JETRO Invitation Program to Asahikawa | Completed FY 2017 - JETRO Buyers Invitation Programs - Malaysia

JETRO INVITATION PROGRAM TO ASAHIKAWA

JETRO invite buyers and distributors to participate in the business matching program in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido. This program is organized by The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Hokkaido together with Asahikawa City, The Asahikawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry and also Asahikawa Furniture Industry Cooperative. Asahikawa is renowned for furniture and wooden products. If your company has an interest in buying made-in-Japan design products and interior-related goods; this program will be a great opportunity to discover the new products.

About Asahikawa

² Asahikawa is located in a basin surrounded by the Daisetsuzan mountain range; reaches 2,000m above sea level at its apex.

Three rivers run through it, making it a very water-rich area.

² Asahikawa developed at early time as Hokkaido’s core distribution site, where water and rail transportation connected. The city’s proximity to forest resources helped cultivate its lumber, woodworking, pulp and paper manufacturing industries.

² Asahikawa continues to thrive as a site for leasing and produces furniture and other wooden handicrafts and products of outstanding design and quality.

Schedule (Tentative)

June 21 (Wednesday)	Arrival in Asahikawa
June 22 (Thursday)	Business meetings at Asahikawa Furniture Centre
June 23 (Friday)	Visit manufacturers Business meetings at Asahikawa Furniture Centre
June 24 (Saturday)	Departure from Asahikawa

Venue of business meetings: Asahikawa Furniture Centre.

** The schedule may be subject to change if necessary.

Expenses to be covered by JETRO

Airfare	Round-trip airfare (air ticket provided by JETRO)
Transportation	Program-related transportation within Japan
Accommodation	Accommodation designated by JETRO
Interpreter	JETRO provides an interpreter for each buyer/ distributor during the business meetings.

For more information please contact;

JETRO Kuala Lumpur

9^th Floor, Chulan Tower,

No. 3, Jalan Conlay,

50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +6 03 2171 6100

Fax: +6 03 2171 6077