Tokyo Game Show 2027
Overview
Japan's largest game trade show, organized by CESA. Business days open the run and public days close it, as developers and publishers from Japan and abroad unveil new titles together. The 30th-anniversary 2026 edition expanded to five days for the first time, but a typhoon cancelled the final day, leaving 257,000 visitors across four. The 2027 edition returns to a five-day run on September 16-20.
Foundation
- Founded
- 1996
- Founder
- Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA)
The first edition was held at Tokyo Big Sight in August 1996 with 87 exhibitors and roughly 110,000 visitors. From autumn 1997 the venue moved to Makuhari Messe, and it has run nearly every autumn since, growing into Japan's flagship game event where major studios at home and abroad reveal new titles.
Transition
- 1996 First edition held at Tokyo Big Sight
- 1997 Venue moved to Makuhari Messe
- 2020 In-person edition cancelled due to COVID-19 and held online
- 2026 Expanded to a first-ever five days for the 30th anniversary; Typhoon 25 cancelled the final day, leaving 257,642 visitors across four
- 2027 Five-day run on September 16-20 announced during the 2026 show
CEATEC
Japan's largest IT and electronics exhibition. Organized by JEITA, held annually in October at Makuhari Messe. The 2026 theme is 'Transformation.' Over 800 exhibitors and approximately 100,000 visitors. Free admission with registration.
Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026
A B2B mobility co-creation event hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). Held in the interim year of the main Japan Mobility Show (biennial at Tokyo Big Sight, drawing about one million visitors), co-located with CEATEC at the same venue and dates. Focused on business matching among automakers, startups, universities, and cross-industry companies, with the online matching tool Meet-up Box available before and after the show.
SPI Japan 2026
A specialist software process improvement conference run by the Japan SPI Consortium (JASPIC) since 2000. It travels to a different host city each year, and in 2026 runs for three days at AOSSA in Fukui City. Built around corporate improvement case studies and tutorials, its ¥40,000 main-conference fee marks it as a dense, practitioner-facing event.