Tenryu Village to Host First Cosplay Event on November 22, 2026
The Nagano village's debut cosplay event opens former school buildings, a shrine and a waterfall as shooting spots, with guests Minmiko and a second cosplayer.
Tenryu Village in southern Nagano Prefecture will hold its first cosplay event on November 22, 2026, according to inside-games.jp. The event is titled "Tenryu Village Cosplay Event: To Scenery No One Has Ever Photographed."
It runs from 10:00 to 15:00, with registration open from 9:00 to 14:00 at the Tenryu Village Elderly Welfare Center. An opening ceremony is scheduled for 9:30. The venue is in the Hiraoka district, a short walk from JR Iida Line's Hiraoka Station.
Participation costs 2,000 yen for cosplayers and photographers alike, and includes a bathing ticket for Ryusenkaku and Okiyome no Yu. Changing rooms will be available, and the event will go ahead in rain.
Cosplayers Minmiko and a second guest, Hiyokko, are scheduled to appear. Organizers plan to allow cosplay across the whole Hiraoka district, with the former Tenryu Junior High School, Mitsushima Shrine, the village mayor's office at the village hall and Joshin Falls set to open as shooting locations.
The event is organized by Kotaro Kawashima, a regional revitalization entrepreneur for Tenryu Village and a journalist who covers anime pilgrimage sites. The village, at the southern tip of Nagano, covers an area that is roughly 93 percent mountain forest; it has a population of 940 and an aging rate of 61.4 percent.
Quick answers
When is the Tenryu Village cosplay event?
It is scheduled for November 22, 2026, from 10:00 to 15:00, with registration from 9:00 to 14:00.
How much does it cost to take part?
Participation is 2,000 yen for both cosplayers and photographers and includes a bathing ticket for Ryusenkaku and Okiyome no Yu.
Where is the event held?
In the Hiraoka district of Tenryu Village, Nagano Prefecture, near JR Iida Line's Hiraoka Station. It will go ahead in rain.