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RAMEN TECH 2026

RAMEN TECH 2026
Date 2026.10.07 – 10.11
Venue Venues across Fukuoka City, centered on the Tenjin-Daimyo area
Fee Free registration via My Page; individual sign-up per event (some paid)
Official site

Overview

A citywide innovation week hosted by Fukuoka City. Centered on the Tenjin-Daimyo area, it spreads 100+ events across the city, drawing startups, investors, and engineers from Japan and abroad. The 2025 edition drew over 12,000 participants (1,200+ from overseas). In 2026 it runs five days, October 7-11, targeting 15,000+ participants, offering a panoramic view of the ecosystem of Fukuoka, Japan's self-styled gateway to Asia.

Program

  • A citywide week of 100+ events across Fukuoka; RAMEN TECH itself does not host conferences or pitch events
  • Flagship events include the Opening Party (Oct 7), RAMEN TECH Global Summit (Oct 8) and StartupGo!Go! The Pitch (Oct 9)
  • THE GATHERING at CIC Fukuoka (Oct 7-9) and STARTUP KYUSHU 2026 (Oct 8-9), among others
  • Colive Fukuoka 2026, a 10-day workation program (Oct 1-10), runs alongside
  • Registration for each link event is made separately via My Page

Speakers from past editions

  • Soichiro Takashima (Mayor of Fukuoka City, 2025)
  • Brandon K. Hill (Founder and CEO, btrax, 2025)

Foundation

Founded
2024
Founder
Fukuoka City

Fukuoka City, which has made startup support a pillar of its urban strategy since its 2012 "Startup City Fukuoka" declaration, launched the festival in 2024 as a bridge between Asia and the world. The name, short for "Revolutionizing Asia. Merging Ecosystems & Networks - Tech," is a nod to Fukuoka's famous ramen.

Transition

  1. 2012 Fukuoka City declares itself Startup City Fukuoka (prehistory)
  2. 2024 First edition of RAMEN TECH
  3. 2025 Second edition held in October with a cumulative 12,000+ participants including 1,200+ from overseas, across more than 70 events
  4. 2026 Third edition announced for October 7-11, targeting more than 100 events and 15,000+ participants

Voices

Touring the side events, the writer distills the keys to new business in the AI era as competition, human skills, and passion (from maskatsuy's report, in Japanese)
An exhibitor records the traction gained from booth exhibition and connections with startups and visitors (from Gigi's exhibitor report, in Japanese)
Titled "co-creation moves the city," it conveys the public-private mingling across venues (from Panasonic's collaboration field report, in Japanese)

Sponsors

共創パートナー(Co-Create Partners)

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