Career Design Forum 2026: Tokyo Big Sight Hosts Major Internship & Industry Event

Career Design Forum 2026: Prepare for Your Future Career

The "Career Design Forum," a premier internship and industry research event, will be held at Tokyo Big Sight's East Hall 3 on April 11th and 12th, 2026. This event is designed for students in their first to third year of university, offering a significant opportunity to explore future career paths.

Event Overview

Responding to the needs of students planning their careers, this forum is one of Japan's largest events of its kind. Approximately 480 major and popular companies are expected to participate. Attendees can benefit from lectures by industry leaders and gain valuable job-hunting knowledge. No prior preparation is needed, and casual attire is welcome. Special visitor benefits will also be available.

Participating Companies (Partial List)

Participants include NHK, TV Asahi, TBS Television, TV Tokyo, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Takara Tomy Group, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Konami Group, ITOCHU Corporation, NITORI HOLDINGS, Hakuhodo Products, Kodansha, Shogakukan, KADOKAWA, CyberAgent, Oriental Land, TOHO, TOEI, Morinaga & Co., LOTTE, Ajinomoto, House Foods Corporation, Rakuten Baseball Club, MUFG Bank, JR East, Mori Building, Canon, Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), TOPPAN, Iris Ohyama, Hanwa Co., Ltd., JTB, Mirai Resorts & Hotels, Hoshino Resorts Management, Hankyu Travel International, Kyodo News, The Asahi Shimbun, The Yomiuri Shimbun, JR East Planning, Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, E-STAYER, Yamazaki Baking, Unicharm, Seven-Eleven Japan, AEON, Costco Wholesale Japan, Sogo & Seibu, FamilyMart, HANDS, Seijo Ishii, Cainz, Skylark Holdings, Saizeriya, Doutor Coffee, Yomiuriland, Art Nature, ANA WINGS, ANA Airport Services, Peach Aviation, Fujisoft, Sky, Mizuho Securities, JACCS, National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (ZEN-NOH), and many others.

Event Details

• Date: April 11th (Sat) - April 12th (Sun), 2026, 10:30 - 17:00
  • Registration starts: 10:30 (11:00 for those not pre-registered for the opening lecture)
  • Opening Lecture: 11:30 onwards
  • Company Booths open: 12:00 onwards
• Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall 3
• Admission: Free

Access

• By Train: Approximately 7 minutes on foot from Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (Rinkai Line), or approximately 3 minutes on foot from Tokyo Big Sight Station (Yurikamome Line).
• By BRT/Bus: Approximately 7 minutes on foot from Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (BRT from Shimbashi Station). Alight at "Tokyo Big Sight" for Toei Bus (from Tokyo Station South Exit or Yaesu Exit).