COSMA DATA
As of October 6, 2026, COSMA lists 140 upcoming cosplay events and 36 cosplay studios in Japan. These are counts of what COSMA lists, not national totals. Every table can be downloaded as CSV and reused under CC BY 4.0.
The prefecture with the most upcoming events is Tokyo (68 events).
Upcoming events, counted by the prefecture they are held in.
| Prefecture | Events |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | 68 |
| Osaka | 34 |
| Aichi | 6 |
| Kyoto | 4 |
| Saitama | 3 |
| Hiroshima | 3 |
| Fukuoka | 3 |
| オンライン | 3 |
| Miyagi | 2 |
| Chiba | 2 |
| Kanagawa | 2 |
| Shizuoka | 2 |
| Kumamoto | 2 |
| Hokkaido | 1 |
| Ibaraki | 1 |
| Mie | 1 |
| Okayama | 1 |
| Kagawa | 1 |
| 未定 | 1 |
The most common type of upcoming event is Series-only event (48 events).
Upcoming events, split into doujin fairs, cosplay events, single-series events and studio shoots.
| Type | Events |
|---|---|
| Series-only event | 48 |
| Doujin fair | 33 |
| Cosplay event | 32 |
| Studio photo session | 27 |
The busiest month in these 12 is October 2026 (77 events).
Published events that fall at least partly in each month, for the 12 months from October 2026.
| Month | Events |
|---|---|
| October 2026 | 77 |
| November 2026 | 62 |
| December 2026 | 22 |
| January 2027 | 4 |
| February 2027 | 1 |
| March 2027 | 0 |
| April 2027 | 0 |
| May 2027 | 0 |
| June 2027 | 0 |
| July 2027 | 0 |
| August 2027 | 0 |
| September 2027 | 0 |
The prefecture with the most cosplay studios is Tokyo (13 studios).
Published cosplay studios, counted by the prefecture they are in.
| Prefecture | Studios |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | 13 |
| Aichi | 6 |
| Osaka | 5 |
| Hokkaido | 4 |
| Miyagi | 1 |
| Saitama | 1 |
| Kanagawa | 1 |
| Shizuoka | 1 |
| Kyoto | 1 |
| Hyogo | 1 |
| Fukuoka | 1 |
| Okinawa | 1 |
Among studios with a published rate, the most common price band is ¥3,000–10,000/hr (26 studios).
Counted by the base hourly rate. Studios that do not publish a rate are listed as “Not listed”.
| Price band | Studios |
|---|---|
| Under ¥3,000/hr | 7 |
| ¥3,000–10,000/hr | 26 |
| Over ¥10,000/hr | 3 |
The number of people who asked to be told when a costume or wig from the work (characters included) is listed. Only works with at least 3 people are shown.
No work has 3 or more people yet.
Download CSV: Most-wanted worksThe number of people who plan to wear a costume from the work (characters included) at an upcoming event. Only works with at least 5 people are shown.
No work has 5 or more people yet.
Download CSV: Works people plan to wear at eventsThe tables and CSV files on this page are released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). With a credit, you may use them freely, including in news, research, public-sector documents and commercial work.
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Source: COSMA, “Cosplay statistics” (https://cosma.tokyo/en/data), as of October 6, 2026
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