Kariya-City Kariya Anime Collection
Date: Oct 25,2025(Sat)
This autumn, Kariya comes alive—Anime style!
Kariya Anime Collection is a comprehensive anime/manga event held around Kariya Station. A cosplay event held at the Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center served as the launching pad for the Cosplay Festa in Kariya beginning in 2010, which then expanded in 2013 to include anime and other such contents to become the all-inclusive anime/manga event that it is today.
Festivities include talk shows by voice actors and actresses as well as anime-related booths, and some 2,000 cosplayers make an appearance. Food and drink vendors too offer tasty treats as the cherry on top of a myriad of events!!
Event details (partial)
Special talk stage (advance ticket-style) ALL EVENTS SOLD OUT
Events:
10:50 am Tomoko Kaneda (Bottom Biting Bug from Bottom Biting Bug, etc.)
12:45 pm Kenji Akabane (Lihaku from The Apothecary Diaries, etc.), Reiji Kawashima (Fushi from To Your Eternity, etc.), and the Kariya Castle Warrior Entertainment Brigade (12:30 pm)
2:30 pm Sho Hayami (Hubert from Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, etc.)
4:00 pm Ken-yu Horiuchi (Second Hokage and Tobirama Senju from Naruto: Shippuden, etc.)
• Location: Small Hall, Kariya Cultural Center
• Price: Free to view (all seats reserved)
Kariya Indie Game 2025
Indie games produced by individuals and clubs come together during this event. Visitors can enjoy game exhibits and play as well as the chance to mingle with creators. Encounter new games you'll only find here.
• Location: Aioi Hall, Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center
• Price: Free of charge to view with no tickets necessary. Unreserved seating.
Cosplay photography
• Application: Kariya Cultural Center and Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center for cosplay participation with use of a changing room / Aioi Hall, Kariya Cultural Center for photography and cosplay participation without use of a changing room
• Price: JPY 500/person
Special open stage (advance reservation required)
• Location: Large Hall, Kariya Cultural Center
1) Open cosplayer stage
• Time: 10:00 am–12:00 pm and 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
• Participation fee: JPY 800/group (20 min. Advance application required. Available to those with a cosplay ticket only.)
2) Anime theme song karaoke competition
• Time: 1:00 pm–3:00 pm
• Participation fee: JPY 300/group (for one song with two mics available)
Check the official Kariya Anime Collection site (External link. Japanese only.) for details.
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Event info
| Date | Sat, Oct 25, 2025 |
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| Time | 10:00 am–7:00 pm |
| Location | Area around Kariya Station |
| Location | 〒448-0028 Sakura-machi, Kariya-shi, Aichi Note: • The Access Map shows the location of JR Kariya Station. |
| Price | Some events require a fee. |
| Parking | Pay parking available (available free at Kariya City Hall) Use the Kariya Cultural Center, Aioi, Kanda, and other nearby parking lots. |
| Inquiries | • 0566-23-4100 (Kariya City Tourism Association, available weekdays 8:30 am–5:15 pm) • 0566-45-5833 (Kariya Station Front Tourist Information Center, available daily 10:00 am–6:00 pm, excluding the second Wed of each month) |
Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.
DIRECTIONS
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- By public transportation
- Get off at Kariya Station. All events and booths are just a short walking distance.
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- By car
- Approx. 25 min. (6.8 km) south from Toyoake Interchange on the Isewangan Expressway via Route 23.
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