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Kobe, Japan · 1–31 October 2026 · Port Island, Kobe
You've got a ticket. This is everything between now and landing.
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**Community Spaces - **https://www.miraitech.city/citizens
Co-work Opens: 9am - 9pm. (if you need extra time pls contact [email protected]
Simple breakfasts at Mirai Base: 9:30am -11:am. You can be there until 5pm. From 11am to 2pm the lunch cafe opens - out of politeness get a coffee or something from the shop as they are a family run business
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WHERE TO STAY: Here are the best options (in our opinion) USE THE APP
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Join the network
Say hello, tell people what you're building. This is where hacker houses get organised and cofounders get found.
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Join the SOLA calendar
Every summit, sprint and social. You can run your own event too — the month is co-designed.
https://sola.day/event/miraitechcity
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Everything before you fly
Which dates depends on your pass. Rooms in the venue hotel go first.
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Learn the shape of the month
Two summits, two weekends, one runway. Calendar below.
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Don't leave these late. Some prescriptions are banned outright in Japan and the import certificate takes weeks. And late October is foliage season across Kansai, so rooms tighten fast.
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| Dates | Week | What's on |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | Arrival | Land and settle · Opening event Sun 4th |
| 5–11 | Japan Landing Week | KBIC integration · cluster tours · akiya hunting · onsens and Rokko |
| 12–18 | Longevity + Bio | AI × bio hackathon · Hanyu workshop Fri 16 · Summit I, 17–18 |
| 19–25 | Escape Velocity | Go-to-market sprint · Sandbox/NSSZ · LBF day Fri 23 · Summit II, 24–25 |
| 26–31 | Close | Demo Day + Fashion Show Mon 26, 19:00 · press days · Halloween |
Visa, medication, hotels, money, packing. Start here.
Airports, routes, your first two hours.
Week by week, summits, labs, PMDA office hours.
Getting around, eating, laundry, what to do.
Therapies only found here. Read on the plane.
Emergencies, contacts, leaving Japan.
How we're building this, and how to shape it.
💬 Telegram · 🎟️ Luma · 🌐 miraitech.city · 🗺️ Kobe map
No speaker logistics here — the team handles those individually. No clinic recommendations either; page 05 explains why.