The Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau (KCVB) is a not-for-profit public organization funded by Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, and the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce & Industry, with over 400 member companies and organizations.

We provide support to help meeting organizers attract and plan meetings in Kyoto, serving as a one-stop-service hub organization that links all stakeholders affiliated with the meetings industry in Kyoto.

* PCO = Professional Congress Organizers
* DMC = Destination Management Companies
* JNTO = Japan National Tourism Organization

1）Information dissemination
2）Information gathering
3）Ability to react quickly and flexibly
4）Marketing based on statistics
5）Effective support programs
6）Highly-specialized staff

1982	Inauguration of the Kyoto Convention Promotion Council
1983	Inauguration of the Council to Promote the 1200-Year Anniversary of the Founding of Kyoto
1985	Establishment of the 1200-Year Anniversary of the Founding of Kyoto Foundation
1990	Kyoto Convention Promotion Council reorganized as the Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau
2006	Merging of the 1200-Year Anniversary of the Founding of Kyoto Foundation and the Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau
2007	Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau established as an incorporated foundation
2011	Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau changed to a public interest incorporated foundation

Name	Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau
Founded	2007
President	MURATA Jun'ichi, Honorary President of the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Vice-Chairmen	UCHIDA Shunichi, President of the Kyoto International Conference Center
	OKADA Norikazu, Vice-Mayor of Kyoto City
	SEN Soshitsu, 17th Generation Grandmaster of the Urasenke Tea Ceremony School
	YAMASHITA Akimasa, Vice-Governor of Kyoto Prefecture
Address	78 Kankoboko-cho, Muromachi Higashi-iru, Shijo-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8009, JAPAN Tel 81-75-353-3053 　 FAX 81-75-353-3055
Hours	Weekdays, 8:45 - 17:30