INTEX Osaka (インテックス大阪, Intekkusu Ōsaka), officially known as International Exhibition Center, Osaka (大阪国際見本市会場, Ōsaka kokusai mihon-ichi kaijō), is a convention and exhibition center in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. 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 Osaka Bay area.

INTEX Osaka
Intex Osaka
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Address1-5-102, Nanko-Kita,
LocationSuminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates34°38′14″N 135°25′5″E / 34.63722°N 135.41806°E / 34.63722; 135.41806
OwnerCity of Osaka
OperatorOsaka International Business Promotion Center
Built23 December 1983 – 31 March 1985
InauguratedMarch 31, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-03-31)
OpenedMay 1, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-05-01)
ExpandedOctober 1993; 30 years ago (1993-10) (Hall 6)
Construction cost
¥17.6 billion (¥20.9 billion in 2019 yen[1])
Classroom-style seating
19-294
Banquet/ballroom112–250
Theatre seating
6-294
Enclosed space
 • Total space75,726 m2 (815,110 sq ft)
 • Exhibit hall floor72,978 m2 (785,530 sq ft)
 • Breakout/meetingHall 5: 814 m2 (8,760 sq ft) (1 hall and 5 rooms)
the Center Bldg.: 300 m2 (3,200 sq ft) (7 rooms))
Hall 6: 1,510 m2 (16,300 sq ft) (2 halls and 9 rooms)
Hall 2 124 m2 (1,330 sq ft) (1 room)
 • Ballroom1,129 m2 (12,150 sq ft) (2 halls)
ParkingPermanent: About 1,880 units (1 rooftop and 1 outdoor areas)
Public transit accessNakafutō Station
Website
www.intex-osaka.com/en/

With 72,978 square meters of exhibition area, the venue ranks third in the nation, behind Tokyo Big Sight and Makuhari Messe in terms of total exhibition space. The abbreviation "INTEX" stands for "INTernational EXhibition center."

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  1. ^ 1868 to 1938: Williamson J., Nominal Wage, Cost of Living, Real Wage and Land Rent Data for Japan 1831-1938, 1939 to 1945: Bank of Japan Historical Statistics Afterwards, Japanese Historical Consumer Price Index numbers based on data available from the Japanese Statistics Bureau. Japan Historical Consumer Price Index (CPI) – 1970 to 2014 Retrieved 30 July 2014. For between 1946 and 1970, from "昭和戦後史". Retrieved 24 January 2015.