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Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center) is one of Japan's largest international exhibition venues, located in Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo. It is famous for its iconic inverted triangular conference tower and offers excellent access within walking distance from Yurikamome's "Tokyo Big Sight Station" and Rinkai Line's "Kokusai-Tenjijo Station." Featuring expansive East, West, and South exhibition halls, it serves as a major hub attracting numerous business professionals from around the world.

In September 2026, Tokyo Big Sight will host a series of trade shows showcasing cutting-edge technologies and solutions that support transformation in the manufacturing industry. Here are some notable exhibitions where you can experience the future of the industry!

1. Geotechnical Technology Forum 2026

Exhibition Overview

The Geotechnical Technology Forum is a specialized exhibition focusing on infrastructure foundations for civil engineering, architecture, and factories, composed of specialized shows such as the "Ground Improvement Technology Exhibition," "Ground Disaster Countermeasures Exhibition," and "Soil and Groundwater Pollution Countermeasures Exhibition." It features technologies addressing earthquakes, liquefaction, and flood damage from heavy rainfall, as well as solutions for soil contamination on former factory sites.

• Dates: Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18, 2026
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall

2. FORESTRISE 2026 (5th Next-Generation Forestry Industry Exhibition)

Exhibition Overview

FORESTRISE is a next-generation forestry industry exhibition promoting efficiency and smart forestry, as well as the utilization of forest resources such as woody biomass. It showcases high-performance forestry machinery, smart forestry technologies using drones, and advanced wood processing systems.

• Dates: Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18, 2026
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall

3. 28th Comprehensive Automatic Identification Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

The Comprehensive Automatic Identification Exhibition is Japan's only specialized exhibition for "automatic identification technologies" that automatically read data such as barcodes, 2D codes, RFID, biometrics, and image recognition. It features tools that realize "automatic data collection," the gateway to digital transformation (DX). Notably, the use of RFID tags to accelerate on-site DX and AI cameras for visual inspection and worker movement analysis attract significant attention.

• Dates: Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18, 2026
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight South Hall 3

4. INTERMEASURE 2026 (32nd Weighing and Measurement Exhibition)

Exhibition Overview

INTERMEASURE, hosted by the Japan Measuring Instruments Federation, gathers the latest technologies in the weighing and measurement industry. Exhibits range from highly precise measuring instruments that minimize "uncertainty," to IoT-linked remote monitoring systems, and precise flow and energy measurement technologies contributing to carbon neutrality.

• Dates: Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18, 2026
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall

5. JIMA 2026 (13th Comprehensive Inspection Equipment Exhibition)

Exhibition Overview

JIMA, organized by the Japan Inspection Instruments Manufacturers Association, is Japan's largest specialized exhibition focusing on non-destructive testing technologies. It features the latest equipment using X-rays, ultrasound, infrared, magnetics, and other methods, as well as infrastructure maintenance technologies for structures. Technologies that detect minute internal defects without damaging products are essential to supporting manufacturing reliability.

• Dates: Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18, 2026
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall

6. 35th 2026 Intellectual Property & Information Fair & Conference

Exhibition Overview

The Intellectual Property & Information Fair & Conference is one of Japan's largest specialized exhibitions for intellectual property, gathering patent information search and analysis systems and related services. It introduces numerous tools such as AI-accelerated patent searches and IP landscape construction tools based on competitor patent analysis. It consolidates insights to protect and leverage the "technology" that is the source of competitiveness in manufacturing.

• Dates: Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18, 2026
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall

7. Sensor Expo Japan 2026

Exhibition Overview

Sensor Expo Japan is a specialized exhibition focusing on "sensor technologies" and related devices and systems that support the evolution of DX, IoT, and generative AI from the physical world. It covers traditional sensors such as temperature, pressure, image, and vibration sensors, as well as ultra-compact, low-power wireless sensors for smart factories and high-value-added sensors integrated with edge AI.

• Dates: Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18, 2026
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall

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