Munakata City Chamber of Commerce: Five Local Businesses to Exhibit at Fukuoka Gift Show 2026 with Expert Support for Strategic Pricing

Fukuoka Gift Show 2026 / Fukuoka Premium Incentive Show 2026

The Munakata City Chamber of Commerce (Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Chairman: Toshimitsu Mine), as part of the "Small and Medium Enterprise Consulting Support Project*" commissioned by Munakata City, will provide preliminary support and jointly exhibit at the "22nd Fukuoka International Gift Show 2026" to be held from Thursday, June 11, 2026. To respond to recent environmental changes such as soaring raw material costs, this project will implement a "hands-on support" system starting in May 2026, where staff and experts will support exhibitors comprehensively on the following two themes.

① Setting appropriate prices through "price pass-through diagnosis"
② Strengthening visual appeal and customer attraction for visitors (buyers) through exhibition booth decoration guidance and on-site business negotiation guidance

Currently, many small and medium-sized enterprises and micro-businesses are facing severe conditions due to soaring raw material and energy costs. Based on the nationally certified "Business Development Support Plan," the Chamber supports the sustainable development of micro-businesses. This project does not merely use the exhibition as a sales channel development opportunity; it involves re-evaluating cost calculations with experts and designing a "strategically appropriate price" to secure funds for wage increases. By correctly presenting the added value of products to the market, it promotes the construction of a sound management foundation through appropriate price pass-through.

*About the Munakata City Commissioned "Small and Medium Enterprise Consulting Support Project"

This project aims to solve management challenges for small and medium-sized businesses in the city, including wage increases, appropriate price pass-through, and productivity improvement. By combining consultation support from experts with exhibition participation support for sales channel development, it aims to strengthen the management base of businesses and promote sustainable growth.

■ Introduction of the 5 Exhibiting Companies (in no particular order)

Tokiyasu Tategu Store / Munakata Kira Kumiko

A Kumiko brand originating from Munakata, conceived with the concept of making Kumiko more accessible, casual, and affordable for customers, to be incorporated as an accent in fittings or rooms.

The store was founded in 1928 (Showa 3) by the owner's grandfather and operates in Haramachi, Munakata City, along the old Karatsu Kaido road. Its business includes manufacturing and selling wooden fittings, new making and re-papering of shoji and fusuma, and after-maintenance. It is a community-based wooden fitting specialty store receiving orders from local construction companies and contractors, as well as direct requests from local residents, friends, and acquaintances. Customer needs are changing year by year, and the fitting industry is in a tough situation. However, the store wishes to preserve and pass on Japanese traditional crafts and techniques to future generations.

Website: https://tokiyasu.com/

[Tokiyasu Tategu Store] (Munakata Kira Kumiko)

Sukiya Corporation / Hakata-ori and Kurume-kasuri Small Goods

Creates small items and commemorative gifts such as business card holders, pass cases, and charms using traditional textiles like Hakata-ori and Kurume-kasuri. Also accepts OEM orders for fabric supply.

Founded in 2014 with the goal of making traditional textiles part of daily life for younger generations through modern designs. The fabric patterns are diverse, allowing customers to enjoy serendipitous encounters with products. Daily small items like card cases feature a bi-color design with the inner fabric and a simple shape. Besides novelties and commemorative gifts, the company also engages in OEM with fabric supply and manufacturing workshops. It aims to contribute to raising awareness of traditional textiles in various forms.

Website: https://www.sukiya.style/

[Sukiya Corporation] Hakata-ori Bell Box

fabino Inc. / Cat Street Story 716 (Nana-Ichi-Roku)

"Cat Street Story" is a pottery and porcelain brand themed around an imaginary town where cats live. It creates vessels and goods featuring slightly mysterious and narrative characters like the King Cat, Factory Manager Cat, Captain Cat, Coffee Cat, and Sign Whale. While 716 has primarily focused on handmade, one-of-a-kind pottery, it has recently also engaged in underglaze transfer on porcelain and mass production, developing series that balance artistry with everyday use. The aim is to create works that are not only easy to use as tableware but also allow the holder to feel a small world as "vessels with a story."

Series featuring cat and whale characters are popular for home use as well as for gifts like birthdays and anniversaries, characterized by a world view that makes people want to collect the whole series.

At this exhibition, 716 will introduce its representative worldview works along with its newly developing porcelain series.

Website: https://shop.716zakka.com/

[fabino Inc.] (Cat Street Story)

Shidashi Fukada / Rice Companion from the Caterer

Munakata's nature in a bottle. Safe and secure bottled gifts made by a caterer.

The bottled products of Shidashi Fukada, made with sincere dedication to each ingredient, encapsulate the warm feelings and craftsmanship of the chef. The ingredients used are exclusively Munakata's proud specialties, such as "Munakata beef" and "Munakata chicken" raised in rich nature, and fresh local fish from the Genkai Sea. The chef's commitment to complete handmade production brings out the natural deliciousness of the ingredients. Easy to handle at room temperature, the sophisticated packaging is perfect for gifts to loved ones or mail order. Please take a look at these exquisite items that grace a high-quality dining table.

Website: https://www.shidashifukada.com/

[Shidashi no Fukada] (Rice Companion Set from the Caterer)

S.P. Plan Inc. / A special box luxuriously filled with Fukuoka's finest ingredients. "Hakata Ichibanboshi Konpeito" and "Munakata Soybean Amanatto," crafted with care by artisans using Munakata sea salt and soybeans, and Yame matcha. These are high-quality, Fukuoka-born delicacies suitable as gifts for loved ones.

・Hakata Ichibanboshi Konpeito

An ultimate delicacy crafted by skilled artisans over more than 10 days, with careful attention to ingredients and methods. The timing and amount of syrup application, temperature, and kiln rotation speed make each grain a crystallization of technique. No effort is spared in taste and appearance; no coloring or flavoring agents are used, and each grain is made with the shining wish of a first star.

・Fukuoka Prefecture Munakata Soybean Amanatto

A mildly sweet "adult's amanatto" using Munakata soybeans, which have been recognized as number one in Japan for quality and harvest efficiency.

[S.P. Plan Inc.] (Hakata Ichibanboshi Konpeito)

■ Exhibition Overview

Name: 22nd Fukuoka International Gift Show 2026

Dates: Thursday, June 11 – Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Hall B (2-1 Okihamamachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City)

Co-exhibitors: 5 businesses from Munakata City

Official Website: https://www.giftshow.co.jp/fukuoka/2026/index.htm