Ticket prices, check-in and queuing areas are from C108 (summer 2026). C109 entry details are due in early November and will be updated then.
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Over three days, December 29 (Tue) to 31 (Thu), 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight — the first schedule longer than two days in seven years. East Halls 4–6 are closed for renovation; circles are in East 1–3 and 7, West 1–2 and South 1–2, and corporate booths in West 3–4 and South 3–4. Circles run 10:30 AM–4:00 PM, corporate booths 10:30 AM–5:00 PM (4:00 PM on day 3).
C109 entry details are due in early November. At C108, early entry (10:30 AM) was a ¥5,000 + ¥385 fee lottery (apply via TicketPay, print at FamilyMart, ID check), morning entry (11:00 AM) a ¥1,210 wristband (Animate, Toranoana and Melonbooks stores and online), and afternoon entry (12:30 PM) ¥440 in advance or ¥1,000 on the day. Children of junior-high age and under get in free with a guardian, one per adult.
At C108, early-entry check-in was the East Car Park (beyond the New East Halls) for the East side and Entrance Plaza level 2 for the West/South side. Morning entry queued at the East Car Park or Symbol Promenade Park, afternoon entry at Symbol Promenade Park, and after 12:00 noon entry is via the West/South side only. Camping overnight or arriving the day before is banned. C109 queuing areas will be in the catalog notes (around early December).
It is 7 minutes on foot from Kokusai-tenjijo Station (Rinkai Line) and 3 minutes from Tokyo Big Sight Station (Yurikamome, about 22 minutes from Shimbashi). There are also the BRT from Shimbashi (about 21 minutes), extra Toei direct buses on event days from Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Exit (about 30 minutes, to the Central Terminal), JR buses from the Yaesu side (about 30 minutes), and water buses from Hinode Pier (about 20 minutes).
Cars, motorbikes and bicycles are banned and there is no parking. Taxis are also discouraged because of traffic around the venue.
Cosplay areas are inside and around East Hall 8, the West Halls rooftop exhibition area, the gardens and other spots, until 4:30 PM (4:00 PM on day 3). Changing rooms are in the Conference Tower and TFT Hall, 10:30 AM–5:30 PM (5:00 PM on day 3). At C108, cosplay registration was ¥500 per day.
At C108, early-entry check-in ran 8:00–10:00 AM: the East Car Park for the East side, Entrance Plaza level 2 for the West/South side. Bring original photo ID. Camping overnight or arriving the day before is banned.
Circles, corporate booths, cosplay areas and changing rooms open at 10:30 AM, starting with early-entry ticket holders. East Halls 4–6 are closed for renovation.
At C108, morning entry (¥1,210 wristband) started at 11:00 AM. You queue at the East Car Park or Symbol Promenade Park.
At C108, afternoon entry (¥440 in advance, ¥1,000 on the day) started at 12:30 PM, via the West/South side only, queuing in Symbol Promenade Park. After 12:00 noon, East-side ticket holders also enter from the West/South side.
Circles close at 4:00 PM. Corporate booths run until 5:00 PM, cosplay areas until 4:30 PM and changing rooms until 5:30 PM (on day 3: 4:00, 4:00 and 5:00 PM). If Kokusai-tenjijo Station is packed, use Tokyo Big Sight Station on the Yurikamome.
At C108, early-entry check-in ran 8:00–10:00 AM: the East Car Park for the East side, Entrance Plaza level 2 for the West/South side. Bring original photo ID. Camping overnight or arriving the day before is banned.
Circles, corporate booths, cosplay areas and changing rooms open at 10:30 AM, starting with early-entry ticket holders. East Halls 4–6 are closed for renovation.
At C108, morning entry (¥1,210 wristband) started at 11:00 AM. You queue at the East Car Park or Symbol Promenade Park.
At C108, afternoon entry (¥440 in advance, ¥1,000 on the day) started at 12:30 PM, via the West/South side only, queuing in Symbol Promenade Park. After 12:00 noon, East-side ticket holders also enter from the West/South side.
Circles close at 4:00 PM. Corporate booths run until 5:00 PM, cosplay areas until 4:30 PM and changing rooms until 5:30 PM (on day 3: 4:00, 4:00 and 5:00 PM). If Kokusai-tenjijo Station is packed, use Tokyo Big Sight Station on the Yurikamome.
At C108, early-entry check-in ran 8:00–10:00 AM: the East Car Park for the East side, Entrance Plaza level 2 for the West/South side. Bring original photo ID. Camping overnight or arriving the day before is banned.
Circles, corporate booths, cosplay areas and changing rooms open at 10:30 AM, starting with early-entry ticket holders. East Halls 4–6 are closed for renovation.
At C108, morning entry (¥1,210 wristband) started at 11:00 AM. You queue at the East Car Park or Symbol Promenade Park.
At C108, afternoon entry (¥440 in advance, ¥1,000 on the day) started at 12:30 PM, via the West/South side only, queuing in Symbol Promenade Park. After 12:00 noon, East-side ticket holders also enter from the West/South side.
Circles close at 4:00 PM. Corporate booths run until 5:00 PM, cosplay areas until 4:30 PM and changing rooms until 5:30 PM (on day 3: 4:00, 4:00 and 5:00 PM). If Kokusai-tenjijo Station is packed, use Tokyo Big Sight Station on the Yurikamome.
Areas and positions are approximate, based on the official venue and traffic maps. On the day, follow on-site signs and restrictions.
Circle (doujin) booths. 10:30 AM–4:00 PM.
Circle booths. 10:30 AM–4:00 PM. Connected to East Halls 1–3 by the East Hall concourse.
Cosplay area, inside and around the hall. Until 4:30 PM (4:00 PM on day 3). Cosplay registration required.
West Halls 1–2 on the ground floor are circle booths (10:30 AM–4:00 PM); West Halls 3–4 on the 4th floor are corporate booths (10:30 AM–5:00 PM, 4:00 PM on day 3).
South Halls 1–2 on the ground floor are circle booths (10:30 AM–4:00 PM); South Halls 3–4 on the 4th floor are corporate booths (10:30 AM–5:00 PM, 4:00 PM on day 3).
Cosplay changing rooms. 10:30 AM–5:30 PM (5:00 PM on day 3).
Cosplay changing rooms in TFT Hall. At C108 this was where the early changing-room ticket (¥3,000) let you in before opening.
Cosplay area on the West Halls roof. Until 4:30 PM (4:00 PM on day 3).
Not used at C109 because of renovation work, due to finish in 2027.
From the Rinkai Line gates, walk southeast along the East Promenade and cross Yagura Bridge to the Entrance Plaza: about 680 m, normally 8 minutes (longer in the crowds on the day). Afternoon entry (from 12:30 PM) is only this way.
Early and morning entry only. Head northeast past the north side of Hana no Hiroba, then follow the road along the north side of the East Halls to the East Car Park beyond the New East Halls: about 1000 m, normally 13 minutes. At C108, East-side early check-in and morning queuing were in this car park (from 9:00 AM, on to the check-in further inside). After 12:00 noon, enter from the West/South side instead.
Level 2. At C108, early-entry check-in for the West/South side ran here next to Tully's from 8:00 to 10:00 AM, and same-day afternoon wristbands (¥1,000) went on sale here from about 12:30 PM.
Rinkai Line. 7 minutes on foot to the West/South Halls (official figure). The busiest station on event days.
Yurikamome Line (formerly Kokusai-tenjijo-seimon). 3 minutes on foot; about 22 minutes from Shimbashi.
Bus and taxi terminal in front of the venue. On event days, extra Toei direct buses from Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Exit (about 30 minutes) arrive here; JR buses also run from the Yaesu side. Taxis are discouraged because of traffic.
