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Creating a Friendly Future and Leading the World in Global Service
Japan's First Human Service Event

Next Stage 2030 優 
HOSPITALITY ✖️ OMOTENASHI ACADEMY TOKYO 2026



Slogan: Next Stage 2030 Yu “For Someone's Smile



A friendly society by fostering a universal mindset / Make Japanese playgrounds more fun / Learn about communication and society through the culture of tabletop art / A delicious future for the mind and body



Tournament Outline



World's First! The international human service event for the service industry, the heart of the world! 
Members from over 50 countries will think and act on the future of the service industry.

Your kindness and smile every day are the treasures of the future.
What is human service?   Why take on the challenge?
Human service is said to be a profession that will never disappear, even as AI evolves.
Service is a creative cultural activity of humanity that responds to the fundamental desire to move the human mind and body, and provides spiritual fulfillment such as love, a sense of accomplishment, and a sense of solidarity with others, as well as healing and joy.
The field of craftsmanship and outstanding results is one of the most beautiful arts in the world of humanity.
On the other hand, service has an aspect of pursuing human desire for peace to the utmost.
Pursuing the path of service is an activity that challenges the limits of one's own abilities and skills, and at the same time, the outstanding results can give people dreams, excitement, and peace of mind.


[The Academy for Human Time to Remain as a Gift by the Service Staff.]



All industries involved in all services are covered!

Tourism, lodging, meals, weddings, funerals, leisure, medical care, welfare, education, and other related businesses are also eligible to participate.
(transportation, cosmetics, equipment, materials, fashion, retail, food, beverage, design, interior design, party-related, IT system-related, payment system, and finance)

We will increase smiles around the world through two main groups: a competition group to determine the world's best services, and an international forum group to consider the future of the service industry and human communication.





[Have fun coming into touch with people. Let it be your work! Enjoy every day with a smile through wellness work]



It is a place to solve problems for staff working in the service industry and to share the attractiveness of this profession with the rest of the world.

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It will be held in two groups: competition and event!

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A : Competition Group

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B : Event Group

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Schedule until the international convention

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Date and time: October 17th (Sat) - 20th (Tue), 2026 (details to be announced as soon as they are decided)

Venue: Transit General Office THE UPPER / Rikkyo University Building and other locations in Tokyo


Click here for the overall schedule: Coming Soon

Participating countries: 50 countries mainly from Europe and East Asia 

Major participating organizations: World Association of Head Waiters (International Headquarters: France),
IMSA (Headquarters: Japan)
World Federation of Maitre d'Hotel (Headquarters: Italy)
World Association of Sommeliers (International Headquarters: France) 

Organizer: IMSA OMOTENASHI ✖️ HOSPITALITY ACADEMY Japan Organizing Committee 
Secretariat: International Maitre・Server Assciation 《IMSA》 (General Incorporated Association)
Click here for the website

 





《Message from the Chairman》


Connecting the world with a universal mindset

Let's make Japan more friendly and beautiful in the future through tourism and leisure after the Olympics. 
Let's make Japanese hospitality the OMOTENASHI of the world. To an exciting future where people can enjoy themselves more and more.

Hospitality is the best practice for human beings.

In this age of stress and AI, when things are becoming more and more formal, people are looking for comfort and healing through hospitality. This is an issue that is becoming more and more serious in Japan. The negative effects of lack of communication are depression, domestic violence, increase in the number of unmarried people, suicide by slander, bullying, isolation after retirement, increase in Alzheimer's disease, crimes due to personalism, deterioration of quality of life in various places, and deterioration of the environment and morals by “service to workers” in the service industry that takes care of these problems. While realizing the shift from the age of “material” to the age of “values” is taking place, we are getting tired of this competitive society. 

 The fact that service, one of our country's world-class brands, is not linked to business is also a great loss. In developed countries, it is commonplace to charge for services. If the cost of services in our country is zero yen, I hope that this service event also helps create a system that will make both companies and their guests happy.

 

The service sector is now considered to account for more than 70% of GDP, and the number of people engaged in tourism, leisure, weddings, funerals, and meals out alone exceeds 1 in 10, making it one of the most important sectors of society itself. We hope that the art of hospitality will be widely spread to all people, not only the able-bodied but also those with handicaps, and proves helpful to realizing a universal society and a caring society.




 







Japan Convention Organizing Committee Members



Tooru Azuma
Professor, Faculty of Tourism, Rikkyo University.
After graduating from Hokkaido Gakuen Kitami University and Nihon University College of Commerce, he assumed his current position.
He has served as the head of the Department of Tourism and the director of the Tourism Research Institute.
His areas of expertise include tourism marketing and regional branding, and he is involved in education, research, and local government tourism policy.
He has also served as vice president of the Japan Tourism Association.





Hidemasa Taga 
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Shifted from aspiring to be a chef to hotel management, honing skills both domestically and internationally.
After stints at the Metropolitan Hotel, Roppongi Hills Club, and Conrad Tokyo, oversaw the Food and Beverage department at Tokyo Disney Resort for 13 years.
Currently serves as Senior Manager of Food and Beverage for Hilton's Japan, Korea, and Micronesia region.



Hiroo Chikaraishi
After graduating from Waseda University, he studied hotel and restaurant management at Paul Smith University in the United States and gained practical experience in the country.  
In 1972, he established Thomas & Chikarai Co., Ltd.,  
and for over 50 years since then, he has been contributing to the qualitative improvement of Japan's service industry as a whole through hospitality education, consulting, and lectures.
Thomas & Chikarai Co., Ltd. Representative Director





Mitsuya Nakajima
After serving as Food and Beverage Manager at city hotels in Tokyo and theme park-affiliated hotels,
he became General Manager of Kyoto Brighton Hotel before assuming his current role as General Manager of Mahoroba Mines Miura.
He holds the titles of Chevalier and Officier of the Champagne Order.



Secretariat Members


Maitre  Syu Takamori〈IMSA〉
Asia's No. 1 Hospitality Coach.
Boasting numerous awards, he is globally recognized as a “Grand Majordome.” He supports services across diverse fields from the food and beverage industry to weddings, and also handles talent development and corporate consulting. 





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With everyone's support, Japanese OMOTENASHI will be introduced to the world! 
Introducing the passion and the story behind the event!
 




[OMOETENASHI Support Page for Japan: Responsibility and determination over the past 20 years.]



Details of the convention plan
Click here fordetailed tournament plans.




Sponsor



Scheduled to be released in a press release in June 2026



About Sponsorship

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