TEAMZ WEB3/AI SUMMIT 2026
Overview
Japan's largest Web3 and AI conference. Entrepreneurs, investors, and developers from over 80 countries gather in Tokyo to discuss the forefront of blockchain, AI, and crypto. Held at the historic Happo-en Japanese garden, it features internationally diverse networking. The core event of Tokyo Web3/AI Week.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2023
- Founder
- TEAMZ Inc.
Founded as a global conference to develop Japan's Web3 ecosystem, aiming to position Tokyo as Asia's Web3 hub
Transition
- 2023 First TEAMZ WEB3 SUMMIT held at Toranomon Hills
- 2024 Expanded into the WEB3/AI SUMMIT by adding the AI field
- 2025 Over 10,000 attendees; moved to Happo-en as the venue
- 2026 Held as the core event of Tokyo Web3/AI Week (April 4-10)
Voices
Networking in Happo-en's Japanese garden is a unique experience. Especially highly rated by international attendees.
Sessions focused on the intersection of Web3 and AI were substantial, providing clarity on the industry's direction.
A former banker glimpsed how Web3 and AI could reshape payment infrastructure (from Shuji Yoshikawa's report, in Japanese)
An individual attendee gathering the latest on AI and Web3 from speakers like Yusuke Narita (from Shion's report, in Japanese)
At the tourism-x-Web3 side event, with Web3 written into Japan's national tourism plan for the first time, about 100 attendees heard real deployments like JR Kyushu's NFTs and HIS's photo-NFT service (from JMP's report, in Japanese)
Shuji Yoshikawa learned about the USDC payment pilot at Haneda Terminal 3 and stablecoins' lower fees versus card networks, and was moved to open his own JPYC account after the summit (from Yoshikawa's post, in Japanese)
In the News
- Public and private sectors discuss where yen stablecoins stand, institutional investor entry, and monetary sovereignty | TEAMZ WEB3/AI SUMMIT 2026 (in Japanese)
- Finance Minister Katayama presents Japan's blockchain and AI financial policy | TEAMZ WEB3/AI SUMMIT 2026 (in Japanese)
- Agenda released: Web3 and AI conference TEAMZ Summit 2026 to be held April 7-8 at Happo-en (in Japanese)
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