If you are in the fashion industry and living in Japan, or planning to visit Japan when this pandemic is over, here is a list of fashion and textile exhibitions/events worth visiting that you should keep in mind! 

Rakuten Fashion Week (Tokyo Fashion Week) (twice a year, SS and AW) 

Even if you are not in the fashion industry and are just a fashion fan in general, this is definitely an event you must go to! Along with Paris, Milan, London, and New York, Tokyo Fashion Week is one of the five major fashion weeks in the world. The name has been changed several times depending on the sponsor each year, but it is basically the same Tokyo Fashion Week. 

 Time: Around March (AW collection) 

            Mid-October (SS collection)

Venue: Various places around 

Tokyo Premium Textile Japan (twice a year, SS and AW) 

This is a textile event organized by the Japan Fashion Week Promotion Organization, held twice a year in spring and autumn. Most of the participating companies are Japanese companies, but some companies that handle auxiliary materials and overseas companies also participate. 

Time: Around May (SS collection)

         Late November (AW collection) 

Venue: Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Venue 

JFW Creation (once a year)

 Sponsored by the Japan Fashion Week Promotion Organization, JFW Creation is a comprehensive trade fair for fashion textiles. Held once a year, together with Premium Textile Japan AW. Companies related to the textile industry participate, and a wide variety of companies such as buttons, lace, twisted yarn, leather, printing equipment, etc. also participate.

Time: Late November (AW collection) 

Venue: Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Venue

 Fashion World Tokyo (twice a year) 

One of the largest fashion trade fairs in Japan, consisting of 6 specialized EXPOs: Fashion Wear, Bag, Shoes, Textile Tokyo, Fashion Sourcing Tokyo, and Sustainable Fashion Tokyo. It is a great gateway to the Japanese market, with over 1,000 companies participating each time. 

Time: Late March Mid October

Venue: Tokyo Big Sight. 

Of course, Japan is the center of fashion in Asia, and there are countless exhibitions year-round. However, these four events represent the most complete picture of Japan's fashion and textile industry. If you and your company want to enter the Japanese market or want to expand your business in Asia, you should definitely take a look at these events.