Makuhari Messe

Getting to Makuhari Messe

The nearest station is Kaihin-Makuhari on the JR Keiyo Line, about 5 minutes on foot according to the venue. The station has one set of ticket gates and two exits: take the South Exit, go down the stairs, walk along the arcade by the Plena Makuhari mall and follow the signs. The complex is big, and from the station to the far halls can take another 10 minutes, so check on your ticket whether your event is in an exhibition hall, the Event Hall or the International Conference Hall, and allow time, as the venue itself advises.

Kaihin-Makuhari is about 30 minutes from Tokyo Station by rapid train. The Keiyo Line platforms at Tokyo Station are deep underground and far from the main concourse: allow 10 to 15 minutes on foot to or from the Shinkansen gates. From Shinjuku, change to the Keiyo Line at Tokyo Station, or take the JR Sobu Line to Makuhari-Hongo and the bus to Makuhari Messe Chuo (about 17 minutes). Airport highway buses from Haneda and Narita use stop 3 at Makuhari Messe Chuo; runs are limited, so check the timetable.

Makuhari-Toyosuna Station, opened in 2023 next to AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin, is about 20 minutes on foot. It is the calmer choice if you want to avoid the crowd at Kaihin-Makuhari and do not mind the walk.

• Kaihin-Makuhari is a rapid-train stop. If you plan to use Makuhari-Toyosuna, check that your train stops there.
• Save the venue map from the official access page and note your hall number before you leave.

After the show and the last train

Big concerts in the halls and the Event Hall often let the audience out block by block. On a full house the last blocks can wait a long time, and then everyone walks the same route to Kaihin-Makuhari. On busy nights the station limits entry, so the queue can reach back toward the malls. Count on 30 minutes or more between leaving your seat area and being on a train.

Alternatives: walk about 20 minutes to Makuhari-Toyosuna, or take a bus from Makuhari Messe Chuo to Makuhari-Hongo for the JR Sobu Line, which runs to Akihabara and Shinjuku without going through Tokyo Station. The Keiyo Line runs along the bay and is slowed or stopped by strong wind more often than inland lines; on stormy days the Sobu Line is the backup. Taxis are hard to get right after a show.

Local trains toward Tokyo run until around midnight, but the last Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to distant cities leaves much earlier in the evening. If you need one, count back: exit time, the walk, about 30 minutes on the Keiyo Line and 15 minutes from the Keiyo platforms to the Shinkansen gates. Check exact times on the day with the route buttons on this page.

• If the show ends late, a hotel in Makuhari takes the last-train stress away: let the crowd clear and walk back.

Coin lockers and luggage

Makuhari Messe has its own coin lockers around the halls: about 1,400 in total as of August 2026, of which about 140 are large (roughly 35 by 64 by 87 cm, enough for a cabin-size suitcase). One outdoor bank of small lockers takes cash only. They fill fast on show days. There is no permanent cloakroom; some organisers set up a temporary one, so check the event's notice. Whether suitcases are allowed into the hall also depends on the event.

At Kaihin-Makuhari Station there are two banks of lockers just outside the South Exit, on either side of the stairs, including extra-large ones; they take cash and IC cards. There are more in Plena Makuhari, a minute from the South Exit, in Mitsui Outlet Park Makuhari and on the 4th floor of the building by the North Exit.

The convenience stores inside the venue can send parcels (packed, up to 160 cm in total size and 25 kg), which helps if you bought a lot of merchandise.

• Arriving with a suitcase? Put it in a locker or leave it at your hotel early, before the crowd arrives.

Where to eat nearby

Inside the venue there are two cafeteria-style restaurants and three Daily Yamazaki convenience stores; their hours depend on the event, and at peak times the queues are long, so many people eat before going in.

Around Kaihin-Makuhari Station you have the station building Perie, Plena Makuhari by the South Exit and Mitsui Outlet Park Makuhari a minute from the station. Toward Makuhari-Toyosuna, AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin has food courts and many restaurants. All of them get busy on event days around opening time and right after the show.

• Eat early, around lunchtime, if your show starts in the evening: the restaurants nearest the station are fullest just before doors open.

Staying near Makuhari Messe

Makuhari has a real hotel district within walking distance. Hotel New Otani Makuhari is connected to Makuhari Messe by a covered passage, and APA Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay Makuhari is about a minute's walk from it; Hotel Springs Makuhari and Hotel Green Tower Makuhari are a few minutes from Kaihin-Makuhari Station.

They fill up fast for big conventions and tours, so book as soon as the dates are out. Other good bases: around Tokyo Station, on the same Keiyo Line and handy for the Shinkansen the next morning; Shin-Urayasu and Maihama, also on the Keiyo Line; or Funabashi and Tsudanuma on the Sobu Line if Makuhari is full.

• With a two-day event, staying in Makuhari means no train at all on the second morning.