Gathering Manufacturing Expertise from Tokyo's Downtown: Call for Exhibitors for the 13th Machikouba Trade Fair

The '13th Machikouba Trade Fair,' an exhibition featuring products and technologies from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Joto area and surrounding regions, supported by The Sankei Shimbun, will be held from Wednesday, December 16, to Friday, December 18, 2026. The event is organized by the Katsushika Branch of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Katsushika Ward. This time, the venue will shift to Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo), and it will be held as a 'fair-in-fair' within 'ENEX2027 (The 51st Harmonization of Earth Environment and Energy Exhibition).' Exhibitors are currently being recruited. The fair consistently features SMEs manufacturing 'machinery/equipment,' 'metal processing,' 'rubber,' 'plastics,' 'glass,' 'leather,' 'paper/printing,' 'textiles,' and 'plating.' It is utilized as a platform for business negotiations with visiting representatives from corporations, government offices, business development, and financial institutions. This edition, held within ENEX2027, will adopt 'Sustainable' as its theme, introducing each company's efforts toward achieving a 'sustainable society,' a hot topic in recent years. [Dates] December 16 (Wed) – 18 (Fri), 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM [Venue] Tokyo Big Sight West Hall (3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo) [Admission] Free [Eligibility] Manufacturing SMEs in fields such as machinery/equipment, metal processing, rubber, plastics, glass, leather, paper/printing, textiles, plating, and others (excluding food). [Exhibitor Area] Katsushika Ward and surrounding areas (Taito, Sumida, Koto, Kita, Arakawa, Adachi, Edogawa, Yashio, Misato, Ichikawa, Matsudo). [Exhibition Outline] <> Frontage approx. 2,970mm x Depth approx. 1,980mm x Height approx. 2,400mm <> Companies in Katsushika Ward: 90,000 yen per booth; Companies outside the ward: 180,000 yen per booth *If there are many applications, a lottery will be held, with priority given to companies in Katsushika Ward. [Organizer] Katsushika Ward, Katsushika Branch of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry [Operating Secretariat] Machikouba Trade Fair Secretariat (within The Sankei Shimbun) *For details, please visit the official website (https://machikouba.jp/)