Shizuoka
Shizuoka offers gorgeous views of both the highest and lowest points in Japan—Mt. Fuji (a World Heritage site) and Suruga Bay, respectively. Located in the center of Japan, transportation access is extremely convenient: by Shinkansen, Shizuoka is only 1 hour from Tokyo and Nagoya and 1 hour 40 minutes from Osaka. Coupled with Mt. Fuji Shizuoka International Airport, these great transportation options explain why Shizuoka tends to attract more participants for academic conferences and events than other cities. The city offers versatile venues for a variety of events, from a convention center for large-scale conventions to city hotels for urban conventions, lodging facilities for resort style conventions and picturesque locales removed from the daily grind, and a massive exhibition hall for trade fairs and exhibitions. In addition, SCVB provides ample support for event organizers, from reception for preliminary visits to introducing and arranging venues to providing welcome monuments, convention bags and tourism pamphlets; subsidies for national and international conferences and shuttle buses; suggesting and introducing attractions and excursions; and more. With a wealth of after-convention options in and around sites such as Suruga Bay, Mt. Fuji and the tea plantations, and year-round warm weather with little snow or inclement conditions, Shizuoka eagerly awaits the arrival of your event and its participants.
