November 2017 Newsletter

30 Nov 2017 NEWSLETTERS

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Leading Areas for Business Events

DMO TOKYO Marunouchi

Combining the Otemachi, Marunochi and Yurakucho areas, the “Tokyo Marunouchi Area” is situated in the very heart of the Metropolis between the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station. This is one of several areas in Tokyo where meeting spaces, exhibition halls and hotels are located closely to each other and are working together in order to positively attract business events to Tokyo.

Founded this year, DMO TOKYO Marunouchi and its community, in addition to meeting facilities and accommodations, offers a one-stop solution for various services including party planning, activities and more.

There is a huge potential for a variety of business events in this area with its wide selection of convention facilities led by Tokyo International Forum recognized as the capital’s flagship facility, world-class hotel banquet facilities including Forbes Travel Guide 5-star rated Palace Hotel Tokyo and The Peninsula Tokyo, unique public spaces such as Marunouchi Nakadori Street available for use, as well as many choices for having fun after the event, including shopping in neighboring Ginza.

Tokyo Marunouchi Area represents the first time that the regulations needed to use public spaces for business events have been created, making Marunouchi Nakadori Street a very special event space.

This area is constantly developing. The new Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) Building, which is currently under construction, will make a debut in October 2018. In addition to that, other venues with more new conference facilities are scheduled to be opened, which contributes to raise expectations higher for Tokyo Marunouchi as a business events area.

For more information please access: http://tokyo-marunouchi.jp/en/ or contact:




	Explore Tokyo’s unique possibilities: Tokyo Technology TCVB is excited to announce the creation of a new booklet promoting business meetings and incentive events, Tokyo: More Ideas for Meetings & Incentives. The booklet is aimed at international business meeting organizers and incentive event planners and presents the theme of “insight into Tokyo” in an exciting and informative way across the five categories of CSR – Tokyo Style, Savor a Unique Culture, Team up in Tokyo, City of Enterprise and Tokyo Technology. One program that we are particularly excited about concerns technology and robots. During this program, participants can actually meet and interact with robots in Tokyo. As a city renowned for its technological advancement, what better ambassador for Tokyo than an adorable robot? This responsibility fell to Robohon, a cute, compact and highly intelligent robot, which can act as a phone, personal assistant, camera, projector, and even a friend who will sing and dance for you. During the program held this autumn, meeting planners from mainly Asian countries were invited on a FAM trip to Tokyo. The welcome dinner was led by Robohon, who acted as special TCVB member of staff to give a presentation about the city, and even performed the traditional Japanese dance, “Sakura Sakura”, for everyone’s enjoyment. Robohon’s performance was a great conversation starter, which helped everyone relax and break the ice. The participants were also thrilled at the chance to experience Tokyo’s cutting-edge technology for themselves. This unusual presentation created more of a stir than any presentation given by a human could, and was a great surprise for the participants. Robohon would also be happy to offer its services at welcome parties or other business events. TCVB is continually creating exciting programs, which show the best of what Tokyo has to offer. Please do not hesitate to contact us for advice on how to make the most of your corporate event or incentive trip scheduled in Tokyo. The Flicker Book of Tokyo: More Ideas for Meetings & Incentives is available on the TCVB Website



	1,100 rooms plus have been added in Tokyo within the last two months Good News! Tokyo gained over 1,100 new rooms in just two months between the end of August and the beginning of November, 2017. The preparations in the run up to Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are having a significant positive impact on Tokyo business events and one such positive outcome can already be seen in the opening of new hotels which are sure to strengthen the business events environment. Below are some of the hotels opened recently in the capital: - Opened on September 1: the b tokyo shimbashi（109 rooms） https://en.theb-hotels.com/theb/shimbashi - Opened on October 5: Hotel The Celestine Ginza（104 rooms） https://www.celestinehotels.jp/ginza/eng/ - Opened on October 17: CANDEO HOTELS TOKYO ROPPONGI（149 rooms） https://www.candeohotels.com/en/tokyo-roppongi/ - Opened on October 25: KEIKYU EX INN HANEDA（313 rooms） https://www.keikyu-exinn.co.jp/hotel/haneda/languages/en.html - Opened on November 1: MOXY Tokyo Kinshicho（205 rooms） http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/tyoox-moxy-tokyo-kinshicho/

Tokyo Unique Venues

Hama-rikyu Gardens – a breathtaking historical venue opens its doors

With easy access from international conference venues and hotels around Tokyo, Hama-rikyu Gardens is a famous, traditional Japanese garden built in the Edo period (1603-1867) that belonged to the Tokugawa Shogunate.
The atmosphere of the gardens changes with the seasons, and the contrast between the traditional Japanese beauty of the gardens and the surrounding skyscrapers of the city makes this a unique space only to be found in Tokyo.

This October, "Tokyo Prime Night,” a party hosted by a domestic travel agency, was held in Hama-rikyu Gardens. This was the first time that a private company had held an event in this large garden with over 300 years of history. 270 participants from Japan and abroad enjoyed performances of traditional Japanese arts during the party. Elegantly illuminated, this unique venue helped to create the perfect atmosphere for another unforgettable and charming event in our capital.

For more information on unique venues, please see: http://businesseventstokyo.org/venues/event_venues/ and contact TCVB.



	Accolades: Tokyo’s achievements were recognized worldwide at an unprecedented level this year: The safest city in the world according to a newly released index from the Economist Intelligence Unit Safe Cities Index 2017. Tokyo’s top spot is credited to the city’s high ratings in digital security and health security. For more information: http://safecities.economist.com/safe-cities-index-2017 Third-place in a ranking of 40 major global cities in the annual Global Power City Index, compiled by the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies. Tokyo followed London and New York to come in third, overtaking Paris. For more information: http://www.mori-m-foundation.or.jp/pdf/GPCI10th_en.pdf The Best City in the World for the second year according to the 2017 survey of the luxury American magazine, Conde Nast Traveler. The magazine presents Tokyo as, “a mix of contradictions, from ultramodern, neon-lit skyscrapers to tranquil temples, historic shrines, and expansive forests. A center for innovation, this Japanese capital has more Michelin stars than any other place on Earth, and is - no surprise - one of the world’s best food destinations.” For more information: https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-10-20/top-25-cities-in-the-world-readers-choice-awards-2014 No.1 for the first time in the 10th annual Long Haul Holiday Report, conducted by UK based Post Office Travel Money in conjunction with the long haul travel specialist, Travelbag. The report notes that tourism costs in Tokyo are 23% lower than last year. For more information: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/dam/pdf/413589_TM_Long-haul-report_A4.pdf