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Open Arms Travel: Japan Invites You to World Cosplay Summit

July 31, 2008 at 2:00 PM | 1 Comment

Give me your tired, your poor, your costumed masses yearning to break free: Japan welcomes wacky performance artists everywhere to the World Cosplay Summit held this Saturday and Sunday, at which presumably cosplayers will issue a statement solving the problems of the world.

In all (or most) seriousness, the event, which includes a parade and the ominously named World Cosplay Championship, marks a turning point in Japanese attitudes toward visitors.

Where tourism offices may have once been cool to anime-crazy foreigners, it recognizes now that they're a lucrative market, as your local Hot Topic knows. As the event's website proclaims:

These young people who know Japan from manga say... JAPAN is COOL!

Related Stories:
· World Cosplay Summit [Official Site]
· Japan Gives State Welcome to Cosplayers [AFP]
· Travel Trends coverage [Jaunted]

Where: Nagoya, Japan

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Author Photo: egw by egw

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  1. alicehana

    Jaunted Member
    August 1, 2008 at 7:45 PM




    so great

    yah, it's great, but the expense is much, i cant afford it.but if you have chance to be there, it's a great place to meet some great cosplayers to share the fun of cosplay together :o)

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