Complete Guide to Akihabara Events in January 2026 | New Year's Sales, Collaboration Cafes, and Pop-Up Events [Updated Regularly]

Last updated: December 2026, 1

New Year's sales and lucky bag information

The 2026 Akihabara New Year's sale will start on January 1st. Information on major stores is as follows.

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Home appliances and PC related products

• Yodobashi Camera Akihabara: New Year's Sale starts from January 1st
• PC Koubou Akihabara BUYMORE Store: January 1st to January 12th: Lucky bags and special offers
• Dospara Akihabara Main Store: January 1st ~ New Year Sale
• Tsukumo Akihabara Main Store: Numbered tickets will be distributed from January 2nd

Hobby and anime related

• Animate Akihabara: Lucky bag schedule
• Gamers Akihabara Main Store: Lucky bag schedule

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January Event Calendar

Featured Event Details

Akihabara UDX illumination "Blooming UDX"

period: ~Friday, January 23, 2026
Place: Akihabara UDX
Lighting time: 17:00 - 23:00
Message: An illumination event that colors Akihabara in winter. AKIBA_ICHI will be temporarily closed on January 23rd.

Special event:

• January 1 (Thu.): "Blooming Gift" flower giveaway event

Official page

Eorzea Cafe "God's Descent Festival"

period: January 1st (Thursday) - February 2nd (Monday), 2026
Place: Final Fantasy Eorzea Cafe (operated by Pasela Group)
Opening hours:

• Akihabara store: 10:45-23:00 (90 minutes)

Message: Seasonal menus and merchandise themed around Final Fantasy XIV's "God's Festival" will be available.

store:

• Eorzea Cafe Akihabara
• Eorzea Cafe Osaka
• Eorzea Cafe Nagoya

Eorzea Cafe Official

Ultraman Series 60th Anniversary Station Pop-Up Shop

period: January 6th (Tuesday) - January 15th (Thursday), 2026
Place: JR Akihabara Station, 1st floor, inside the ticket gates AKIBA LINK
Opening hours: 10:00-21:00 (until 20:00 on the last day)
Message: Limited edition goods and collaboration products will be sold to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman series.

Official Website

Love Live! Series 15th Anniversary (Liella!) Collaboration

period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 10
Place: GiGO Akihabara Building 3
Message: Newly drawn illustrations and a Taiyaki collaboration will also be held at the same time

Official Website

Terrace World vol.04

Date and Time: Sunday, January 18, 2026 Doors open at 18:00 / Show starts at 19:00 / Ends at 21:00
Place: Akihabara Entas (Onoden Akihabara Main Building 5F)
Message: An immersive new world live event featuring 2.5-dimensional artists and anime song DJs

Ticket information

Yumeiro Patissiere × Gratte

period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 24
Place: Animate Akihabara ANNEX
Message: Collaborative products such as Gratte (latte cookies) on sale

Official page

[Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season Broadcast Commemorative Museum

period: January 21, 2026 (Wednesday) - February 23, 2026 (Monday/Holiday)
Place: AKIHABARA Gamers Main Store 7F
Admission fee: free
Message: Collaboration goods using original illustrations will be on sale, panel exhibitions will be held, and a raffle will be held.

Official page 

Puella Magi Madoka Magica CHARA POP STORE

period: January 16, 2026 (Friday) - March 8, 2026 (Sunday)
Place: Bandai Namco Cross Store Atre Akihabara store 3F
Opening hours: 10:00 - 21:00
Admission fee: free
Message: Original merchandise sales, mini games, interior decoration collaboration (1/16-1/31)

Jack in the building: January 16th (Friday) - January 31st (Saturday)

• Atre Akihabara building wrapping
• Special card distribution

Official page

Kuroko's Basketball Character Pop Store ~Cozy Time~

period: January 9, 2026 (Friday) - March 8, 2026 (Sunday)
Place: Atre Akihabara 3F Character Pop Store
Opening hours: 10:00 - 21:00
Admission fee: free

⚠️ Advance reservations required:

• Friday, January 9th: Reservations required all day
• Saturday, January 10th: Reservations required all day
• January 11th (Sun): Reservations required until 3:00 PM

Official page

TV anime "Skip and Loafer" collaboration cafe Revival

period: January 16, 2026 (Friday) - March 1, 2026 (Sunday)
Place: Stella Map Cafe (Sofmap Akihabara Amusement Building 7F)
Reservation: Recommended (received from the official website)

Official page

Event information by facility

Akihabara UDX

Illumination "Blooming UDX"

• period: ~Friday, January 23, 2026
• Lighting time: 17:00 - 23:00
• Message: Winter illuminations
• *AKIBA_ICHI will be temporarily closed on January 23rd.
• Official page

"Blooming Gift" flower gift event

• Date and Time: Thursday, January 8, 2026
• Place: Akihabara UDX

Atre Akihabara

Puella Magi Madoka Magica CHARA POP STORE

• period: January 16, 2026 (Friday) - March 8, 2026 (Sunday)
• Place: 3F Bandai Namco Cross Store
• Time: 10:00 - 21:00
• Message: Original goods, mini games, and interior decoration collaboration (1/16-1/31)
• Official page

Madoka Magica x Atre Akihabara Takeover

• period: January 16th (Friday) - January 31st (Saturday), 2026
• Message: Building wrapping and card distribution

Kuroko's Basketball Character Pop Store ~Cozy Time~

• period: January 9, 2026 (Friday) - March 8, 2026 (Sunday)
• Place: 3F Character Pop Store
• Time: 10:00 - 21:00
• ⚠️Advance reservations required: January 9th and 10th all day, January 11th until 3:00 PM
• Official page

Love Live! Series x Atre Akihabara

• period: December 26, 2025 (Friday) - January 15, 2026 (Thursday)
• Place: Inside Atre Akihabara
• Message: Interior decoration, sales of collaboration goods
• Official Website

AKIHABARA GAMERS Main Store

[Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season Broadcast Commemorative Museum

• period: January 21, 2026 (Wednesday) - February 23, 2026 (Monday/Holiday)
• Place: 7F Pop-up space
• TimeWeekdays 11:00-21:00 / Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-21:00
• Prices: free
• Official page

Longing for a Magical Girl POP UP STORE

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 17
• Place: 7F Pop-up space
• TimeWeekdays 11:00-21:00 / Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-21:00
• Message: Goods sales, lottery (one for every 3,000 yen)
• Official page

"High School DxD" POP UP SHOP

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 10
• Place: 7F Pop-up space
• TimeWeekdays 11:00-21:00 / Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-21:00
• Official page

"Isekai Quartet 3" POP UP SHOP

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 17
• Place: 7F Pop-up space
• Online shopping: February 2, 2026 (Monday) - February 15, 2026 (Sunday)
• Official page

FolieFatale POPUP ~New Year's Invitation~

• period: January 1, 2026 (Thursday/Holiday) - January 18, 2026 (Sunday)
• Place: 5F
• Official page

Animate Akihabara

STREET FIGHTER 6 animate STAGE

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 17
• Place: Animate Akihabara Building 2, 7th floor
• Official page

The Quintessential Quintuplets * Animate Fair

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 17
• Place: Animate Akihabara
• Benefits: One postcard (10 types in total) for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on eligible products
• Official page

Yumeiro Patissiere × Gratte

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 24
• Place: Animate Akihabara ANNEX
• Message: Gratte (latte cookies) for sale
• Official page

TV Anime "Attack on Titan" -Black & White- Fair

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 2th (Sun), 21
• Benefits: One bromide (6 types in total) for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on eligible products
• Official page

876 PRODUCTION FES Fair

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 2th (Sun), 21
• Benefits: One illustration card (6 types in total) for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on eligible products
• Official page

GiGO Akihabara

Love Live! Series 15th Anniversary (Liella!) Collaboration Cafe

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 10
• Place: GiGO Collaboration Cafe Akihabara Building 3
• Opening hours: 10:30-20:10 (last order 19:40)
• Message: Taiyaki collaboration also held at the same time
• Official page

Other Facilities

AKIBA LINK inside the ticket gates on the first floor of JR Akihabara Station

Ultraman Series 60th Anniversary Station Pop-Up Shop

• period: January 6th (Tuesday) - January 15th (Thursday), 2026
• Place: JR Akihabara Station, 1st floor, inside the ticket gates AKIBA LINK
• Time: 10:00-21:00 (until 20:00 on the last day)
• Official Website

TV anime "Gnosia" x Collaboration Cafe Honpo Akihabara store

• period: December 19, 2025 (Friday) - January 25, 2026 (Sunday)
  • First half: December 19th - January 8th
  • Second half: 1/9~1/25
• Closed days: Weekdays, Tuesdays
• Year-end and New Year holidays: 12/29 - 1/4
• Start reservation: December 5, 2025 12:00~
• Official page

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Genya Shinazugawa Birthday Celebration

• period: January 7th (Wednesday) - February 8th (Sunday), 2026
• Place: ufotable Cafe

ステラマップカフェ

• period: January 16, 2026 (Friday) - March 1, 2026 (Sunday)
• Message: TV anime "Skip and Loafer" collaboration cafe Revival
• Place: Sofmap Akihabara Amusement Building 7F
• Time: 11:00 - 19:00
• Official event page

Eorzea Cafe

Eorzea Cafe "God's Descent Festival"

• period: January 1st (Thursday) - February 2nd (Monday), 2026
• Message: FFXIV "God's Descent" Seasonal Menu
• Place: Eorzea Cafe Akihabara
• Opening hours: 秋葉原店10:45〜23:00 / 大阪店 平日12:00〜21:00・土日祝10:00〜21:00
• Official Website

Akihabara Entas

Terrace World vol.04

• Date and Time: Sunday, January 18, 2026 Doors open at 18:30 / Show starts at 19:00 / Ends at 21:00
• Place: Onoden Akihabara Main Building 5F
• Message: 2.5D x Anime Song DJ Event
• Ticket information

22 Curry (Nyan2 Curry)

• A new tourist attraction on Akihabara Chuo Street
• Anime and game collaborations are held regularly
• Official Website

Radio Kaikan

"TV Anime Utagoe wa Mille-feuille" POP UP SHOP

• period: August 2026th (Sat) - August 1th (Sun), 17
• Place: 5F
• Official page

Crowd Forecast Calendar

January crowd forecast

Important Notices for Visitors

Events that require advance reservations

• ✅ Kuroko's Basketball Character Pop Store: January 9th and 10th all day, January 11th until 3:00 PM
• ✅ TV anime "Gnosia" collaboration cafe: Reservations recommended
• ✅ Skip and Loafer Collaboration Cafe: Reservations recommended
• ✅ Eorzea CafeReservations are recommended (reservations accepted from 12:00 one month in advance)

Tips for avoiding crowds

1. Immediately after opening on a weekday: The least busy time
2. Distribution of numbered tickets: Numbered tickets may be distributed for popular events such as Kuroko's Basketball
3. Online Shop: Events such as Gamers that can be purchased online after the event

What to bring checklist

• ✅ Cash (some stores only accept cash)
• ✅ Electronic money and credit cards
• ✅ ID (for identity verification when making a reservation)
• ✅ Eco bag (for purchasing merchandise)
• ✅ Mobile battery
• ✅ Take precautions against the cold (January is very cold. Be especially careful when visiting Kanda Myojin Shrine)

Check the official information

• ⚠️ Event details may be changed or canceled without notice.
• ⚠️ Bonuses and merchandise are limited in quantity and will end when they are gone.
• ⚠️ Purchases for resale are prohibited
• ⚠️ Please be sure to check the official website for the latest information