Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair (T-Messe)
The Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair (T-Messe) is held every two years with the aim of showcasing manufacturing technologies and products from within and outside of Toyama Prefecture and overseas, promoting economic exchanges and introducing these technologies to visitors. It is the largest international trade fair in Japan held on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
The Asia Business Promotion Center has been involved in organizing international trade fairs since 1999, when it held the Northeast Asia Economic Exchange Expo (NEAR21) to promote economic exchanges between companies in Northeast Asia and Toyama Prefecture. NEAR21 was integrated with the Toyama Techno Fair, sponsored by the Toyama Prefectural Machinery and Electronic Industries Association, to become the Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair in 2015.
With the participation of many domestic and overseas companies, this trade fair offers more and more international business opportunities by bringing Japanese companies and their overseas counterparts together in the same venue.
The "T" in T-Messe stands for Toyama, Technology, Trade, and Team.
T-Messe 2025
| Dates | October 30, 31, November 1, 2025 (3 days) |
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| Venue | Toyama Technohall (1682 Tomosugi, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan) |
| Organizer | The Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair Executive Committee |
| Target Sectors | Industrial machinery, automobiles, precision machinery, electronics & electrical machinery, casting and mold, metal processing, plastics, aluminum products, IT, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, traditional crafts, food processing, textiles, design industry |
T-Messe 2023
| Dates | October 26, 27, 28, 2023 (3 days) |
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| Venue | Toyama Technohall (1682 Tomosugi, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan) |
| Number of exhibitors | 287 (Japan: 246, Overseas: 41) |
| Number of visitors | 31,512 |
| Business meetings | 10,955 |
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T-Messe 2021
| Dates | Physical Events: Oct. 28-30 (3 days) CANCELLED Virtual Events: Oct. 28 - Nov. 30 (about 1 month) |
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| Venue | Virtual venue |
| Number of exhibitors | 242 (Japan: 91, Overseas: 151) |
| Number of visitors: | 7,310 |
| Business meetings: | Online meetings only |
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T-Messe 2019
| Dates | October 31, November 1, 2, 2019 (3 days) |
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| Venue | Toyama Technohall |
| Number of exhibitors | 478 (Japan: 282, Overseas: 196) |
| Number of visitors | 25,981 |
| Business meetings | 8,317 |
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Past Trade Fairs
- 2023 T-Messe 2023 Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair
- 2021 T-Messe 2021 Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair
- 2019 T-Messe 2019 Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair
- 2017 Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair 2017
- 2015 Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair 2015 ("NEAR" and "Toyama Techno Fair" have been unified)
- 2012 Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair 2012 ("NEAR 2012" and "Toyama Techno Fair" were held simultaneously)
- 2010 Toyama General Manufacturing Industry Trade Fair 2010 ("NEAR 2010" and "Toyama Techno Fair" were held simultaneously)
- 2008 NEAR 2008 in Toyama
- 2006 NEAR 2006 in Toyama
- 2004 NEAR 2004 / China
- 2002 NEAR 2002 / China
- 1999 NEAR 21 (1999)