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Visitors and Convention Bureau Supporting System

We provide the utmost support to lead your convention
to success and to achieve your goals.

The Hamamatsu Visitors and Convention Bureau Foundation provides support services to deal with conference and convention organization. We can offer the following services and look forward to working together with you.

Prior to choosing the location of your convention, we can provide the following useful information and data on Hamamatsu.

  • Information on a convention hall and other facilities such as hotels etc.
  • Information on Hamamatsu and its outskirts as the host city of your convention through pamphlets, slides and videos.
  • Preparations for receiving your organizing task force.
    We arrange for preliminary inspection of convention halls and hotels in Hamamatsu

With your decision to host a convention in Hamamatsu, we can provide the following. Please consult us about whatever you need. We can help with all preparations for your convention.

  • Preferential reservations of a convention hall.
    We help you to arrange provisional reservation of a convention hall.
  • Support between the sponsor and each facility.
    We provide advice on how to access and utilize each facility.
  • Introducing conference-related businesses, with specialties such as operation of conferences, accommodations, transportation, interpreters, masters of ceremonies, billboard decoration, etc.
  • Enhancing the convention by planning, advising and supporting various programs and excursions for companions of convention goers.
  • Providing material data : We provide photos and data for circulars of invitation to the convention.
  • Providing financial support for your conference.
    The Hamamatsu Visitors and Convention Bureau Foundation supplies grants to qualified conventions that will be held in Hamamatsu City.(500 yen will be granted per hotel guest who stays overnight for conventions of at least 100 attendees. The maximum grant is 500,000 yen.)
  • Providing financial loans for your conference.
    Hamamatsu Visitors and Convention Bureau Foundation grants loans for preparation on qualified conventions that will be held in Hamamatsu City. This loan applies to conventions which use the main facilities in Hamamatsu. The convention must be on a scale larger than the Tokai area and the period of preparation must require more than 6 months. The maximum loan is 1,000,000 yen.
    (However, the loan covers 20% or less of the total budget and is interest free.)
  • Assistance in negotiating with governmental agencies, the local press, associations and corporations.
    We arrange and liaise with governmental agencies to gain the official approval of Shizuoka Prefecture and Hamamatsu City and also we arrange and liaise with the local press for advertisements.

On the day of the Convention We support your convention to facilitate smooth operations and to create good memories for the future.

  • Setting up Welcome Banners for the attendees of qualified conventions at the Shinkansen gate in JR Hamamatsu Station.
    (Convention events must be held in a main facility in Hamamatsu with at least 100 attendants and must be recognized as of benefit or interest to the general public and those events should not be aimed at political or religious activities.)
  • Providing and selling tourist guide pamphlets and Convention bags, etc.
    We provide tourist guide pamphlets to help participants enjoy their stay in Hamamatsu City.
  • Discount coupons for admission fees to cultural and tourist facilities in Hamamatsu. 20%-10% discount on admission fees is given for 19 cultural and tourist locations. The discount coupon can also be used as a convention badge.
  • Providing convention entertainment.
    We can provide exclusive Hamamatsu entertainment for your receptions.
  • Hamamatsu City Tourist Information Center
    We provide information on city tours and transportation at the Hamamatsu City Tourist Information Center (open year around and designated by i mark ) to the west of the Shinkansen gate in JR Hamamatsu Station. We will put up Welcome Stickers at restaurants in Hamamatsu City.
  • Providing volunteer tourist guides and volunteer interpreters.We introduce volunteer interpreters for international meetings and also volunteer tourist guides for sightseeing tours after the convention.
  • Setting up a souvenir stand of local Hamamatsu products in the convention hall.
  • Introducing convention social events.
    We introduce experts according to the budget of your events.

After the successful conclusion of the convention. We provide advice on the succession of work steps after the convention.

  • Arrangements for the removal of equipment and furniture.
  • Return of rental goods.
  • Expressing your appreciation to the people who supported the convention.
  • Making documents and data such as accounting reports, reports of the meeting and proceedings and theses.