indicative rate based on 40 participants in single rooms, 2 nights in a 5-star hotel. Included: transfers, meeting room, visit coordination, consecutive interpreter, meals as per program, rally, staff. Not included: flights, speaker fees if any, fees requested by some sites, drinks beyond packages. Visits depend on each company's approval and may be replaced by equivalent alternatives.
Quick estimate
2080
€125,000
i.e. €2,500 per person, excluding flights
Indicative estimate based on the per-person rate shown for this programme. The exact quote follows your brief.
Frequently asked questions
Are company visits guaranteed?
No. Company and showroom visits depend on each company's approval and schedule. We submit requests 2 to 3 months in advance with the group profile and offer equivalent alternatives if a request is declined.
What group size works for a company visit in Japan?
Most sites host 15 to 30 people per visit. For larger groups, we split participants into themed tracks that reconvene for a joint debrief.
Do we need an interpreter for the visits?
Yes, in most cases. Even when the host speaks English, a Japanese-English consecutive interpreter enables more precise exchanges, especially on technical questions. French interpretation is available on request.
Which Tokyo districts suit a tech seminar?
Toranomon and Shibuya host many innovation spaces and startup offices, Marunouchi the headquarters of large corporations, and Odaiba several showrooms. A hotel in Toranomon or Roppongi keeps travel time between these hubs short.
