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Hiroshima Convention & Visitors Bureau
Location
Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Contact
hcvb@hiroshima-navi.or.jp
Web Site
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Outline
Hiroshima is the largest city in the Chugoku region locating in the western part of the Japanese mainland. The major industry is manufacturing, and the city is home to world-class companies such as Mazda Motor Corporation. While being a bustling commercial and industrial city, it also has flourishing agriculture and fisheries industries thanks to its natural surroundings including the Seto Inland Sea and the Chūgoku mountains.
Moreover, Hiroshima is home to 21 universities including Hiroshima University and research institutions such as the National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, which produce academics and professionals who are driving innovation in a variety of fields.
Access
There are direct flights from Beijing, Chengdu, Dalian, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore (from 30th Oct. 2017) and Taipei to Hiroshima Airport. In addition, 4 international airports, Narita or Haneda (Tokyo), Kansai (Osaka) and Fukuoka serve as gateways to Hiroshima. From each of these international airports, you can either transfer to domestic flights to Hiroshima Airport or take the bullet train (Shinkansen) to Hiroshima Railway Station. 17 flights from Haneda and 3 flights from Narita are available every day. Most meeting venues are easy to get to from both the airport and the railway station.
Major conventions took place in Hiroshima
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2017 |
International Behavioral Neuroscience Society 26th Annual Meeting |
335 pax |
Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima |
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2017 |
The 69th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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7,150 pax |
RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima |
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2016 |
The 15th International Symposium on Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
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329 pax |
International Conference Center Hiroshima |
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2016 |
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting |
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Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima |
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2012 |
North Pacific Marine Science Organization Annual Meeting |
500 pax |
International Conference Center Hiroshima |
Support
-General subsidy and subsidy for venue rental (up to 3 million JPY)
-Subsidy for transportation between venues, railway stations and/or airports (up to 300 thousand JPY)
-Assistance with finding venues for social events
-Assistance with finding appropriate suppliers including travel companies/PCOs./interpreting services/stage lighting & audio suppliers/etc.
-Assistance with promotion
-Information on local entertainment options and excursions
-General advice and information
-Free Japanese traditional performing art program
(*Some of the above services are based on certain criteria.)
Access
10F YOTSUYA TOWER 1-6-1 Yotsuya,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
〒 160-0004
