What Tokyo Big Sight does

Tokyo Big Sight Inc. (株式会社東京ビッグサイト), also known as Tokyo International Exhibition Center (東京国際展示場), is Japan's largest international exhibition venue. Founded in 1996 and headquartered at 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, the company operates 16 exhibition halls spanning 115,420 square meters across East, West, and South exhibition buildings, complemented by 24 conference rooms including the International Conference Hall and Reception Hall. The venue hosts approximately 300 events per year serving exhibition and conference organizers, industry associations, trade show promoters, and corporations planning trade fairs, conferences, and corporate events.

The company's revenue model is anchored in unit-priced facility rental — exhibition hall rates range from ¥1.287M to ¥4.873M per day depending on size, while the International Conference Hall and Reception Hall rent for ¥1.1M and ¥1.87M per day respectively — alongside ancillary equipment rental (AV, simultaneous interpretation systems, signage), staffing services, and tenant leasing across three neighboring commercial buildings (Ariake Park Building, TFT Building, and Time24 Building). Tokyo Big Sight also directly organizes and hosts proprietary exhibitions including RISCON TOKYO (crisis management and security), JIMTOF (Japan International Machine Tool Fair, biennial), SEECAT (anti-terrorism equipment), and Business Chance EXPO in TOKYO, generating exhibitor booth revenue and visitor traffic. GTM is direct-to-organizer enterprise sales via the 営業部 (Sales Department), with booking windows of up to 1.5 years in advance and 10–30% registration deposits.

The company operates a wholly-owned shared services subsidiary (Bigsight Service Co., Ltd.), is led by President & CEO Kuga Hideo (久我英男), and is currently executing a large-scale renovation program that began in December 2023 with partial facility closures continuing through 2025. In 2023 it opened the adjacent Ariake GYM-EX facility for corporate and summer events, and on April 1, 2026 marked its 30th anniversary of continuous operation. The venue supports ten languages on its website (English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, Hindi, German, Thai, Indonesian, Arabic) and is listed on the Tokyo Convention Bureau's BUSINESS EVENTS TOKYO portal for inbound international MICE demand.

Name

Tokyo Big Sight

Legal name

株式会社 東京ビッグサイト

Website

https://bigsight.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tokyo Big Sight Inc. is Japan's largest international exhibition venue, operating 16 halls (115,420㎡) and 24 conference rooms in Tokyo's Ariake waterfront district. It serves exhibition organizers, corporations, and trade associations with facility rental, organized events, and adjacent commercial building management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Exhibition and Convention Center Services

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Convention & Exhibition Centers (Public Convention Centers, Civic Centers) (THAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Convention & Exhibition Center Operations (Expo Halls, Trade Show Venues) (MPAGALAD), General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Exhibition venue rental
• Convention facility services
• Trade show hosting
• Conference room rental
• MICE event services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Exhibition Hall Rental: Revenue is primarily generated from renting exhibition halls (East, West, South Exhibition Buildings) to event organizers. Pricing is per hall per day, ranging from approximately ¥1,287,000 to ¥4,873,000 depending on hall size.
2. Conference Facility Rental: Revenue from renting conference rooms (国際会議場, レセプションホール, and various meeting rooms on floors 1F through 8F) to organizers. International Conference Hall: ¥1,100,000/day; Reception Hall A+B: ¥1,870,000/day; smaller meeting rooms from ¥7,260 for half-day.
3. Owned Exhibition Event Hosting: The company directly organizes and hosts its own exhibitions and trade shows, including RISCON TOKYO (危機管理産業展) and the Japan International Tool & Die Industry Exhibition (JIMTOF), generating revenue from exhibitor booth fees and visitor attendance.
4. Equipment and Support Services: Additional revenue from rental of AV equipment (video projectors, screens, simultaneous interpretation systems), Wi-Fi, cloak/ baggage services, and catering support for events.
5. Building Management (Tenant Leasing): Revenue from managing and leasing neighboring commercial buildings: 有明パークビル, TFTビル, and タイム24ビル, which house tenants including offices, shops, and restaurants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tokyo Big Sight operates Japan's largest international exhibition venue, providing exhibition hall and conference room rental to event organizers. The venue spans 115,420㎡ across 16 exhibition halls (East, West, South buildings) and 24 conference rooms, and also organizes its own trade shows such as RISCON TOKYO and JIMTOF. Revenue is generated primarily through facility rental fees, equipment rental, organized event hosting, and tenant leasing in three managed neighboring commercial buildings.

Product overview

Tokyo Big Sight operates as a large-scale exhibition and convention center (MICE facility) offering multiple interconnected services. The core offering consists of 16 exhibition halls across East, West, and South buildings (115,420㎡ total), supplemented by 24 conference rooms including the International Conference Hall and Reception Hall. The venue hosts approximately 300 events annually. The company also operates organized events including RISCON TOKYO (crisis management exhibition), JIMTOF (machine tool fair), and Business Chance EXPO. Related facilities include Ariake GYM-EX, TFT Building, Time24 Building, and Ariake Park Building. Additional services include Wi-Fi, projection mapping shows, and equipment rental. As a physical venue facility rather than a software platform, Tokyo Big Sight does not offer a public API, AI capabilities, or product integrations with third-party software tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exhibition Facilities Rental (展示施設)
• Conference Facilities Rental (会議施設)
• RISCON TOKYO (危機管理産業展) Tokyo Big Sight's own organized exhibition — Japan's leading comprehensive trade show for crisis management, disaster prevention, BCP, and security — held annually since 2005; the 2025 edition attracted 457 exhibiting companies across 698 booths.
• JIMTOF (Japan International Machine Tool Fair) Tokyo Big Sight co-hosts JIMTOF with the Japan Machine Tool Industrial Association, a major international machine tool fair; the 33rd edition is scheduled for October 2026.
• Business Chance EXPO in TOKYO BtoB comprehensive exhibition co-hosted with the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, bringing together companies with unique technologies and products to generate new business opportunities.
• Equipment Rental Services (レンタルサービス) Rental of AV equipment (video projectors ¥31,900–¥335,500), simultaneous interpretation systems (¥88,000 for 2-language), signage, stage/furniture, and event staffing supplied on top of venue bookings.
• Neighboring Commercial Building Leasing Management and tenant leasing of three neighboring commercial buildings — Ariake Park Building, TFT Building, and Time24 Building — providing office, retail, and restaurant tenants in the waterfront district.
• Ariake GYM-EX (有明GYM-EX) Adjacent exhibition facility opened in 2023, suitable for corporate events and summer vacation events, expanding the venue's rentable footprint beyond the main halls.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hosts approximately 300 events per year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Makuhari Messe: Chiba-based convention center and Japan's other flagship large-scale exhibition venue. Directly comparable to Tokyo Big Sight as a multi-hall MICE facility competing for the same Japanese exhibition and conference market.
• INTEX Osaka: Large convention and exhibition center in Osaka with comparable hall rental and trade show hosting model. Serves as Tokyo Big Sight's primary domestic geographic counterpart in Japan's second-largest metro.
• Tokyo International Forum: Tokyo-based convention venue operator offering halls, conference rooms, and exhibition space. Directly competes with Tokyo Big Sight for Tokyo-located conferences, corporate events, and medium-scale exhibitions.
• Pacifico Yokohama: Yokohama convention center with exhibition halls and conference facilities under similar MICE venue-rental model. Comparable in scale and target customer base (event organizers and corporate clients).
• GL Events: French-listed global operator of exhibition venues and event services. Operates convention centers worldwide under venue-rental + organized-event model, making it a direct international peer for Tokyo Big Sight's venue operations.

Regional players

• COEX (Convention & Exhibition Center): Seoul's flagship convention and exhibition center. Operates exhibition halls, conference facilities, and organized trade shows at a comparable scale to Tokyo Big Sight, serving the Korean MICE market.
• National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai): World's largest single-building convention and exhibition venue in Shanghai. Comparable operating model (multi-hall rental + organized trade shows) but serves the China domestic market rather than competing directly in Japan.
• Koelnmesse: Cologne-based exhibition venue operator and trade show organizer. Combines venue rental with proprietary trade shows (similar to Tokyo Big Sight's JIMTOF/RISCON model), but operates in the European market.

Broad incumbents

• Informa (Informa Markets): Global B2B events and exhibitions organizer operating thousands of trade shows annually. Overlaps with Tokyo Big Sight's organized-event business (RISCON, JIMTOF) as a major organizer counterpart, though asset-light vs. asset-heavy.
• Reed Exhibitions (RX, a RELX business): World's largest trade show organizer operating events across dozens of industries. Comparable to Tokyo Big Sight's owned-exhibition arm in business model, though it does not own its own venues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/T_Bigsight
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvaE0oZzUraEzxGiN-8pLSQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tokyo-big-sight-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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