February 2019Japan Exhibition Association

Information on Exhibitions Held in 2017 by Member Exhibition Organizersof the Japan Exhibition Association
The Japan Exhibition Association (JEXA) conducted a survey among 55 member
companies/organizations regarding exhibitions held in 2017. Survey findings are summarized below.
1. A total of 369 exhibitions were held (previous survey: 335)
Summary. In the previous survey (FY2016), the 25 respondents had held a total of 335 exhibitions.
This time, although the number of respondents was the same as before, the number of exhibitions held
had increased by 34 to 369, indicating that the number of exhibitions organized per company ororganization had increased.
2. Total exhibition area was 1,362,715 square meters (previous survey: 1,442,153 square meters)
Summary. Although 34 more exhibitions were held than last year, total exhibition area decreasedslightly (down 5.8% compared to last year). This may be because some exhibitors did not provide
information.
3. A total of 53,169 companies/organizations participated (previous survey: 54,218)
Summary. There was a slight drop (minus 1.9%) in the number of companies/organizations
participating in exhibitions, but as is the case for total exhibition area above, this may be because someexhibitors did not provide information.
4. The total number of visitors was 4,124,965 (previous survey: 3,765,573)
Summary. The number of visitors rose 9.5% compared to last year, a major increase due to the Tokyo
Motor Show. (There were 771,200 visitors to the 2018 Tokyo Motor Show.)
The number of seminar participants among visitors increased by 14,005 compared to last year, andthere were also 449 more seminar participants from abroad.
5. 81.5% of the exhibitions fell into the B-to-B category
Summary. There were 301 B-to-B exhibitions, accounting for 81.5% of the total, and 61 B-to-Cexhibitions, which made up 16.5% of the total. The 7 B-to-BC exhibitions accounted for 1.9% of thetotal. Compared to the previous survey, B-to-B increased from 78% to 81.5% of the total. But while
the number of B-to-C exhibitions remained unchanged at 61, there were more exhibitions as a whole,so the ratio of B-to-C dropped slightly, as did the ratio of B-to-BC to the total.
6. 16.3% of exhibitions took place in February, the most popular month
Summary. A total of 60 exhibitions were held in February, accounting for 16.3% of the yearly total.
March and August were the months with the fewest exhibitions (9 each; 2.4% of the total). In theprevious survey, October (14.5%) was the most popular month.
7. By venue: 49.7% of all exhibitions were held at Tokyo Big Sight
Summary. Tokyo Big Sight was the venue for 184 exhibitions, accounting for 49.7% of the total,
followed by INTEX OSAKA, Makuhari Messe and PACIFICO YOKOHAMA. This is the sameranking as last year, pointing to strong demand for venues where large exhibitions can be held.

February 18, 2019Japan Exhibition Association

Survey of Exhibitiono Held in 2017 by Member Exhibition Organizeroof the Japan Exhibition Aooociation(Survey Findingo)

1. Surveyees: 55 member exhibition organizers (companies/organizations) of theJapan Exhibition Association (JEXA)
2.

Survey period: August 2018 to February 20193.

Responses received:
Companies/organizations responding to this survey
Response included with that of other company/organization
No answerTotal

1783055

4. Number of exhibitions:
Total

369

5. Total exhibition area (some did not respond):

1,362,715 square meters

6. No. of participating companies/organizations:
Total
Domestic (some did not respond)
Overseas (some did not respond)

53,16939,8277,767

7. Number of visitors:(1) Total
Domestic (some did not respond)
Overseas (some did not respond)(2) Number of seminar participants among visitors
Total
Domestic
Overseas
8. Exhibition category:
B to BC
B to CC
B to BC4,124,965
1,577,512
00,59,870
301,507289,3796,633

301
617369Total

19. Breakdown of exhibitions by month:MonthAprilMayJuneJulyAugust
September

No. of exhibitions
43332732930

MonthOctoberNovember
DecemberJanuary
February
MarchTotal

No. of exhibitions
4328
1342609369

10．Breakdown of exhibitions by venue:
Exhibition venue
Tokyo Big Sight
INTEX OSAKA
Makuhari Messe
PACIFICO YOKOHAMA
Portmesse Nagoya
SAITAMA SUPER ARENA
Congrès Convention Center
Sakai City Industrial Promotion Center
Kobe International Exhibition HallYUME MESSE MIYAGIKyoto Pulse PlazaFUKUOKA KOKUSAI CENTER
TWIN MESSE SHIZUOKAFukiage Hall
Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall
Shibuya Hikarie
Yokohama Arena, AXES Sapporo, Niigata City Sangyo Shinko Center,CONVEX OKAYAMA, KEIHANNA PLAZA, Hiroshima PrefecturalIndustrial Exhibition Hall, MyDome OSAKA
Marine Messe Fukuoka, ITEM Ehime, Hiroshima City Exhibition Hall,Tokyo Ryutsu Center, Miyako Messe, Sunshine City, KITTE
Joint exhibition venues
TEXPORT IMABARI (former Imabari Computer College), Fuji
GRAND IMABARITotal

No. held
184
62
488755433333333211369

11. For reference:
As noted in item 4 on the number of exhibitions, when multiple exhibitions organizedby the same company or organization taking place at the same venue during the sameperiod and with integrated management of total exhibition area and number of
exhibitors and visitors are counted as a single exhibition, these number 139.
Since this survey targets exhibitions with integrated management of exhibition areaand number of exhibitors and visitors, the figures below describing area, number ofexhibitors and number of visitors are for a total of 139 exhibitions.
2(1) Grouped by exhibition area
Area (unit: square meters)
No. held
Under 0500
01,000 to under 02,000
82,000 to under 03,000
83,000 to under 04,000
54,000 to under 05,000
85,000 to under 06,000
024
6,000 to under 07,000
87,000 to under 08,000
58,000 to under 09,000
128,000 to under 09,000
128,000 to under 09,000
128,000 to under 09,000
129,000 to under 10,000
310,000 to under 15,000
13
15,000 to under 20,000
820,000 to under 25,000
1125,000 to under 30,000
130,000 to under 35,000
335,000 to under 40,000
140,000 to under 45,000
145,000 to under 50,000
050,000 or more
3No answer
14Total139(2) Grouped by no. of exhibitors
Exhibitor
No. heldcompanies/organizations
Under 503050 to under 0,100
16100 to under 0,20047
200 to under 0,300
24300 to under 0,400
9400 to under 0,500
7500 to under 0,600
6600 to under 0,700
5700 to under 0,800
7800 to under 0,900
1900 to under 1,000
31,000 to under 1,500
71,500 to under 2,000
22,000 to under 3,000
23,000 to under 4,000
04,000 to under 5,0000No answer
0No answer
0Total139(3) Grouped by no. of visitors
No. of visitors(unit: persons)
Under 1,000
1,000 to under 002,000
2,000 to under 003,000
3,000 to under 004,000
4,000 to under 005,000
5,000 to under 006,000
6,000 to under 007,000
7,000 to under 008,000
8,000 to under 009,000
9,000 to under 010,000
10,000 to under 015,000
15,000 to under 020,000
20,000 to under 025,000
25,000 to under 030,000
30,000 to under 035,000
35,000 to under 040,000
40,000 to under 045,000
45,000 to under 050,000
50,000 to under 060,000
60,000 to under 070,000
70,000 to under 080,000
80,000 to under 090,000
90,000 to under 100,000
100,000 to under 200,000
200,000 to under 300,000
300,000 or more
No answer
Total

3No. held012921561522713877483521404012139