Three reasons for choosing JTB GMT
- 1
- Unrivaled track record
- Japan's No. 1 handler of foreign visitors
(over 300 events annually)
- 2
- Comprehensive
customized support - For planning and operation
- 3
- JTB’s vast service network
- A global network of
partners and services
JTB GMT carries on the international tourism services of Japan Tourist Bureau,
the predecessor of JTB, which was founded in 1912 to attract and provide services for tourists
from overseas. For over a century, we have been honing our ability to warmly welcome and serve visitors in Japan.
Unrivaled track record Japan's No. 1 handler of foreign visitors (over 300 events annually)*
*According to a 2013 annual report by the Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
As Japan's No. 1 handler of foreign visitors, JTB GMT has unrivaled
expertise and hosts over 300 business meetings and incentive trips every year.
Examples of handled events
- 2014 - 2011
- 2010-2006
- 2005-2001
2014
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Educational Institution Convention and Ceremony | 1,200 |
| 38th Session of International Panel on Climate Change | 500 |
| World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC) 2014 in Tokyo | 2,700 |
| FICPI World Congress 2014 | 400 |
| The 18th WCBIP/WCBE | 1,500 |
| Motorcycle Manufacturer Business Meeting | 900 |
| XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology | 1,300 |
| FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '14 | 500 |
| Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 11th Annual Meeting (AOGS 2014) | 400 |
| Construction Equipment Manufacturer Business Meeting | 100 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Annual Conference of the International Bar Association 2014 | 10,000 |
| Financial Institution CSR Event | 120 |
| 2014 FIFPro General Assembly | 150 |
| UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development 2014 | 1,000 |
| 78th IEC General Meeting in Tokyo | 2,000 |
| Yokohama Marathon 2014 | 350 |
| Motorcycle manufacturer Incentive Trip | 220 |
| Truck manufacturer Technician Contest | 250 |
| Nestlé CUP INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 | 150 |
2013
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer Latin America and Caribbean region meeting | 1,500 |
| World baseball championship | 500 |
| World figure skating championship | 250 |
| Electric power tools manufacturer incentive trip | 140 |
| 3GPP Plenary Meeting 2013 | 800 |
| Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) | 3,000 |
| Auto manufacturer incentive trip | 290 |
| 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC’13) | 3,000 |
| FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '13 | 500 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer car art contest | 100 |
| 8th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting 2013 | 200 |
| International tennis tournament | 200 |
| ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013 | 3,000 |
| The Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the “Minamata Convention on Mercury” | 1,000 |
| Truck manufacturer guest tour | 1,000 |
| International marathon event | 200 |
| The ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit Meeting | 200 |
2012
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| The 12th annual World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit | 1,200 |
| International Commission on Large Dams | 1,200 |
| World championship of women's soccer (U-20) | 300 |
| Auto manufacturer car art contest | 50 |
| The Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank 2012 | 12,000 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer world congress | 300 |
| World championship of soccer club teams | 700 |
| The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety | 1,000 |
| Auto manufacturer Latin America and Caribbean region meeting | 1,400 |
2011
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
|
Marathon event (Tokyo) |
30,000 |
| XXIII Congress of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis | 2,000 |
| The 10th World Open Karate Tournament | 550 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Credit card company world congress in Ishikawa | 500 |
| World championship of soccer club teams | 700 |
2010
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Marathon event (Tokyo) | 30,000 |
| Legend of the Seas（Cruise Tour） | 1,800 |
| World championship of soccer in South Africa | 1,200 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| 5th world university baseball championship | 250 |
| 14th International Congress of Immunology | 3,000 |
| 2010 APEC leaders meeting in Yokohama | 10,000 |
2009
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Marathon event (Tokyo) | 30,000 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Credit card company world congress in Miyazaki | 380 |
2008
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit + Ministers' Meetings | 1,000 |
| Student ambassador program | 680 |
| 15th International Congress of Dietetics | 2,500 |
| Auto manufacturer world congress | 300 |
| Machinery maker incentive trip | 130 |
| Motor maker dealer trip | 120 |
| International Plastic Fair | 200 |
| 32nd Asian Racing Conference | 750 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| SEMICON JAPAN 2008 | 600 |
| International Jewellery Tokyo | 300 |
| Music event | 500 |
| Precision instruments maker anniversary event | 890 |
| Institute of Education anniversary event | 2,600 |
| Pharmaceutical company meeting | 200 |
| Marathon event (Tokyo) | 30,000 |
| Soccer event | 500 |
2007
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Shore excursion | 1,000 |
| ICN 2007 | 3,000 |
| The 40th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank | 3,000 |
| Cycling tour | 500 |
| Mode Exhibition Event | 12,000 |
| 34th Physiological Society | 250 |
| F1 Tour | 400 |
| AOCOG2007 | 1,000 |
| Mariner shorex Sep 2007 | 400 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacture incentive tour | 200 |
| Auto manufacture journalist trip | 493 |
| 61st Congress of the International Fiscal Association Kyoto | 1,300 |
| Sports event | 300 |
| Sports event | 30,000 |
| Food event | 8,000 |
2006
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer convention | 600 |
| Pharmaceutical company kick off meeting | 1,500 |
| International Exchange Program for Students | 300 |
| The 16th International Microscopy Congress | 2,000 |
| Auto manufacturer dealer trip | 170 |
| Financial company off-site meeting | 450 |
| Financial company world congress | 450 |
| JIMTOF2006 | 1,000 |
| Sports event | 500 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Sports event | 35,000 |
| Auto manufacturer incentive trip | 104 |
| Auto manufacturer dealer convention | 600 |
| ABCDE TOKYO 2006 | 200 |
| Machinery maker incentive trip | 115 |
| 21ST FAPA CONGRESS | 500 |
| Tire dealer incentive | 50 |
| Pharmaceutical industry study tour | 300 |
| Sports event sponsorship company tour | 40 |
2005
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Sports event | 500 |
| Auto manufacturer dealer trip | 400 |
| Auto manufacturer world congress | 1,300 |
| Pharmaceutical company sales meeting | 2,300 |
| WBCSD Council Meeting | 300 |
| 18th International Forging Congress | 720 |
| 17th International Jewellery Tokyo | 300 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Insurance company incentive tour | 300 |
| Music event | 1,000 |
| Auto manufacturer incentive tour | 160 |
| Sports event | 350 |
|
Auto manufacturer dealer trip |
300 |
| SEMICON JAPAN2005 | 200 |
2004
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer dealer incentive tour | 450 |
| Financial company world congress | 500 |
| Sports event | 500 |
| Pharmaceutical company study tour | 373 |
| 29th IRU World Congress | 1,500 |
| Sports event | 100 |
| The 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society | 2,000 |
| IJT 2005 | 500 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Intercoiffure World comgress Tokyo 2004 | 1,300 |
| World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 2004 | 5,000 |
| Auto manufacture dealer trip | 230 |
| Auto manufacturer marketing convention | 400 |
| Sports event | 350 |
| Sports event | 100 |
| Sports event | 500 |
2003
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer world congress | 1,000 |
| 22nd World Gas Conference in Tokyo | 5,200 |
| Sports event | 300 |
| Sports event | 100 |
| Auto manufacturer journalist trip | 70 |
| Music event | 1,000 |
| Sports event | 100 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer sales contest | 320 |
| Pharmaceutical company tour for meeting | 190 |
| Auto manufacturer global executive meeting | 20 |
| Medical equipment company incentive tour | 141 |
| Sports event | 400 |
| The 89th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology | 1,594 |
| IUGG 2003 | 1,753 |
2002
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Food manufacturer tour for world cup | 200 |
| IT company tour for world cup | 250 |
| Beverage manufacturer hospitality program | 750 |
| The Third World Water Forum | 800 |
| The 8th International Energy Forum | 500 |
| EAIC | 290 |
| Opera performance for the Japan concerts | 280 |
| Auto manufacturer dealer trip | 60 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Sports event | 150 |
| Financial company global meeting | 400 |
| IHA 2002 KYOTO | 1,000 |
| International organization event | 280 |
| Telecom Carrier Tour for World Cup | 130 |
| Sports event | 700 |
| 12th World Congress of Psychiatry in Yokohama | 2,300 |
2001
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Auto manufacturer dealer trip | 300 |
| Auto manufacturer world congress | 900 |
| Sports event | 150 |
| Auto manufacturer dealer incentive trip | 206 |
| Sports event | 100 |
| IADR | 3,500 |
| International organization world congress | 150 |
| Event | Guests |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical company international conference | 140 |
| Sports event | 100 |
| IJT2002 | 500 |
| Cruise passenger hangling | 236 |
| SUBOPTIC2001 | 1,500 |
| PIARC International Winter Road Congress | 2,200 |
- 2014 - 2011
- 2010-2006
- 2005-2001
Comprehensive customized support For planning and operation
Integrated online guest management
JTB GMT provides coherent management of all operations from tour planning and preparation to implementation and settlement. We save you time and effort through one-stop solutions that include outsourcing of administrative tasks such as communicating with hotels and event venues, sending of invitations and attendance management.
Omotenashi hospitality by professional guide interpreters
JTB GMT is proud to employ 480 certified guides who are fluent in eight languages; English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Chinese. All of our guide interpreters must pass JTB’s original qualification test and update their skills through additional training each year to provide top-quality service. Our staff specialists facilitate on-site operation services such as VIP attendance, logistic management, dispatch of vehicles and receptionist assistance.
Plans are created by inbound travel specialists
JTB GMT provides planning and handling services for nearly 80% of international conferences in Japan and is involved in assisting nearly 54% of all inbound travelers to Japan. As a leading destination management company with an overwhelming share of the Japanese market, many of our staff members specialize in the handling of inbound travelers and plan original itineraries that match client needs.
Accommodations and transportation that match client needs
JTB GMT flexibly proposes a wide range of appropriate accommodations, transportation choices and services of various prices to meet client needs during their visit in Japan.
JTB’s vast service network
A global network of
partners and services
JTB's global network consists of 163 offices in 100 cities in 36 countries and regions around the world.
By taking advantage of this vast pool of resources, JTB GMT smoothly and quickly meets customer needs.
A broad alliance of facilities and services in Japan
Our inbound travel specialists propose diverse options from our rich alliance of facilities and services and book nearby
facilities for large-scale events in advance. By all means, take advantage of the JTB Group's wide range of networks and services.
| Domestic facilities/services | |
|---|---|
| Hotels/ryokans | 6,800 |
| Inbound-rate accommodations | 1,500 |
| Rooms available exclusively for visitors from abroad | Approx. 3,500 rooms/day |
| Tourist spots | Approx. 1,700 sites nationwide |
| Restaurants | 2,700 |
| Bus companies | 950 |
| Hired vehicle companies | 570 |
| Educational programs (SIT) | 200 |
*As of September 2015