XR Kaigi 2026
Overview
Japan's largest conference covering XR, metaverse and VTuber technologies. Launched in 2019 by Mogura, publisher of the trade media Mogura VR, the 2026 edition gathers roughly 70 sessions and about 100 exhibition booths at Tokyo Port City Takeshiba. Hands-on hardware demos sit alongside enterprise deployment cases, making it the industry's annual checkpoint.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2019
- Founder
- Launched in 2019 by Mogura Inc., publisher of the XR trade media Mogura VR
Grew out of the editorial team behind Mogura VR, a publication covering XR, AR, VR and VTuber culture, and has run annually since 2019. Mogura was absorbed into MyDearest Inc. at the end of January 2026; both companies stated that XR Kaigi and Mogura VR would keep their independence and neutrality, and the event continues under the XR Kaigi Executive Committee.
Transition
- 2019 Mogura Inc. (Mogura VR) held the first XR Kaigi
- 2025 Held December 1-3 at Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, with over 3,700 total attendees and over 100 exhibiting companies
- 2026 Mogura was absorbed into MyDearest Inc. at the end of January; XR Kaigi continues under an executive committee structure
- 2026 Held November 30 to December 2, with a projected total attendance of over 3,000, about 70 sessions and about 100 exhibition booths
Voices
The earlier "let's build everything in the metaverse" excitement has cooled into a phase of working out how to position XR as a system tied to real worksites and adjacent technologies rather than as standalone content (from Designium's 2025 report, in Japanese)
A third-time attendee found the defining feature to be the hands-on expo floor, where you can feel first-hand how far the latest XR technology has advanced (from Isoroot's 2025 report, in Japanese)
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