# 第16回MIST学会 / The 16th MIST Society at Spine Week Japan 2026

> Public text guide to this congress website. Updated 2026-10-02. The linked HTML pages are the primary content.

## Congress
- [Japanese congress page](https://s-f-mist.com/SWJ2026/): Spine Week Japan 2026（スパインウィークジャパン2026）構成学会、第16回MIST学会。2026年11月19–21日、パシフィコ横浜 会議センター。
- [English congress page](https://s-f-mist.com/SWJ2026/en/): independently readable English version.
- [SWJ2026 official overview](https://site2.convention.co.jp/swj2026/overview.html): information about the combined congress. Wataru Narita is president of the 16th MIST Society, not president of the entire combined congress.

## Wataru Narita / 成田渉
- [Professional profile, research and source links](https://s-f-mist.com/SWJ2026/#narita-profile): Director of the Spine Center at Kameoka Municipal Hospital; cervical and minimally invasive spine surgery, OPERA, co-authored research, education and XR applications.
- [Hospital profile and annual clinical activity](https://www.city.kameoka.kyoto.jp/site/hospital/4487.html): 2025 facility-reported figures: 374 spine procedures including 350 cervical procedures. The reporting year is 2025, not 2026.
- [Official personal website](https://naritawataru.com/)
- [Cervical OPERA technique](https://sym-md.com/opera/)
- [President’s lecture and original Japanese abstract](https://s-f-mist.com/SWJ2026/#president-lecture)
- [Tentative SWJ2026 sessions](https://s-f-mist.com/SWJ2026/#narita-schedule): checked September 5, 2026; times are session windows, subject to the official program.

## Related congress
- [9th International JASMIST Congress](https://s-f-mist.com/SWJ2026/#jasmist2027): July 30, 2027, Tokushima. This is a separate event from SWJ2026.