Conferences for up to 204 people, incentive dinners, beach parties and weddings can be organized at The Busena Terrace, a beach resort on Cape Busena in Nago, in the north of Okinawa Island. The resort received the G8 leaders and their delegations for the Kyushu-Okinawa Summit in 2000, and it combines a function room, a meeting room and a wide choice of restaurants that can be reserved for groups.
Seminars and company events
The main event space is the Function Room on the 4th floor of the Central Tower, which seats 204 guests in theater style and takes 150 for a standing reception. It suits plenary sessions, product launches, award evenings and gala dinners for incentive groups. For smaller working sessions, the Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the same tower holds up to 12 people around a table. For evening programs, groups can also book private dining rooms, karaoke rooms and the Shanghai Bar Ieraishan. Every restaurant on site can be reserved for parties of 30 or more, and the resort gives a beachside barbecue for 30 guests as one example of an outdoor event.
Weddings and receptions
The resort sells weddings, with dedicated offers for the ceremony, the reception, the cuisine and options, as well as a traditional betrothal ceremony. The setting of white sand, sea and tropical gardens is the main draw for couples who travel to Okinawa to marry, and guests can stay at the resort for the whole celebration.
Rooms and capacities
The Function Room, on level 4 of the Central Tower, takes 204 in theater style and 150 standing. The Meeting Room, on level 3 of the Central Tower, takes up to 12. Private dining rooms, karaoke rooms and the Shanghai Bar Ieraishan can host smaller private functions, and the restaurants can be privatized for groups from 30 people. Room sizes in square meters are not published, so organizers should ask for floor plans with their request.
Accommodation
Delegates and wedding guests stay on site, with access to the beach, the pools and marine activities organized from the resort. The guest room count is not given on the event pages, so organizers planning a large incentive trip should ask about room blocks.
Catering
Catering comes from the resort kitchens and restaurants: La TIDA for buffets, Mahae for kaiseki menus, Fanuan for French cuisine, Ryukasaien for dinners on a sunset terrace, Ryutan, and Maroad for afternoon tea. Menus follow the seasons, and banquet menus for the Function Room are prepared by the same teams.
History and setting
The Busena Terrace opened in 1997 and is run by The Terrace Hotels group. In 2000 it became the venue of the Kyushu-Okinawa G8 Summit, which brought world leaders and their delegations to Cape Busena. The resort stands on a headland with a white sand beach on the west coast of the island, open to the sea on several sides.
Getting there
The address is 1808 Kise, Nago, Okinawa 905-0026. The resort is in the north of Okinawa Island and is reached from Naha Airport by car or airport bus along the Okinawa Expressway, in about 75 minutes.
