Every year on the last Saturday of July, fireworks enlighten Tokyo bay on the evening. Discover Hanabi Taikai festival, a great fireworks tournament rooted in traditional Japan.
Friday on the main stage, French Cosplayers competed to get the first prize of the selections and thus represent their country in Japan at the World Cosplay Summit finals.
Thursday and Friday, the main stage hosted Cosplay Shows! Great general Cosplay contests, theses shows give anybody the opportunity to parade before thousands of people!
Saturday July, 7th on Japan Expo stage, Dr Shibata displayed a very special robot in front of the audience. As cute as a baby seal, PARO is a robot that cures stress with tenderness!
Last Thursday during the festival, producer Masao MARUYAMA went on Japan Expo stage for a conference at 11.30 am. At the ripe age of 70, he shared with the audience 50 years of experience of working in Japanese animation.