AI conferences in Japan 2027: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Okinawa, by month
As of Nov 5, 2026, AgentConfs lists 22 AI and agent-engineering events in Japan with confirmed dates between now and the end of 2027: 10 still to come in 2026 and 12 in 2027. Tokyo hosts 6 of them (27%), and the busiest month is November 2026 (5 events). 5 are peer-reviewed research conferences; the rest are industry conferences, summits, workshops and meetups.
Published Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · event details last checked Nov 5, 2026 · by the AgentConfs team
- 22 dated AI events in Japan from now to the end of 2027 (10 in 2026, 12 in 2027)
- Top cities: Tokyo (6), Hayama (3), Okinawa (3) and Osaka (2)
- 5 research · 17 industry · 1 tagged AI agents
- 1 hybrid or online · 1 free to attend
- 3 open CFPs · 2 early-bird prices open
By city
| City | Events | Months |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 6 | Nov 26, Dec 26, Mar 27 and Jun 27 |
| Hayama | 3 | Nov 26 and Mar 27 |
| Okinawa | 3 | Dec 26 and Apr 27 |
| Osaka | 2 | Nov 26 and Dec 26 |
| Kyoto | 2 | Aug 27 |
| Kanazawa | 1 | Nov 26 |
| Kobe | 1 | Nov 26 |
| Nara | 1 | Dec 26 |
| Aizuwakamatsu | 1 | Jan 27 |
| Onna | 1 | Mar 27 |
Deadlines you can still make
Open calls and early-bird prices for events in Japan, each taken from the event's official page (see the event page for the source link).
| Deadline | What | Event | Event dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2026 | Call for papers / speakers | CPAL 2027 | Mar 23–26, 2027 |
| Dec 10, 2026 | Early-bird price | AAIML 2027 — 2nd International Conference on Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | Mar 29–31, 2027 |
| Jan 1, 2027 | Early-bird price | MLCI 2027 : 2027 the 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence | Apr 24–26, 2027 |
| Jan 4, 2027 | Call for papers / speakers | ACL 2027 | Aug 17–22, 2027 |
| Jan 11, 2027 | Call for papers / speakers | IJCAI 2027 | Aug 7–13, 2027 |
AI agent and LLM engineering events
1 event in Japan is tagged AI agents: HAI 2026 - The 14th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (Nov 16–19, 2026, Osaka). The worldwide list is on AI agent conferences 2027.
Research conferences
5 peer-reviewed conferences take place in Japan in this period: ACCV 2026 (Dec 16–18, 2026, Osaka), CPAL 2027 (Mar 23–26, 2027, Tokyo), COLT 2027 (Jun 28 – Jul 2, 2027, Tokyo), IJCAI 2027 (Aug 7–13, 2027, Kyoto) and ACL 2027 (Aug 17–22, 2027, Kyoto). For every research venue worldwide, see AI research conferences 2027.
Hybrid and online options
1 event offers remote attendance: ETLTC-ICAIH 2027: 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Horizons & Society (hybrid).
Every AI event in Japan by month
Dates are from each event's official page. Open an event for its venue, ticket link, deadlines and the source we checked.
November 2026 (5 events)
| Dates | Event | Where | Type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11–14, 2026 | ALEN 2026: Asian Legal NLP Special Session at KSE 2026 | Kanazawa, Japan | Industry | NLP |
| Nov 16–19, 2026 | HAI 2026 - The 14th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction | Osaka, Japan | Industry | AI agent |
| Nov 16–19, 2026 | NII Shonan Meeting No. 255: Future of Refactoring in the Era of GenAI | Hayama, Japan | Industry | LLM, Generative AI |
| Nov 20–23, 2026 | FMLDS 2026 — IEEE International Conference on Future Machine Learning and Data Science | Kobe, Japan | Industry | Data science |
| Nov 26, 2026 | AI Tinkerers Tokyo: November 2026 Meetup | Tokyo, Japan | Industry | AI engineering |
December 2026 (5 events)
| Dates | Event | Where | Type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2026 | PyTorch Day Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Industry | AI engineering, Open source AI |
| Dec 11–13, 2026 | NLPIR 2026 — 10th International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval | Nara, Japan | Industry | NLP |
| Dec 14–18, 2026 | ACIVS 2026 | Okinawa, Japan | Industry | General AI |
| Dec 16–18, 2026 | ACCV 2026 | Osaka, Japan | Research | Computer vision, Academic AI research |
| Dec 18–21, 2026 | AICCC 2026 - AI & Cloud Computing Conference (Tokyo) | Tokyo, Japan | Industry | General AI |
January 2027 (1 event)
| Dates | Event | Where | Type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25–30, 2027 | ETLTC-ICAIH 2027: 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Horizons & Society | Aizuwakamatsu, Japan + online | Industry | General AI |
March 2027 (5 events)
| Dates | Event | Where | Type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1–12, 2027 | Machine Learning Summer School 2027 — Okinawa | Onna, Japan | Industry | General AI |
| Mar 1–4, 2027 | NII Shonan Meeting No. 256: Conversational Grounding for Real-world Human-AI Interactions | Hayama, Japan | Industry | Enterprise AI |
| Mar 15–18, 2027 | NII Shonan Meeting No. 258: Advancing Open Machine Learning | Hayama, Japan | Industry | General AI |
| Mar 23–26, 2027 | CPAL 2027 | Tokyo, Japan | Research | Academic AI research |
| Mar 29–31, 2027 | AAIML 2027 — 2nd International Conference on Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | Tokyo, Japan | Industry | General AI |
April 2027 (2 events)
| Dates | Event | Where | Type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24–26, 2027 | ISDEA 2027 : Springer--2027 6th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Engineering Applications | Okinawa, Japan | Industry | General AI |
| Apr 24–26, 2027 | MLCI 2027 : 2027 the 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence | Okinawa, Japan | Industry | General AI |
June 2027 (2 events)
| Dates | Event | Where | Type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6–8, 2027 | JSAI-isAI 2027 | Nagasaki, Japan | Industry | General AI |
| Jun 28 – Jul 2, 2027 | COLT 2027 | Tokyo, Japan | Research | Academic AI research |
August 2027 (2 events)
| Dates | Event | Where | Type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7–13, 2027 | IJCAI 2027 | Kyoto, Japan | Research | Academic AI research |
| Aug 17–22, 2027 | ACL 2027 | Kyoto, Japan | Research | NLP, Academic AI research |
Planning tips
- Tokyo is the hub, research spreads out. Industry events cluster in Tokyo, while research meetings often run at university or institute campuses in other cities.
- Check the language. Some Japanese events run mainly in Japanese; the official page usually says whether talks or interpretation are in English.
- Mind Golden Week. Late April to early May is a national holiday period, so trains and hotels fill up and prices rise.
- Use the trains. The Shinkansen links Tokyo with Kyoto, Osaka and Kanazawa in a few hours, so two events in one trip is easy.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many AI conferences are there in Japan in 2027?
- AgentConfs lists 12 AI events in Japan with confirmed 2027 dates as of Nov 5, 2026, and 10 more before the end of 2026.
- Which AI conferences are in Japan in 2027?
- By start date: ETLTC-ICAIH 2027: 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Horizons & Society (Jan 25–30, 2027, Aizuwakamatsu), Machine Learning Summer School 2027 — Okinawa (Mar 1–12, 2027, Onna), NII Shonan Meeting No. 256: Conversational Grounding for Real-world Human-AI Interactions (Mar 1–4, 2027, Hayama), NII Shonan Meeting No. 258: Advancing Open Machine Learning (Mar 15–18, 2027, Hayama), CPAL 2027 (Mar 23–26, 2027, Tokyo) and AAIML 2027 — 2nd International Conference on Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Mar 29–31, 2027, Tokyo), and 6 more listed above.
- Where are AI conferences held in Japan?
- Mostly in Tokyo (6), Hayama (3), Okinawa (3), Osaka (2) and Kyoto (2), counting every dated event from now to the end of 2027.
- Which AI conferences in Japan are accepting talks or papers?
- CPAL 2027 (until Dec 5, 2026), ACL 2027 (until Jan 4, 2027) and IJCAI 2027 (until Jan 11, 2027).
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