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- What is HCJ?
- Why the service industry?
- Why HCJ?
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- Seminar/Event Information
- Previous Report
- Interview on Labor Shortage Measures
- Notice
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Creating a Powerful Platform for Connections
on a Large Scale
Many key figures from the service industry and food business, including accommodation, dining, and catering, will be attending. This is a great opportunity to expand your business .
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Everything you need is here!
Everything you need for the service industry, from kitchen equipment to ingredients, hygiene, IT, and guest room supplies, all in one place. You'll find products and services that meet your needs and solve your on-site problems .
What is HCJ?
HCJ is one of Japan's largest business exhibitions for the service industry and food business.
The three exhibitions are collectively referred to as "HCJ," which is an abbreviation of the English names of the three exhibitions.
With 850 companies exhibiting at 2,300 booths and welcoming 65,000 visitors, the event will contribute to revitalizing the service industry and food business through the exchange and dissemination of people, goods, and information.
Why the Service and Food Industries
Matter Now More Than Ever?
Our industry is currently facing both tailwinds such as inbound tourism and headwinds such as labor shortages and low profits.
In order to not miss out on this opportunity, there is now a need to solve problems through business matching, such as improving productivity and luxury!
- A boost for the industry!
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Increasing inbound tourism!
Hotel openings boom! The era of high added value differentiation to accommodate 60 million people by 2030
- While the industry faces headwinds, there are serious issues such as labor shortages...
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- The highest level of labor shortage in all industries...
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*Percentage of full-time employees feeling a labor shortage
- I want to increase my productivity somehow...
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*Top keywords of interest to visitors
Why choose "HCJ"?
Japan's largest service industry exhibition
We will be welcoming visitors from the service industry and food business, including accommodation, dining, and catering service, and creating a meeting place on an overwhelming scale!
- Number of exhibitors
- 859 companies and 2,286 booths!
- Number of visitors
- 49,334 people! (Previous record)
Everything you need is here!
The unique feature of "HCJ" is that by simply visiting, you can see everything you need for the "service industry" all in one place!
This is one of the attractions that makes it the largest in Japan.
In addition, through planning committees made up of industry members, we select exhibits each year that meet on-site problem-solving and needs.
Local Products in Japan Catering & Home-meal Replacement
Related and Package Containers Design Sanitation, Cleanliness Ecological and energy-saving measures Tableware JAPAN Sauna and Spa EXPO PICK UPAI/TECH/DX INNOVATION ZONE NEW Pet Tourism NEW Wellness Tourism NEW Staff Development & Recruitment Interior/Exterior/ Guest Room Facilities & Amenities Design and Renovation for Hotels, Ryokans, Restaurants Outdoor Equipment
Pioneering the future of the industry
Featured Specialty Zones Featured Projects
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AI/TECH/DX INNOVATION ZONE
We propose solutions that utilize AI and the latest technology to address issues such as worsening labor shortages and cost reductions.
A special session will also be held in the atrium of the West Exhibition Hall! Many prominent CEOs representing the industry and leaders of notable startup companies will be speaking. -
Pet Tourism
Pet-friendly travel is a new market that is attracting attention. We will introduce the facilities, amenities, and related services for pet-friendly accommodations.
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Next Leaders
Approximately 80 young professionals who will lead the future of the accommodation and food service industry have come together beyond company boundaries. Twelve teams from the Tokyo Round will present their proposals, developed through extensive discussions aimed at solving the challenges faced by the industry.
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HCJ Special Session Stage
Solve industry challenges such as labor shortages, improved productivity, and enhanced customer satisfaction through the use of AI, systems, and robotics. By promoting Hospitality × Technology, we accelerate digital transformation in the tourism and service industries.
Seminar/Event Information
Leading experts explain the latest trends and success stories in the industry!
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01 Trend Seminar & Stage West Hall 4
Will the kitchen & food service equipment, catering/delivery service industries self-destruct due to "stagnation of innovation"? ~ Breaking through unchanging structures and the problems of industries that cannot pass on prices ~
February 20 (Fri) 14:30 - 15:30Pre-registration required Free Admission
Speaker: Founder of SNS Group
Takafumi Horie -
02 Trend Seminar & Stage West Hall 4
Why has Yoichi Town become a wine-producing region that is attracting global attention? ~Marketing strategies and their effects~
February 17 (Tue) 12:10-12:50Pre-registration required Free Admission
Speaker: Mayor of Yoichi Town, Hokkaido
Keisuke Saito -
03 Trend Seminar & Stage West Hall 4
Discussing the future of the restaurant industry ~What should we do now that the business model has undergone a major transformation~
February 17 (Tue) 14:30 - 15:10Pre-registration required Free Admission
Speakers: Eat & Holdings Co., Ltd. Director / Eat & International Co., Ltd. President & CEO
Takeshi Uetsuki Uetsuki
Royal Holdings Co., Ltd. Senior Executive Officer (Brand Marketing, Food Service Business, Contract Business, Overseas Direct Operations)
Norihisa Sasaki
Japan Foodservice Association Federation, Executive Director
Hideki Takahashi -
04 Trend Seminar & Stage West Hall 4
The world's first! The next-generation wellness hotel's challenges and practices as seen in its achievement of WELL Platinum certification - Wellness strategies to increase sales and recruitment in areas with declining populations
February 17 (Tue) 13:20 - 14:00Pre-registration required Free Admission
Speakers: Chairman of Jogakura Tourism Association, Chairman of the Jikei Group
Tomohiro Tanno -
05 Trend Seminar & Stage West Hall 4
The future of ryokans together with the local community ~Revitalizing the local economy and contributing to sustainability~
February 17 (Tue) 15:40 - 16:20Pre-registration required Free Admission
Speakers: Chairman of the Japan Ryokan and Hotel Association, President and CEO of Tamanoyu
Izumi Kuwano
Representative Director and Proprietress of Hiiragiya
Mai Nishimura
Hot Spring Essayist and Part-time Lecturer at Atomi University (Tourism and Hot Spring Studies, Hot Spring Culture Theory)
Mayumi Yamazaki -
06 Trend Seminar & Stage West Hall 4
What does the digital revolution mean for tourism and local communities?
February 17 (Tue) 11:00 - 11:40Pre-registration required Free Admission
Speaker: Data Scientist and Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
Hiroaki Miyata
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*Pre-registration is required for visiting.Previous Report
Post Show Scene
Number of visitors
| Date | Weather | Number of visitors (Tokyo Big Sight East Hall) |
|---|---|---|
| February 4 (Tuesday) |
Cloudy | 12,068 (10,428 ) |
| February 5 (Wednesday) | sunny | 13,304 (12,327 ) |
| February 6th (Thursday) | sunny | 12,983 (14,831 ) |
| February 7 (Friday) |
sunny | 10,979 (12,545 ) |
- total
- 49,334 (50,131)
*The number in parentheses is the number of visitors from the previous event.
Interview on Labor Shortage Measures
What kind of products are the hotel and restaurant industries looking for? We asked buyers what they thought!
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Takayuki Sadamitsu, Director and General Manager of Management, Hotel Okura Tokyo Co., Ltd. -
Taiji Takahashi, Executive Officer and General Manager of Restaurant Business Division, Nadaman Co., Ltd. -
Takafumi Nishide, Manager of Purchasing and Quality Control Department (Purchasing), Operation Management Division, Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co., Ltd.
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Event Outline
- Exhibition name
- 54th HOTERES JAPAN
47th CATEREX JAPAN
26th JAPAN SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHOW
- Date
- February 17th (Tuesday) – February 20th (Friday), 2026
10:00-17:00 (until 16:30 on the last day)
- Venue
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Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall 4-6, West Exhibition Hall 1-4
Venue Access
- Sponsored by
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- HOTERES JAPAN
- Japan Management Association / Japan Hotel Association / Japan Ryokan & Hotel Association / International Tourism Japan Restaurant Association / International Tourism Facilities Association
- CATEREX JAPAN
- Japan Food Service Association (Public Interest Incorporated Association) / Japan Bento Service Association (General Incorporated Association) / Japan Medical Food Service Association (Public Interest Incorporated Association) / Japan Management Association (General Incorporated Association)
- JAPAN SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHOW
- Japan Kitchen Industry Association / Japan Management Association
- Sponsor
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HOTERES JAPAN (46 affiliated organizations)
CATEREX JAPAN (26 related organizations)
JAPAN SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHOW (36 related organizations)
- Sponsorship
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- HOTERES JAPAN
- Japan Tourism Agency / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) / Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) / Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- CATEREX JAPAN
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- JAPAN SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHOW
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Planning Committee
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- Sponsored by
- Japan Management Association / Japan Hotel Association / Japan Ryokan & Hotel Association / Japan Restaurant Association / Japan Tourism Facilities Association
- Sponsor
- 46 affiliated organizations
- Planning Committee
List of Committee Members -
chairperson
President and CEO, New Otani Co., Ltd.Hajime Shimizu
Vice-chairman
Hotel New Grand Co., Ltd. Director, Sales Division General ManagerHirofumi Kiso
Committee member
Arai Ryokan Representative DirectorShoichiro Aihara
Andon Ryokan Representative DirectorToshiko Ishii
President and CEO of Kesso Co., Ltd.Akira Fujimori
Kagaya Co., Ltd. Purchasing Department ManagerKatsuhito Sasaya
Executive Managing Director and General Manager of Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo, Kintetsu Miyako Hotels Co., Ltd.Akio Hagiwara
Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd.Hidenobu Akanuma
JTB Corporation Tourism Business Headquarters Business Promotion Department Regional Exchange ManagerSatoshi Otani
Shimizu Corporation, Design Headquarters, Chief DesignerNoriyoshi Suemori
Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc. Financial Control Department Purchasing Center General ManagerFumiaki Seki
Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel Co., Ltd. Business Department/ManagerShinya Hidano
Director of the Youth Division of the National Ryokan and Hotel Association (Managing Director of Nagasaki Sky Hotel Co., Ltd.)Eita Tsukashima
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.Yasuyuki Suzuki
Special Missions Manager, Takashimaya Space Creates Co., Ltd.Yoshimaru Asano
Imperial Hotel Ltd.Chikayuki Koizumi
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Tokyu Resorts & Stays Co., Ltd.Hiromichi Ozawa
Associate Professor, Faculty of International Tourism, Toyo UniversityJunichiro Tokue
Director of Tosa Gyoen Co., Ltd.Kodai Yokoyama
Vice Director and General Manager of the Restaurant Business Division, Nadaman Co., Ltd.Mitsuo Nakahata
President and CEO of Nankoku Shuka Co., Ltd.Junji Miyata
Nippon Hotel Co., Ltd. Purchasing Manager, Finance DepartmentEizo Tsuru
Chairman and CEO of Happoen Co., Ltd.Haruyoshi Hase
President and CEO of Park Tower Hotel Co., Ltd.Taro Ogura
Palace Hotel Co., Ltd. Materials Department ManagerShigeo Itoga
General Manager of Purchasing and Quality Control, Operation Management Division, Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co., Ltd.Masafumi Tokimoto
Senior Director, Service Manager, Fujita Kanko Co., Ltd. Food and Beverage Manager, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Keita Onishi
Hotel Okura Tokyo Co., Ltd. Director and General Manager of Management DivisionTakayuki Sadamitsu
President and CEO of Hotel Grand Shinonome Co., Ltd.Ichikawa Kazutaka
Executive Officer and General Manager of Tokyo Area, Hotel Monterey Co., Ltd.Koichi Ikeda
Director and Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Jisho Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. General Manager of Royal Park Hotel (Nihonbashi, Tokyo) Koichi Ozawa
Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd., Business Strategy Department, General ManagerKenta Shiraishi
General Affairs Department Manager, Mori Building Hospitality CorporationMasayuki Murooka
Royal Hotel Co., Ltd. Hotel Management Business Promotion Department Group General Purchasing ManagerMasahiko Nakamura
Royal Food Service Co., Ltd. West Kanto Central Japan Sales Department Sales ManagerHiroshi Fujii
Organizing Committee
Chairman of the International Tourism Facilities AssociationAsano group
Executive Director of the Japan Restaurant AssociationYutaka Terai
Executive Director, Japan Hotel AssociationKoichiro Kakee
Managing Director, Japan Ryokan & Hotel AssociationYukihiro Aoki
Japan Management Association, General Incorporated Association, Business Promotion Headquarters DirectorWataru Tomiura
- Sponsored by
- Japan Contract Food Service Association / Japan Bento Service Association / Japan Food Service for Patients Association / Japan Management Association
- Sponsor
- 26 affiliated organizations
- Planning Committee
List of Committee Members -
chairperson
Vice Chairman of the Japan Bento Service Association (Representative Director of Takaoka General School Lunch Center Cooperative Association)Katsuya Kida
Vice-chairman
Vice Chairman and Kansai Branch Chief of the Japan Contract Food Service Association (President and CEO of Ichifuji Food Service Co., Ltd.)Hiroshi Onishi
Vice Chairman of the Japan Medical Food Association (President and CEO of Harvest Co., Ltd.)Minoru Wakimoto
Vice Chairman of the Japan Kitchen Industry Association (President and CEO of Fujimac Co., Ltd.)Mitsuharu Kumagai
Committee member
Representative of the Japan Contract Food Service Association
President and CEO of Uokuni Co., Ltd.Mitsunori Nonomura
Representative Director, Tokyo Tenryu Co., Ltd.Masaomi Azuma
President and CEO of Merix CorporationEri Otaka
Representative of the Japan Bento Service Association
Dream Gardens Co., Ltd. Sales Division General ManagerKimihide Shinbo
Representative Director, Fukiya Co., Ltd.Hiroo Miyazaki
Representative Director of Wakana Co., Ltd.Toru Suga
Representative of the Japan Food Service for Patients Association
Naomi Ishibashi, Deputy Director of Repast Co., Ltd. ( Miwako Yoshida, Director of the National Healthcare Promotion Department, Green House Co., Ltd. )
Chairman and CEO, Tomo Co., Ltd.Fumitsugu Iwasaki
Nikko Trust Co., Ltd. Medical Business Division Sales ManagerHideaki Imai
Representative of Japan Food Service Equipment Association
Kitazawa Sangyo Co., Ltd. Sales Strategy Division ManagerTakashi Yoshida
Manager of the Communication Design Department, Tanico Co., Ltd.Daisuke Nakamura
Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corporation Urban Energy Sales Division Business Customer Sales Department ManagerYasushi Ogihara
Fukushima Galilei Co., Ltd. Sales Strategy Department Sales Promotion Section ManagerMasahiro Shirai
Fujimak Co., Ltd. Market Development Department, Marketing Department ManagerToshiyuki Kuwayama
Hoshizaki Sales Co., Ltd. Chain Store Headquarters ManagerKenji Takizawa
Maruzen Co., Ltd. Corporate Planning Department ManagerKazuhiro Nishigaki
Experts
Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Department of Business Management, University of Marketing and Distribution SciencesKazuo Shiratori
Organizing Committee
Executive Director, Japan Food Service AssociationHiroki Yamaguchi
Executive Director of the Japan Bento Service AssociationMakoto Ozaki
Executive Director, Japan Food Service for Patients AssociationShuichi Arai
Managing Director of the Japan Food Service Equipment AssociationMasato Yoshikura
Japan Management Association, General Incorporated Association, Business Promotion Headquarters DirectorWataru Tomiura
- Sponsor
- 34 affiliated organizations
- Planning Committee
List of Committee Members -
chairperson
Vice Chairman of the Japan Bento Service Association (Representative Director of Takaoka General School Lunch Center Cooperative Association)Katsuya Kida
Vice-chairman
Vice Chairman and Kansai Branch Chief of the Japan Contract Food Service Association (President and CEO of Ichifuji Food Service Co., Ltd.)Hiroshi Onishi
Vice Chairman of the Japan Medical Food Association (President and CEO of Harvest Co., Ltd.)Minoru Wakimoto
Vice Chairman of the Japan Kitchen Industry Association (President and CEO of Fujimac Co., Ltd.)Mitsuharu Kumagai
Committee member
Representative of the Japan Contract Food Service Association
President and CEO of Uokuni Co., Ltd.Mitsunori Nonomura
Representative Director, Tokyo Tenryu Co., Ltd.Masaomi Azuma
President and CEO of Merix CorporationEri Otaka
Representative of the Japan Bento Service Association
Dream Gardens Co., Ltd. Sales Division General ManagerKimihide Shinbo
Representative Director, Fukiya Co., Ltd.Hiroo Miyazaki
Representative Director of Wakana Co., Ltd.Toru Suga
Representative of the Japan Food Service for Patients Association
Naomi Ishibashi, Deputy Director of Repast Co., Ltd. ( Miwako Yoshida, Director of the National Healthcare Promotion Department, Green House Co., Ltd. )
Chairman and CEO, Tomo Co., Ltd.Fumitsugu Iwasaki
Nikko Trust Co., Ltd. Medical Business Division Sales ManagerHideaki Imai
Representative of Japan Food Service Equipment Association
Kitazawa Sangyo Co., Ltd. Sales Strategy Division ManagerTakashi Yoshida
Manager of the Communication Design Department, Tanico Co., Ltd.Daisuke Nakamura
Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corporation Urban Energy Sales Division Business Customer Sales Department ManagerYasushi Ogihara
Fukushima Galilei Co., Ltd. Sales Strategy Department Sales Promotion Section ManagerMasahiro Shirai
Fujimak Co., Ltd. Market Development Department, Marketing Department ManagerToshiyuki Kuwayama
Hoshizaki Sales Co., Ltd. Chain Store Headquarters ManagerKenji Takizawa
Maruzen Co., Ltd. Corporate Planning Department ManagerKazuhiro Nishigaki
Experts
Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Department of Business Management, University of Marketing and Distribution SciencesKazuo Shiratori
Organizing Committee
Executive Director, Japan Food Service AssociationHiroki Yamaguchi
Executive Director of the Japan Bento Service AssociationMakoto Ozaki
Executive Director, Japan Food Service for Patients AssociationShuichi Arai
Managing Director of the Japan Food Service Equipment AssociationMasato Yoshikura
Japan Management Association, General Incorporated Association, Business Promotion Headquarters DirectorWataru Tomiura
- Admission fee
- Free (Visitor Pre-registration required)
Venue Access
Tokyo Big Sight
- Transportation Information
- There is a limited number of parking spaces.
We recommend that you use public transport whenever possible.
- Rinkai Line
- Approximately 7 minutes walk from Kokusai Tenjijo Station (approximately 5 minutes from Shin-Kiba Station, approximately 14 minutes from Osaki Station by train.)
- Yurikamome
- Approximately 3 minutes walk from Tokyo Big Sight Station (approximately 8 minutes from Toyosu Station, approximately 22 minutes from Shimbashi Station by train)
[Operation Schedule] 4 days from February 17 (Tue) to February 20 (Fri)
Great value and convenient! Please recommend this to your colleagues and other people who are planning to visit!
- Service intervals
- 5-10 minutes
- Travel time
- Approximately 5 minutes
- Usage fee
- free
- Operating hours
- 9:00-17:00 [Only until 12:50 on20(Fri)]
