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Yokohama
Yokohama offers the convention organizer a wealth of options—from the world’s largest convention complex at Pacifico Yokohama to a versatile array of large and small convention facilities, from five-star hotels to budget accommodations. Visitors can also experience true Japanese culture at Sankei-en Garden and enjoy harbor cruises only a port town can offer. Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau (YCVB) provides a variety of services to support organizers thinking about holding conventions in the city. Our experience with hosting countless international conferences and the hospitality of our residents make Yokohama a welcoming venue for your international conference.
Access
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)→Yokohama Station:25 min. by train
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)→Yokohama Station:30 min. by limousine bus
Narita International Airport→Yokohama Station:85 min. by train (JR Narita Express)
Narita International Airport→Yokohama Station:90 min. by limousine bus
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)→Minato Mirai Area,Yamashita Area:25 min. by train
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)→Minato Mirai Area,Yamashita Area:35 min. by limousine bus
Narita International Airport→Shin-Yokohama Area:100 min. by train
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)→Shin-Yokohama Area:40 min. by limousine bus
Narita International Airport→Minato Mirai Area, Yamashita Area:120 min. by limousine bus
Narita International Airport→Minato Mirai Area,Yamashita Area:100 min. by train
Venues overview
Facility | Rooms | |
Hotel | 94 | 18,282 |
Ryokan | 3 | 197 |
Total | 97 | 18,479 |
Pre-/Post-Convention Programs

- Kimono dressing experience
Kimono dressing is extremely popular with foreign guests. Kimono dressing services can also be arranged at other venues, so don’t miss this chance to experience Japanese culture by donning real kimono. - Jazz
Long known as a jazz town, Yokohama is full of jazz cafés and jazz bars that feature a wide variety of jazz performances that are perfect for parties. - Yokohama Chinatown Lion Dances
An ancient Chinese traditional performing art done in Yokohama’s leading tourist attraction, Chinatown, during the Lunar New Year and other special times. Watch dragons and lions dance dynamically in time with accompanying gongs and drums.
4 Hours in Yokohama
Recent Trends in Regional Industry and Research in Yokohama

Medicine: Drug Discovery, Regenerative Medicine and Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Together with other cities in Kanagawa, Yokohama has been designated as a Life Innovation Special Zone. A number of research institutes and companies in the region focus on drug discovery, regenerative medicine and medical equipment manufacturing.
Several leading Japanese research institutes, including RIKEN, Yokohama City University and the Yokohama Biopharmaceutical R&D Center, have research facilities at Yokohama Science Frontier.
Cutting-edge research is being conducted in the regenerative medicine field. For example, in January 2014 a Yokohama City University research group announced to the world its discovery of a method for creating organs from iPS cells.
Many businesses and researchers belong to the Yokohama Kanagawa Bio-Business Network administered by the Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation, which acts as a platform for sharing information on the latest research results and business activities.

Smart Cities
Being selected as “FutureCity Eby the government, Yokohama City is committed to develop simultaneous solution of environment, economy and society.
In 2010, Yokohama City was nominated as one of the Next-generation Energy and Social Systems Demonstration Areas. Since then, the city has been promoting the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP) demonstration projects.
In cooperation with Japan’s 34 leading companies in the field of energy, electronics, and construction business, Yokohama City has introduced the system to optimize the energy supply-demand balance in the existing city areas with houses and commercial buildings.
From 2015, to utilize the technologies and know-how accumulated in the YSCP and to update the project from the demonstration stage to the implementation stage, Yokohama City set up a new public-private partnership organization, Yokohama Smart Business Association, aiming for the creation of an energy-recycling city with excellent disaster-resistance, environmental performance, and economic viability.
This project has been highly evaluated worldwide as it received the C40 Cities Award 2016 from C40 which is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change.
To communicate such low-carbon-society initiatives to the world, Yokohama City advises overseas cities on urban development and proactively shares its knowledge by hosting forums such as the Asia Smart City Conference.
Photo : Biomass power generation (sewerage treatment) (AP/C40)
Support Programs for Convention
Support for bidding process | |||
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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 | ✓ | |
Supporting other PR activities | ✓ | ||
Conference and event preparation | Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies | ✓ | |
Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues) | ✓ | ||
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) | ✓ | ||
Providing tourism information | ✓ | ||
Requesting nominal support | ✓ | ||
Coordinating with relevant organizations | ✓ | ||
Conference and event operation | Arranging reception venues (including unique venues) | ✓ | Multilingual |
Arranging volunteers | ✓ | Multilingual | |
Setting up an information desk | ✓ | ||
Providing maps/guidebooks for participants | ✓ | ||
Arranging shuttle buses | ✓ | ||
Providing convention bags | ✓ | ||
Hospitality | Welcome posters and digital signage | ✓ | |
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 | ✓ | |
Making arrangements for post-convention programs | ✓ | ||
Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants | ✓ | ||
Arranging tour interpreters and guides | ✓ |
Support Programs for Incentive Travel
Support for Promoting Incentive Travel | |
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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 | ✓ |
Venues
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Hotel
THE KAHARA HOTEL & RESORT YOKOHAMA
Yokohama
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Unique Venue
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse #1 3F Hall
Yokohama
Formally the Customs Inspection House for Yokohama Bay's shipping activities in the early...
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Unique Venue
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
Yokohama
Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is a large theme park that includes Aqua Resorts, Pleasure Land, ...