Akihabara Events November 2025: Complete Guide to Anime, Gaming & Tech Festivals
Akihabara was originally famous as an electronics district dealing with home appliances and electrical components, but since the late 1990s, stores selling anime, manga, and games began to increase, and it became known as a mecca for pop culture.
While Akihabara is bustling with tourists even on weekdays, more people visit on Sunday afternoons when the main "Chuo-dori Street" becomes a pedestrian paradise (vehicles are prohibited and only pedestrians can use it).
In Akihabara, where various cultures intermingle, diverse events are held thanks to its convenient transportation and easy accessibility. This time, we will introduce Akihabara Event November 2025 and other events you can enjoy centered around Akihabara, including highlights, event dates, and access to venues.
Table of Contents
-Events the Author is Focusing on for Akihabara in November
-Pop Culture Related Events to Enjoy in Akihabara in November
-Must-See Events Other Than Pop Culture in Akihabara and Surrounding Areas
Events the Author is Focusing on for Akihabara in November
At these events, you can enjoy collaborations between real and virtual experiences, try various games, and experience what makes Akihabara unique.
DigiGame Expo
Source:Official website
DigiGame Expo is an event where doujin games (games independently produced by individuals or small groups with the same hobby) and indie games (games made with low budgets and small teams not affiliated with corporations) are exhibited and sold.
With over 200 participating groups, you can actually experience various genres of games and directly communicate with the creators. The atmosphere is cozy and welcoming, so feel free to ask creators about gameplay tips and behind-the-scenes production stories, and immerse yourself in the world of creative games that major companies don't offer!
At the venue, you can compare other people's play styles that you don't usually get to see, and enjoy interacting with fellow fans.
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Date: November 9, 2025
Access: 3-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station
Admission: Free
Website: https://digigame-expo.org/
Doujinshi Created by Passionate Fans are Worth Seeing!
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Doujinshi (magazines created and published at personal expense by individuals or groups with the same hobby) created by passionate fans are worth seeing.
Since doujinshi don't aim for profit and can reflect personal preferences, they can tackle niche themes and are full of engaging content. The works created with attention to every detail are so captivating that even those who aren't fans of the themes will find themselves absorbed! Doujinshi are rarely available in bookstores, so be sure to check them out.
Original Goods Perfect as Souvenirs are Also Sold
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At the venue, goods that are usually only available at official stores and event-limited original merchandise are also sold. Acrylic stands and pin badges designed with popular characters are perfect as souvenirs! Original goods are sometimes announced in advance on social media like X, so if you're interested, check them out.
Everything is so attractive that it's fun to compare various group booths and search for your favorite original goods.
To Deeply Enjoy Akihabara's Pop Culture, Have a Local Guide Show You Around the City!
To deeply enjoy Akihabara's pop culture, have a local guide show you around the city. The Akihabara Anime & Gaming Adventure Tour allows you to visit the best spots to enjoy "otaku" (enthusiast of specific pop culture) culture together with a guide familiar with Akihabara.
On the tour, after visiting anime goods stores, retro game shops, and capsule toy shops, you'll enjoy a meal at a maid café, and finally experience taking purikura (a machine that prints photographed images as stickers) at a game center. With visits to unique spots, the 3-hour tour time will fly by.
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Meeting Point: Ticket vending machines right outside the Electric Town Exit ticket gate of Akihabara Station
Area: Akihabara
Meeting Time: 14:00
Pop Culture Related Events to Enjoy in Akihabara in November
In November, many pop culture related events are held in Akihabara. You can see intricately crafted figures that look like they jumped out of anime and manga, learn about AI, and experience events you can only find here!
KAIBA CORPORATION STORE in animate Akihabara
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At KAIBA CORPORATION STORE in animate Akihabara, standing panels and figures from past anime works of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series are exhibited, and goods are sold. At the venue, you can listen to BGM from past Yu-Gi-Oh! series while viewing life-sized panels of popular characters and both new and old figures, so you can fully enjoy the world of the series.
Also, if you purchase products totaling 2,200 yen including tax at the shop, you'll receive one randomly selected bookmark from 8 designs as a purchase bonus, so why not buy some goods as souvenirs?
The exhibition content changes by period, so check the official website for the exhibition dates of your favorite works and characters before visiting.
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Date: November 15 - December 7, 2025
Access: 5-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station
Admission: Free
Website: https://www.animate.co.jp/onlyshop/32705/
TAMASHII NATION 2025
Source:Official website
TAMASHII NATION 2025 is an annual figure festival hosted by BANDAI SPIRITS, which handles adult-oriented products from popular toy manufacturer BANDAI, and is held at three venues: Bellesalle Akihabara, Akihabara UDX, and TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO.
On the 1st floor of Bellesalle Akihabara, you can see popular Jump characters such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Demon Slayer, and on the B1 floor, you can see Super Sentai series exhibitions such as Ultraman and Kamen Rider.
At Akihabara UDX, robot figures such as Gundam, Evangelion, and Mazinger Z are gathered.
Combining all venues, over 1,100 figures are exhibited by floor, and you can enjoy each world. Many new and unreleased works are also exhibited, so figure fans must see this.
I visited with an anime-loving friend before, and we were captivated by the high level of completion of the figures crafted with attention to every detail. The lifelike figures give you a sense of realism as if they might start moving at any moment!
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Date: January 14-16, 2025
Access: 3-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station (both venues)
Admission: Free
Website: https://tamashii-nation.tamashiiweb.com/
AI Festival 2025 Powered by THIRDWAVE
Source:Official website
AI Festival 2025 Powered by THIRDWAVE is an Akihabara event in November 2025 where you can experience AI through various programs under the theme of "Making AI More Accessible and More Fun."
There are four main programs held at the venue:
- AI Creators Market
- AI Art Grand Prix Final Judging
- AI Workshop
- Drive RC Cars with AI!
What I'm most excited about is the "AI Art Grand Prix Final Judging." These unprecedented art pieces that fuse human imagination with AI technology are packed with ideas that humans alone cannot fully express, and are sure to be inspiring!
To enter, you'll need a Dospara membership number, so don't forget to obtain one before participating.
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Date: November 8, 2025
Access: 3-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station
Admission: Free
Website: https://www.aifestival.jp/
Must-See Events Other Than Pop Culture in Akihabara and Surrounding Areas
Let's also pay attention to must-see events other than pop culture held in Akihabara and its surrounding areas.
At gourmet events unique to Kanda, where famous curry restaurants gather, and at special discount markets held by the textile wholesale district, you'll have the chance to discover new charms of the Akihabara area.
Kanda Curry Grand Prix Championship Finals 2025
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Kanda Curry Grand Prix 2025 – Championship Finals is Japan's largest curry event held in Kanda, which is easily accessible from Akihabara. Twenty restaurants selected from Kanda, known as a fiercely competitive curry district, compete for the title of Japan's number one based on visitor votes.
As a curry lover myself, I've participated before and compared four different varieties from the uniquely diverse curry menu, including katsu curry, medicinal herb curry, and soup curry. The curry portions are small and easy to compare, so you can challenge yourself to try various famous restaurants' flavors.
At the venue, you can not only eat curry and vote, but also enjoy curry goods sales, stamp rallies, and event shows. This is an event I definitely want curry lovers to participate in.
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Date: November 1-2, 2025
Access: Right from JR Ochanomizu Station
Admission: Free
Website: https://kanda-curry.com/
Iwamotocho & Higashi-Kanda Family Bazaar
Source:Official website
Iwamotocho & Higashi-Kanda Family Bazaar is an Akihabara event in November 2025 where long-established wholesalers in the textile wholesale districts of Iwamotocho and Higashi-Kanda, which are adjacent to Akihabara, sell clothing, accessories, daily necessities, and more at wholesale prices along the streets.
Previously, this was an event that only employees working in Iwamotocho and their families or acquaintances could attend, but as word spread about being able to purchase quality items at low prices, it became open to the general public as well.
Various products are lined up tightly along the street, and searching for your desired items feels like going on a treasure hunt! In addition to product sales, there are also many food stalls, so I recommend strolling around while enjoying street food.
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Date: November 29-30, December 6-7, 2025
Access: 4-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station
Admission: Free
Website: https://www.family-bazar.com/
With Guidance from Local Guides Who Know Each Area Inside Out, Your Sightseeing Becomes Twice as Enjoyable!
If you can be guided by local guides who know each area inside out, your sightseeing becomes twice as enjoyable. With a local guide, you can visit hidden gem spots not listed in guidebooks that only those in the know are aware of, learn trivia about popular tourist spots, and efficiently visit multiple scattered tourist attractions, which is another attractive point.
If you use tours from magical trip, which has many local guides on staff, you can spend an enriching time that cannot be experienced through individual tourism, not only visiting famous places but also through meals and experiences. Tours can be selected from a wide range of options including area, experience content, required time, and more, so you can choose one that matches your itinerary.
