The 18th Hotel & Restaurant Show / FOODEX JAPAN in Kansai 2026

The "18th Hotel & Restaurant Show / FOODEX JAPAN in Kansai 2026" will be held at INTEX Osaka on July 22, 2026. This exhibition aims to create new business opportunities in the food service, accommodation, service, and food industries in the Kansai region.

This event is designed to foster business dealings with major buyers from the Kansai area, promote international business development, provide opportunities for new product creation, strengthen corporate and product branding, and contribute to human resource development and the provision of top-quality hospitality in the service industry. The venue will utilize Halls 4, 5A, and 5B of INTEX Osaka, and the genre is an exhibition.

Event Overview and Appeal

The "Hotel & Restaurant Show / FOODEX JAPAN in Kansai" is a comprehensive exhibition for the accommodation and food service industries, held in the Kansai area which continues to grow after the Osaka-Kansai Expo. It broadly covers hotels and restaurants, as well as retail and service industries, boasting scale as one of the largest in western Japan. Approximately 450 companies from 13 countries worldwide will exhibit, bringing together everything the industry needs—from accommodation and food service to food and beverages—over three days. It offers a valuable opportunity to encounter cutting-edge businesses and meet around 15,000 buyers without the need for a business trip to Tokyo.

Solving Exhibitor and Visitor Challenges

For exhibitors, it provides a platform to create touchpoints with accommodation and food service buyers from across western Japan, challenge overseas exports beyond domestic sales expansion, and achieve cost-effective media exposure. For visitors (buyers), it offers solutions for labor shortages and operational efficiency improvements, opportunities to discover new suppliers and products, and overcomes the cost and time constraints of attending large exhibitions in Tokyo.

Key Focus Points

This exhibition features four key points for problem-solving:

1. Extensive Proposal Opportunities: Direct proposals can be made to 15,000 buyers from accommodation facilities and food service establishments in western Japan. Many industry professionals seeking new product/service adoption and solutions will attend.
2. Pre-scheduled Business Meetings: To foster encounters with famous domestic facilities and establishments, pre-scheduled business meetings are held concurrently. In the 2025実績 (results), 52 companies and 56 official buyers participated.
3. Seminars by Industry Leaders: Industry leaders will gather, with over 50 seminars and events scheduled. Attendees can acquire the latest trends and knowledge.
4. Enriching Special Programs: Programs focusing on Kansai's food, and collaborations such as pairings of Japanese sake/shochu with Western cuisine and wine with Japanese food, supervised by sommelier Shinya Tasaki, will create new sales channels and opportunities.

Exhibition Zones

Zones include those for luxury lounge goods, back-office DX, cafe/tearoom related products, heatwave countermeasures, service robots/automation, AI/data utilization, kitchen equipment, pet tourism, hotel maintenance, hospitality TECH/food service TECH, tableware, guest room amenities, hygiene/cleaning/food poisoning countermeasures/HACCP compliance, employee satisfaction improvement/human resource development & recruitment, and hot springs/saunas. Additionally, a wide range of food-related zones are available, such as premium foods, sweets & snacks, tea & coffee, bread & bakery, SAKE JAPAN, alternative/halal/vegan foods, WINE, imported foods, regional products, processed foods, frozen foods, drinks & alcohol, fresh produce (agricultural, fishery, livestock), and Food Tech. Approximately 75% of attendees are buyers with purchasing decision-making authority.

Event Information

• Event Name: 18th Hotel & Restaurant Show / FOODEX JAPAN in Kansai 2026
• Venue: INTEX Osaka
• Address: 1-5-102, Minato-kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
• Date: July 22, 2026
• Time: Starting at 16:30
• Admission: Advance visitor registration is required (please check the official website for details).

Access

INTEX Osaka can be accessed from stations such as Subway Namba Station, JR Namba Station, and Subway Nippombashi Station. Travel by public transport is recommended.

This event will be an important platform for professionals in the hotel, restaurant, and food & beverage industries in Kansai and western Japan to grasp the latest trends and find new business partners. Visitor registration is accepted on the official website.