Event Venues in Chiba (Makuhari & Maihama): Capacity, Hotels and Airport Access

Thinking about Makuhari or Maihama in Chiba for your event? Compare the main venues, where your guests can stay, and how easy the area is to reach from the airports — all on one page.

This series compares event venues in and around Tokyo area by area. This article covers Makuhari and Maihama in Chiba Prefecture. For step-by-step directions to each venue, see the venue guides on BizinTokyo linked below.

Of the four venues here, three are hotels and one is Makuhari Messe (a large convention facility). At Makuhari Messe, the largest space, Makuhari Event Hall, has 3,948 fixed seats. The largest rooms at the hotels hold 1,400 to 2,500 people (theater style). Makuhari Messe is in Chiba City and the three hotel venues are in Maihama 1-chome, Urayasu City. Makuhari and Maihama are two different places.

Where Makuhari and Maihama are

• They are outside Tokyo, in Chiba Prefecture. Makuhari Messe is in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, and the other three hotels are in Maihama, Urayasu City.
• Makuhari: From Tokyo Station, take the JR Keiyo Line to Kaihin-Makuhari Station. Makuhari Messe is about 5 min walk from the station.
• Maihama: From Tokyo Station, take the JR Keiyo Line to Maihama Station. To reach the hotels, take the free shuttle bus from Maihama Station South Exit, or take the Disney Resort Line to Bayside Station.

Getting there from the airports and the shinkansen

Makuhari (Makuhari Messe)

• From Narita Airport: there are direct buses to Makuhari Messe Chuo or Kaihin-Makuhari Station (according to Makuhari Messe's official information).
• From Haneda Airport: as from Narita, there are direct buses to Makuhari Messe Chuo or Kaihin-Makuhari Station (according to Makuhari Messe's official information).

Maihama (three hotels)

• From Narita Airport: the airport limousine bus (Airport Transport Service) "Tokyo Disney Resort Area – Narita Airport" route has stops at Hilton Tokyo Bay, Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel and Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama.
• From Haneda Airport: the airport limousine bus "Tokyo Disney Resort Area – Haneda Airport" route has stops at the same three hotels.
• Hilton Tokyo Bay's official website says the airport limousine bus is "operating with some restrictions." Check the limousine bus official website for the current service.

From the shinkansen

• Get off at Tokyo Station and change to the JR Keiyo Line (Kaihin-Makuhari Station for Makuhari, Maihama Station for Maihama).

Journey times and fares change by time of day, so check each operator's official website.

Venue comparison

Venue	Type	Largest room capacity	From the nearest station
Makuhari Messe	Large convention facility	Makuhari Event Hall: 3,948 fixed seats (including box seats, plus 912 movable seats)	About 5 min walk from Kaihin-Makuhari Station (JR Keiyo Line)
Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama	Hotel	Grand Ballroom: 2,500 (theater) / 1,500 (seated, formal dinner) / 2,500 (standing)	About 7 min by free shuttle bus from JR Maihama Station South Exit / about 4 min walk from Bayside Station (Disney Resort Line)
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel	Hotel	THE CLUB Fuji: 2,000 (theater) / 2,000 (standing)	About 1 min walk from Bayside Station (Disney Resort Line; change at JR Maihama Station)
Hilton Tokyo Bay	Hotel	Soarer (full room): 1,400 (theater)	About 7 min by free shuttle bus from JR Maihama Station South Exit / about 1 min from Bayside Station (Disney Resort Line)

Capacities are the figures published on each venue's official website. The official sources are listed in each venue guide. Theater style (chairs only) holds the most people; layouts with desks or food hold fewer.

Makuhari Messe's official website does not give chairs-only capacities for the exhibition halls. The Convention Hall in the International Conference Hall holds 1,664 with chairs only (the official sample layout page gives 1,500 with a stage).

For chairs-only capacity in the Convention Hall of the International Conference Hall, the official facility page gives 1,664 and the official sample layout page gives 1,660 (no stage), so the figure differs from page to page.

Venue guides

Makuhari Messe Access & Visitor Guide | BizinTokyo Makuhari Messe is about a 5-minute walk from JR Kaihin-Makuhari Station's South Exit. A guide covering nearby hotels, dining, and visitor tips. bizintokyo.com Attending an Event at Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama | Access & Stay Guide | BizinTokyo Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama: a luxury MICE hotel near Tokyo Disney with a Grand Ballroom for up to 2,500 and direct airport buses from Narita and Haneda. bizintokyo.com Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel | Access & Stay Guide | BizinTokyo Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay is a MICE hotel in Maihama with 14 banquet rooms for up to 2,000 guests. Direct airport bus from Narita (86 min) and Haneda (66 min). bizintokyo.com Attending an Event at Hilton Tokyo Bay | Access & Stay Guide | BizinTokyo Hilton Tokyo Bay is a resort MICE hotel in Maihama with five banquet halls (up to 1,200 guests) and direct limo bus connections from Haneda and Narita airports. bizintokyo.com

Where your guests can stay

• Hotels that are also venues: Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama, Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel and Hilton Tokyo Bay. Guests can stay in the same building as the event.
• Hotels connected to Makuhari Messe by a skyway (elevated walkway): Hotel New Otani Makuhari and APA Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay Makuhari (according to the BizinTokyo nearby hotels page; their official websites say it is a 1 min walk).
• For hotels around each venue, compare the "10 best hotels nearby" pages on BizinTokyo, sorted by distance.

10 Best Hotels near Makuhari Messe | BizinTokyo Attending a trade show at Makuhari Messe? Compare 10 hotels near the venue by distance, price tier, and book directly on Expedia. bizintokyo.com 10 Best Hotels near Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama | BizinTokyo Attending an event at Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama? Compare 10 hotels near the venue — including the venue hotel itself — by distance and book directly on Expedia. bizintokyo.com 10 Best Hotels near Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel | BizinTokyo Attending an event at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel? Compare 10 hotels near the venue — including the venue hotel itself — by distance and book directly on Expedia. bizintokyo.com 10 Best Hotels near Hilton Tokyo Bay | BizinTokyo Attending an event at Hilton Tokyo Bay? Compare 10 hotels near the venue — including the venue hotel itself — by distance and book directly on Expedia. bizintokyo.com

To compare venues in Tokyo and Yokohama by capacity and size, and to check floor plans, price lists and the official load-in and waiting-room rules, see the venue list (more venues are being added).

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