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For Business Day

Can the general public attend on the Business Day?
What do I need to enter Business Day? When can I register for Business Day?
When will the registration for symposium start? Can I attend a symposium on that day?
I registered "Pre-registration for Business Day" and "Application for Symposium", but I have not received an automatic reply e-mail yet. How can I enter the site?

For Public Day

About Ticket

About Entrance on the Day

About the Fair and Event

Others

About Press

For Business Day

Can the general public attend on the Business Day?: No, the general public will not be able to attend on the Business Day. In order to maintain a proper business environment, individuals under the age of 18 will not be admitted.

What do I need to enter Business Day? When can I register for Business Day?: We will have online "Pre-registration for Business Day" from the middle of January to March, 2012. You can enter the fair for free if you have pre-registrated there. If not, you will need 1,000 JPY for the ticket on the day. Also, please note that you will need business cards at the front desk for entrance.

When will the registration for symposium start? Can I attend a symposium on that day?: The registration for symposium will start on March, 2012 on the web site. If there are some vacant seats, you might attend the symposium even if the application for symposium is closed. Please ask at the front desk for symposium entrance.

I registered "Pre-registration for Business Day" and "Application for Symposium", but I have not received an automatic reply e-mail yet. How can I enter the site?: The automatic reply e-mail might be rejected by server as spam e-mail, so please register again. Although you registered again, you could not receive the automatic reply e-mail yet, please bring your business card at the front desk for entrance. The entrance staff will inquire of your registration information.

For Public Day

About Ticket

Where can I get the ticket for Public Day?: We will announce about ticket on January, 2012.

Can I enter both days of Public Day with one ticket?: No. Ticket is valid on the day of issue only.
If you want to enter both days, please get tickets for each.

Is there any limitation of copies for the today's ticket?: No. But please note that there might be restricted admission by congestion.

How does "Elementary school children and younger, senior citizens (over 65 years old), and disabled persons and their 2 attendants are free of charge" enter?: Elementary school children and younger includes children of elementary school, kindergarten and nursery school, can enter the event for free.
Senior citizens over 65 years old can enter for free with ID (e.g. driver's license).
Disabled persons can enter for free with the physical disability certificate (handicapped ID card). It allows the holder and 2 attendants free entrance.

About Entrance on the Day

Is it possible to enter the site quickly on the morning of the event?: No. Around 5,000 people will wait in a queue before opening every year. Please note that there will be congestion this year, too.

I'm planning to visit the event with my child. Is the congestion of opening safe for children?: We will prepare "Family Entrance" separated from the public entrance. People with elementary school students and younger child will be able to use this entrance. Also, for secure safety and reducing congestion, the opening time of Family Entrance might be later than 10:00.

I have an invitation ticket. Can I enter by priority?: No. Please wait in a queue even if you have the invitation ticket, advance ticket or today's ticket.

Can I enter the site by priority if I come to have business meeting?: No. Even the business purpose, you cannot enter the site by priority. We have Business Day, to provide meeting space for those who come to have business meeting.

Can I get in line for entrance through the night?: No. TAF does not appreciate the waiting through the night because of the infants guard and safety reason.

Can I take part in the event as a volunteer staff?: Sorry, TAF does not recruit any volunteer staff.

Can I re-enter the site?: Yes. Please get a stamp at the exits, then you can re-enter the site as many times as you need for free. The stamp will be valid on day of issue only.

About the Fair and Event

Which animation and character will be exhibited?: You are able to check the contents (animation and character) on this website on February, 2012. Please access to "Exhibitor's List" on this website.
We are not able to answer exhibitor's contents if the exhibitors didn't show the contents in the "Exhibitor's list". If you would like to know, please contact to the exhibitor.

Can I buy goods at the site?: Yes. You can get the goods at each booth and "TAF Shop" and "Anime Bazaar." For more information about goods, please contact each exhibitor.

How do I get information of the Public Stage?: TAF shifts the audience by each public stage. For details of start time or numbered ticket, please see the latest information on the official web site on March, 2012.

How many numbered tickets of public stage will be distributed for each?: You can have ONE numbered ticket per person for public stage which TAF organizes.
For other public stage, please ask directly for each organizer of the stage.

Is shooting permitted at exhibitors' booths or stage?: Please ask the staff before you shoot. Then please follow an instruction of the staff.

Others

Can I eat and drink at the fair?: Yes. There is a food court at the site and you can also eat and drink at restaurants of "Tokyo Big Sight".

Can I bring lunch at the fair?: Sorry, there is no free space for eat and drink.

Can I leave my luggage at the fair?: Sorry, TAF dose not have cloak for the event.
Please use coin lockers at the "Tokyo Big Sight".

Is there nursing room? Can I leave my baby carriage at the site?: Sorry, we do not have either for the fair.
For the nursing room, please use the nursing room at the "Tokyo Big Sight".

Is cosplay permitted at TAF on the Public Day?: No. Cosplay is not permitted at TAF regardless of Business Day or Public Day.

Where do I ask if I left something at the fair?: Lost property will be reported at TAF Main Secretariat.

About Press

How do I register as press?: There is "Press pre-registration" on the official web site. You can pre-register there from the middle of January to the middle of March, 2012.

Can I use photos that I take at the event for publication or other media?: Yes, but please get permission from the exhibitor and organizer of eash booth or program before you take photos or publish them.

Can I cover at the fair without press registration?: Yes, but if you do not finish press registration, it might take a while to register on the day. Also, please note that some special camera will not be allowed to use arond the site. We suggest you to pre-register preferably.

How many people and exhibitors did attend TAF last year?: For the detail of last TAF2010, please refer "Archive".

Where can I get the latest press release?: Please see "Press Release" of the official web site.

Let me know about coverage regulation.

Please get permission from exhibitors when you cover or take photos of their booth.
Please note that you cannot cover some stage events depending on their program.
Please get permission from the rights holder when you use/run photos that you took at the event.
DO NOT use photos in other media which you did not get permission from the rights holders.
We immediately report to Kanda Police Station if we find someone pose as a press and take photos of idols, voice actors or other performers to sell at online auctions or other place.
DO NOT use any photos of public people.

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