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 First held as the Toyama Joint Study Meetup .NET & Java: Take a Break with Buri-shabu
- 2025 The 10th edition, held at the Toyama International Conference Center
- 2026 Held January 9-10 with 318 registrations and 313 attendees (98% turnout); keynote by Takuto Wada
- 2027 Confirmed for January 8-9 at the Toyama International Conference Center
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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