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Japan hosts world-class expos, trade shows, and conventions year-round, from anime and gaming showcases to design fairs, tech expos, and hobby markets. They are a window into the industries and subcultures Japan leads.

What are the biggest expos and conventions in Japan?

Highlights include the Tokyo Game Show, Design Festa, and Comiket, alongside countless specialist trade shows and hobby markets. New events appear each season across tech, art, and anime.

How do I get tickets to Japanese conventions?

Some events sell tickets at the door, but the largest often use advance sales, lottery systems, or timed entry. Check the official event page well ahead, especially for public days.

Expo & Convention

Yupiteru presents Odaiba Itasha Heaven

An itasha and cosplay festival in Odaiba, with around 1,000 cars, motorcycles and bicycles covered in anime characters, stage shows and cosplay.

8 Nov 2026Tokyo

Expo & Convention

Design Festa

An open art event at Tokyo Big Sight where more than 10,000 artists, professional or amateur, show and sell original work with no screening.

14–15 Nov 2026Tokyo

Expo & Convention

Jump Festa

Shueisha's yearly fan event for its Jump magazines, with stages, original manga art, game and toy booths and event-only goods at Makuhari Messe.

19–20 Dec 2026Chiba

Expo & Convention

Shiro EXPO

Shiro EXPO is one of Japan's largest castle festivals, held each December with specialist talks, stage performances and booths representing castles nationwide.

19–20 Dec 2026Yokohama · Kanagawa

Expo & Convention

Tokyo Auto Salon

An annual show of custom cars and parts at Makuhari Messe, where Japanese carmakers also unveil new models and announce their motorsport plans.

15–17 Jan 2027Chiba

Food Fair

Nagoya Ramen Festival

The Tokai region's largest ramen festival features 30 restaurants showcasing regional bowls and specialty dishes from February onward.

3–23 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagoya · Aichi

Expo & Convention

Wonder Festival [Winter]

One of the largest figure and sculpture events in the world, where about 2,000 professional and amateur dealers show and sell garage kits and original works.

13–14 Feb 2027Chiba

Expo & Convention

YOKAI EXPO

YOKAI EXPO is a festival of yokai culture with exhibitions, performances, workshops and a goods market of crafts and interactive activities from across Japan.

22 Feb 2027Tonosho · Kagawa

Expo & Convention

Bungu Joshi-haku in Osaka

Japan's largest stationery fair showcasing pens, notebooks, planners, and creative stationery from established brands and innovative makers.

5–8 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOsaka

Expo & Convention

TOKYO CREATIVE SALON

Tokyo's largest creative festival spans nine urban areas during cherry blossom season, with fashion, design, art and technology programming across the city.

13–22 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Expo & Convention

AnimeJapan

A spring convention for Japanese animation, with studio and publisher booths, stage talks by voice actors and creators, event-only goods and cosplay.

27–28 Mar 2027Tokyo

Expo & Convention

Yupiteru presents Odaiba Itasha Heaven - Spring

An outdoor festival at Odaiba where about 1,000 vehicles wrapped in anime, manga and game characters gather with cosplayers, live stages and awards.

29 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Expo & Convention

Kochi Anicre

Kochi's anime festival presents the prefecture as an emerging animation hub, drawing thousands of visitors to creator collaborations and industry booths.

11–12 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKochi

Expo & Convention

Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival

One of Japan's largest gardening events, held in Yokohama, with show gardens, rose collections, stage talks and workshops for all ages.

2–4 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · Kanagawa

Expo & Convention

Game Market Spring

One of Japan's largest analog game events, held each spring, where independent makers and companies show board games, card games and tabletop RPGs.

23–24 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

Entertainment

Awajishima COSPLAY ~Awacos~ Powered by World Cosplay Summit

Awajishima COSPLAY is an outdoor cosplay event at the Nijigen no Mori anime park on Awaji Island, with photo sessions and social gatherings in natural settings.

30 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetAwaji · Hyogo

Expo & Convention

Bungu Joshi Haku Tokyo

The Tokyo edition of a stationery fair begun in 2017, where makers and shops sell directly to visitors, with event-only items and collaboration products.

11–14 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Expo & Convention

Tokyo Outdoor Show

Hundreds of outdoor brands showcase gear, fashion, and vehicles while celebrating environmental consciousness at Japan's premier outdoor exhibition.

26–28 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

What are the biggest expos and conventions in Japan?

Highlights include the Tokyo Game Show, Design Festa, and Comiket, alongside countless specialist trade shows and hobby markets. New events appear each season across tech, art, and anime.

How do I get tickets to Japanese conventions?

Some events sell tickets at the door, but the largest often use advance sales, lottery systems, or timed entry. Check the official event page well ahead, especially for public days.

Expo & Convention

Yupiteru presents Odaiba Itasha Heaven

An itasha and cosplay festival in Odaiba, with around 1,000 cars, motorcycles and bicycles covered in anime characters, stage shows and cosplay.

8 Nov 2026Tokyo

Expo & Convention

Design Festa

An open art event at Tokyo Big Sight where more than 10,000 artists, professional or amateur, show and sell original work with no screening.

14–15 Nov 2026Tokyo

Expo & Convention

Jump Festa

Shueisha's yearly fan event for its Jump magazines, with stages, original manga art, game and toy booths and event-only goods at Makuhari Messe.

19–20 Dec 2026Chiba

Expo & Convention

Shiro EXPO

Shiro EXPO is one of Japan's largest castle festivals, held each December with specialist talks, stage performances and booths representing castles nationwide.

19–20 Dec 2026Yokohama · Kanagawa

Expo & Convention

Tokyo Auto Salon

An annual show of custom cars and parts at Makuhari Messe, where Japanese carmakers also unveil new models and announce their motorsport plans.

15–17 Jan 2027Chiba

Food Fair

Nagoya Ramen Festival

The Tokai region's largest ramen festival features 30 restaurants showcasing regional bowls and specialty dishes from February onward.

3–23 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagoya · Aichi

Expo & Convention

Wonder Festival [Winter]

One of the largest figure and sculpture events in the world, where about 2,000 professional and amateur dealers show and sell garage kits and original works.

13–14 Feb 2027Chiba

Expo & Convention

YOKAI EXPO

YOKAI EXPO is a festival of yokai culture with exhibitions, performances, workshops and a goods market of crafts and interactive activities from across Japan.

22 Feb 2027Tonosho · Kagawa

Expo & Convention

Bungu Joshi-haku in Osaka

Japan's largest stationery fair showcasing pens, notebooks, planners, and creative stationery from established brands and innovative makers.

5–8 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOsaka

Expo & Convention

TOKYO CREATIVE SALON

Tokyo's largest creative festival spans nine urban areas during cherry blossom season, with fashion, design, art and technology programming across the city.

13–22 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Expo & Convention

AnimeJapan

A spring convention for Japanese animation, with studio and publisher booths, stage talks by voice actors and creators, event-only goods and cosplay.

27–28 Mar 2027Tokyo

Expo & Convention

Yupiteru presents Odaiba Itasha Heaven - Spring

An outdoor festival at Odaiba where about 1,000 vehicles wrapped in anime, manga and game characters gather with cosplayers, live stages and awards.

29 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Expo & Convention

Kochi Anicre

Kochi's anime festival presents the prefecture as an emerging animation hub, drawing thousands of visitors to creator collaborations and industry booths.

11–12 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKochi

Expo & Convention

Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival

One of Japan's largest gardening events, held in Yokohama, with show gardens, rose collections, stage talks and workshops for all ages.

2–4 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · Kanagawa

Expo & Convention

Game Market Spring

One of Japan's largest analog game events, held each spring, where independent makers and companies show board games, card games and tabletop RPGs.

23–24 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

Entertainment

Awajishima COSPLAY ~Awacos~ Powered by World Cosplay Summit

Awajishima COSPLAY is an outdoor cosplay event at the Nijigen no Mori anime park on Awaji Island, with photo sessions and social gatherings in natural settings.

30 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetAwaji · Hyogo

Expo & Convention

Bungu Joshi Haku Tokyo

The Tokyo edition of a stationery fair begun in 2017, where makers and shops sell directly to visitors, with event-only items and collaboration products.

11–14 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Expo & Convention

Tokyo Outdoor Show

Hundreds of outdoor brands showcase gear, fashion, and vehicles while celebrating environmental consciousness at Japan's premier outdoor exhibition.

26–28 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

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