PACIFICO Yokohama ranked as top Japanese MICE facility in 2017 by JNTO

PACIFICO Yokohama, one of the largest MICE complexes in Japan*1, was ranked as the top Japanese MICE facility in 2017 in terms of the number of conferences hosted, the number of attendees, and the number of overseas attendees, according to the breakdown of “Statistics Regarding International Conferences held in Japan in 2017”*2, published by Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). 

Spending by participants in international conferences and other MICE events is believed to generate more economic impact than that by general tourists and also create business opportunities and innovations. These events are also said to have high social significance as they help promote cultural, artistic, and academic activities. Our new MICE facility, "Pacifico Yokohama North", is scheduled to open on an adjacent piece of land in the spring of 2020, and already more than 50 international conferences, etc. are confirmed.  We will continue contributing to the local community by inviting and hosting many international conferences and other MICE events.

Major international conventions held at PACIFICO Yokohama in 2017

・The 50th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (May 4– 7, 2017) 
・The 10h Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session (September 14 – 17, 2017) 
・The 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) (October 15 – 18, 2017) 

10-year data on the international conventions held at PACIFICO Yokohama

*Requirements for an event to be defined as an international convention

(1) From 2007 to today

• The organizer is an international organization or association (with branches in different countries), or is a national or domestic 
  organization (referring to organizations that are not private enterprises）
• The total number of delegates is above 50.
• There are delegates from at least 3 countries participating, including Japan.
• The duration of the event is at least 1 day.

(2) Until 2006

• International convention: more than 20 attendees and more than 2 attendee countries including Japan
• National convention: more than 20 attendees including more than 10 overseas attendees
• Seminars or symposium that fulfills the above-described requirements

*These are requirements for events held in convention facilities. Events at universities and hotels are not included.

The “Statistics Regarding International Conferences held in Japan”

The “Statistics Regarding International Conferences held in Japan,” published by JNTO every year and Japan’s only document on international conventions, is comprised of a summary and analysis of international conventions held in Japan, data about each convention, aｖnd the statistics on the international conventions in the world published by the Union of International Associations (UIA).