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Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki is located on the westernmost edge of Honshu and, with a population of 260,000, is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The city enjoys a warm climate, few natural disasters and an abundance of beautiful nature. Bounded on three sides by the Kanmon Straits and the Sea of Japan, Shimonoseki has long prospered as a crucial transportation hub for western Japan as well as Japan’s gateway to the Asian continent. Shimonoseki is a true crossroads where people come to travel, meet and talk together. STCA invites you to hold a meaningful MICE in Shimonoseki, a city on the straits where history lives and breathes, offering its potential for the creation of fond memories.

Access

Kita-Kyushu Airport→Shimonoseki：75 min. by bus and train
Fukuoka Airport→Shimonoseki：100 min. by bus and train
Tokyo Station→Shimonoseki Station：Approx. 5 hr. by train (Shinkansen via Kokura)
Shin-Osaka Station→Shimonoseki Station：Approx. 2 hr. 30?50 min. by train (Shinkansen via Kokura)
Hiroshima Station→Shimonoseki Station：Approx. 60 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. 2 hr. by train (Shinkansen via Kokura)
Yamaguchi Ube Airport→Shimonoseki：75 min. by bus

Venues overview

	Facility	Rooms
Hotel	67	2,700
Ryokan	30	900
Total	97	3,600

Contact

Shimonoseki Tourism & Convention Association

〒750-0018, Japan, 6F Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki, 3-3-1 Buzenda-cho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
See the map
+81-83-223-1144
+81-83-223-2443
http://www.stca-kanko.or.jp
shimonoseki@stca-kanko.or.jp

Pre-/Post-Convention Programs

Armor and Court Lady Costume-wearing Experience

Armor and court lady costume-wearing experience

A perfect opportunity to experience a part of Japanese culture that cannot be experienced in daily life. Visitors can don genuine armor weighing about 20 kg or the costumes of court ladies, and princesses as well as yukata (light kimono) in the teien Japanese garden and at the Chofu Mori Residence. Matcha green tea is also served for a fee.

Support Programs for Convention

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Availability	Languages
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Availability	Languages
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓
PR	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)	✓
	Arranging volunteers	✓
	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	✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities	✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors	✓
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	✓