Tokyo International Gift Show (TIGS)

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2025 Hawaiʻi Pavilion at the 100th Tokyo International Gift Show

As part of the Hawaiʻi State Trade Expansion Program (HiSTEP), the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) invites Hawaiʻi product manufacturers to exhibit at the 2025 Tokyo International Gift Show (TIGS) from September 3-5, 2025, in the Hawai‘i  Pavilion, Tokyo, Japan.

DBEDT is excited about bringing Hawai‘i companies to showcase unique and highly desired products from Hawai‘i. TIGS is the largest international trade show in Japan with about 2,728 exhibitors, including more than 2,000 Japanese, and over 342 representing 14 countries and 224,401 visitors (data from Spring February 2025 show). Show organizers anticipate more than 200,000 buyers, wholesalers, and distributors to attend the three-day trade show.

Want to Know More?

Contact Jamie Lum at (808) 587-2753 or via email: jamie.k.lum@hawaii.gov.

Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan

  • Meet diverse buyers, importers, distributors. Over 200,000 buyers are expected to attend
  • Test or launch new products and services
  • Network and build relationships with decision makers
  • Up-sell existing clients
  • Contact new prospects and general leads
  • Reach the competition and develop ways to distinguish your products and services
  • Promote your brand and maximize market exposure
  • Develop your database to strengthen your overall sales and marketing program
  • 44 Hawaiʻi companies participated in 2024
  • Booth Space and Cost:
    • Cost for a Full Booth (approx. 3m x 3m) is $1,500.00.
    • Cost for a Shared Half-Booth is $750.00. 
  • For Shared Half-Booths, only two (2) companies will be allowed per booth.
 
  • Booth fees will include back panel and walls, standardized company overhead sign, carpeting, and two overhead spotlights. Costs for all other fixtures, display counters, etc. will be the exhibitor’s responsibility.

Application Deadline: May 2, 2025

  1. Complete HiSTEP Registration form first.
    (If company already submitted a 2025 HiSTEP Registration form, proceed to the next step).

     

  2. Complete the TIGS Application form.
    (Please ensure you see the confirmation message after clicking submit to verify your submission was successful in the TIGS Application form).
 

REMINDER: BOTH FORMS MUST BE COMPLETE OR YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE DENIED

Once your company is selected, you will receive a notification and an invoice.

    • Cost for a Full Booth (approx. 3m x 3m) is $1,500.00.
    • Cost for a Shared Half-Booth is $750.00.
  • For Shared Half-Booths, only two (2) companies will be allowed
    per booth.
 
  • Booth fees will include back panel and walls, standardized
    company overhead sign, carpeting, and two overhead spotlights. Costs for
    all other fixtures, display counters, etc. will be the exhibitor’s
    responsibility.
  • Kindly ensure that your check is mailed before the due date listed on the invoice. If payment is not received by this time, we will need to release the space to other companies. We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. 

 

Questions?
Contact Jamie Lum at (808)587-2753; email: jamie.k.lum@hawaii.gov

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