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Post Show Report
October 14 [Wed] – 16 [Fri], 2015 Makuhari Messe, JAPAN
Consists of 2 specialised exhibitions below:
Facts & Figures Number of Exhibitors: TOTAL: 1,488 From 25 countries For each exhibition: IFEX: 507 GARDEX: 237 TOOL JAPAN: 195 AGRI WORLD: 549 Number of Visitors: (Three day in total): a record number of 42,368
Press Delegates: 248
Number of Seminar Attendees: 5,028
The Grand Opening Ceremony Every year, before the exhibition doors open on the first day, the ribbon-cut ceremony is held to celebrate the opening of the three day show period. This year, 45 leaders of the industries participated in the event as ribbon-cutting dignitaries such as ambassadors and top executives from major home centers, supermarkets, flower shops and garden centers, etc.
Honorable Guests ●Mr. Kentaro Sonoura (Member of the House of Representatives / Chief Secretary, LDP Exhibition Industry Parliamentary Group) ●Mr. Kumagai Toshihito (Mayor of Chiba City) Ambassadors / Overseas Organisation ●H.E. Solomon Karanja Maina (Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya) ●H.E. Markos Tekle Rike (Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) ●H.E. Sihasak Phuangketkeow (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand) ●Mr. Carlos Guevara (Embassy of the Republic of Ecuador, Chargés d'affaires ad interim) ●Mr. Yuan-Chang Wu (Taiwan Floriculture Exports Association, Executive Director Municipality ●Ms. Hiroko Iida (Chiba Prefectural Government, Executive Director for Distribution and Marketing) Japan’s Leading Home Centers ●Mr. Tadashi Iizuka (Juntendo, President) ●Mr. Shigeru Miyatake (Tokyu Hands Inc., General Manager MD Planning Dept) ●Mr. Kenji Nanba (Nanba Co., Ltd., President) ●Mr. Yasumasa Nishimura (Nishimura Joy Co., Ltd., Chairman) Japan’s Leading Flower Shops ● Mr. Hiroaki Miyajima (HIBIYA-KADAN, President) ● Mr. Hideaki Inoue (Aoyama Flower Market, CEO) ● Mr. Keiichi Uekusa (Daiichi Engei, President and CEO) ● Mr. Yoshikazu Kamiki (Tokyu Flora, President) ● Mr. Masazumi Nishiie (The Official Online Shop of HANA-Cupid, President & CEO)
<List of the ribbon-cutters>
Japan’s Leading Flower Auction Markets ●Mr. Shunzou Fujisawa (Flower Auction Japan Inc., President) ●Mr. Tetsuya Fukunaga (Toyoake Kaki Co., Ltd., President) Japan’s Leading Garden Stores ●Mr. Akihiro Ozaki (Ozaki Flower Park Co., Ltd., Managing Director) ●Mr. Toshiyuki Roppongi (Flower Garden Izumi, Inc., President) ●Mr. Hideho Tanaka (Garden Nigachi Co., Ltd., President) ●Mr. Tsukusu Takai (Hanahiroba Online Co., Ltd., CEO) Japan’s Leading Landscapers ●Mr. Noboru Unohara (Showa Zoen Co., Ltd., President Director) ●Mr. Toru Kobayashi (Eco Green Planning Co., Ltd., Representative Director) ●Mr. Yoshio Chikugo (Exterior Mominoki, President) Japan’s Leading Tool and Hardware Stores ●Mr. Tsutomu Nakajima (World Tool Co., Ltd., CEO) ●Mr. Takahito Yamada (Daito Co., Ltd., President and CEO) ●Mr. Tomohiro Matsumoto (Kunisada Co., Ltd., Director) ●Ms. Ayako Saeki (Factory Gear Co., Ltd., Executive Officer) ●Mr. Osamu Ikeuchi (Work Land, President) ●Mr. Hideyuki Takei (Hamure Co., Ltd., The Chief Executive Officer) ●Mr. Akitsugu Matsui (Daimatsu Co., Ltd., President) ●Mr. Yukio Izawa (Shokunin-san.com, Inc., President) Japan’s Leading Agricultural Corporations ●Mr. Hirokazu Kiuchi (Wago Co., Ltd., Director) ●Mr. Hideki Shimazaki (Topriver, President) ●Mr. Toshiyuki Yamada (Kotokyoto Co., Ltd., President) ●Mr. Takanori Arita (Arita Gardening Farm, President) ●Mr. Masashi Fukushima (GRA Agri Platform, Chief Operating Officer) ●Mr. Atsushi Matsuda (Mirai Nogyo Keikaku Co., Ltd., President-Representative Director) ●Mr. Masahiko Saeki (Maruta Co., Ltd., President and Chief Executive Officer) ●Mr. Shigeru Shinohara (Jardin Co., Ltd., President) Show Organiser ●Mr. Tad Ishizumi (Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., President)
The 12th edition of INTERNATIONAL FLOWER EXPO TOKYO(IFEX) ended successfully with positive notes. This year the show welcomed 507 exhibitors with flowers and related products who would like to expand their business in the market. IFEX is unique in that so many Japanese flower growers gather at one place. Over 200 Japanese growers exhibited this year to meet Japanese and international buyers.
Not only Japanese companies but many overseas flower growers have utilised IFEX as the gateway to the Japanese market. This year, the show welcomed exhibitors from 4 continents : Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. There is no other place to meet with Asian suppliers such as Indonesia, Taiwan and Sri Lanka at one time, and IFEX 2015 served again as the centre of the flower industry in Asia.
IFEX is also known for rich contents in the events. IFEX Flower Awards - the contest was to decide “the future best sells” by Japan’s leading flower shops and famous flower designers, and it was held for the first time. 111 varieties were nominated this year and 3 category winners –Cut Flower, Potted Flower and Overseas Growers - were chosen among them. Winning flowers were guaranteed to be promoted in Japan’s major flower shops and flower schools actively. Japanese consumers will see these flowers in many stores in Japan soon. The contest was held in the evening of the day before the show, and prize winning flowers were presented in the special exhibit area during the three days show period. The special exhibit area proved to be a popular destination for visitors. Many leading breeders see the awards as the best way to promote their varieties in Japan and Show Management expect a lot more nominations for the next Awards. <Grand prize winning varieties>
Grand Prize for CUT FLOWER corsage lavender(lisianthus) from NAKASONE LISIANTHUS
Grand Prize for Potted Flower PRINCETTIA ROSA (PRINCETTIA) from SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD.
Grand Prize for Overseas Grower DEEP PURPLE(Rose) from ECUANROS
See all award winning varieties >> http://www.ifex.jp/en/To-Exhibit/award/
The 9th edition of INTERNATIONAL GARDEN EXPO TOKYO (GARDEX) ended successfully. GARDEX is the largest business-to-business garden and outdoor living industry exhibition in Japan. Specialised zones such as outdoor living zone, vegetable & fruit seeds zone and Garden x Lifestyle Collection zone were set to facilitate visitors seek for what they were looking. GARDEX is well-established sourcing venue for home centers in Japan for the next Spring season. Presidents of Japan’s leading home centers visited the show with their purchase teams and active business discussions took place. Major industry players launched new products here and tried to attract buyers to their booths. One of the highlights of the show this year is the strong participation from overseas companies. Coir Board from India exhibited with their 12 members, introducing their pots and planters using coir. The number of exhibitors from Taiwan and China has grown rapidly to reflect industry demands.
The INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE & TOOLS EXPO TOKYO (TOOL JAPAN) keeps on expanding its scale. Industry giants such as Hitachi Koki, Makita, Trusco Nakayama and many more gathered, showcasing their latest products. Companies such as CATERPILLAR and STIHL participated for the first time and the show has now established itself as one of the most important business vehicles in the industry.
PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) exhibit zone shows the huge growth in terms of the number of exhibitors and visitors this year. Booths of major brands including PUMA SAFETY and TOWA were full of visitors during the show. Also, overseas PPE exhibitors attracted great attentions from Japanese buyers as there had never been international PPE exhibitions in Japan before. PPE exhibitors from Thailand, China and Taiwan had very fruitful business discussions and most of them rebooked their exhibit space for the next TOOL JAPAN. With many new exhibitors and strong growth of PPE sector, TOOL JAPAN is expected to expand further in future.
Being its 5th edition for INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY EXPO TOKYO (AGRITECH JAPAN) and its 2nd for NEXT GENERATION AGRICULTURE EXPO TOKYO(AGRI NEXT), both exhibition halls were filled with an atmosphere where business negotiations took place everywhere. The number of exhibitors at AGRI WORLD increased by 30% from the previous show. 591 exhibitors displayed their latest products and technologies. IT and electronics companies were popular destinations for visitors at this year’s AGRI WORLD. Big companies such as NEC and Panasonic exhibited and introduced their solutions for farmers. As the global competition becomes fierce, many companies in other industries are now joining the industry and offer various solutions. There is no other place where visitors can receive such solutions from many companies at one time other than AGRI WORLD and the show attracted the vast amount of visitors from all over the world. Many overseas companies also exhibit at the show. We had exhibitors from China, Spain, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia. International pavilions from Korea, Taiwan and China attracted many attention from visitors as well as the other international companies such as Spain and Indonesia. China also had a pavilion specialised in ferterliser.
The co-held conference was also a great success as well. The keynote session was delivered by Mr. Sakuraba (seen in the right photo), chief of Food Industry Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. AGRI WORLD serves as an educational place for industry professionals as well.
Latest technologies all at once
The venue filled with visitors.
SAVE YOUR DATES FOR OCTOBER 12–14, 2016 With the ongoing success of the show, the next shows are sure to be another must attend event for industry professionals. Exhibit space booking started during the show period. Numerous exhibitors and pavilion organisers have already confirmed their participation, hence the spaces are filling up very fast. Newly Launched! 1st FARMERS’ PROCESSING & SALES SUPPORT EXPO TOKYO Not only will the show expand its scale 40% but will be launching a new exhibition under AGRI WORLD. Since the demands for fresh produce processing & sales support services for farmers increase, a new exhibition will join AGRI WORLD for 2016. Exhibitors with processing machinery, freshness management, packaging, logistic systems and IT solutions for farmers will gather all at once. Already, half of exhibit space in this exhibition is occupied. Contact Show Management at an early stage to secure your booth location.
Preliminary floor plan for next year’s show – Each red block indicates a sold booth.
WE LOOK FORWARD WELCOMING YOU FOR THE 2016 SHOW!
CONTACTS:
IFEX Show Management Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. Exhibiting Inquiries: [email protected] Visiting Inquiries: [email protected] Press/Media Partnership Inquiries: [email protected] Website: http://www.ifex.jp/en/ GARDEX Show Management Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. Exhibiting Inquiries: [email protected] Visiting Inquiries: [email protected] Press/Media Partnership Inquiries: [email protected] Website: http://www.gardex.jp/en/ TOOL JAPAN Show Management Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. Exhibiting Inquiries: [email protected] Visiting Inquiries: [email protected] Press/Media Partnership Inquiries: [email protected] Website: http://www.tooljapan.jp/en/ AGRI WORLD Show Management Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. Exhibiting Inquiries: [email protected] Visiting Inquiries: [email protected] Press/Media Partnership Inquiries: [email protected] Website: http://www.agritechjapan.jp/en/
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