Makuhari Messe

Makuhari Messe
Makuhari Messe
	Exterior view of the North Hall in 2012
Address	2–1, Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, 261-8550, Japan
Location	Greater Tokyo Area
Owner	Makuhari Messe, Inc.
Opened	9 October 1989
Expanded	October 1997
Classroom-style seating	304 (International Conference Room)
Banquet/ballroom	1,600 (Convention Hall)
Theatre seating	7,860 (Makuhari Event Hall)
Enclosed space
• Total space	168,578 m2 (1,814,560 sq ft)
• Exhibit hall floor	72,000 m2 (780,000 sq ft)
• Ballroom	4,488 m2 (48,310 sq ft)
Public transit access	East Japan Railway Company (JR East):; JE Keiyo Line at Kaihimmakuhari
Website
	www.m-messe.co.jp/en/

Makuhari Messe (幕張メッセ) is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba City, in the northwest corner of Chiba Prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. Makuhari is the name of the area, and Messe is a German language word meaning "trade fair".

The convention center opened on 9 October 1989. It hosts many high-technology events.

Makuhari Messe is close to Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, and to Chiba prefecture's black sand beaches. It is accessible from Kaihimmakuhari station on the Keiyō Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The center is the host of the annual Tokyo Auto Salon (modified car show, in January), the biennial Tokyo Motor Show (in October), the annual Tokyo Game Show (video game hardware and software exhibition, in September), the annual Jump Festa (manga, anime, and video game exposition, in December), and the biannual Wonder Festival (toys, scale figures, and garage kits exposition, in February and July). The venue was host to several Nintendo Space World events.

It was the venue for several sports during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.