Tokyo Auto Salon 2027
Japan's wildest custom-car show, where 300,000 fans crowd in for tuned machines, concept builds and motorsport glamour.
When · Where
- When
- 2027/01/15 – 2027/01/17
- Where
- Makuhari Messe (Japan Convention Center)（2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 261-8550）
- City
- Tokyo
- Getting there
- 5-min walk from Kaihimmakuhari Station on the JR Keiyo Line (about 30 min from Tokyo Station).
- Price
- Advance digital ticket only, around ¥3,000 (weekend day); preschoolers free with an adult.
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- 5-min walk from Kaihimmakuhari Station on the JR Keiyo Line (about 30 min from Tokyo Station). Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Check tickets and details on the official page (button above).
- Paying
- Advance digital ticket only, around ¥3,000 (weekend day); preschoolers free with an adult.. Smaller venues in Japan are often cash-first — carry some yen (cards/IC not guaranteed).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- tech & builders, groups of friends, designers, solo-goers
Highlights
- Hundreds of tuned, modified and one-off cars from Japan's top aftermarket builders
- Concept and world-premiere vehicles from major automakers
- Demo runs, motorsport stages and a massive parts-and-gear marketplace
Background & story
Launched in 1983, Tokyo Auto Salon is the largest customized-car show in the world and one of Japan's three big motor events, drawing well over 300,000 visitors each January.
Good to know
Tickets are sold in advance as digital tickets with no door sales, so buy online before you go; weekends are extremely crowded, so arrive at opening.