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Recurring event · Annual

Furusato Kaiki Fair (national relocation fair)

Tokyo, Japan

Rural life and depopulationFairNational

Japan's largest city-to-country relocation fair: more than 700 municipalities and organisations staff counters for people considering a move, with talks by earlier movers and a market of local produce. Free, at the Tokyo International Forum, it reached its 21st edition in 2026. For civic design it is the best gauge of how depopulated territories compete for new residents and of the public incentives on offer. Tension: a place-marketing logic rather than community building.

Organised by
公益社団法人ふるさと回帰・移住交流推進機構 (JOIN-FURUSATO), con los ministerios de Interior, Agricultura, Salud y Educación como coorganizadores
Frequency
Annual · usual months: September
Continuity
Still held
Usual venue
Tokyo, Japan
Languages
Japanese
Website
fair.furusatokaiki.net ↗
Last reviewed
13 September 2026

Editions on record

Editions announced by the organiser are recorded. What is expected is deduced from the frequency and the usual months, and marked as an estimate.

Next expected edition: September 2027. Estimate: it usually takes place in September and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.

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