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Osaka Landing Pad
Osaka Landing Pad assists international startups in entering the Japanese market by providing market entry advice and facilitating connections with local companies. It is operated by Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp in collaboration with various partners.
Overview
What Osaka Landing Pad does
What Osaka Landing Pad is
Osaka Landing Pad assists international startups in entering the Japanese market by providing market entry advice and facilitating connections with local companies. It is operated by Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp in collaboration with various partners.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 1947
- Approximate age
- About 79 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 4, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Osaka Landing Pad as a community
Community overview
Osaka Landing Pad is an organization that assists international startups in entering the Japanese market. Operated by Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp in collaboration with various partners, the organization aims to support startups by providing market entry advice and facilitating connections with Japanese companies. This initiative is part of a broader effort to position Osaka and the Kansai region as an international startup hub.
Community focus
Osaka Landing Pad offers a free consultation service for startups from around the world, providing comprehensive advice and support for entering the Japanese market. The organization connects startups with Japanese companies interested in collaboration and offers bilingual proof of concept (PoC) design support, subject to funding approval by the Japanese corporation. The services are sector and stage agnostic, focusing on various industries and stages of startup development.
Member value
Members benefit from market entry advice, connections with Japanese companies, and support for proof of concept design and implementation.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Asia
Community activity
Events and activity
Osaka Landing Pad hosts events throughout the year that allow startups to learn about the Japanese market, pitch to corporate participants, and engage in follow-up meetings. Each event has a maximum capacity of 10 startups, with selection based on factors such as sector alignment, product relevance, and team fit.
Capability profile
Osaka Landing Pad as an event host
Event focus
Osaka Landing Pad offers a free consultation service for startups from around the world, providing comprehensive advice and support for entering the Japanese market. The organization connects startups with Japanese companies interested in collaboration and offers bilingual proof of concept (PoC) design support, subject to funding approval by the Japanese corporation. The services are sector and stage agnostic, focusing on various industries and stages of startup development.
Format narrative
Osaka Landing Pad hosts events throughout the year that allow startups to learn about the Japanese market, pitch to corporate participants, and engage in follow-up meetings. Each event has a maximum capacity of 10 startups, with selection based on factors such as sector alignment, product relevance, and team fit.
Participant value
The organization aims to support startups by providing market entry advice and facilitating connections with Japanese companies, positioning Osaka and the Kansai region as an international startup hub.
Format and cadence
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 10
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- competitive
- Audience
- Founders
- Regions
- Asia
Common questions
What to know about Osaka Landing Pad
Upseed classifies Osaka Landing Pad under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 4, 2026
Known limits
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