, officially known as , is a convention and exhibition center in Suminoe-ku,

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. The center is located on the Business Creation and Information Transmission Zone of Cosmosquare District in Sakishima Island, a planned business exchange and trading district in

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area. With 72,978 square meters of exhibition area, the venue ranks third in the nation, behind

Tokyo Big Sight , officially known as , is a convention and exhibition center in Tokyo, Japan, and the largest one in the country. Opened in April 1996, the center is located in the Ariake Minami district of on the Tokyo Bay waterfront. Its most iconic feature ...

and Makuhari Messe in terms of total exhibition space. The abbreviation "INTEX" stands for "INTernational EXhibition center." File:Intex Osaka.jpg, The entrance to Intex Osaka File:インテックスプラザ.JPG, Intex Plaza

Principal events

Osaka Auto Messe The Osaka Auto Messe (''大阪オートメッセ'') is an annual auto show that is held at Intex Osaka in Osaka, Japan since 1997. It focuses on modified car and car after parts. It is one of the biggest auto shows in Japan. Usually, it is held fo ...

*Osaka Motor Show – Held around December every other year in odd years *

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Festa *

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Sokubaikai * Sibos 2012 – Held on October 29 – November 1, 2012 * 2019 G20 Osaka Summit – Held on June 28–29, 2019

External links

"INTEX OSAKA" Official site
in English
"Osaka Bay Area MICE" Official site
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