Otaku Events & Conventions

Japan's biggest anime, doujin, game and cosplay events. Dates move every year — always confirm on the official site before planning a trip around one.

Doujin market

Comic Market (Comiket)cosplay
The world's biggest doujin fair
Mid-August & late December · Tokyo Big Sight (Ariake)

Garage kit & figure event

Wonder Festival
Japan's biggest garage-kit figure event
Winter (Feb) & Summer (Jul/Aug) · Makuhari Messe

Original doujin market

Comitia
A fair for fully original doujin works
Year-round (incl. Feb, May, Aug, Nov) · Tokyo Big Sight (Ariake)

Anime industry expo

AnimeJapancosplay
One of the world's biggest anime expos
Late March · Tokyo Big Sight (Ariake)

Video game expo

Tokyo Game Showcosplay
Asia's biggest video game expo
Late September · Makuhari Messe

Shonen Jump expo

Jump Festa
Shueisha's free Shonen Jump festival
Mid-December · Makuhari Messe

Independent art event

Design Festa
Asia's biggest open art festival
Spring (May) & Autumn (Nov) · Tokyo Big Sight (Ariake)

Cosplay championship

World Cosplay Summitcosplay
The cosplay world championship in Nagoya
Late July / early August · Osu & Oasis 21, Nagoya

Cosplay street festival

Nipponbashi Street Festacosplay
Osaka's giant cosplay street party
Spring (around March) · Nipponbashi Den Den Town

Location cosplay event

acosta! (Cosplay Event)cosplay
Japan's regular weekend cosplay meetup
Year-round · Ikebukuro & other venues

Internet culture mega-event

Niconico Chokaigicosplay
Japan's internet culture brought to life
Spring (Golden Week, late April/early May) · Makuhari Messe

Anime town festival

Machi★Asobicosplay
An anime festival that takes over a city
Spring (May) & Autumn (Oct) · Tokushima city