First visit at Japan Expo: the guide!
What to do at Japan Expo? How to go there? Where to stay? How to book tickets? We answer all those questions and more on this page!
Japan Expo's mobile app is the essential tool for your visit!
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Contents
1 - All of Japanese culture in a festival
- 4 days of meetings
- 4 days of shows
- 4 days of activities and games
2 - Prepare your visit: information
- When?
- Ticketing
- Where?
- Access (with public transport, by train, car, or plane)
- Where to stay?
- Services
- Security
- Further advice and information
1 - All of Japanese culture in a festival
Let’s celebrate Japanese culture! Created in 2000, the festival carries on with its original ambition since its first edition, of bringing together Japan enthusiasts, pop culture fans, and curious minds, inviting them to enjoy and learn more about the Land of the Rising Sun, its culture, and artists.
Japan Expo features all of Japanese culture, from the most traditional to the most modern, and invites the public to meet all kinds of guests, attend all types of shows, and take part in many activities, games, or workshops.
· MANGA · ANIME · VIDEO GAMES · MUSIC · TRADITIONAL ARTS · FASHION · MARTIAL ARTS · COSPLAY · LIFESTYLE · FOOD · TOURISM · WEB CULTURE ·
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4 days of meetings
Hundreds of guests holding signings and panels: mangaka, animators, illustrators, cosplayers, musicians, video makers, and more.
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4 days of shows
Cosplay shows, music showcases, pro wrestling matches, traditional performances, and more: featuring more than 750 events.
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4 days of activities and games
Dozens of participants and exhibitors share their passion with you: traditional workshops, video game freeplay, quizzes and competitions, games on stage, prizes to win, etc.
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2 - Prepare your visit: information
When?
Japan Expo Paris is back from July 3-6 2025 and from July 9-12 2026!
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Where?
Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte - 93420 Villepinte, 30 minutes away from Paris with public transport
Access
Public transport:
- RER B, stop at Parc des Expositions towards the direction of Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle when you're coming from Paris
Be careful when buying your ticket: you have to purchase an RER ticket that goes to Parc des Expositions. Regular metro tickets are not valid for this itinerary. - Have a look at the metro and RER map on www.ratp.fr
- More information on www.ratp.fr
- To save time, buy your ticket in the days before the festival, to avoid long lines!
Train:
- Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV train station, 5 minutes away from Japan Expo with the RER B train to Parc des Expositions
- Gare du Nord train station in Paris, 30 minutes away from Japan Expo with the RER B train
- To join the RER from the Gares de l’Est, de Lyon, Montparnasse, St-Lazare, Austerlitz, or Bercy train station, you can take the metro. Have a look at the metro and RER map on www.ratp.fr to find the itinerary between your train station and Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center
- You’ll find the train schedule on www.sncf.com
Car:
- Autoroute A104 motorway, "Parc des Expositions - Accès Visiteurs" exit (coming from the A1 or A3 motorways)
- Parking available onsite: more information on www.viparis.com
- Click here to find your itinerary
Plane:
- Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport: 5 minutes away from Japan Expo with the RER B, in the direction of Paris, stop at Parc des Expositions
- Paris Orly Airport: about one hour away from Japan Expo through the Orlyval (dedicated Orlyval tickets: metro/RER tickets are not valid on this train - more information on www.orlyval.com) to Antony and then the RER B in the direction of Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle to Parc des Expositions
Where to stay?
- Hotels close to Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center: hotelaroissy.com
- You’d rather stay in Paris? Visit the website of the Paris tourism office on www.parisinfo.com/ou-dormir
Services
Many services to facilitate your visit:
- Checkrooms
- Cosplay changing rooms
- ATMs
Attention: you’d better take cash before coming to avoid the line at the ATM. Most exhibitors only take cash. - A nursery to take care of your children
- An Info Desk to get all the answers to your questions
Security
- All attendees have to undergo a security check at the entrance.
- Read the list of forbidden items before coming, as well as security rules: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Further advice and information
- Download Japan Expo's app to have your tickets, the floor map, the program, and all the information on your smartphone whenever needed.
- Don't forget to charge your phone before coming.
- Bring a portable powerbank with you.
- If you bought your ticket from another vendor than Japan Expo, add them to your account on the app to save time at the entrance or take your signing tickets.
- Take a bottle of water with you: it is sometimes very hot at the festival.
- Take some cash before coming: most exhibitors only accept cash and you’ll avoid the lines at the ATMs.
- Come with your family: the entrance is free for children under 8 (upon presentation of supporting documents).
- Disabled people can access the whole festival.
- Any exit is final: you can only enter the festival once and when you’re out, you cannot come back in (except if you have a Zen or Zen+ Ticket).
- If you have a question onsite, ask the Info Desk or the staff going about in the festival with a flag on their backs.