Japan Expo Sud

February 21, 2025 >February 23, 2025

Japan Expo Sud is back in Marseille, offering a window on Japanese pop culture in all its diversity and originality. Since 2009, the festival has attracted fans of Japanese culture, manga, anime and video games. With family, friends or on your own, it’s the annual event not to be missed at the start of the new year.

Published on 7 January 2025

Exceptional guests

Japan Expo Sud welcomes prestigious guests from the world of animation, manga and web culture. We can mention a few names such as Adeline Chetail and Brigitte Lecordier for anime, and Sora for web culture. Music also plays a key role in the festival, with bands such as All In, Banzai Japan and singers Cookiesan and UK. Signing sessions and discussions will enable visitors to get up close and personal with their idols.

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Entertainment all weekend long

Every day, you’ll be able to enjoy sports workshops, discoveries, meetings and exclusive shows. We recommend you try out the martial arts initiations, with exclusive demonstrations!
On Saturday 22nd, you can attend the French selections for the World Cosplay Summit, with the winner representing France at the finals in Nagoya, Japan.
There will be lightsaber shows, a must for fans of the Star Wars universe, and blind tests for the most motivated! Numerous workshops will be on offer throughout the weekend. (Calligraphy, cooking, karate …)