Nagoya-City World Cosplay Summit 2025

Date : 08/01/2025 - 08/03/2025

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One of the world's biggest cosplay festivals

Japan's culture of anime, manga, games, and special effects has recently been spreading far and wide around the world. Its breakthrough in recent years is particularly striking—even now becoming an international phenomenon of youth culture.

And one of the largest cosplay festivals—the World Cosplay Summit—is back in 2025 from Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3. World Cosplay Championship 2025 acts as the main event with the representative cosplayers from countries around the world coming to duke it out for the title in the city of Nagoya. A cosplay runway and numerous other events make for another tantalizing time.

From Nagoya to the rest of Japan… and the world!

World Cosplay Summit

Started in 2003, the World Cosplay Summit—or WCS—grew exponentially in the following years to become a mecca for international cosplayers. The event is held each summer in the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, and in 2023, hosted more than 36 countries and regions.
While an international event, WCS has set its roots in the city of Nagoya and greater prefecture of Aichi. Working at a local level, it helps to invigorate local communities and stimulate the economy under the motto of "Cosplay" while at the same time offering a fun-filled opportunity to enter a world of anime, manga, game, and other characters as they walk the streets. It's even spreading the joy around the world via online streaming.

Ticket info

Check here for ticket details in English (external site)

Click here for ticket details in English (external site)

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: Fri, Aug 1–Sun, Aug 3, 2025
Place	: • Oasis21 (Main Hall) • Hisaya-Odori Park • Central Park underground shopping mall • Aichi Arts Center • Osu Shopping Street
Location	: 〒461-0005 1-11-1, Higashi-Sakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi (Oasis21)
Fee	: Free of charge Notes: • Differs by ticket type and date. • Prices are subject to change. Check the official site, etc. for the most up-to-date information.

Parking	: Please use nearby parking lots as no exclusive parking is available.
Streaming platforms	: YouTube, Niconico, X, Facebook Live, and Twitch

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.

LINK

World Cosplay Summit 2025 website

ACCESS

Access by public transport

To Oasis21:
From Nagoya Station, take the Higashiyama Subway Line. Get off at Sakae Station and walk 1 min. from Exit 4.
Access by car

Approx. 3 min. from the Toshincho Exit on the Nagoya Expressway's Circle 1 route.

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