THE Japanese city of Yokohama will host several major meetings, conventions and exhibitions from across various industries this year, according to the Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau (YCVB).
In a press statement, YCVB noted that the destination’s calendar of events included the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development from June 1-3. To be held for the second time in Yokohama, the event is expected to draw 3,000 attendees.
Other key conference wins for the year include the 2013 IDF World Dairy Summit, the 18th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, the 6th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection and Dew, the 28th International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection, the 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, and the 12th Annual World Congress of the Human Proteome Organisation – the latter being a first win for a Japanese city.
A YCVB spokesperson noted that Yokohama “is also hugely popular with national meetings and exhibitions (and) the city can expect a massive turn out of local visitors”.
For instance, the Japan International Boat Show and the Camera and Photo Imaging Show are expected to welcome 60,000 and 50,000 visitors respectively, while the three-day 77th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society next month will see 10,000 delegates in attendance.
The spokesperson told TTGmice e-Weekly: “One of Yokohama’s strengths is our ability to cater to (large) numbers of attendees, and we are highly successful in this aspect because of various factors including our dual airport accessibility, our flagship venue PACIFICO Yokohama and our facility package in this (accessible) port city.”
