Incentive Tours
The Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) will provide the following services and assistance for organizers of corporate meetings and incentive travels in Osaka.
Welcoming service
(For a group of 100 and more staying at least 3 days and having gala dinner in Osaka)
Upon a request from the organizer, the OCTB can provide one of the following services:
- Provide Osaka specialties such as local sake or wine during a reception/gala dinner
- Bear a partial cost of attractions/performances for a reception/gala dinner
- Bear a partial cost of coach bus for after-convention events
- Provide airport meet and greet
- *Dispatch Daughters of Happiness (or Fukumusume) to a reception/gala dinner
- Other service if approved by Chairman of the OCTB
*For a group of 200 and more staying at least 3 days and having gala dinner in Osaka
Daughters of Happiness (or Fukumusume), are female servants to the shrine. The Imamiya-ebisu Shrine, which is said to have been founded in 600 A.D., holds its famous festival in honor of Ebisu, the patron saint of Osaka’s merchants, in January every year. Visitors to the festival customarily purchase special bamboo ornaments from Fukumusume for good luck to replace the ones bought the year before, which are surrendered for burning in a ceremonial bonfire. Fukumusume are believed to bring happiness and success to the visitors.
The Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) will provide you with a wide range of free services and can link you with an extensive variety of professional suppliers to suit every facet of your event.
- To help select appropriate venues for your event
- To help prepare proposals from suppliers
- To introduce local travel agents, DMC/PCOs, and other related service providers
- To coordinate site inspections of venues and hotels for key decision makers
- To provide promotional materials such as maps, tourist guides, convention bags, posters, etc.
- To lend English-language videos and/or photos
- To source support from local government leaders and related authorities
- To propose ideas for social programs and hands-on experience programs
- To offer suggestions for entertainment and performance during your event
- To arrange volunteers with experience in traditional culture (such as tea ceremony, flower arrangement, Japanese traditional dance, etc) and foreign language
Previous Incentive Tours to Osaka
The OCTB has successfully invited in the past years various sizes of incentive tours by major corporations around the world. The followings are a list of the selected incentive tours to Osaka.
Selected Examples of Incentives & Corporate Meetings in Osaka
| Company | Country | Persons | Days | Events & Attractions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Company | U.S.A. | 85 | 7 to 12 | Kyoto & Nara Tours |
| Pharmaceutical Company | U.S.A. | 120 | 3 | Noh & Kyogen performance Kyoto Tour |
| Pharmaceutical Company | South Korea | 110 | 2 | USJ Tour |
| Insurance Company | Taiwan | 1,000 | 4 | Osaka, Kyoto & Nara Tour |
| Insurance Company | Hong Kong | 400 | 4 | USJ Tour, Arima Hot Spring |
| Insurance Company | U.S.A. | 600 | 2 | Technical Visit Kyoto Tour |
| Information and communication company | Hong Kong | 30 | 3 | Wadaiko performance Kyoto Tour |
| Information and communication company | Hong Kong | 750 | N/A | "Street Party" at USJ |
| Insurance Company | Taiwan | 160 | 4 | Technical Visit (Matsushita) Osaka Castle, Gala Dinner |
| Insurance Company | Hong Kong | 265 | 4 | Kobe & Kyoto Tour Gala Dinner |
| Insurance Company | Thailand | 2,000 | N/A | Kobe & Kyoto Tour |
| Insurance Company | Taiwan | 3,500 | 6 | Award Ceremony at Osaka Dome/Welcome Party at USJ |
| Insurance Company | Singapore | 700 | 3 | Treasure-hunting in downtown, Gala Dinner |
| Insurance Company | Singapore | 124 | 5 | Gala Dinner VIP Dinner at Taiko-en |
| Insurance Company | Hong Kong | 350 | 3 | Kyoto Tour Gala Dinner |
| Insurance Company | Taiwan | 2,500 | 4 | Welcome at Osaka Castle Award Ceremony at OICC |
| Insurance Company | Hong Kong | 150 | 5 | Kobe & Kyoto Tour Team Building |