Community-Run TOYAKO Festa Turns Lake Toya Into Cosplay Venue
The event shows how a community-driven otaku festival can use a hot spring town as a cosplay venue, a model that has gained nationwide attention since its 2010 start.
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The TOYAKO Manga & Anime Festa (TMAF), held June 27-28, 2026, at Lake Toya in Hokkaido, is the region's largest manga and anime event. The community-driven festival turns the entire hot spring town into a cosplay venue, also featuring itasha displays, talk shows, and a cosplay disco. This article presents 10 cosplayers photographed against the lakeside backdrop.
The TOYAKO Manga & Anime Festa, first held in 2010, is a community-based otaku festival organized by the Lake Toya hot spring town, local government, and fans. During the two-day event, participants can cosplay freely along the lake shore and through the town streets. Alongside cosplay, the festival includes itasha car displays, talk shows with voice actors and anime directors, a doujinshi market, and a nighttime cosplay disco. The following 10 cosplayers were photographed at the 2026 edition with Lake Toya as the backdrop.
- Sara Hoshikawa (Nijisanji): Cosplayed by Shihona (@shihonana_)
- Yoru no Kuromu (Vspo!): Cosplayed by Minatomira (@tehslu_cosab_xx)
- Hinano Tachibana (Vspo!): Cosplayed by Kyokochi. (@kyokotitty_)
- Towa Tokoyami (Hololive): Cosplayed by Mamitasu (@maa_min3)
- Marine Houshou (Hololive): Cosplayed by Satouruki (@rukiruki00)
- Anis (Goddess of Victory: NIKKE): Cosplayed by Mimiryoku (@midoriiro_cos)
- Castorice (Honkai: Star Rail): Cosplayed by Hanakaede (@kotori_cosplay)
- Vivian Banshee (Zenless Zone Zero): Cosplayed by Rai (@Ra1p_p1)
- Satono Diamond (Uma Musume Pretty Derby): Cosplayed by Aisumeru (@aisu_meru3)
- Cure Arcana Shadow (Meitantei Precure!): Cosplayed by Mitsuki (@32KI_cos)
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