Japan Touch 2026 Brings a 45,000-Visitor Celebration of Japanese Culture to Lyon

Event dates: 2026-11-28 – 2026-11-29

Where: Eurexpo Lyon, Lyon, France

Genre: Japanese & Asian Culture Festival

Japan Touch, a large-scale Japanese/Asian pop and traditional culture festival, runs November 28-29, 2026 at Eurexpo Lyon, with an official scale of 45,000 visitors, 450 exhibitors, and 30,000 square meters, featuring a South Korea cultural focus and Pokemon 30th anniversary programming.

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One of France's biggest celebrations of Japanese culture returns to Lyon this November.

A 45,000-Visitor Weekend

Japan Touch 2026 runs Saturday November 28 (10:00-19:00) and Sunday November 29 (10:00-18:00) at Eurexpo Lyon, with an official scale of 45,000 visitors, 450 exhibitors, and 30,000 square meters.

South Korea Focus and Pokemon's 30th

Confirmed themes span manga, pop culture, traditional culture, craftsmanship, creators, cosplay, gaming, TCG, and food, with 2026 specifically highlighting a South Korea cultural focus and Pokemon 30th anniversary programming.

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More About This Event

This Year's Highlights

• Official scale: 45,000 visitors, 450 exhibitors, 30,000 square meters.
• Themes include manga, pop culture, traditional culture, craftsmanship, cosplay, gaming, TCG, and food.
• 2026 highlights a South Korea cultural focus and Pokemon 30th anniversary programming.

Tickets

See the official Japan Touch site for ticketing details.

Access

Eurexpo Lyon, Bd de l'Europe, 69680 Chassieu, France.

What To Know

At 45,000 visitors and 450 exhibitors, Japan Touch is one of France's largest Japanese-culture gatherings, and 2026's dedicated South Korea focus alongside Pokemon's 30th anniversary programming gives returning and new visitors genuinely new content to explore, not a repeat of past years.

Japan Touch deliberately blends traditional Japanese culture (craftsmanship, traditions) with contemporary pop culture (manga, cosplay, gaming) in one event, reflecting how French fandom engages with Japan across both historical and current cultural layers rather than treating them as separate audiences.

Easy Japanese

フランスの「ジャパン・タッチ」というイベントが、11月28日・29日にリヨンで開かれます。日本文化やポップカルチャーが楽しめます。

What Fans Are Saying

• "45,000 visitors is a huge scale for a Japan culture event in France."
• "Excited for the Pokemon 30th anniversary programming."

Original Japanese

• 「来場者4万5千人はかなりの規模」
• 「ポケモン30周年企画が楽しみ」

Marine's View

伝統文化とポップカルチャーが一緒に楽しめるのは、ジャパン・タッチらしい魅力ですね。