LEAF EXPO 2026 Brings VTubers, Agencies, Fans and Creators Together in Tokyo

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VTuber culture lives online — but for one day at Tokyo Ryutsu Center, a big part of that community is meeting in person instead.

What LEAF EXPO Is

LEAF EXPO 2026 runs 11:00-17:00 on September 27, 2026, at Tokyo Ryutsu Center, organized by LEAFshade. It's aimed broadly at individual VTubers, agencies, VTuber fans, and creators — not one specific agency's own fan event, but a shared space for the wider community. The organizer describes venue capacity as 1,000-plus.

What Happens There

The event includes exhibit booths alongside live and talk-event programming. According to the organizer, exhibitors can participate for free — lowering the barrier for independent, individual-run VTuber projects to have their own booth alongside agencies.

Fan Perspective

For fans, an event like this is a chance to meet creators and see projects that normally exist only as a stream or a Twitter account, in the same physical room as agency-backed groups.

What To Know

It shows VTuber culture moving beyond online livestreaming into creator, agency, and fan meetups in a physical event space — a very different kind of gathering than watching a stream at home.

Japan's VTuber ecosystem now includes offline conventions, merchandise, talks, and creator networking alongside livestreaming — LEAF EXPO is a snapshot of that offline side.

Easy Japanese

2026年9月27日、東京流通センターで「LEAF EXPO 2026」が開催されます。VTuberや事務所、ファン、クリエイターが集まる展示イベントです。