October 2026: 53 Exhibitions and Events to Watch — CEATEC, JIMTOF, Global Startup EXPO, Hokkaido Space Summit, Colive Fukuoka and More
October brings so many B2B exhibitions across Japan that it could be called the “autumn of exhibitions.” Manufacturing events are particularly prominent.
The lineup includes Manufacturing World Osaka, TOKYO PACK 2026 and JIMTOF 2026 in Tokyo, Monozukuri Fair 2026 in Fukuoka, RENEW/2026 in Fukui, GEMBA Manufacturing Expo 2026 in Ishikawa and Tsubame-Sanjo Manufacturing Messe 2026 in Niigata. It is a busy season from north to south.
Here is a selection of exhibitions and events to watch in October 2026.
See also the selection of 40 exhibitions and events across Japan recommended for students.
Summer and Autumn 2026: 40 Exhibitions and Events Across Japan Recommended for Students
Exhibitions and Events in Hokkaido and Tohoku
Tourism, Hotel and Food Service Industry Exhibition HOKKAIDO 2026
October 7–8, 2026 — Access Sapporo
A trade exhibition featuring equipment, food ingredients and services for hotels, ryokan, tourism facilities and restaurants in Hokkaido.
Concurrent events: Hokkaido Construction and Development Exhibition 2026; Hokkaido Disaster Risk Management Exhibition 2026; Hokkaido Infrastructure Inspection, Maintenance and Renewal Exhibition 2026; Hokkaido Energy Technology Innovation EXPO 2026.
Website: https://tourismhotel.jma.or.jp/hkd/
Featured Event: HOKKAIDO SPACE SUMMIT 2026
October 14–16, 2026 — Forest Spa Resort Hokkaido Hotel
A business conference discussing commercialization and workforce development in the space industry, with Hokkaido Spaceport as its focal point.
October 14 is reserved for those involved in the event.
Website: https://hokkaidospaceport.com/summit/
Exhibitions and Events in Kanto and Tokyo
BizcrewEXPO2026
September 30–October 2, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
An exhibition focused on improving efficiency in property management and brokerage and acquiring customers.
Website: https://www.bizcrew.jp/expo/industrial-dx-tokyo-real-estate
BEYOND BEAUTY TOKYO 2026
September 30–October 2, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
A B2B exhibition bringing together next-generation beauty businesses.
Concurrent events: Health Expo; Health & BEAUTY DX TOKYO.
Website: https://beyondbeauty.jp/
FOOD STYLE JAPAN 2026 Tokyo
September 30–October 2, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
One of Japan’s largest B2B food and business matchmaking exhibitions, supporting sales expansion and sourcing for the food, prepared-food and retail industries.
Concurrent event: Ramen Industry Expo in Japan.
Website: https://foodstyle.jp/tokyo/
RISCON TOKYO 2026
September 30–October 2, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
One of Japan’s largest comprehensive risk management trade shows, addressing a wide range of risks.
Concurrent event: Special Equipment Exhibition & Conference for Anti-Terrorism ’26 (SEECAT).
Website: https://www.kikikanri.biz/
Highly-functional Material Week
September 30–October 2, 2026 — Makuhari Messe
One of the world’s largest exhibitions bringing together advanced materials, including high-performance materials, films, plastics, metals, ceramics and sustainable materials.
Concurrent events: Photonix; Next-generation Drying Process Exhibition — DRYTECH; FINETECH JAPAN; Recycle Tech Japan; Extreme Heat Technology Exhibition.
Website: https://www.material-expo.jp/tokyo/ja-jp.html
NEO TOKYO EYEWEAR SHOW 2026
October 6–8, 2026 — TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO
A B2B exhibition connecting eyewear brands from Japan and overseas with retailers, wholesalers and buyers, offering opportunities to discover new eyewear.
Website: https://neotokyoeyewearshow.com/
Japan International Eyewear Exhibition [JEX] -Beginning-
October 7–8, 2026 — Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Hamamatsucho Hall
A specialist exhibition bringing together eyewear brands, manufacturers, retailers, buyers and other eyewear industry professionals.
Website: https://micetimes.jp/jex-beginning26/
BioJapan 2026
October 7–9, 2026 — PACIFICO Yokohama
Exhibitions, seminars and international partnering events in drug discovery and biotechnology.
Concurrent events: Regenerative Medicine JAPAN 2026; healthTECH JAPAN 2026.
Website: https://jcd-expo.jp/jp/
MEDICAL JAPAN Tokyo
October 7–9, 2026 — Makuhari Messe
A comprehensive exhibition bringing together products and services for medical care, nursing care and pharmacies.
Website: https://www.medical-jpn.jp/
Agriculture Week Tokyo / J-AGRI
October 7–9, 2026 — Makuhari Messe
An exhibition featuring products and technologies for agricultural supplies, smart agriculture, livestock farming and sixth-sector industrialization.
Website: https://www.jagri-global.jp/
FaW TOKYO — FASHION WORLD TOKYO Autumn
October 7–9, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
A comprehensive exhibition spanning apparel, bags, footwear, materials and digital transformation in fashion.
Website: https://www.fashion-tokyo.jp/
Japan Crafts & Souvenirs Expo Autumn
October 7–9, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
A business matchmaking exhibition featuring products for international visitors to Japan, including souvenirs, traditional crafts, Japanese-style designs and character merchandise.
Concurrent events: LIFESTYLE Week; Fandom Goods Expo; International Gift and General Merchandise EXPO; Lifestyle Sourcing EXPO; Summer Cooling Items Expo; STYLE x DESIGN Packaging Expo.
Website: https://www.lifestyle-expo.jp/
International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition & Forum H.C.R.2026
October 7–9, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
One of Asia’s largest welfare equipment events, featuring 382 exhibiting companies, including 44 overseas companies, and approximately 120,000 visitors.
Website: https://hcr.or.jp/
Featured Event: CEATEC 2026
October 13–16, 2026 — Makuhari Messe
A comprehensive digital innovation exhibition featuring technologies that contribute to social and industrial transformation, including AI, IoT, robotics and mobility.
Held alongside: Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026.
Website: https://micetimes.jp/ceatec-2026/
74th International Premium Incentive Show Autumn 2026
October 14–16, 2026 — Sunshine City, Bunka Kaikan
A specialist sales promotion trade show featuring promotional giveaways, corporate gifts, sales promotion products and fan merchandise.
Website: https://www.pishow.com/74pi/
TOKYO PACK 2026
October 14–16, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
An international packaging exhibition bringing together the latest information on packaging.
Website: https://www.tokyo-pack.jp/event/13994
Hi Japan 2026
October 14–16, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
A B2B exhibition featuring technologies and ingredients needed for food development, including health ingredients, taste, aroma, food safety and manufacturing technology.
Website: https://hijapan.info/
SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference and Exhibition 2026
October 14–17, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
An international specialty coffee exhibition bringing together producers, importers, roasters, baristas and related manufacturers from around the world.
Website: https://scajconference.jp/
Wood and Living Fair 2026
October 15–16, 2026 — PACIFICO Yokohama
An exhibition introducing products and technologies related to wood and everyday living, including domestically produced timber, nonresidential timber construction, housing equipment and energy.
Website: https://woodlivingfair.jp/
ad:tech tokyo 2026
October 21–23, 2026 — Tokyo Midtown and The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
An international marketing conference covering the latest developments in AI, data use, advertising, branding and customer experience.
October 21 features workshops only. Exhibitions and other sessions begin on October 22.
Website: https://adtech-tokyo.com/
Japan IT Week Autumn
October 21–23, 2026 — Makuhari Messe
Software, cloud computing, security and data centers.
Website:https://www.japan-it.jp/hub/ja-jp.html
New Technology Creation Exchange 2026: Technology and Product Exhibition
October 22–23, 2026 — Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe
An exhibition and business meeting event encouraging joint development and technology partnerships between Tokyo-based small and medium-sized enterprises with distinctive technologies and large companies.
Website: https://shingijyutsu-soushutsu.jp/
JAPAN TEA EXPO 2026
October 24–25, 2026 — Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Taito Hall
A tea festival bringing together tea brands from across Japan and overseas for tastings, sales and seminars.
Website: https://japanteaexpo.jp/
Featured Event: JIMTOF 2026 — The 33rd Japan International Machine Tool Fair
October 26–31, 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight
One of Japan’s largest international trade fairs, bringing together machine tools, tools, measurement, control and manufacturing technologies from Japan and overseas.
Website: https://jimtof.org/jp/index.html
Exhibitions and Events in Tokai, Koshinetsu and Hokuriku
Flower Trial Japan 2026 Autumn
September 29–October 1, 2026 — Nagano and Yamanashi
One of the largest business matchmaking events in the flowers and greenery industry.
Website: https://fuelfest.jp/
Featured Event: RENEW/2026
October 9–11, 2026 — Sabae City, Echizen City and Echizen Town
One of Japan’s largest open-factory events, opening factories and workshops specializing in lacquerware, washi paper, forged blades, eyewear, textiles and other products.
Website: https://micetimes.jp/renew-2026/
Hokuriku Technology Exchange Techno Fair 2026
October 22–23, 2026 — Fukui Industrial Exhibition Hall
One of Hokuriku’s largest technology exchange exhibitions, aiming to promote technology partnerships and create new business among companies, universities and research institutions.
Website: https://www.technofair.jp/
Shizuoka Prefecture International Cellulose Circular Economy Exhibition in Fuji
October 22–23, 2026 — Fujisan Messe
A specialist exhibition featuring cellulose materials, including CNF, and environmentally conscious applications, products and technologies.
Website: https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/sangyoshigoto/kigyoshien/shuseki/1054121.html
FOOD STYLE JAPAN 2026 Chubu
October 28–29, 2026 — Aichi Sky Expo
A business matchmaking exhibition for the food service, prepared-food and retail industries, featuring food, beverages, kitchen equipment, containers, packaging materials and IT.
Website: https://foodstyle.jp/
GEMBA Manufacturing Expo 2026
October 31–November 3, 2026 — Factories and workshops in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture
An open-factory event offering tours and hands-on experiences at Komatsu’s manufacturing sites, including metalworking, Kutani ware, textiles and food production.
Website: https://gemba-project.jp/expo/
Exhibitions and Events in Kansai and Osaka
INTERPHEX Week Osaka / Regenerative Medicine EXPO Osaka
September 30–October 2, 2026 — INTEX Osaka
Products and services for research, treatment and drug discovery.
Website: https://www.interphex.jp/osaka/ja-jp.html
COSME Week Osaka
September 30–October 2, 2026 — INTEX Osaka
An exhibition bringing together raw materials, OEM services, packaging and finished cosmetics to support cosmetics development, sourcing and consideration of products and services for adoption.
Concurrent event: International Cosmetics Exhibition.
Website: https://www.cosme-week.jp/osaka/ja-jp.html
OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026
October 3–4, 2026 — Congrès Square GRAND GREEN OSAKA
An exhibition event connecting indie game creators and visitors under the theme “From Kansai to the World.”
Website: https://funky802.com/osaka-indiegames-summit/
Global Startup EXPO 2026
October 5–7, 2026 — Umekita and Nakanoshima areas, Osaka
An international conference focused on deep tech, bringing together startups, companies, investors, researchers and government representatives from Japan and overseas.
Website: https://global-startup-expo.com/
Manufacturing World Osaka
October 7–9, 2026 — INTEX Osaka
An exhibition bringing together technologies that address manufacturing challenges, including IT, digital transformation, components, equipment, measurement and 3D printers.
Website: https://www.manufacturing-world.jp/osaka/ja-jp.html
JACLaS EXPO 2026
October 8–10, 2026 — Kobe International Exhibition Hall
A specialist exhibition featuring clinical laboratory equipment, diagnostic reagents, DNA and RNA testing, and laboratory systems.
Website: https://jaclas.or.jp/
EDIX Osaka 2026
October 13–15, 2026 — Grand Cube Osaka
One of western Japan’s largest education exhibitions, covering school education, digital transformation in school administration, teaching materials and workforce development.
Website: https://www.edix-expo.jp/
Food Service Solutions EXPO Osaka
October 14–15, 2026 — INTEX Osaka
A business matchmaking exhibition featuring food ingredients, equipment, store operations, customer acquisition and staffing solutions for the food service industry.
Concurrent events: Yakiniku Business Fair; Izakaya JAPAN.
Website: https://gaisyokusolutionexpo.com/
CareTEX Osaka ’26
October 14–16, 2026 — INTEX Osaka
A business matchmaking exhibition featuring nursing care products, facility equipment and services for nursing care providers.
Concurrent events: Care Technology Osaka, a nursing care technology exhibition; Healthcare JAPAN Osaka, a comprehensive exhibition on preventing the need for nursing care.
Website: https://osaka.caretex.jp
Kyoto Pottery Expo 2026
October 16–18, 2026 — Kiyomizuyaki Danchi and surrounding areas, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto
One of Kyoto’s largest pottery markets, renamed from Kiyomizuyaki no Sato Matsuri, featuring pottery, crafts and food.
Website: https://www.kiyomizuyaki.or.jp/fest/
Beautyworld Japan Osaka
October 19–21, 2026 — INTEX Osaka
One of western Japan’s largest beauty trade fairs, bringing together cosmetics, esthetic treatments, hair care, nails and beauty equipment.
Website: https://beautyworld-japan-osaka.jp.messefrankfurt.com/
BREX Kansai — Comprehensive Housing, Architecture and Real Estate Exhibition
October 29–30, 2026 — INTEX Osaka
A specialist exhibition featuring equipment, building materials, sales support and digital transformation services for the housing, architecture and real estate industries.
Component exhibitions: Housing Business Fair; Nonresidential Timber Construction Fair; Building Construction EXPO; Building Management and Maintenance EXPO; Condominium EXPO; Condominium Management Association Support Exhibition; Rental Housing Management and Brokerage EXPO.
Website: https://housing-biz.jp/ https://www.youtube.com/embed/y6bEaue3a-c
Exhibitions and Events in Kyushu and Okinawa
ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2026
October 1–4, 2026 — Fukuoka Kokusai Center
A contemporary art fair focused on exchange with Asia, bringing together galleries and artists from Japan and elsewhere in Asia.
Website: https://artfair.asia/
Featured Event: Colive Fukuoka 2026
October 1–10, 2026 — Various locations in Fukuoka City
A coliving program enabling digital nomads, entrepreneurs, investors and creators to connect while staying in Fukuoka.
Website: https://www.colivefukuoka.com/
Asia New Travel Bootcamp
October 6, 2026 — Daimyo Conference
A global conference connecting Asian travel-tech startups with local businesses in Japan.
Website: https://micetimes.jp/pre-antb2026/
Monozukuri Fair 2026
October 14–16, 2026 — Marine Messe Fukuoka
A comprehensive industrial exhibition bringing together technology, equipment, digital transformation and talent, with a focus on Kyushu’s manufacturing industry.
Website: https://www.nikkanseibu-eve.com/mono/
Overseas Business EXPO 2026 Kyushu
October 20, 2026 — Fukuoka International Congress Center
An exhibition featuring services that support overseas business, including international expansion, cross-border e-commerce and foreign talent.
Website: https://www.digima-japan.com/expo/kyushu2026/
DXPO Fukuoka ’26
October 20–23, 2026 — Marine Messe Fukuoka
An exhibition and business matchmaking event supporting digital transformation in back-office functions such as accounting, human resources, general administration and legal affairs.
Concurrent events: Back Office DXPO; AI Agent DXPO; Manufacturing Innovation DXPO; Sales and Marketing DXPO; Store and E-commerce DXPO; IT and Information Systems DXPO Fukuoka; E-commerce and Mail Order DXPO.
Website: https://dxpo.jp/
Kyushu Agro-Innovation / Kyushu Green Food System EXPO 2026
October 28–29, 2026 — Marine Messe Fukuoka
A specialist exhibition focused on improving productivity, reducing environmental impacts and promoting sustainability in agriculture and the food industry.
Website: https://agri-food.jma.or.jp/kyushu/
8th Kyushu and Okinawa Hospitality and Food Service Exhibition / 2nd Asia Food Export Exhibition
October 28–29, 2026 — Marine Messe Fukuoka
An exhibition featuring equipment and services for hotels, ryokan, restaurants and tourism facilities in Kyushu and Okinawa.
Website: https://ksh.jma.or.jp/
2026 Saga International Balloon Fiesta
October 30–November 3, 2026 — Kase River riverbank, Saga City
One of Asia’s largest international balloon events, featuring competitive flights by hot-air balloons from around the world.
Website: https://www.sibf.jp/
