Reitaisai 2025: Ultimate Guide to Tokyo's Biggest Touhou Event with Tickets, Access & Tokyo Pop Culture Information
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is not only the center of politics and transportation, but also the center of culture. There are many museums where you can experience various art works from old times to modern art.
Of course, Tokyo is also the center of pop culture. Various pop culture-related events are held, including anime, manga, and games. This time, we will introduce notable pop culture-related events held in Tokyo, starting with Touhou events.
Table of Contents
-Pop Culture-Related Events Are Held Throughout Tokyo
-Pay Attention Here! Reitaisai 2025 Highlights
-Monthly Introduction of Recommended Events for Japanese Pop Culture Enthusiasts
Pop Culture-Related Events Are Held Throughout Tokyo
In Tokyo, the center of pop culture, pop culture-related events are held somewhere every day. At Tokyo Big Sight and Makuhari Messe, large-scale events such as Comic Market and Tokyo Game Show are held, attracting hundreds of thousands of people. Also, in Akihabara, where pop culture-related shops line the streets, events are always being held somewhere, from events that use the entire city to store-level events.
Since you're going to Tokyo, pop culture-related events are one of the things you should enjoy.
The Representative "Reitaisai" is an Event Where Touhou Project Fans Sell Their Handmade Goods
Source:Official website
Reitaisai is the largest event among the many Touhou Project-related events. Anything related to Touhou Project is allowed, and it's a must-see festival for Touhou Project fans where you can enjoy Touhou Project from various angles. You can enjoy various activities that are too numerous to mention here, such as distribution of derivative illustrations and manga, display of Touhou Project-wrapped cars, and cosplay.
List of Goods Available at Reitaisai 2025
Shopping is one of the things you'll want to enjoy when you go to Reitaisai. Many goods filled with love made by Touhou Project fans are sold. For example, doujinshi, CDs, original goods, and analog/digital games.
The great thing is that among the original goods, there are many items that can be used daily, such as bags, pins, cups, and clothes. Everything is wonderful, and I always end up buying too much, so my goal this time is to shop within my budget.
Reitaisai 2025 Event Overview and Access
The event information for Reitaisai is as follows:
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight West Halls
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10:30~15:30 (scheduled)
Access: 3 minutes walk from Tokyo Big Sight Station
Admission Fees: Cirno's "I'm the Fastest" Pass (Early Entry Ticket): 3000 yen/ General Admission Ticket: 2000 yen/ Same-day Ticket: 3000 yen/ Afternoon Entry Ticket: 1000 yen/ Sakuya's Perfect and Elegant Cosplay Priority Pass (Cosplay Entry Ticket): 4000 yen
Website: https://reitaisai.com/arts12/
Also, for those interested in Reitaisai, Uta-matsuri is also recommended. This is a live event exclusively for Touhou Project arrangements.
Venue: Club Citta
Date: Monday, November 24, 2025 (National Holiday)
Access: About 5 minutes walk from JR Kawasaki Station
Admission Fees: Premium Ticket with Goods 11000 yen/ Parent-Child Seat A (2 seats: 1 adult / 1 person 18 or under) 7700 yen/ Parent-Child Seat B (3 seats: 1 adult / 2 people 18 or under) 9900 yen/ General Standing: 4500 yen/ Student Discount Standing (High school students and below): 3300 yen
Website: https://www.uta-matsuri.com/
Pay Attention Here! Reitaisai 2025 Highlights
Wonderful Goods That Exceed Amateur Quality
Source:Reitaisai Nico Nico Chokaigi
Reitaisai's numerous goods sales are also an attractive point. What I especially recommend are Reitaisai's official goods, which are high quality and very popular every year. This year, various new products such as clear files, paper bags, and hot spring towels will appear. All of them have delicate touches of art, with characters' expressions drawn delicately, making them very attractive goods.
In addition, various individuals, companies, and circles (groups) provide attractive goods. Most are limited-edition goods that can only be obtained here. So you won't regret it, please carefully examine them as much as time allows.
Cosplayers Who Decorate the Venue and Make You Want to Take Photos
Source:PR TIMES
(※Photo is for illustrative purposes only)
At Reitaisai, many participants cosplay as Touhou Project characters. As you walk around the venue, you can pass by many cosplayers, and just walking around is very exciting.
Also, doing cosplay is recommended. Pre-registration is required, but anyone can cosplay at Reitaisai. If you become a Touhou Project character and take photos with other character cosplayers, it will be a lifelong memory.
For those who don't cosplay, pre-registration is required for photography as well, so it's recommended to register in advance. When you see high-quality cosplay, you'll definitely want to ask for photos.
Experience Corner Where You Can Try the Latest Japanese Games
(※Photo is for illustrative purposes only)
Being able to play various games is one of the attractive points of Reitaisai 2025. What I particularly pay attention to is the corner where you can play the original Touhou Project games. Even I, who had never played Touhou Project before, was extremely satisfied, so it's certain that anyone can enjoy it.
Also, you can play derivative games as well. Being able to play while talking with the creators is very enjoyable. Since the creators are big fans of Touhou Project, conversations between fans really get lively. Please enjoy the games while listening to behind-the-scenes stories about game production.
Even if you don't understand Japanese, if you have a love for pop culture, communication will surely work out.
Numerous Unique Events That Change Every Year and Color the Venue
Source:Reitaisai Nico Nico Chokaigi
Although I couldn't list them all so far, many attractive events are held at Reitaisai 2025. What I'm looking forward to is the coloring event with Copic markers. Since the necessary tools are also sold, although coloring with Copic markers will be my first experience, I'm thinking of giving it a try.
There are also corners where you can enjoy traditional Japanese games such as shooting galleries and Daruma Otoshi (a game where you stack blocks and use a wooden hammer to knock out the middle blocks from the side without dropping the top block). Since you can receive Touhou Project goods as prizes, why not make them souvenirs?
There are many other events as well, so please try various experiences as much as time allows.
Reitaisai 2025 Ticket Information and Precautions
Tickets are required for admission to Reitaisai 2025. There are five types of tickets available for purchase at Reitaisai 2025:
①Cirno's "I'm the Fastest!" Pass (Early Entry Ticket) *Sales ended in 2025
Registration period: September 20, 2025 (Sat) 12:00 - September 27, 2025 (Sat) 23:59
Price: 3000 yen
②General Admission Ticket
Sales period: September 20, 2025 (Sat) 12:00 - October 19, 2025 (Sun) 15:29
Price: 2000 yen
③Same-Day Ticket
Sales period: October 19, 2025 (Sun) from 8:30
Price: 3000 yen
Sales location: West Hall 2 Catalog/Same-Day Ticket Sales Counter
④Afternoon Admission Ticket
Sales period: October 19, 2025 (Sun) from 10:30
Price: 1000 yen
Sales location: West Hall 2 Catalog/Same-Day Ticket Sales Counter
⑤Sakuya's Perfect and Elegant Cosplay Priority Pass (Cosplay Participation Admission Ticket) *Sales ended in 2025
Sales period: September 20, 2025 (Sat) - October 12, 2025 (Sat)
Price: 4000 yen
Cosplay registration is also possible on the day at the Cosplay Registration Desk in the West Atrium. Cosplay participants don't necessarily need ticket ⑤, so please rest assured.
Also, since crowding is expected, same-day tickets ③ are not recommended. Please try to purchase the general admission ticket ② if possible.
If You Love Japanese Pop Culture, Enjoy a Pilgrimage with a Guide Who Knows Akihabara Inside Out!
The Akihabara Anime & Gaming Adventure Tour is a tour where you can visit anime goods stores, retro arcades, retro game shops, maid cafes, and more, allowing you to broadly experience Japanese pop culture and Akihabara.
Akihabara is a place that is difficult for beginners to explore, as it has an extremely high concentration of shops and the streets are confusing. Therefore, it is recommended to efficiently explore with a local tour guide through the Akihabara Anime & Gaming Adventure Tour.
Also, being able to experience a little bit of many aspects of diverse Japanese pop culture is another pleasant point. There are many opportunities to encounter things you didn't know before, and your interests will surely expand.
<Information>
Start time: 14:00
Tour area: Tokyo
Meeting point: In front of Ticket Office right outside of Electric Town Gate of JR Akihabara station
Monthly Introduction of Recommended Events for Japanese Pop Culture Enthusiasts
November
30th Anniversary Exhibition "ALL OF EVANGELION"
Source:Mori Building
The 30th Anniversary Exhibition All of EVANGELION is a must-see exhibition for fans that offers a glimpse into how Evangelion has been created.
Numerous valuable materials related to Evangelion's production are displayed, including TV anime production materials, voice actor audition recordings, movie storyboards (drawings and text showing the composition and direction of films), and more.
Also, while the first Evangelion work was produced using analog methods, digital techniques have been gradually incorporated. Being able to experience the changes in production methods is one of the attractive points of All of EVANGELION.
Learning how the world of Evangelion was created and what has been done to express it will surely be a blissful time for fans.
<Information>
Date: November 14, 2025 (Fri) - January 12, 2026 (Mon, Holiday)
Access: Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line "Roppongi Station" Exit 1C, 3-minute walk (directly connected via concourse)
Admission fee: General 2200 yen - 2400 yen/ High school and university students 1600 yen - 1700 yen/ Ages 4 to junior high school students 1000 yen - 1100 yen/ 65 years and older 1900 yen - 2100 yen
Website: https://allofevangelion-ex.roppongihills.com/
Special Exhibition "Tezuka Osamu 'Save the Glass Earth'"
Source:Toshima City
Tezuka Osamu is a great manga artist known as the "God of Manga," who created the original manga for Japan's first TV anime, "ASTRO BOY."
Through his numerous works, Tezuka Osamu conveyed messages about "the preciousness of life" and "the wonder of nature." "Tezuka Osamu・Save the Glass Earth" delivers his thoughts to us living half a century later through Tezuka Osamu's essays and original artwork.
You can feel Tezuka Osamu's thoughts through his delicate yet powerful drawings, and words that combine enveloping gentleness with strictness.
<Information>
Schedule: Saturday, August 2, 2025 - Monday, November 24, 2025
Closed on Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday is a national holiday)
Access: 5-minute walk from Toei Oedo Line "Ochiai-Minami-Nagasaki Station" Exit A2
Admission Fee: Adults 500 yen
Elementary and junior high school students 100 yen
Free for preschool children, persons presenting a disability certificate and their caregiver (up to 1 person)
Website: https://tokiwasomm.jp/exhibition/2025/06/post-63.php
Animate Girls Festival 2025
Source:Official X
Animate Girls Festival 2025 is a large-scale event gathering pop culture for women, including anime, manga, voice actors, merchandise, and otome games.
At the main venue, you can enjoy merchandise sales including limited edition goods, exhibitions, and booth events. Another attractive point is the shows held on the open stage. Voice actors from anime and game works will appear on stage for talk shows and mini-concerts. It's an excellent opportunity to hear live the voices you usually hear from behind the screen.
Furthermore, during Animate Girls Festival 2025, various events will be held throughout the entire Ikebukuro area, including collaboration drinks and menus, and public radio recordings. Please enjoy it to the fullest.
<Information>
Schedule: Saturday, November 8, 2025 and Sunday, November 9, 2025
Access: About 8-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station Exit 35
Admission Fee: Fast Ticket 3,000 yen/ General Ticket 1,800 yen/ Afternoon Ticket 800 yen/ Same-day Ticket 1,000 yen
Website: https://agf-ikebukuro.jp/s/agf2025/?ima=1639
December
Comic Market (Winter Comiket)
Source:DENGEKI HOBBY WEB
Comic Market is the world's largest doujinshi (self-published works) sale event, boasting over 500,000 participants annually.
Sales include derivative and original works such as manga and novels, as well as a wide variety of merchandise including accessories, straps, and pin badges. Moreover, the genres span not only anime and manga but also railways, travel, pets, traffic signals, and much more. Comic Market is where people who express their "favorites" in their own unique way gather.
At Comic Market, you can search for people who like the same things as you in the vast venue, or discover new hobbies. Please pursue your "favorites" in your own way. By the way, my way of enjoying it is to go around purchasing works from the creators I support.
Similar to major doujinshi events like Reitaisai 2025, Comic Market offers a unique opportunity to directly connect with creators and fellow fans.
<Information>
Schedule: December 30-31, 2025
Access: 3-minute walk from Tokyo Big Sight Station
Admission Fee: <Tickets>Early Entry 5,000 yen/ Changing Room Priority Entry 3,000 yen/ <Wristband-type Participation Prize> Morning Entry 1,210 yen/ Afternoon Entry (Store Sales) 440 yen/ Afternoon Entry (Venue Sales) 1,000 yen
Website: https://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/C107/C107Info.html#N250
Jump Festa
Source:Official website
JUMP FESTA is a festival where various events related to hugely popular manga serialized in JUMP-affiliated manga magazines, including ONE PIECE and Demon Slayer, are held.
What I look forward to every year is the exhibition of original artwork. When viewing the original artwork, the characters appear more lively and attractive than in the booklets I usually see.
In addition, there are many eye-catching corners including large-scale displays such as life-size panels, the official JUMP FESTA shop, and character greetings. Furthermore, the stage events are not to be missed. Through talk shows featuring voice actors and original authors, you can learn more deeply about the works you love.
This is an event where you can experience the attractive aspects of JUMP FESTA that cannot be fully enjoyed just by reading manga or watching anime at home.
<Information>
Schedule: Saturday, December 20, 2025 and Sunday, December 21, 2025
Access: About 5-minute walk from JR Keiyo Line "Kaihin-Makuhari Station"
Admission Fee: Free - Requires advance application, invitation-only
Website: https://www.jumpfesta.com/
If You Want to Enjoy Authentic Japan, Have a Local Guide Show You Around!
For those who want to enjoy Japan 150%, I recommend Magical Trip tours. Magical Trip is characterized by local guides who show you around. You can be taken not only to famous tourist spots but also to recommended spots that only locals know, and learn local ways of enjoying the area. I strongly recommend this to people who want to know and experience authentic Japan that isn't listed in guidebooks.
The tour content is also very diverse, ranging from food tours to cycling tours. Please check the details at the URL below.
