Host events in Akihabara
Run hackathons, build-in-public nights and demo days in a coworking room. Claim a plot anywhere in Tokyo, pick a building and a room — a conference hall, a café, a gallery, a pop-up market — brand it, and open the doors. People walk in, sit down, talk and present. Free.
Why Akihabara
Akihabara began as a black market for radio parts and became Electric Town: the place where Tokyo came to buy, solder and tinker. Its multi-storey electronics buildings still sell components by the gram, and its side streets are full of people making things.
Builders come here to find each other — and to find the creators who will explain what they’ve built to the world. Post a beta at the station stall and see who walks up.
On CollaboTokyo, your event is a building on a real-feeling street. Guests walk in, see who’s there, grab a seat near the stage, slip off to a side table for a private call, and wander out into a district full of people who share the topic.
What Event hosts & community organisers come here to do
What people like you come to Akihabara to get done — and how the city helps.
A venue that feels like a place
Pick a pop-up, tent, container, glass pavilion, dome or machiya, then a room inside: meeting room, conference or lecture hall, café, coworking, gallery or market.
Get the right people to show up
Host in the district where your topic lives, so people already exploring it walk past your sign. Share a link that previews beautifully and remind guests before you start.
Run the show smoothly
Add your team as admins or staff, put slides on the main stage, run a built-in video call and open side rooms for breakouts.
Keep the community going after
Guests become contacts. Your spot’s open chat and forum keep the conversation alive until the next one.
Collabs that could start in Akihabara
The kind of thing that happens when the right people share a street.
A day in Tokyo for Event hosts & community organisers
- Mon
Claim a plot
You pick a plot in Ueno for Thursday night: a machiya outside, a lecture hall inside, warm wood theme.
- Tue
Share the link
The event link previews with your poster on X and LINE. Thirty people tap “Remind me”.
- Thu
Doors open
The building goes up an hour early. Your staff greet guests; your slides are on the big screen.
- After
The after-party
People linger at the side tables and drift into Ueno Park’s chat. Your community has a home.
Questions
Why host an event in Akihabara?
Run hackathons, build-in-public nights and demo days in a coworking room. Technology & building: Electric Town, Radio Kaikan’s hardware, AI builders on Chūō-dōri and indie hackers under the Manseibashi arches.
How much does an event cost?
Hosting is free. Book a plot for up to 24 hours, up to 60 days ahead, with up to three upcoming events at once.
Do guests need to install anything?
No. It runs in the browser. Guests can look around without an account and move in when they want to talk.
Can I host as my company or brand?
Yes. Events can be put on by you, an organisation you name, or one of your brands or products, with their logo.
Keep exploring
Your corner of Akihabara is waiting.
Sign-up takes two minutes. You’ll land in the event builder, to set up your first event.
Join Akihabara as a Host