BuriKaigi 2027
Overview
Hokuriku's largest IT conference, timed to Toyama's winter delicacy, kanburi (winter yellowtail). It began in 2015 as a joint .NET and Java meetup and has grown into a multi-track event of 300+ attendees covering everything from web to AI. Admission is free, and engineers travel from across Japan, drawn in part by the buri-shabu banquet. The 2027 edition runs January 8-9 at the Toyama International Conference Center.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2015
- Founder
- Volunteers from Hokuriku.NET and the Hokuriku engineer community
Originated in January 2015 as a joint .NET & Java meetup themed around buri-shabu. Billing itself as a gathering of appetite and curiosity that pairs winter yellowtail with in-season technology, it has become a model regional conference, drawing many engineers via the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
Transition
- 2015 「富山合同勉強会 .NET & Java 〜ぶりしゃぶで休もう〜」として初開催
- 2025 通算10回目。富山国際会議場で開催
- 2026 1月9〜10日開催、申込318名・参加313名（参加率98%）。基調講演は和田卓人
- 2027 1月8〜9日に富山国際会議場で開催決定
Voices
GMO Pepabo's report from four speakers covering AI development, character encoding and optimistic UI, conveying the energy of a 313-person venue (from the 2026 report, in Japanese)
An attendee post titled "BuriKaigi's yellowtail really is delicious," enjoying both the sessions and the buri dishes at the banquet (from mob_engineer's 2026 report, in Japanese)
A behind-the-scenes article by an organizer, from venue prep to content design (from xin9le's Zenn article, in Japanese)
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