E-Japan

E-Japan, (short for the Exhibition Japan Festival) is a convention based around Japanese culture taking place at the Aston City Convention Centre in Surrey, near London, England. The attendance for E-Japan has significantly excelled since the first E-Japan exhibition in 1991.
==Sections of the Exhibition==
The E-Japan exhibition has several sections in it.
===E-Market===
The E-Market is the largest of the sections in the exhibition, with it being themed around buying lots of Japanese items which you'd expect to be in a fringe market in Japan. You will find plenty of anime merchandise and random Japanese items.
Appeared at all E-Japans since 1999.
===E-Kawaii===
At E-Kawaii you will find all the cute things from Japan and Korea, specifically stuffed toys, fashion and music. The E-Kawaii area of E-Japan has been one of the main sites in the E-Japan, and it is the second largest section in the exhibition.
Appeared at all E-Japans since 1997.
===E-Gamers Plaza===
E-Gamers Plaza is a plaza dedicated completely to the best games from Japan, with Nintendo, Sega, Bandai Namco and SeventhHeaven all showing their games in the area. The E-Gamers Plaza was formerly known as the E-Game Park. It is the third largest section in the exhibition.
Appeared at all E-Japans since 2000.
===E-Live===
E-Live is the live section of E-Japan. It is where all live events take place other than gameplay previews, which take place in the E-Gamers Plaza section of the exhibition. Guests come from Japan to perform specifically for the attendants of E-Japan.
Appeared at all E-Japans since 2007.
===E-Sushi===
The E-Sushi area is one of the two areas dedicated to food, although this area is dedicated specifically to sushi and sashimi, making it the largest area in the exhibition dedicated to only one area.
Appeared at all E-Japans since 2010.
===E-JFood===
The E-JFood area has street food and restaurant-class Japanese cuisine from Tokyo, Sapporo and Kobe. There is Japanese sweet shops, sake bars, fried food, Takoyaki (octopus balls) and soft drinks. All of these with a beautiful area in the centre where you may eat all your food which you buy.
==E-Live Guests==
Guests who have performed or gave speachs during the E-Japan festival.
Year	Guests
2007	Perfume, Mr. Children, Ichirou Mizuki, Yoshiki
2008	Scandal, Oh! Great, Dio - Distraught Overload
2009	Kanon Wakeshima, Scandal, Perfume, Mr. Children, Happiness, Shigeru Miyamoto, Yutaka Izabuchi, Showtaru Mizabuku, Kat-Tun, Seamo, Hayao Miyazaki, Ichiru Okouchi, Tsutomo Nihei and Plastic Tree
2010	Meg, Aya Kanno, Scandal and Capsule
2011	AKB48, X-Japan (Yoshi and Toshiki), Hiro Mashima, Hitomitoi, ViVid and Dir en Gray
2012	SKE48, Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, Dempagumi Inc., Namie Amuro, E-Girls, Momoiro Clover Z, Ikimonogakari, Katsuhiro Harada, Hitoshi Hakamura, Moon Kana, Morning Musume, NMB48, Chay and Takashi Tezuka.
2013	Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Capsule, AKB48, Nogizaka46, Sandaime J-Soul Brothers, Leo Ieiri, Hey!Say!Jump!, TVXQ, Miwa, Yamazaki Aoi, Namie Amuro, NMB48, Ikimonogakari, Dreams Come True, Masahiro Sakurai, Keisuke Kuwata, Hikaru Utada, Momoiro Clover Z, Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka and Sekai No Owari
2014	Perfume, °Cute, Dempagumi Inc., Eir Aoi, SMAP!, Arashi, Southern All Stars, Chay, Kerakera, Tyler Oakley, Morning Musume, AKB48, Meg, Takako Matsu, Funky Kato, Shiggy Jr., Superfly, Gesu no Kiwami Otome, Miwa, Nishino Kana, Kiss-my-ft2, Golden Bomber, Kohei Tanaka and Babymetal.
==Celebrity Meets==
Celebrity meets began in 2011 and since have became a huge success, attracting several thousands of people.
Year	Celebrities
2011	AKB48, Yoshi and Toshiki
2012	Satoru Iwata, Namie Amuro, Moon Kana, SKE48, Katsuhiro Harada and Chay.
2013	Miranda Sings, Leo Ieiro, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Masahiro Sakurai, Namie Amuro, Yamazaki Aoi, Hiro Mashima, Katsuhiro Harada, Keisuke Kawata, Yasutaka Nakata, Joey Graceffa.
2014	Tyler Oakley, Perfume (Kashiyuka, A~Chan, Nocchi), Yasutaka Nakata, Joe Sugg, Zoe Sugg, Nishino Kana, Babymetal, Takako Matsu, Miwa and Eir Aoi.
==List of Events==
===Past Events===
Name 	Place 	Attendance
Exhibition Japan Festival  	The Soper Hall, Croydon 	305 (invitation only)
Exhibition Japan Festival 1992	Tobacco Dock, London 	1,532
Exhibition Japan Festival 1993	Tobacco Dock, London 	1,602
Exhibition Japan Festival 1994	Tobacco Dock, London 	1,607
Exhibition Japan Festival 1995	Tobacco Dock, London 	1,610
Exhibition Japan Festival 1996	Kensington Olympia, London	7,030
Exhibition Japan Festival 1997	Kensington Olympia, London	10,583
Exhibition Japan Festival 1998	Earls Court 1, London 	19,993
Exhibition Japan Festival 1999	Earls Court 1, London 	19,997
E-Japan 2000 	Earls Court 1, London 	19,994
E-Japan 2001 	Earls Court 1, London 	19,982
E-Japan 2002 	ExCel London 	43,002
E-Japan 2003 	ExCel London 	46,321
E-Japan 2004 	ExCel London 	67,402
E-Japan 2005 	Excel London 	67,440
Exhibition Japan Festival 2006	Excel London 	65,996
E-Japan 2007 	O2 Arena, London 	97,102
E-Japan 2008 	O2 Arena, London 	97,360
E-Japan 2009 	O2 Arena, London 	102,009
E-Japan 2010 	O2 Arena, London 	104,424
E-Japan 2011 	O2 Arena, London 	103,365
E-Japan 2012 	Excel London 	67,235
E-Japan 2013 	O2 Arena, London 	106,032
E-Japan 2014 	O2 Arena, London 	106,201
===Future Events===
Name 	Place 	Attendance
E-Japan 2015	O2 Arena, London 	106,420
E-Japan 2016	Aston City Convention Centre, Redhill	232,021
E-Japan 2017	Aston City Convention Centre, Redhill	235,653
E-Japan 2018	Aston City Convention Centre, Redhill	240,320
E-Japan 2019	Aston City Convention Centre, Redhill	244,642
E-Japan 2020	Aston City Convention Centre, Redhill	243,004
E-Japan 2021	The Underground, London 	236,044
E-Japan 2022	Aston City Convention Centre, Redhill	245,886
E-Japan 2023	Aston City Convention Centre, Redhill	289,031
==Game Exhibitors==
Name 	Year Joined	Active?	Notes
Nintendo 	1997 	Yes 	
Sega 	1994 	No 	Ended in 2000
Bandai Namco 	1999 	Yes 	
SeventhHeaven 	2008 	Yes 	
SquareEnix 	2002 	Yes 	
Nippon Ichi Software	2008 	No 	Ended in 2013
==International E-Japan==
===E-Japan Australia===
*E-Japan AUSTRALIA! in Melbourne, Australia.
*Exhibition Japan Festival in Perth, Australia
===E-Japan France===
*E-Japon in Lille, France
===E-Japan Russian Federation===
*E-Japan Moscow in Moscow, Russia.
*Ye-Yaponia Umsk in Umsk, Russia.
===E-Japan United Kingdom===
*E-Japan Festival in Birmingham, England.
*Exhibition Japan Festival in Cardiff, Wales.
*Exhibition Japan Festival in Aberytswyth, Wales.
*Exhibition Japan in Berwick, Scotland.
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