I made this post for my brother, who wanted the timing of his trip to Japan to align with some fun gaming events. I told him I’d work out a general schedule of the events going on out here. I got you, bro!💪
For looking up game/anime events via ticketing services’ websites, check out E-Plus, Ticket Pia, or Peatix to do your own local event searches.
For general event look-ups, see Go Tokyo, Eventia, Enjoy Tokyo, Walker Plus, or Osaka Event Schedule.
(Note: These lists will be perpetually updated as I find new events! Expect updates!)
(Note2: All events are located in Tokyo, unless specified otherwise.)
January
- 🍙Comic Treasure (website), Osaka
- 🎨Japan Chinchilla Festival (website)
- 🍜Ramen Expo (website), Osaka
- 🍙SUPER COMIC CITY KANSAI (website), Osaka
- 🍙TOKYO FES (website)
February
- 🎨ONE WORLD FESTIVAL (website), Osaka
- 🍙VALENTINE ROSE FES Day1 (website)
- 🍙VALENTINE ROSE FES Day2 (website)
March
- 🍙AnimeJapan (website)
- 🎨ART FAIR TOKYO (website)
- 🎮Game Creators Conference (website)
- 🎮Game Marketing Summit (website), Osaka
- 🍙Haru Comic City (website)
- 🍙OSAKA FES (website), Osaka
- 🎨Today’s Gallery Studio (website), Nagoya
- 🎮Tokyo Indie Games Summit (website)
April
May
- 🎮Game Market (website) ゲームマーケット
- 🎬Osaka Comic Con (website), Osaka
- 🍙SUPER COMIC CITY (website)
- 🍙SUPER COMIC CITY (website), Osaka
- 🎮Tokyo Game Dungeon (website)
- 🎮Tokyo Game Music Show (website) 東京ゲーム音楽ショー
June
- 🎨ArtMACHI Museum (website), Osaka
- 🎨Chayamachi Candle Night (website), Osaka
- 🎨ComiCon (website), Kyoto
- 🍙COMITIA (website)
- 🎨Furugi Festival (website)
- 🍙Hoshi ni Nagai o Day1 (website)
- ⚽Sports Expo (website)
- 🎨Tokyo Handmade Sai (website)
- 🎮Tokyo Sandbox (website)
July
- 🎮Bit Summit (website), Osaka
- 🍙COMIC CITY (website), Fukuoka
- 🎮Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (website)
- 🎮Creator’s Expo: Content Tokyo (website)
- 🎨DESIGN FESTA (website)
- 🍙Hoshi ni Nagai o Day2 (website)
- 🎨Neoket (website)
- ⚽Sportec (website)
- 🎮Tokyo TOYSHOW (website)
- 🍙Wonder Festival (website)
August
September
- 🎨Artmade (website), Kyoto
- 🍙Comic Treasure (website), Osaka
- 🍙COMITIA (website)
- 🎨Melmerry Market (website), Osaka
- 🍜Ramen Expo (website), Osaka
- 🍙TOKYO FES (website)
- 🎮TOKYO GAME SHOW (website)
- 🎨TOKYO Handmade Marche (website)
October
- 🍙COMIC CITY SPARK Day1 (website)
November
- 🍙COMIC CITY SPARK Day2 (website)
- 🍙COMITIA (website)
- 🎮Digital Games Expo (website)
- 🎮Game Antiques (website), Osaka
December
- 🍙COMIC CITY (website)
- 🍙Jump Festa (website)
- 🎨Makuhari Handmade Festa (website)
- 🎬Tokyo Comic Con (website)
Events without consistent scheduling
- 🍙Akaboo doujinshi fan art events (website), Country-wide
- 🎨Art Vivant galleries (website)
- 🎮Capcom Event Schedule (website), Country-wide
- 🍙Comitia (website)
- 🍙Doujin events (website)
- 🎮Famitsu entertainment news (website)
- 🎮Game music concerts (website), Country-wide
- 🎮Game music concerts, more (website), Country-wide
- 🎨Handmade Paradise (website)
- 🎮Ib Nazotoki (website), Country-wide
- 🎮Monhan News (website), Country-wide
- 🎨Mucha Immersive Exhibit (website) (insta)
- 🎮Music Engine (website)
- 🎨Sora Fes (website), Country-wide
- 🎨Tokyo Art Beat (website) (insta), Country-wide
- 🎮Tokyo Fantastic Brass Band (website)
Event Venues
Check into these from time to time to see what events are being held at these venues!
- ATC (website), Osaka
- FUN+TECH LABO (website)
- HEP FIVE (website), Osaka
- Intex Osaka (website), Osaka
- Loft news (website), Country-wide
- Makuhari Messe (website)
- Marche Portal (website), Country-wide
- Miyako Messe (website), Kyoto
- NAMJATOWN (website)
- PARCO ART (website), Country-wide
- SHIBUYA CAST (website)
- Space Galleria (website)
- Tokyo Base Side Street Flea Market (website)
- Tokyo Big Sight (website)
- Tokyo City Philharmonic Symphony (website)
- Tokyo Dome City (website)
- Tree Village (website), Country-wide
Cafe Collabs & Entertainment News
These cafes also rotate their collabs, so check these out from time to time!