- TGS 2026 runs 17-21 September at Makuhari Messe — the longest in its history at five days.
- General visitors attend 19-21 September. The first two days are industry and press.
- 21 September closes at 16:00, an hour earlier than the 17:00 close on the 19th and 20th.
Tokyo Game Show 2026 is under way as of 17 September. It runs 17-21 September at Makuhari Messe. The organisers call it the longest run in TGS history — five full days rather than the usual four.
Which days you can actually attend
The five days are not interchangeable. 17-18 September are business days for industry and press. General visitors attend 19-21 September. Planning a trip around "the show runs 17-21" without that split is how people arrive on a day they cannot enter.
The hours are not the same on every day
This is the detail that gets flattened in most guides. Business days run 10:00-17:00. Public days run 9:30-17:00 on the 19th and 20th — but 9:30-16:00 on the 21st.
So the final day closes an hour earlier than the two public days before it. If you were counting on a late afternoon on the 21st, you have an hour less than you think.
There is also a conditional in the official text worth quoting rather than paraphrasing: on public days "the opening time may be 30 minutes earlier depending on the circumstances". That is may be, not will be — it is not a scheduled 9:00 opening and should not be planned around as one.
21 September is a public holiday in Japan
The official schedule lists the final day as Monday / Public Holiday. In 2026 that Monday is Respect for the Aged Day, and it sits inside a five-day run of holidays from 19 to 23 September.
Two practical consequences: the show's public days coincide with a national holiday weekend, and trains and hotels across the Tokyo area are busier than on ordinary weekdays. The surrounding days are not a normal working week.
Full hours by day, venue halls and organisers: Tokyo Game Show 2026 dates and hours
댓글
댓글 쓰기