Tokyo X is an indoor Japanese festival in Houston, Texas, taking place on June 14-15, 2025, at NRG Center. The event celebrates Japanese culture with vendors, authentic Japanese food, anime shopping, cosplay, live concerts, and cultural performances. Attractions include J-pop and K-pop dance competitions, speed dating, workshops, and a car show with cash prizes including Cosplay Contest. Tokyo X also collaborates with Spirit of Japan to enhance the cultural experience.

Schedule of the Event:

June 14, 2025

10:00 am 10:30 am
Emerald Coast Okinawa Taiko Performance - Taiko Area

10:15 am-12:30 pm
Emma Gregory: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

10:15 am 12:30 pm
Dave Jones: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

10:15 am-12:45 pm
Devora Wilde: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

11:00 am- 11:45 am
Festival Dance: Emerald Okinawa Group - Taiko Area

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Noriko Hidaka Photo Ops (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Toshihiko Seki Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Japanese Live Ink Painting: Takumi - Culture Area

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Anime Yoga - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Concert: PAIDA - Main Stage

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Twin Oak Aikido (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

12:00 pm-12:30 pm
Basic Origami (Kyle Fu) - Origami Workshop Booth

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Experince Japanese Tea Ceremony: Atsumi - Culture Area

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Draw with Tenjin - Official Gundam Illustrator - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Shogeki Sumo - Taiko Area

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Toshihiko Seki Photo Ops (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Noriko Hidaka Autograph Signing (FREE!) - Guest Area
Autograph Session Guidelines:

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Speed Dating - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Ramen Rush! Partnered Tsujita Artisan Noodles - Main Stage

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Twin Oaks Aikido (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

1:00 pm 1:30 pm
Advanced Origami (Kyle Fu) - Origami Workshop Booth

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Service dogs at Anime Cons - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Speed Friending - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

2:00 pm- 2:45 pm
Voices of Ghibli: Q&A with Miyu Irino & Noriko Hidaka - Main Stage

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
DOT. Japanese Performance Team (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Devora Wilde Photo Ops (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

2:00 pm- 6:15 pm
Dave Jones: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

2:00 pm- 6:15 pm
Emma Gregory: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fireside Chat with J-Pop Idol AISHA - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Idol Fest - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Dino Fury & Cosmic Fury Cast Q&A
Get ready to go go Power Rangers! Join cast members from Power Rangers Cosmic Fury and Dino Fury for an exciting Q&A session where they'll share behind-the-scenes stories,

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Houston Ki Aikido (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Emerald Coast Okinawa Taiko Demonstration - Taiko Area

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Basic Origami (Kyle Fu) - Origami Workshop Booth

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Japanese Live Ink Painting: Takumi - Culture Area

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Introduction to Kimono & Kitsuke - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

3:15 pm-5:45 pm
Devora Wilde: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Miyu Irino Photo Ops (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shogeki Sumo - Taiko Area

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Advanced Origami (Kyle Fu) - Origami Workshop Booth

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Experince Japanese Tea Ceremony - Culture Area

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Meet the TOKYO X Cosplay Guests - LIVE Q & A PANEL - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

4:15 pm-5:15 pm
Toshihiko Seki Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

4:15 pm-5:15 pm
Noriko Hidaka Autograph Signing (FREE!) - Guest Area
Autograph Session Guidelines:

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
PAIDA - Q&A Panel - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

5:00 pm- 5:45 pm
Concert: Aisha - Main Stage
Aisha is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter, born on January 31, 1990, in

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Emerald Coast Okinawa Group (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Basic Origami (Lee) - Origami Workshop Booth

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Japanese Live Ink Painting: Takumi - Culture Area

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
One Piece Bingo - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
Miyu Irino Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tea Ceremony Class 101 - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

6:00 pm- 6:45 pm
Live Samurai Fight! - by Dot. - Main Stage

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Emerald Coast Okinawa Group (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Gamababes- Anime Trivia Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
[Panel] - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

7:00 pm- 8:30 pm
Tokyo X Cosplay Contest - Main Stage

7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Miyu Irino Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Advanced Origami (Kyle Fu) - Origami Workshop Booth

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
BTA Karaoke Open Mic Extravaganza - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

7:15 pm-9:00 pm
Devora Wilde: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

14 June 7:45 pm
Emma Gregory: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

7:45 pm-9:00 pm
Dave Jones: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

8:30 pm-9:00 pm
Dan Da Dan Cosplay Meetup - Cosplay Meetup

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Statements - Main Stage

June 15, 2025

10:15 am-10:30 am
Opening Ceremony & Car Show Awards - Main Stage

10:15 am- 11:45 am
Emma Gregory: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

10:15 am- 11:45 am
Dave Jones: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

10:15 am- 11:45 am
Devora Wilde: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

11:00 am- 11:45 am
Legends of Anime: Q&A w/ Noriko Hidaka & Toshihiko Seki - Main Stage

11:00 am 12:00 pm
Japanese Live Ink Painting: Takumi - Culture Area

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Getting Cosplay "Fit" with Fitaku - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Baldur's Gate 3 Panel - Lae'zel, Halsin & Minthara - Main Stage

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Miyagi Ken International Academy (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Noriko Hidaka Photo Ops (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Miyu Irino Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

12:00 pm 12:30 pm
Basic Origami (Kyle Fu) Origami Workshop Booth

12:00 pm 1:30 pm
Experince Japanese Tea Ceremony Culture Area

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Anime Trivia - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

1:00 pm 1:30 pm
Live Samurai Fight! - by Dot. - Main Stage

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Emerald Coast Okinawa (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Advanced Origami (Kyle Fu) Origami Workshop Booth

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Geisha of Japan: The Flower & Willow World - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

1:15 pm-2:15 pm
Toshihiko Seki Photo Ops (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

1:15 pm-1:45 pm
Studio Ghibli Cosplay Meetup - Cosplay Meetup

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Speed Friending (LGBTQ+ Friendly) - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

2:00 pm- 2:45 pm
Concert: Aisha - Main Stage

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Emerald Coast Okinawa Group (Workshop) - Martial Arts Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
V Tuber Cosplay Meetup Cosplay Meetup

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Devora Wilde: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Japanese Live Ink Painting: Takumi - Culture Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tea Ceremony Class 101 - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

2:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Dave Jones: Booth Appearance & Signing Guest Area

2:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Emma Gregory: Booth Appearance & Signing Guest Area

2:30 pm-3:30 pm
Miyu Irino Photo Ops (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Toshihiko Seki Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

2:30 pm-3:30 pm
Noriko Hidaka Autograph Signing (FREE!) - Guest Area
Autograph Session Guidelines:

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cosplay Construction for Beginners - Room 105 (Panel Room #2)

3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
KPOP / JPOP Dance Competition - Main Stage

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Basic Origami (Kyle Fu) - Origami Workshop Booth

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Miyu Irino Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Baldur's Gate 3 Cosplay Meetup - Cosplay Meetup

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Q & A Panel w/ Nadji Jeter - Room 102 (Panel Room #1)

4:30 pm- 5:00 pm
Basic Origami (Lee) - Origami Workshop Booth

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Noriko Hidaka Autograph Signing (FREE!) - Guest Area
Autograph Session Guidelines:

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dave Jones: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Toshihiko Seki Autograph Signing (Ticketed Event) - Guest Area

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Devora Wilde: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Emma Gregory: Booth Appearance & Signing - Guest Area

5:30 pm-5:45 pm
Closing Statements

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Date: June 14-15, 2025

Time:
June 14, 2025 from 10:00am to 9:00pm
June 15, 2025 from 10:00am to 6:00pm

Location: NRG Center, NRG Park, 1 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77054

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