Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry

About
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry is an economic organization established based on the Chamber of Commerce Act for the purpose of promoting regional commerce and industry.
There are 515 chambers of commerce and industry in Japan, with approximately 1.25 million members (as of March 2024). There are 78 chambers of commerce in Kyushu and Okinawa, and 19 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry is based in Fukuoka City, which is one of the largest cities in Kyushu and plays an important role as the gateway to Asia.
With the philosophy of "Improvement and development of commerce and industry and the development of Fukuoka," we provide opinions and requests to the country, prefecture, and city, hold various events to create liveliness in the region, and provide various services to members that are useful for management. doing.
Chairman
Hiromichi Tanigawa
- THE NISHI-NIPPON CITY BANK, LTD. Chairman
- The Fukuoka Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Chairman
- The Kyushu Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Chairman
- The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice Chairman

Outline
- Foundation:
- 1879
- Membership:
- 19,521(As of Dec 2024) comprising commercial, industrial and service related companies, organizations and individuals.
- Organization:
- The FCCI, the largest body of its kind in Kyushu, is a comprehensive regional economic organization with an all-voluntary membership. The FCCI aims to include all kinds of mercantile and industrial businesses, irrespective of category or scale, while contributing to the enhancement of social welfare.
Main Activities
1 Proposal and request activities
To request to accelerate economic recovery and promote the revitalization of small and medium-sized businesses and local economies.
To request for expansion of subsidies for small and medium-sized enterprises.
To request for the promotion of urban functions and transportation infrastructure.
2 Industrial Development
To provide information through symposiums, seminars, etc.
To research economic conditions of regions and companies.
To support the expansion of sales channels in the domestic market.
To support the creation of new industries and companies.
To support the strengthening of management capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises.
To support for human resource development within companies.
To support for revitalizing shopping streets.
To revitalize city tourism.
3 Services for Members
To disseminate of information for small and medium-sized businesses via SNS, e-mail newsletters, and websites.
To provide management consultations services
To offer recommendations for small business loans
To hold business exchange meetings and business clubs
To support for digitization and to organize seminars on digital utilization.
To provide of rental meeting rooms
To provide discounted tickets to hotels, sports clubs, health screenings, etc.
To issue certificates of origin of products
4 Promote international exchange and overseas business development
To dispatch business delegations to observe market conditions overseas
To receive foreign business delegates and visitors
Interaction with foreign diplomatic missions
To hold business exchange meetings and seminars
To hold of "FOOD EXPO Kyushu," a business meeting and exhibition of food products
To support for overseas expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises through “One-stop overseas expansion consultation service”
Access
Location :
2-9-28, Hakataeki Mae, Hakata-ku Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, 812-0011, Japan
TEL :
+81-92-441-1110
E-mail :
fkkikaku@fukunet.or.jp
URL :
5 minutes' walk from Exit No.5 of Gion Station
3 minutes walk from Kushidajinjamae Station
10 minutes' walk from Exit Hakata of JR Hakata Station
5 minutes' walk from Gionmachi bus stop
From Fukuoka Airport, take subway and get off at Gion
Necessary lead time from each Airport(Fukuoka Airport arrival)
From Sapporo:About 2 and a harf hours
From Tokyo:About 1 hour and 40 minutes
From Nagoya:About 1 hour and 20 minutes
From Oosaka:About 1 hour
Links
1 About Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefectural Government
2Transportation(Shinkansen,Railway,Bus,Subway)
Kyushu Railway Company(JR-KYUSHU)
Nishi - Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd(NISHITETSU)