| Japan Expo | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Japanese culture Interactive entertainment |
| Venue | Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre |
| Location(s) | Villepinte, Paris |
| Country | France |
| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Most recent | July 13, 2023 |
| Attendance |  252,510 (2019) |
| Organized by | SEFA EVENT JTS Group |
| Website | www |
Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture – the largest of its kind outside Japan – taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival – Kultima – and expanded to include some European and US pop culture as well. It is held yearly at the beginning of July for four days (usually from Thursday to Sunday) in the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre (the second-largest convention centre in France). The attendance has increased steadily over the years, with 2,400 visitors welcomed in the first edition in 1999 and more than 252,510 for the 2019 edition.
As with the Olympic Games and many other mass gatherings, the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.