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Chiba

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The City of Chiba is conveniently located only 30 minutes from Central Tokyo, Narita Airport and Haneda Airport. It is an ideal location for business gatherings with Japan’s top convention complex, Makuhari Messe, with large number of hotels, meeting venues and commercial facilities located within and nearby. The city boasts Japan’s longest man-made beach as well as verdant metropolitan parks and foothill villages, providing a balance between the sea and greenery that remind visitors of the proximity and abundance of nature. You can enjoy a wide variety of unique venues for unforgettable events, from parties in the sky on the Chiba Urban Monorail, -the world’s longest suspended monorail system, to receptions in the highly sophisticated neo-Renaissance atmosphere of Sayado Hall at the Chiba City Museum of Art.

Access

Narita International Airport→Chiba City：Approx. 30 min. by limousine bus
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)→Chiba City：Approx. 40 min. by limousine bus

Contact

Chiba Convention Bureau and International Center (CCB-IC)

〒261-7114, Japan, 14F WBG Marive East, 2-6 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba
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+81-43-297-2751
+81-43-297-2753
http://www.ccb.or.jp/mice/e/
request@ccb.or.jp

Pre-/Post-Convention Programs

A Japanese, strolling garden around a pond within Makuhari Kaihin Park to fully enjoy the natural beauty of scenery that changes with season. You can also have Japanese powdered green tea at Shoraitei, a sukiya-style teahouse in the garden, built using Kitayama Japanese cedar from Kyoto. Located within walking distance of Makuhari Messe, the garden is available as a unique venue and a place to experience Japanese culture.

Recent Trends in Regional Industry and Research in Chiba

Medicine: Radiology and Cancer Treatment

In addition to National Cancer Center and the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba has many university facilities focusing on medicine, including those of Chiba University, Toho and the University of Tokyo Kashiwa Campus.
Chibadai Inohana Innovation Plaza, a center for innovative medical projects involving collaboration between industry and academia, has attracted many companies.
Chiba University Science Park Center (CSPC) provides another forum for industry-academia collaboration. Focussing on medical engineering, CSPC matches university research seeds with companies Etechnical needs.

Robotics

Chiba has formulated a Science City Strategy to publicize its science and technology capabilities.
World-class robotics research is being conducted in the region, notably at Chiba University, the Chiba Institute of Technology (CIT), the Nihon University Funabashi Campus, and the University of Tokyo Kashiwa Campus.
Together with medical engineering, robotics is another field of focus for CSPC, where joint industry-academia initiatives are under way.
Impressive research is being conducted on field robots such as disaster response robots and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and CIT is leading initiatives in satellite and space engineering. CIT is a pioneer in these fields and has several faculties and research centers devoted to robotics, including the Department of Advanced Robotics, the Future Robotics Technology Center, and the Planetary Exploration Research Center.

Logistics

Many logistics centers are located in Chiba, together with corporate offices including the headquarters of Aeon, one of Japan’s largest retailers.
Taking advantage of its proximity to both airports and ports, Chiba attracts companies by publicizing itself as “the closest city to the world E
The Chiba Industry Advancement Center works toward infrastructure development and deregulation with a view to creating a logistics industry cluster in the region.

Support Programs for Convention

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Availability	Languages
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	English
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Availability	Languages
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓	English
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	English
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	English
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	English
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	English
	Providing tourism information	✓	English
	Requesting nominal support	✓	English
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	English
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	English
	Arranging volunteers	✓	Supports 32 languages
	Setting up an information desk	✓	English, Chinese, Korean
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	English
	Arranging shuttle buses	✓
	Providing convention bags	✓	English
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage	✓	English, Chinese, Korean
	Welcome message by the head of the local government	✓	English
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities
	Providing discounts on public transportation	✓
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors	✓	English
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓	English
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs	✓	English
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants	✓	English, Chinese, Korean
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides

Support Programs for Incentive Travel

Support for Promoting Incentive Travel
Type of Support	Availability
Site inspection support (provision of accommodation, food, tourist activities)	✓
Creation of draft proposals, providing information	✓
Support During Incentive Travel
Type of Support	Availability
Accommodation	✓
Airport transfer services	✓
Welcome banners	✓
Chartered transport (e.g. coaches)	✓
Prepaid cards for public transport	✓
Venues (MICE facilities, unique venues)	✓
Event management services	✓
Recruiting volunteers to assist at events	✓
Excursions, technical visits etc.	✓
Attractions, entertainment etc.	✓
Experience programs	✓
Local cuisine, traditional cuisine	✓
Greeting at airport or station	✓
Greeting or welcome letter from local government head	✓
Travel brochures	✓
Discount coupons	✓
Giveaways	✓