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Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki is located on the westernmost edge of Honshu and, with a population of 280,000, is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The city enjoys a warm climate, few natural disasters, and abundant beautiful nature. Bordered on three sides by the Kanmon Straits and the Sea of Japan, Shimonoseki has long prospered as a crucial transportation hub for western Japan and has been Japan’s gateway to Asia since ancient times. Shimonoseki is a true crossroads where people gather, meet, and exchange ideas. We invite you to hold a meaningful MICE in Shimonoseki, a city by the straits where history lives and breathes, offering its potential for creating fond memories.

Access

Yamaguchi Ube Airport> Shimonoseki: 75 min. by bus
Kita-Kyushu Airport> Shimonoseki: 75 min. by bus and train
Fukuoka Airport> Shimonoseki: 100 min. by bus
Tokyo Station> Shimonoseki Station: Approx. 300 min. by train (Shinkansen via Kokura)
Shin-Osaka Station> Shimonoseki Station: Approx. 150–170 min. by train (Shinkansen via Kokura)
Hiroshima Station> Shimonoseki Station: Approx. 90 min. by train (Shinkansen via Shin-Shimonoseki Sta.)
Hakata Station> Shimonoseki Station: Approx. 30 min. by train (Shinkansen via Kokura)
Kagoshima Station> Shimonoseki Station: Approx. 120 min. by train (Shinkansen via Kokura)

Contact

Shimonoseki Tourism & Convention Association

6F Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki, 3-3-1 Buzenda-cho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 750-0018, Japan
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+81-83-223-1144
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Pre-/Post-Convention Programs

Sake Making Experience (Brew your one and only sake in the world)

Sake Making Experience (Brew your one and only sake in the world)
Visit Shimonoseki Sake Brewery, a long-established sake brewery founded in 1923. A sake sommelier will guide you through this 100-year-old brewery. After a sake lecture, you can taste four different kinds of sake using international standard tasting glasses. After the sake tasting, you can brew your one and only sake by blending it to suit your taste and have it bottled.
Wagashi Making Experience
Try a wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) making experience at Sabo Fuwari, a Japanese tea room where you will be welcomed by the owner of Shokindo, a long-established Japanese confectionery store in Shimonoseki, established in 1866. Learn how to make traditional Japanese confectionery nerikiri and matcha powdered green tea in a luxurious private setting. Limited to five groups per day, you'll also enjoy Shokindo's popular yukigoromo, a sweet specially made for Sabo Fuwari. Savor this delicacy with a cold cup of green tea—its freshness lasts only one minute.

Support Programs for Convention

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

Support Programs for Incentive Travel

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