RAMEN TECH 2026
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.
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
- 2012 福岡市が「スタートアップ都市ふくおか」を宣言（前史）
- 2024 RAMEN TECH初開催
- 2025 第2回を10月に開催。延べ12,000人超・海外1,200人超が参加、70超のイベントを展開
- 2026 第3回の10月7〜11日開催を発表。100超イベント・参加15,000人超を目標
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)
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