Chiba Update
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Welcome to the Spring Edition of
Chiba Update!
Here comes the spring where thecold breeze of winter slowly fades
in the scent of the blossomingflowers.
There are many reasons why
Spring is the most awaited season
in Japan. It is the time where buds
attempt the real world outside of
the shelter that protected themfrom the cold of the past winter.
The birds start to sing as if
celebrating the life the season
brings.
As the sun shines brightly each day
sustains life, and provides hope. Itshows that life is a cycle, itevolves! and we are certainly partof it.

3456Greetings
FOODEX JAPAN 2019 in Chiba
Event Updates:

Chiba MICE Day Held Successfully
JNTO Achievement Awards Granted to Two of Chiba Held
EventsNarita Airport’s New Improved Services
Go Global:
CCB at Japan Incentive Seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia
Chiba Explore:
Gourmet Trip to Boso PeninsulaNight Walk with Chiba City Volunteers
Travel Diary
A Walk to Chibanian
Coming Up:
Monorailex 2019 Japan to Debut in Chiba
Announcement:
Free WIFI Services
Schedule:
Events with CCB

FOODEX JAPAN 2019 in Chiba

Here comes the Spring! cherry
blossoms brag about its ultimate
beauty, yet to inspire us. From
here, brighter days are to come.
Once again, it is our pleasure to
bring the latest of the Chiba
Updates. Through this edition, we
hope that you will learn more
about us and look forward to more
upcoming issues.
-Chiba Convention Bureau

The FOODEX JAPAN is the largest international food and beverages
exhibition in Asia that is held annually at Makuhari Messe. Each year it
attracts about 85,000 buyers from food services, distribution, and tradingindustries from around 85 countries and regions all over the world. This year,
it was held for 4 days from March 5 to March 8 and showcased more than
4,600 booths of about 3,300 exhibitors.
Makuhari Messe being home to many international exhibitions such as
FOODEX continued its efforts to provide services that help organizers
deliver best possible success.
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EVENTS UPDATE

hiba MICE Day was held successfully at Makuhari Messe on
February 12, 2019. Attended by 440 participants from different sectors of
the local government, organizations, and private enterprises whogathered together to learn and discuss latest about MICE Industry.
During the first part of the 4-hour event was aspiring speech of theChairman of the Japan Football Association, Mr. Kozo Tashima, followedby presentations from representatives of the Japan Tourism Agency,
Makuhari Messe, and Chiba Convention Bureau. The 2nd half followed
soon after where networking took place with booths of local businesses,
food, beverages, and performances.
M-I-C-E, acronym for Meetings, Incentive Tour, Conference, andExhibition or simply called ‘business events’ continued to attracts
attention of money makers in the travel industry with its wide range ofmarket potentials. Makuhari Messe being one of the biggest venues inJapan plays a vital part in hosting local and international gatherings.
Established in June 1989, Makuhari Messe became home to many largescale gatherings and tradeshows such as Summer Sonic, Tokyo Game
Show, FOODEX, and more. In order to cater events with the highest
satisfaction possible, a one-stop consultation window aimed to attract
and assist business events, the Chiba Convention Bureau (CCB) wasinaugurated concurrently with the opening of Makuhari Messe. This yearmarks the 30th anniversary, CCB and Makuhari Messe are working
hand-in-hand in developing programs and services to accommodate theindustry’s growing demands.

JNTO Achievement Awards Granted
to Two of Chiba Held Events in 2017
he Japan National Tourism Bureau (JNTO) has launched theAchievement Award in 2008 to promote enlightenment and awarenesson the significance of the international conference by commending theexcellent achievements in attracting and holding internationalconferences.
This time, two international conferences held in Chiba were selected.
The Gastech Conference and Exhibition 2017 and JpGU-AGU Joint
Meeting 2017, both were held at Makuhari Messe in 2017 andparticipated by 2,344 and 8,450 attendees respectively from local andabroad were chosen as awardees.
The recognition ceremony was held at Tokyo International Forum onFebruary 28, 2019.

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Narita Airport’s Newly Improved Servicesn response to the growing demand and in preparation for the coming of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic andParalympic Games, Narita Airport while incorporating Japanese hospitality has continued to develop services toprovide utmost satisfaction to its users.
Narita Airport is one of the biggest and busiest airports in the nation. It serves as Japan’s gateway catering flights
to 133 cities worldwide including 22 local cities in Japan. Marked the 40th Anniversary in May, 2018, the airport
has provided services to about 1 billion air voyagers since its first operation in 1978. The demand continued togrow resulted to the construction of the new terminal building that caters Low-Cost Carriers (LCC) and other local
bound flights. As it expects more number of passengers in the coming days, additional elevators and restrooms inTerminal 1 and Terminal 2 had been constructed while more overhead projectors and LCD monitors have been
installed, all for users’ convenience. At present, a total of 300 shops and restaurants are available to public
making it an airport and a commercial facility serving local and international passengers, and alike.
In addition to existing Airlines, Vietjet Air sent its first flight from Hanoi to Narita on January 11, while on March15, Royal Brunei Airlines will set its first flight from Bandar Seri Begawan. Moreover, All Nippon Airways will haveits additional route from Narita to Perth, Australia starting September 1, 2019. More routes and new carriers areexpected in the coming days.

CCB at Japan Incentive Seminarin Jakarta, Indonesia

GO GLOBAL

he Chiba Convention Bureau has participated in the event
organized by the Japan National Tourism Organization held inJakarta Indonesia in January 2019. The Japan Incentive Seminarprovided businessmen from Chiba and Jakarta the opportunity tomeet face-to-face to discuss inbound tourism and other relatedissues. A total of 54 composed of 11 agencies from Japan and 43
local enterprises from Indonesia said to have attended the event.
In the past years, Chiba has continued to attract tourists fromIndonesia including those in especial reward training program
where an employee is given a chance to visit an office or aheadquarter in Japan for inspection. This kind of incentive which
provide access to limited opportunity of extraordinary experience isseen to provide aspiration and motivation to employees towards
excellent work performances.
In addition to many programs and services made available totourists regardless of color and religion, the prefecture’s capital
Chiba City among other cities strongly promotes a Muslim-friendly
environment to provide ease and convenience to people from thisparticular community.
Since 2015, CCB has been participated in the JNTO programs
held in various locations locally and abroad, attracting international
meetings, incentive tours, conferences, exhibitions, and alike. In
2018, the Bureau attracted a total of 39 business events in Chiba,
one of the highest records since its foundation in 1989.

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Gourmet Trip to Boso Peninsula

CHIBA EXPLORE

he Chiba Convention Bureau in cooperation with Minami Boso
Tourism Promotion Division hosted a complimentary tour on March 9,
2019. The tour was exclusive for foreign participants of the FOODEX
2019.
A total of 18 people from South Africa, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia,
and Jordan came to participate. After 2 hours ride on a chartered bus
from Makuhari area where the exhibition was held is the tour hosted
by the local government of Minamiboso, a city located in thesouthern part of the prefecture which is facing the Pacific Ocean.
The tour started with the strawberry picking where fresh anddelicious strawberries, followed by exclusive visit to aqua-culture
farm where they ended up going away with abalone they’ve
harvested themselves to be served as part of their lunch menu. Aftera rare opportunity of witnessing ‘knife ceremony’, they were amazedwith the food prepared meticulously for them using local produced
ingredients and garnished with edible flowers.
The 7-hours tour brought smile to all the participants who havepromised to return. In the other hand, local residents and organizers
have gained confidence in hosting more foreign guests in the comingdays.

Night Walk with Chiba City Volunteers
n 5th of March 2019, 36 foreign participants from different part of
the globe came to experience a night attractions in Chiba City. The
complimentary tour is part of the city initiatives to promote city
tourism, held in joint-effort between the Chiba Convention Bureau,
Makuhari Messe, and Chiba City Promotion Division.
The tour started at Makuhari Messe where participants took thechartered bus to downtown. After 20 minutes ride, they werewelcomed by city volunteer interpreters who guided them to many
restaurants and local shops in the area where they enjoyed food anddrinks provided by participating local establishments.
Although the tour was mainly an introduction of city life and local
gourmet, it also served as opportunity to local volunteers to improvetheir interpretation skills and at the same time improve practicalknowledge on how to deal with foreign guests.
Chiba will be hosting some of the sporting events for the Tokyo 2020
Olympics and Paralympic Games. In preparation, the City of Chiba
continued its many programs that will ensure all the coming guests toChiba will have the greatest experience possible.
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A Walk to Chibanian
It was a clear morning of Tuesday in the cold day of March, I found myself in a group of about 30 people fromdifferent sectors and local-based organizations who gathered together to explore ‘Chibanian’. I have been hearing news
about Chibanian before but I don’t have any concrete knowledge about it. Honestly, I was quite hesitant to join because
I know that Geology and Science are not actually my thing.
We left on a bus at 8:30 and traveled for more than 1 hour. The bus passed through tiny roads that lead to the parking
lot overlooking the surroundings. From there, we were ushered to a narrow road towards the river. The road was still
damped from the rain the night before. Thanks to the disposable boots provided to us, we didn’t have to get soaked. The
air was cold although the sun smiling brightly above. Of course, we were passing through a shaded pathway where I canalmost hear the insects hiding in the bushes.
It took us less than 10 minutes to the actual location. Along the way, we were told of the details about the discoveryof Chibanian explaining to us every details including the holes found by the waterfalls.
A few years ago, an ancient stratum said to be 126,000-770,00 years old was found exposed on a cliff in Ichihara
City. The discovery leads to the conclusion of the geological age named ‘Chibanian’.
This time, we were able to visit the place and see the actual stratum. Although we were provided with all theinformation available at present, there are still many questions that are unclear to me. Or should I say, it is toocomplicated for me. Although the whole theory is still a puzzle, I’ve got really excited! One thing is for sure, this discovery
will even go further and will lead to more positive results clarifying not only of the past but also the future.
I’m glad I joined the trip! It was indeed educational and very enjoyable one.

Monorailex 2019 Debut in Chiba

COMING UPhiba City is home to Urban Monorail, the world longest
suspended monorail recognized by the Guinness Book of World
Records. This time, it is honored to host Japan’s first ever Japan
held Monorailex meeting in November 2019.
In December 2018, the president of the International Monorail
Association (IMA) Carlos Banchick visited Chiba for a site inspection
where he had the chance to visit many facilities including themonorail depot. He also met many personalities who sharedknowledge about the mass-transportation in Japan and many related
matters.
Chiba has successfully won the bid and chosen to be its venue for
their next annual meeting.

ANNOUNCEMENTFree WIFI Services

In recent years, Makuhari Messe has continued to attracts large-scale international conferences. Due togreat public demand, a new improved WIFI services was made available at the International Conference
Hall starting April 1, 2019. This improved service is hope to provide users with fast and hassle free access tointernet for even more satisfaction and convenience.
5SCHEDULE

Events with CCB
DateEventVenue

May 5-10

International Civil Aviation English Association Conference (ICAEA)

Hotel the Manhattan

May 13-17

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/TC4 Rolling Bearings

Makuhari Messe

May 21-23

Japan Adsorption 2019

Makuhari Messe

May 26-30

JpGU2019

Makuhari Messe

Jun 3-62019 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials

Makuhari Messe

Jun 27-30

The 18th International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology

Makuhari Messe

Also visit: ‘Why Do I Love Chiba’ for more interesting stories
http://www.ccb.or.jp/mice/e/why-chiba/about-chiba21408/wdilc/

Chiba Convention Bureau and International Center
14F Marive East, World Business Garden
2-6 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba City Chiba Prefecture, 261-7114 Japan
Tel: +81-43-297-2752 Fax: +81-43-297-2753
Homepage: http://www.ccb.or.jp/mice/e/ Email: request@ccb.or.jp

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