Fair Visiting Report Textiles and Handicrafts Fair at Hankyu Umeda

Utsukushii Kurashi no Zakka Bazaar -

"Utsukushii Kurashi no Zakka Bazaar", a textiles and handicrafts fair was held for 7 days from July 20(Wed.) to 26(Tue.) 2011 at the event space on the 10 th floor of Hankyu Umeda Department Store in Osaka. "Utsukushii Kurashi no Zakka" means "Goods for Beautiful Life" in Japanese. There were 23 companies including 3 Thai products importers participated in this fair and we could see products from both Japan and Asian countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Tibet, Uzbekistan and Thailand. Ms. Setsuko Sasaki of Wakaba House, one of the importers of Thai products commented that it was the 2nd time following the first in 2010, their products were not inexpensive but sold well because Japanese consumers attracted by their quality and beautiful handwork.

Hankyu Umeda Department Store is ranked among the Japan's top 3 by sales and the number-one department store in the Kansai area. So this fair is not a "Thailand fair" but TTC Osaka expects that it's a good opportunity for Thai products to appeal its quality to Japanese high-end consumers, and that lead to increase Thai products import as well.

[Outline of the fair]

Title:              Utsukushii Kurashi no Zakka Bazaar
Venue:              Hankyu Umeda Department Store (Event Space on the 10 th Floor)

8-7 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka Tel. 06-6361-1381

Dates:              July. 20(Wed.)-26(Tue.), 2011  *for 7days
Exhibitors:         23 shops (importers & retailers)

(Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Tibet, Uzbekistan, Thailand, etc.)

Products:           Textiles & Handicrafts
Frequency:          Annual (since 2010)
Target Visitors:    General Public

[Thai Products Importers at the fair]
1) Wakaba House (Bouavanh Textile)        http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~k137c3lb/bouavanh.html

Address: Osaka Norin Kaikan 2F., 3-2-6 Minami Semba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 542-0081, Japan
Products: Thai Silk Textiles, Garments and Bags

2) Golden Triangle http://g-triangle.com/

Address: Kitahara Bldg.,1F., 532 Teramachi-Sanjo-Agaru, Tenshojimae-cho, Nakagyo-ku,

Kyoto, 604-8081 Japan

Products: Thai Batik Garments

3) Asia no Kaze (by Office Raja) http://www.asianokaze.jp/

Address: 1470-1 Honhori, Fukuchiyama-City, Kyoto Pref. 620-0883 Japan
Products: Thai Natural Stone Accessories

Reported by Thai Trade Center, Osaka July 26, 2011

Thai Trade Center, Osaka (Japan)

Source : http://www.depthai.go.th

Fair Visiting Report Textiles and Handicrafts Fair at Hankyu Umeda Department Store