Tokyo International Forum
ANNUAL REPORT

2014

3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Tel. +81-3-5221-9000 (Main)

http://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/en/
Published July 2015

President s Message

Company ProﬁleName of Company
Address
Date established
Main business

As president and CEO of Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd., I would ﬁrstly like to take this opportunity to
express our sincere gratitude for the exceptional support we received during ﬁscal 2014.
Tokyo International Forum opened as a Tokyo Metropolitan Government-owned general cultural andPresident & CEO
Capital（as of July 1, 2015）

Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.
5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
April 4, 2003
1. Management of halls, conference rooms and other facilities of Tokyo International Forum
2. Management of the service facilities of Tokyo International Forum
3. Planning, design, execution and contracting of events for promoting international exchanges
4. Other business services related to the above
Kiyofumi Kamijo
490 million yen

information complex on the site of the former Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings in 1997. Today,
Tokyo International Forum s facilities are highly regarded both in Japan and overseas as a convention andarts center that represents Japan and attracts more than 23 million visitors annually.

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In ﬁscal 2014, a multitude of events that covered a wide variety of genres, such as major international
conferences―including the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) 2014 and the Annual Conference of
the International Bar Association (IBA) 2014―concerts, musical and exhibitions were held. For Tokyo
International Forum s own planning event operations, we leveraged the special characteristics of ourfacilities and helped to create a lively local ambience with such events as the 10th staging of La Folle
Journée au Japon Days of Enthusiasm Music Festival 2014, Marunouchi Kids Jamboree 2014, andTOKYO stylish NIGHT REFLECTION 2014/2015.
In recent years, a number of overseas cities have been expanding their facilities and upgrading their services
with a view to attracting MICE business, and international competition between cities has been intensifying.
Going forward, to strongly convey Tokyo s presence to the rest of Japan and across the world, we will have

1.Number of authorized shares
9,800 shares
2.Number of issued shares
9,800 shares
3.Number of shareholders
8
4.Shareholders
Tokyo Metropolitan Government 5,000 shares 51.0%
East Japan Railway Company 1,000 shares 10.2％
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. 1,000 shares 10.2%
Suntory Holdings Limited 1,000 shares 10.2%
Dentsu Inc.
800 shares 8.2%
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.
400 shares 4.1%
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp.
400 shares 4.1%
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
200 shares 2.0%

to further improve Tokyo International Forum s appeal, strengths and attributes as Central City MICE facility

Management Philosophy

and put all our eﬀorts into the successful staging of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, when
it is planned that Tokyo International Forum will serve as the venue for the weightlifting competition. Other
indispensable moves will be the active development of our own planning event operations as a base of

Shareholders

As a leading convention and art center, Tokyo International Forum is a company that aims to create sensations and generate
excitement by putting on display for the world the allure of the local community, Tokyo and Japan as a whole.

cultural activity and to bring life to the city and, as a large-scale facility for attracting customers, the building

Management Principles

of a comprehensive framework toward the ongoing provision of safety and security, including the making
of enhancements to our disaster preparedness
functions. Keeping in step with the kinds of changes
that occur in the environments in which companies
operate, we formulated our Fifth Medium-Term
Management Plan in March 2015 to resolve a rangeof challenges that we are facing.
Tokyo International Forum will be marking the 20th
anniversary of its opening in 2017. We will naturally
continue to play a role as an organization under the●Tokyo International Forum is a leading convention and art center that provides venues and services of the highest quality.
●Tokyo International Forum aims to be the one and only brand as a convention and art center that conveys the now of Tokyo andJapan.
●Tokyo International Forum contributes to the local community with a competitive and cooperative spirit, by focusing on building
captivating communities in the Otemachi, Marunouchi and Yurakucho areas, the face of Tokyo.
●Tokyo International Forum is a venue for the dissemination of information, a symbol of the allure of Tokyo, the hustle and bustle of atown, and the passion of people.
●Tokyo International Forum delights in the happiness and satisfaction of its customers, and strives to be highly sensitive and responsive
to the feelings of its customers.
●Tokyo International Forum aims to create high value added in its operations through highly transparent, eﬃcient and highly proﬁtablebusiness management.

supervision of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
will thoroughly fulﬁll our function as a world-leading
MICE facility located in central Tokyo and convey tothe world our attractiveness as a base of culturalactivity and to bring life to the city. In anticipation of2020 and beyond, we will deepen our community
collaboration, while all at Tokyo International Forum
will work in unison toward the steady realization of
our management plan.
In grateful anticipation of your continued patronage
and support for our business endeavors.
President & CEO

K i yof umi K ami jo

Organization Chart

Management
President & CEO
Kiyofumi Kamijo
Managing Director
Akira Sawa

Number of employees: 56
Shareholders Meeting
Corporate Auditors

Director
Tomonori Uegaki

Board of Directors

Corporate Auditor
Yosuke Matsumiya

Internal Audit
Committee

Administration
Department

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Directors

President & CEO

Corporate Auditor
Atsushi Kaise
Crisis Management
Committee

Facilities
Management
Department

PublicRelations
Department

Compliance
Committee

Sales
Department

Environment
Committee

Business
Promotion
Department

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Operational Status of Tokyo International Forum Facilities

Major events held in ﬁscal 2014
Classiﬁcation

Facility occupancy rate
Hall A

Hall B7

Hall B5

Hall D7

Hall CSix Major Facilities

Exhibition Hall

G Building Conference Rooms

86.2

85.3

85

84.8

80

77.8

76.0

77.1

75.9

75

75.1

73.8

80

79.5

77.7

78.6

85

82.7

79.9

79.2

75

85.3

85.9

80.7

90

89.1
87.7

73.0

68.6

70

72.4

73.0

70.4

70

70.1
67.4

60

65

64.5

63.2
62.0

62.2

Academics

67.4

64.2

65

61.9

59.5

58.1

60

58.4

57.8
56.1

55

55

51.2

50

Fiscal 2010

Fiscal 2011

Fiscal 2012

Fiscal 2013

50

Fiscal 2014

Notes: Six main facilities : Halls A, B7, B5, C, D7, and the Exhibition Hall Conference rooms in Glass Building : 31rooms
Calculation method for occupancy rate : number of days in use / (365 [or 366] ‒ number of inspection days [24 per year]).
Days that facilities cannot be used due to large-scale repairs and maintenance are not counted.

Number of events held at main facilities by type of event
CultureExhibition

Ceremony

Academics

2500

Total 886

191

Total 769

Total 791

167

Total 794

162

162
27
30

140
46
21

400

476

200

393

160
27
18

419

132
40
28

432

Fiscal 2010

Fiscal 2011

Fiscal 2012

Fiscal 2013

Total 2,345
Total 2,193

Total 2,204

Total 2,213

2000

142
37
34

435

1500

1,567.9
1,575,2Fiscal 2014

1,543.6

1,567.9

1,668.6

1000

389.7

500

332.7

0

Fiscal 2010

345.8

344.1

364.1

285.4

316.3

299.1

312.5

Fiscal 2011

Fiscal 2012

Fiscal 2013

Fiscal 2014

Note : Store customers are counted by the number of receipts
issued at cash registers of restaurants and cafes.

Number of events held in conference rooms(Events)

4000

3,753

3,750

3,741

Number of parking spaces used
(1,000cars)

3,636

3000

300

276

278

3,016

260

238

236

200

2000
100

1000
0

3

Fiscal 2010

Fiscal 2011

Fiscal 2012

Fiscal 2013

Exhibition

202

363.8

0

Visitors,
people passing through, etc

Total 2,321

Total 850

169

600

Store customers(see note)(10,000people)(Events)

800

Event attendees

Conference

1000

Ceremony

Total number of visitors (estimate)

Fiscal 2014

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Fiscal 2010

Fiscal 2011

Fiscal 2012

Fiscal 2013

Fiscal 2014

Dates Held

CultureEvent Space

15-16 May 2014

All Facilities (excluding A)

Cable Convention 201429-30 July 2014

B7,B5,D5,CR

Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations 2014 Tokyo

22-26 Aug. 2014

B7,CR

Annual Conference of the International Bar Association 2014 Tokyo

19-24 Oct. 2014

All Facilities

78th International Electrotechnical Commission General Meeting

4-15 Nov. 2014

B7,B5,C,D7,D5,D1,CR,LG,GL

Revolution in Astronomy with ALMA - The Third Year

8-11 Dec. 2014

B7,B5

Rakuten Conference 201515 Jan. 2015

All Facilities (excluding C)

Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo

1 Mar. 2015

B7,B5,D5,GL

World Congress 201513-15 Mar. 2015

B7,B5

World Ophthalmology Congress(WOC）2014

2-6 Apr. 2014

All Facilities

The 111th Annual Meeting of Internal Medicine

11-13 Apr. 2014

A,B7,B5,C,D7,D5,E

66th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

18-20 Apr. 2014

All Facilities

The 100th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

23-26 Apr. 2014

All Facilities

The 15th The Japanese Society for Dementia Care

31 May - 1 June 2014

A,B7,B5,C,E1,PlazaThe 32nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Clinical Dentistry14-15 June 2014

B7,B5,C,D7,D5,E,LG

65th General Assembly of The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

27-29 June 2014

B7,B5,C,D7,D5,D1,LG

Foursome 2014 Tokyo

4-6 July 2014

B7,B5,C,D7,D5

The 44th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oral Implantology

12-14 Sept. 2014

All Facilities (excluding A)

50th Anniversary National Construction Safety and Health Convention

24-25 Sept. 2014

A,B7,B5,C,E1

National Convention Commemorating 65th Anniversary of Parole System Introduction

1 Oct. 2014

C

Ceremony Marking 90th Anniversary of Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen s Founding

11 Nov. 2014

A

JSCE 100th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony

21 Nov. 2014

C,D1

TDK Tech Forum 201421-23 May 2014

CR,E1

Takase Bussan Food and Alcoholic Beverage General Proposal Exhibition

10-11 June 2014

E

Human Capital 2014 Tokyo

16-18 July 2014

B7,E

Cable Tech Show 201429-30 July 2014

E

2014 Good job Development Fair

5-6 Aug. 2014

B7,B5,E,LG

AIKATSU! LIVE ILLUSION

16-20 Aug. 2014

E,LG,Plaza

ad:tech tokyo 201417-18 Sept. 2014

B7,B5,D7,E,LG

Financial Information Technology 20149-10 Oct. 2014

E

Hitachi Innovation Forum 201430-31 Oct. 2014

All Facilities (excluding C)

C&C User Forum & iExpo2014

20-21 Nov. 2014

A,B7,B5,D7,E,LG

Panasonic SUPER BOX 201426-28 Nov. 2014

B7,B5,D7,E

Takarazuka Revue s 100th Anniversary Exhibition: Yume, Kagayaki Tsuzukete

16-28 Dec. 2014

E2,LG

Art Fair Tokyo 201520-22 Mar. 2015

B5,D1,E

blast

6-24 Aug. 2014

C

13th TOKYO JAZZ FESTIVAL

6-7 Sept. 2014

A

CHICAGO THE MUSICAL Takarazuka 100th Anniversary : OG Version

1-9 Nov. 10-19 Dec. 2014

C

SARAH BRIGHTMAN in concert with Orchestra

1, 8 and 11-12 Dec.2014

A

Hiromi Uehara The torio project ALIVE Japan Tour 2014

5-7 Dec. 2014

A

92th ALL JAPAN KASOH GRAND-PRIX

28 Dec. 2014

B7

Mikhailovsky Theatre Ballet

3-4 and 10-11 Jan. 2015

A

Musical Ernest in Love

7-19 Jan. 2014C

The Super Soul Musical THE WIZ ˜The Wonderful Wizard of OZ˜

7-22 Mar. 2015

C

Conference Fujitsu Forum 2014（％）
90

Event nameA : Hall A, B7 : Hall B7, B5 : Hall B5, C : Hall C, D7 : Hall D7, D5 : Hall D5, D1 : Hall D1, E: Exhibition Hall (whole),E1: Exhibition Hall (1),E2: Exhibition Hall (2),
CR: Conference Rooms, LG : Lobby Gallery, GL : Lounge, Plaza : Plaza

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Central City MICE＊

Activities

34th World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) 2014
For the ﬁrst time in 36 years, the WOC was held in Japan. Together with

As one of the foremost convention and art centers in Japan, Tokyo International Forum

the Asia-Paciﬁc Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) and the Japanese

Ophthalmological Society (JOS), the event brought together ophthalmologists

plays a pivotal role in Japan and Tokyo by attracting and holding MICE.

and people involved in medicine from 135 countries.

Located in Tokyo s highly attractive Marunouchi district,and the local area, Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd. isJapan s business center and, in recent years, cultural andinvolved in attracting and serving as a venue for MICE businesstourism area, Tokyo International Forum is adjacent to theevents at an international scale, as the center of Central City

commercial districts of Ginza and Yurakucho. The location

MICE that provides a high-value-added MICE environment

also oﬀers highly convenient transportation access, as Japan sthroughout the area. This is achieved by linking Tokyo

rail travel hub terminal, Tokyo Station, is only a short distanceInternational Forum s advanced functions as a convention

away on the north side, and there is a direct link to Japan

facility with the area s overall functions, which have integrated

Railways (JR) and Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Station to thewide-ranging

south. Also within walking distance are the outer garden ofaccommodation

the Imperial Palace, the world-renowned Ginza shopping areabusiness.

and the Hibiya theater district. Quite simply, some of the bestof what Tokyo has to oﬀer has been condensed into this one
area. There is a host of accommodation in the vicinity offacilities
and

and

functions,commercial

suchfacilities,

as

those

tourismandBy thinking to hold WOC2014 in the ﬁrst week of April, the co-hosts had said

they wanted to welcome participants from overseas during the most beautiful
season of the year, when the cherry blossoms are in bloom. Surprise

performances were also given, including the appearance of a huge cherry tree
on Tokyo International Forum Plaza.

A decoration of the ﬂags of all nations＊MICE is an acronym for Meeting, Incentive travel, Convention, andExhibition, a generic term for business and other events that involve thegathering of many people and the undertaking of business activities.

Tokyo International Forum, ranging from international luxury

The following large-scale international conferences were held in

hotels to reasonably priced business hotels.

Tokyo International Forum in Fiscal 2014.

While collaborating with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government●Dates held：April 2‒6, 2014

Annual Conference of the International Bar Association 2014 Tokyo●Event spaces：All Tokyo International Forum facilities,
Imperial Hotel●Number of participants：approx. 20,000(135 countries)

The annual conference of the International Bar Association (IBA) was held in Tokyo,
the ﬁrst time in East Asia. The world s largest bar association, the IBA comprises morethan 200 bar associations and more than 5,000 individual members.

Arriving from all over the world, the number of participants exceeded 6,000, and morethan 200 sessions covering a wide range of ﬁelds were held during the duration of the78th International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) General Meeting Tokyo

conference. As approximately 5,500 of the participants had come from overseas, thisinternational conference had an extremely high proportion of non-Japanesedelegates.

An international organization founded in 1906, the IEC aims to contribute to theoverseas delegates would be welcomed, theimprovements

Timed to coincide with the duration of the conference, for which a high number ofdevelopment

Utilization Model Business 2014 was held in in the Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakuchointernational standardization and conformity assessment

Marunouchi Naka-dori Open Space(OMY) Area. Undertaken as part of an initiative to maintain the local environment as

the Central City MICE venue that stages international conferences throughout theOpen-air sidewalk café on Naka-doriofinindustry,
product

theandpromotion
serviceofinternational

conveniencefor

trade,users

andthroughsystems related toelectrical and electronic technologies. A commission of experts is held at theannual IEC General Meeting to conduct a general assembly, meetings ofarea, the event created spaces̶such as making

organizational management and standards development.

sidewalk street cafés and the holding of lunchtime

attended by approximately 2,400 people from 62 countries, held around 240

the street, including conference delegates.

years.

Held for the ﬁrst time in 15 years in Japan, this General Meeting in Tokyo was

Naka-dori into a pedestrian precinct with open-air

meetings covering 53 ﬁelds, and was the largest IEC General Meeting of recent

concerts̶for relaxing cultural exchanges for visitors to

Welcome party

Opening ceremony
Banners on Naka-doriKendama (cup and ball) performance●Dates held：November 4‒15, 2014

●Dates held：October 19‒24, 2014

●Event spaces：Tokyo International Forum B5, B7, C, D1,
D5,D7, Lobby Gallery,
all G Building conference rooms●Event spaces：All Tokyo International Forum facilities
Experiencing the tea ceremony

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●Number of participants：approx. 6,000(approx.150 countries)

Robot demonstration at reception●Number of participants：approx. 2,400 (62 countries)
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Events Planned and Run by Tokyo International Forum

2 LFJ2014 Showed Greater Spread of Events

Taking advantage of its venues as spaces to create and disseminate culture,
Tokyo International Forum carries out its own events that contribute to the local community and society
as a whole as a part of its eﬀorts to create a charming and dynamic community.

Aiming for a music festival that was more rooted in the local community, admission-based performances were held at a
new venue, a program implemented in collaboration with the local community and the extent of the area concerts
developed.

[ 1 ] Program in Collaboration with Chiyoda Ward2014 marked the start of a wide-ranging program of events developed in collaboration with specialty shopping streets, elementaryand junior high schools, cultural facilities and universities within Tokyo s wards, including Tokyo s Chiyoda Ward, which got involvedin a special LFJ cooperative project.

La Folle Journée au Japon Days of Enthusiasm Music Festival 2014
Tokyo International Forum began

Based on the theme of the A Day ofepoch-making music festival thatconcept

10th Anniversary Celebration,

holding La Folle Journée, thecomposers

started in France, as La Folle
music

festivals

who

each

had

of

Set Upthe

Dedicated stands were set up inside
LFJ2014
venuestoshowcasethewide-ranging attractions and tourist spots
in Chiyoda Ward. These stands centered on
the displays and sales of specialist stores on shopping streets formusical instruments (Ochanomizu area), old and new books(Jimbocho area) and electronics (Akihabara area).

10

previously

graced the LFJ bringing along a friend

Journée au Japon (LFJ) Days ofEnthusiasm

involved① Chiyoda Culture Information Spotsand gathering at Tokyo International

inForum, and the performing of several

Japan in 2005. Recording around②Cooperation with University Student Social Collaboration Activities
Students who are engaged in town revitalization participated as LFJ
operations staﬀ. Eight students were responsible for LFJ Volunteer
2014 operations as volunteer leaders.

pieces to cover the currents in

320,000 visitors in the ﬁrst year,

classical music from the 17th century

the event has since grown into

to the 20th century.

the largest classical music festival
in Japan and has become anestablished seasonal tradition ofGolden Week in Tokyo.

The 2014 LFJ was memorable as
the 10th time the event was held.

④Lunchtime concert
Also serving as PR ahead of LFJ2014, a lunchtime concert was heldat the Chiyoda Ward Oﬃce. Matching the LFJ2014 concept, pieces
by 10 composers were played on ﬂute and piano. (April 17)⑤Outreach activity
Under the Outreach initiatives, visits weremade to two elementary schools in
Chiyoda Ward, where Masato Suzuki(speaker, piano) held workshops. (April 17)③Classical Music Lecture
A classical music lecture for beginners titledHibiya College prior to LFJ : if you take one
more step forward, classical music will be
more familiar to you was held by Chiyoda
City s Hibiya Library & Museum. The
lecture conveyed the attractions of classicalmusic and ways to enjoy 2014. (April 16)⑥Rehearsal Opened to Public
800 elementary school pupils and juniorhigh school students from Tokyo s
Chiyoda and Chuo wards were invited toattend a rehearsal of Yokohama Sinfonietta(conducted by Masato Suzuki).
(Hall C, May 2)[ 2 ] Area Concerts Expanded[ 3 ] Yomiuri Otemachi Hall

Six new venues joined the
LFJ Area
Concerts, which are held at the facilitiesof the corporate entities that are kindly
sponsoring LFJ, making a total of 11.
Combined with the nine
Marunouchi
Area Concert
venues held by Mitsubishi
Estate Co., Ltd., the scale of area concerts
totaled 137 performances at 20 venues.

Opened in March 2014, the 501-seat
Yomiuri Otemachi Hall newly joined
admission-based venues. WithMusicalOﬀerings
as their featured theme, 15
programs were held and centered onchamber music and choirs.

●Theme：A Day of 10th Anniversary Celebration/Jours de Fêtes
●Dates held：May 3‒5, 2014 (Festival special event held on previous evening, May 2)●Event venues：Tokyo International Forum, Yomiuri Hall, Yomiuri Otemachi Hall and Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakucho Area
●Number of visitors：approx. 612,000 (total)●Number of performing artists：2,261 (901 [573 from overseas, 328 from Japan] of whom people paid an admission fee)
●Number of performances：366 (of which 147 were paid programs)●Number of tickets sold：151,001

TopicsMarunouchi Kids Jamboree 2014

1 10th LFJ Celebrated by All
The program was colorfully expanded to mark the 10th holding of the event. In keeping with large
numbers of people who kindly support LFJ, we created spaces that were full of festival spirit.

[ 1 ] Festival special event held on previous evening (May 2)① Beethoven s Ninth Symphony Ode to Joy

Singalong (Plaza)
Following an online call for support, around
1,300 people gathered for a one-night only
participation program at which everyonepresent joined in to perform songs. The
song Ode to Joy performed by all thosepresent sounded magniﬁcent in the Tokyo
International Forum at night.

④Reception (Exhibition Hall)The Tokyo International Forum invited
supporting
companies
andpeopleinvolved, such as sponsors and backers,
around 700 of whom attended thereception.

[ 2 ] Tokyo Classics Night (Plaza, May 3)[ 3 ] Special Additional Festival Nights
Performance (Hall A, May3)

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In all, there were 152 diﬀerent types of event

aspirations as an event marking the 10th anniversary of the opening

Catchballsurprises from which future dreams are made. Started from suchof Tokyo International Forum (TIF), the Marunouchi Kids Jamboree
2014 was a participatory hands-on event for children. Loved bymany people as a Marunouchi summer feature, 2014 marked theeighth time the event had been held.

The event program comprised ﬁve categories: TIF Wonder Campus,
Wakuwaku (Thrill) Booth, Wonder Stage, Wonder Club and Kids

held

that,

Parade

apart

from

Classroom,

withthese,

Sumo

Hand-madeincludedExperience,

MusicalInstruments,

Experience and a newspaper production workshop.

Papermaking

Despite the high temperatures on successive days, they were threedays in which Tokyo International Forum was full of the smiles andcheers of energetic children.

Town.

The 2014 theme for the original TIF② Enthusiasm Eve of LFJ (Plaza)
On the Plaza kiosk stage, a musical cameon to perform traditional Hungarian musicwith a rich and colorful tone. By allowing
people to enjoy live music and a meal at
Neo Stall Village, the venue became one ingenerating enthusiasm on the eve of the10th holding of the LFJ.

A special live performance to mark the
10th anniversary was held at the Plaza
on the ﬁrst evening of the music
festival. Unique in 24-hour city Tokyo,
the festival and the excitement
continued late into the night.

7③Festival Days Eve of LFJAmericanNights (Hall A)
Makoto Ozone (piano), Lucero Tena
(castanets),
Sinfonia
Varsovia
andJean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor) gave
an amazing performance that captivatedthe audience.

We want to provide children with the excitement, discoveries and

The biggest surprise, given by friends
connected by music. To celebrate the 10th
anniversary, world-renowned artists, such as
Martha Argerich (piano) and Gidon Kremer(violin), gathered to play together for
one-night in front of a 5,000-strong audience,
who were enraptured by the performance.

WonderCampusCommunicate.

The

program

theme

was

was

approached from wide-ranging ﬁelds insix special classes, including biology,
science, literature and art.

In Wonder Club and at the Wakuwaku
Booth, there was a full program of arange of seminars and workshops given
by corporations and organizations. In

Kids Town, children could experience riding on

heavy machinery, such as drilling machines, andﬁreﬁghting water cannon. On the Wonder Stage,

there were exciting music and dance performances
and a Fun Large Experiment Classroom was held
to convey the wonders of science.

●Dates held：August 12‒14, 2014
●Event spaces：All Tokyo International Forum facilities(excluding A,C)
●Number of visitors: approx：approx. 125,000 (total)●Number of planned items：152●Number of cooperating organizations/corporations：121
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TOKYO stylish NIGHT REFLECTION 2014/2015
Held as a year-end event, TOKYO stylish NIGHT

The word REFLECTION carries the visual meaning, including

REFLECTION

shadow, and the meaning that epitomizes human inwardness, such

2014/2015 made full use of music, light, dance and image. As they

as introspection and meditation. The title encapsulates thewere performed with music and light with the Plaza as the stage, theintention of drawing on the Plaza venue s characteristics to try toshow presented an installation that utilized Tokyo International

produce a performance that resonates with

Forum s buildings and spaces for a cityscape that

This unprecedented and exciting initiative

show started with Classic Night, continued with Dancing

was able to paint Tokyo International

Night, in which up-and-coming dancers gave a spectacular

Forum s attractiveness in a new light.

dance performance that included DAZZLE, Lonely Night, aspace of tranquil light and●Dates held：December 19‒28, 2014

sound, and closed with Holy
for

which

visualmagniﬁcent

spacesusing

mapping

production techniques.

●Dates held：December 1‒28, 20142015 Kobe Memorial January 17 Gathering of Lights

An event to mourn the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
and put the lessons learned into disaster response procedures and disastermitigation measures.
●Date held：January 17, 2015

LIGHTING OBJET

2014

Under the dual concept of global environmental protection and a peaceful
future for our children and the continuation of reconstruction assistance(for the areas aﬀected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011),
light works by artists active on the global stage were displayed at four venues
in the Marunouchi area. Tokyo International Forum displayed Take-akari(Bamboo Light) by four teams of artists.
●Dates held：December 11‒25, 2014

Tohoku KOREKARA Conference 2015

An event to think about the Great East Japan Earthquake evacuees andsupport activities as well as to wish for post-earthquake reconstruction.

●Date held：March 10, 2015

●Number of visitors：approx. 30,000

Major facility renovations, other improvement and repair work

video

Site Memories Panel Exhibition

Tokyo Michiterasu 2014

●Event venue：
Tokyo International Forum Plaza

planner Shutaro Oku createdprojection

Tokyo International Forum actively collaborates on activities that contribute to
the local community and society.

An illumination project turned the light on history, the future and hopes
from the Tokyo-Marunouchi areas, Tokyo Michiterasu choreographed ashow about Tokyo Station and its environs with lights and illuminations.
Tokyo International Forum held a display of art objets.

visitors senses and inner beings.

transformed over time. The four parts comprising theNight,

Joint Organization/ Cooperative BusinessIn days of old, this was the site of Tokyo City Hall

We displayed precious photos that recorded the passage of history

photos of bygone eras while experiencing

which Tokyo International Forum now stands until 1991. Since theevoking thoughts about Tokyo s future.

of Tokyo Government Oﬃce Building which occupied the site ontime of Tokyo Government Oﬃce Building s construction in 1894,
the building stood as the government facilities responsible forTokyo s overall administration for close to a century. In the quarter
century that has just elapsed since the subsequently move to theTokyo Metropolitan Government building in Shinjuku, the numbersof people who retain memories of the relocation has been declining.
We thus organized a panel exhibition so that people could seetime-slip moments and also with a view toManypeople,includingpassersby,

appeared interested as they looked at
the photo panels.

●Dates held：March 17‒30, 2015
●Event space：First ﬂoor, Tokyo International Forum Glass Building,space in front of Ota Dokan statue

Neo Stall Village Super Night in Tokyo Ajiwai Festa (Taste of Tokyo) 2014
Coinciding with the holding of the Tokyo Ajiwai Festa (Taste ofingredients and food trucks selling, for example, Japanese rice wine

Government and the Tokyo Ajiwai Festa Executive Committee) inartists, including vocal groups and ﬂamenco dancers, performed live

positioned a Satellite Venue on Tokyo International Forum Plaza

A large number of customers came during the three days of thea cooperative project.

Ajiwai Festa 2014 reachedspecial version, featuring a menu that utilized Japan-sourced

conclusion.

Fiscal 2014 was the sixth year of a 10-year repair andimprovement plan that started in 2009 to repair andimprove facilities and equipment at the Tokyo
International Forum.
The purpose of this work is not only to restore thebuildings to their original condition when they werecompleted, but also to improve their functionality inresponse to customer requests while enhancing safety
and security and making them easier on the environment.
Aside from large-scale repair work carried out under the
10-year plan, we undertake repair and refurbishment
work designed to increase customer convenience andfurther raise safety and security.
We would like to present the major construction work
carried out in ﬁscal 2014.

Work to repair JR Keiyo Line side stairs
We painted the steel parts, such as thehandrails and frame, cleaned the stair
components, and made repairs andimprovements to return to the stairs totheir condition at the time of Tokyo

Preparatory work to repair Glass Building s steel roof
From ﬁscal 2015, we will be repainting

the parts of the Glass Building s steel roof

and carrying out repair and improvement
work to return the roof to its condition at

the time of Tokyo International Forum s

completion. The safety precautions associated with the repairs(gondola, installation of access aisles, erecting of a safety net) were

put in place in ﬁscal 2014. With reliable safety precautions in place,the work will be undertaken sequentially. The plan calls for the Glass

Building s steel roof, duly returned to its glorious appearance at thetime of Tokyo International Forum s completion, to be unveiled in
September 2016.

Work to enhance security between Block C and Block D
To enhance the security of the ﬂow of
movement

insidethebuilding,

wereplaced the door in between Block C
and Block D and installed a security
system.

Tokyo) 2014 (the ﬁrst, organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan

and wine made only from grapes grown in Japan. A wide variety ofInternational Forum s completion.

Glass Building smoking facility

the Tokyo-Marunouchi areas from October 10‒12, 2014, weon stage.

Tokyo International Forum has separateand held Neo Stall Village Super Night in Tokyo Ajiwai Festa 2014 as

event,

Automatic door renovation in elevator hallon third underground ﬂoor

On this occasion, the traditional Neo Stall Village Super Night was aaandhugely

thus

Tokyo

successful●Dates held：October 10‒12, 2014
●Event space：Tokyo International Forum Plaza

As a safety improvement measure, the●Number of visitors：approx. 5,300

changed to a glass door to improvevisibility and a fence installed to prevent

TOKYO FANTASHION

any entanglement when the elevator
doors are opening or closing.

In addition to actively raising the proﬁle of Tokyo s eminent fashion

studying fashion gave a performance

Tokyo, Tokyo International Forum held the TOKYO FANTASHION

that drew visitors attention.

brands and sending out the Cool Japan message that originated inat Tokyo International Forum Plaza

fashion event for consumers through CREATORS TOKYO with theaim of nurturing and supporting young
fashion designers.

A Spring-Summer 2015 fashion show
from up-and-coming designers andsales fair took place at Hall B7, Prior to

the start of the fashion show, students
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automatic door in the elevator hall was●Organizers：Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo International
Forum, TOKYO FANTASHION Executive Committee●Date held：December 23, 2014
●Event venues：Tokyo International Forum B7, Plaza●Number of participating brands：17 (fashion show); 19 (sales fair)●Number of visitors：approx. 600

Work to renovate Exhibition Hall handrail
We inspected the condition of the pillar
protection railings ﬁtted around thepillars in the Exhibition Hall and repaired
them so they had rounded corners. We

can thus expect this move to result in
the prevention of injury when people
bump into the handrails.

indoor smoking areas in all areas, but
previously customers using the Glass

Building conference rooms could accessa facility for smokers on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of
Block B, facing the Plaza.

Previously, there had been concerns about such aspects as spaceand ducting, but we were able to install a smoking facility on the ﬁfth
ﬂoor of the Glass Building. We thus improved convenience forcustomers using the conference rooms and other facilities in the
Glass Building.

Renovation of smoking facility on second ﬂoor of B Block
We renovated the smoking facilities forcustomers using Hall B5 and Hall B7. By

installing a cabin-type smoke extractor inplace of the previous open-type smoke
extractor we worked to enhance theseparate smoking areas.

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Fiscal 2014 Business Report

TopicsFinancial Statements

Machinaka Sui-insen Installation (August 2104)

Citation of appreciation from
Marunouchi Police Station (May 2014)

Bureau of Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Government installed

terrorism prevention training as a member of the Marunouchi

International Forum Plaza. In

presented with a citation of appreciation from the chief of police at

Bureau of Waterworks mascot,

The award presentation ceremony took place at the Fourth

decoration to the Plaza.

Tokyo International Forum actively conducts daily activities, such as

Machinaka Sui-insen (Town Drinking Water Spigots) on Tokyo

Partnership. For these activities, Tokyo International Forum was

the shape of objects like theMetropolitan Police Department s Marunouchi police station.

Suiteki-kun, the spigots add

Marunouchi Partnership Promotion Meeting, which was held on
May 30, 2014. At the meeting,the person in charge of crisis

management gave a presentation

about the anti-terrorism measures

Participation in Chiyoda Ward Community
Cycle Proving Test (October 2014)

in place at Tokyo International

Forum, to which many attendees
listened intently.

To actively encourage the widespread sharing of bicycles. Tokyo

International Forum is participating in the Community Cycle Proving

Named Fiscal 2014 Excellent Waste Manager inlarge-scale, business-use building category (July 2014)

Test put into eﬀect by Chiyoda Ward.

The Community Cycle Proving Test involves the installation of several
cycle ports (places where bicycles can be loaned and returned) within
Chiyoda Ward. At each cycle port, a proving test is being conducted

Of the 306 large-scale, commercial use buildings that the Chiyodaof the network-type joint bicycle use service,

International Forum was commended as a building that is making

and return bicycles to any port.

Recycling City Chiyoda through its

cycle port on the Plaza and is participating

reduction in the amount of businessChiyoda Ward.

Tokyo

which enables users to borrow bicycles froma signiﬁcant contribution to the ward s aim of remaining Resource

Tokyo International Forum has installed aactivein the proving test in collaboration with

Oﬃce

eﬀortssubjected

totoencourage

on-the-spot

surveys,a● Planned duration of proving test：

there are the recycling areas located● Number of possible bicycle parking slots：

To summarize the main activities,

andrecycleCurrent liabilities
Accounts payable-trade
Lease obligations
Accounts payable-otherAccrued expenses
Income taxes payable
Accrued business oﬃce taxes
Consumption tax payable
Advances received
Deposits received
Provision for bonuses

2,528,518
1,200,010
11,388
280,547
5,443
79,60256,52643,265804,899
8,317

Fixed assets
Property, plant and equipment
Buildings
Structures
VehiclesFurniture and Fixtures
Lease assets

2,534,988
784,983
635,950

Fixed liabilities
Lease obligations
Provision for retirement beneﬁts
Long-term guarantee deposited

760,717750
236,865
523,102

Intangible ﬁxed assets
SoftwareTelephone subscription right

43,492
41,587
1,905

Since its opening, Tokyo International Forum has developed its
business activities based on its recognition thatsafety andIn conjunction withendeavoring to prevent accidents and the outbreak of any

disasters on a routine basis, the Tokyo International Forum set upa Crisis Management Committee, oﬀers guidance and puts into
practice overall crime prevention and disaster preparedness

A collaborative event between Tokyo International Forum andlocal communities, the light design Future Brightness Award, which
recognizes the work of students, was held as a part of the

LIGHTING OBJET 2014 in the Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakucho(OMY) area.

From the submissions that encapsulate the youthful energy andthoughts of students from art-related colleges and vocational
schools,four

exquisite

works

International Forum s light walls.

were

displayed

the

Tokyo

● Duration of exhibit：December 11, 2014 to January 9, 2015

management measures. A variety of employee training sessions
and eﬀorts stepped up on aaccurate

responses when an emergency

11

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Legal retained earnings
Other retained earnings

Retained earnings brought forward

3,289,236

4,045,565
490,000
3,555,565
19,1103,536,455
3,536,455

Total Net Assets

4,045,565

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

7,334,801

Amount （Unit：Thousands of yen）
7,732,816

Cost of sales

6,037,935

Gross income

1,694,880

Selling, general and administrative expenses

1,383,189

Operating income

311,690

Non-operating income
Interest income

Reversal of allowance for doubtful receivables
Miscellaneous income

Non-operating expenses
Interest expenses
Miscellaneous loss

6,256
9,816
23,519220172

Ordinary income

Net income
Tokyo International Forum Future
Brightness Award Grand Prix

（Net assets）
Shareholders equity
Capital stock
Retained earnings

Net sales

Income before income taxes
Income taxes-current
Income taxes-deferred

daily basis to ensure customer

occurs.

Total Liabilities

From April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015

Gold award-winning

Oh! SUSHI!

39,592392
350,890Extraordinary loss
Loss on disposal of noncurrent assets

are held throughout the year,

through

1,706,512
1,023,875
600,000
82,56670
7,334,801

Statement of Income

Future Brightness Award (December 2014)

Crime and ﬁre prevention and disaster
preparedness training (throughout the year)

safety26,278222
114,295
8,235

38,516

Note: All amounts less than 1,000 yen rounded down.

materials, and the encouragement of
the reuse of envelopes.

Amount（Unit：Thousands of yen）

4,799,812
3,507,285
380,060
768,879
142
25,163
2,245
94,436
11,997
9,826
268
△ 494

Acountthe use of reusable items, including

Acount（Liabilities）

Current assets
Cash and deposits
Accounts receivable-trade
Securities
Merchandise
Supplies
Advanced payments
Prepaid expenses
Deferred tax assets
Accounts receivable-other
Other, net
Allowance for doubtful accounts

Investments and other assets, grossInvestment securities
Long-term deposits
Deferred tax assets
Other, net

10 (maximum)

waste

security are the most important services.

AmountOctober 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017

within business premises, the eﬀorts
separateAcount（Assets）

Total Assets

waste and recycling.

to

As of March 31, 2015

To allow people to experience the great taste of Tokyo tap water,

To create an urban development that never tolerates terrorism,

Cleaning

Balance Sheet

1,618
128,095
19,222349,271
147,318
201,953

Note：All amounts less than 1,000 yen rounded down.

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History of Tokyo International Forum

Overview of Facilities

From basic concept to opening day
December 3, 1980

Name

Tokyo International Forum

Address

5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Site area

approximately 27,000 m2

Total ﬂoor area

approximately 145,000m2

Opening date

January 10, 1997

Construction ﬁnishes for Tokyo International Forum

Owner

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Tokyo Metropolitan Government lends Tokyo International Forum to Tokyo International Foundation

Administrating
Organization

Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.

Architect

Rafael Viñoly (U.S.A.), winner of the international design competition

Halls, etc.

Hall A

Raked auditorium / seating capacity: 5,012 seats (3,025 on the ﬁrst level, 1,987 on the second level)

Hall B7

Flat ﬂoor / area: 1,400 m2 (dividable into two sections 670 m2 each)Hall B5

Flat ﬂoor / area: 600 m2 (dividable into two sections 280 m2 and 300 m2 )Hall C

Raked auditorium / seating capacity: 1,502 seats (739 on the ﬁrst level, 363 on the second level, 400 on the third level)

Hall D7

Flat ﬂoor / area: 340 m2 (retractable seating for 100 seats and 180 seats)

Hall D5

Flat ﬂoor / area: 285 m2

Hall D1

Flat ﬂoor / area: 137 m2

Exhibition Hall

Area: 5,000 m2 (dividable into two sections 3,000 m2 and 2,000 m2)

Conference rooms

D Block:Three conference rooms on ﬂoors 4 and 5,
Glass Building:31 conference rooms on ﬂoors 4 through 7 (10 each on ﬂoors 4 through 6, one on ﬂoor 7)

Other

Lobby Gallery:560 m2, Lounge:224 m2

Scale

Area: approximately 4,000 m2 (length: about 210m, maximum width: about 30m, height: about 60m)

Pieces of glass

about 3,600 (1,800 on the west side, 1,000 on the roof, 800 on the east side)

Declaration of construction of city hall by My Town Concept Panel Community Section Meeting

August 22, 1985

Announcement of fundamental concept of construction plan for the Tokyo City Hall

January 24, 1986

Inauguration of the Council of Tokyo Metropolitan Government for constructing Tokyo International Forum(ﬁnal report on December 24, 1987)

November 2, 1989
October 9, 1992

Results of the international design competition announced with Rafael Viñoly as the winning architect
Construction starts

September 1, 1994

Establishment of Tokyo International Foundation

December 1, 1994

Opening of facility reservations for Tokyo International ForumMay 31, 1996
July 1, 1996
January 10, 1997

Grand opening of Tokyo International Forum

Transition from Tokyo International Foundation to Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.
January 10 to March 29, 1997
March 1, 1997
December 24, 2000 ‒ January 1, 2001
December 21, 2001

Tokyo Tokimeki Fiesta held to celebrate opening of Tokyo International Forum
General opening of halls and conference rooms
Forum Millenario Club year-end event held (held annually until 2005)
Announcement of a change in status from a foundation to stock corporation

August 2002

Commemorations of 5th anniversary of Tokyo International Forum ( Tokyo Art Jungle etc.)

April 4, 2003

Establishment of Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd. (Representative Director Hirohito Miyake)May 22, 2003

Iwao Toriumi appointed as President & CEO

July 1, 2003

As of July 1, 2015

Tokyo International Foundation transfers business to Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.

Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd.
July 1, 2003

Tokyo International Forum Co., Ltd. begins operations
Signs changed on the premises, names of some Halls and other facilities are changed,
operating hours extended (7:00-23:30), new facility use fee system introduced

July 2003
October 2003
November 1, 2003

Neo Stall Village comes to Plaza (every weekday thereafter)
Oedo Antique Market comes to Plaza (once a month until September 2005, twice a month from October 2005)
Mitsuo Aida Museum opens

June 2004

Installed lighting poles to illuminate the Plaza

July 2004

The Neo Stall Village Super Night was ﬁrst held. (held each year between April and November since then)April 24 ‒ May 1, 2005

La Folle Journée au Japon Days of Enthusiasm music festival 2005 held (during Golden Week every year)

April 2006

Glass Building

Dimensions of the glass 2.6m x 2.5m on the walls, 1.7m x 1.9m on the roof
Plaza

Expanded women's restroom in Hall A, installed elevator for Exhibition Hall, installed escalator near exit to Tokyo Station,
Plaza turned into a non-smoking area

December 8, 2006 ‒ January 15, 2007
2007 (all year)

Scale

Area: approximately 9,700 m2

Plants, etc.

Plants: 42 Japanese zelkova trees, 15 katsura trees, 48 two-seater benches

Year-end event "Harmonia" held (also in 2007 and 2008)
Celebrations held to commemorate 10th anniversary ("Marunouchi Kids Fiesta" etc. in August),"Marunouchi Kids Fiesta" continues to be held in August of every year

June 1, 2007

Conference room G701 (completed in April) now available for reservations

March 2008

Smoking room installed in Exhibition Hall lobby

August 2008

Tokyo International Forum Environmental Policy decided

From April 2009First year of large-scale renovation work based on 10-year Medium-Term Renovation and Improvement Plan

December 2009

Year-end event Marché de Noël de Strasbourg held(Also held in 2010)

December 2009

Greenery added to roof and terrace on the seventh ﬂoor of the Glass Building

From April 2010

Second phase of large-scale renovation work based on 10-year Medium-Term Renovation and Improvement Plan

Rental spaces : A / about 880 m2, B / about 670 m2, C / about 380 m2, D / about 160 m2
Parking

Stores, etc.

(Includes partial renovation of Hall A, renovation of Hall D1, replacement of air-conditioning in the Glass Building conference rooms, replacementof electric room air-conditioning)

March 11, 2011

Great East Japan Earthquake strikes. Tokyo International Forum accepts stranded commuters

March 31, 2011

Renovated Hall D1 opens (changed from a theater with ﬁxed seating to an open ﬂoor plan)

From April 2011

Third phase of large-scale renovation work based on 10-year Medium-Term Renovation and Improvement Plan

Hours, etc.

Third underground ﬂoor / 7:00 ‒ 23:30 (all year)

Parking spaces

420 (including 7 handicap parking spaces)

Fee¥200 / 30 minutes

Cafes & restaurants

12 locations (six on the ﬁrst underground ﬂoor, four on the ﬁrst ﬂoor, one on the second ﬂoor,
one on the seventh ﬂoor)

Shops

2 locations (art shop, convenience store)

Services

3 locations (travel agency, ticket center, relaxation area)
Mitsuo Aida Museum / ﬁrst underground ﬂoor, Miraculeuse (wedding) / ﬁrst ﬂoor

Artwork

134 exhibits by 50 artists in total, including "Red and Black" by Ellsworth Kelly(Includes replacement of Plaza s trees and plants, partial renovations of Exhibition Hall and halls D5 and D7, repair and improvement of part of outer wall,
repair and improvement of wood rib wall/bridge; installation of new smoking rooms (halls A/C), reservation counter and meeting corner renovation)

Throughout 2012

Events marking 15th anniversary of opening held (including Michael Sandel special lectures in May, Marunouchi Kids Jamboree in August)From April 2012

Fourth phase of large-scale renovation work based on 10-year Medium-Term Renovation and Improvement Plan
(Includes partial renovations of halls B5/B7/C, Plaza stone ﬂoor repairs)

May 2012
From April 2013

Nursing room opens
Fifth phase of large-scale renovation work based on 10-year Medium-Term Renovation and Improvement Plan
(Includes complete renovation of central kitchens, partial renovation of Hall A, replacement of Plaza s trees and plants, repair andimprovement of part of outer wall)

From April 2014

Sixth phase of large-scale renovation work based on 10-year Medium-Term Renovation and Improvement Plan
(Includes repairs to Keiyo Line side stairs, preparatory work to repair the Glass Building s steel roof, installation of the Glass Building s smoking facility)

December 201413

Year-end TOKYO stylish NIGHT REFLECTION 2014/2015 event held

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Hall A

Hall B7

Hall C

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