New Year Shrine Visit with Giant VTubers (Jan 2, Akihabara)
Make your first fan meetup of 2027 a visit to your larger-than-life favorites! New Year Shrine Visit with Giant VTubers comes to Akihabara, Tokyo, on Saturday, January 2, 2027. Inspired by hatsumode, Japan’s first shrine visit of the New Year, this event brings you face to face with VTubers through Portalgraph’s stereoscopic 3D projection.
Featuring YSS, Inamori Sakuya, HATSUME, and Moegi Kurumi, the event offers a special way to celebrate the start of the New Year.
Event Overview & Tickets
- Date: Saturday, January 2, 2027
- Venue: Akihabara, Tokyo (exact location sent to ticket holders via LivePocket email)
- Tickets: LivePocket event page
Portal Live — ¥3,500 (tax incl.): A 30-minute group meetup where Portalgraph’s 3D projection makes the performers appear to pop out of the screen and share your space.
Portal Meet — ¥6,000 (tax incl.): Each ticket includes two minutes of one-on-one interaction and one two-shot cheki photo with the performer.
Timetable
- YSS: Portal Live 11:10–11:40 / Portal Meet 11:45–12:45
- Inamori Sakuya: Portal Live 13:10–13:40 / Portal Meet 13:45–14:45
- HATSUME: Portal Live 15:10–15:40 / Portal Meet 15:45–16:45
- Moegi Kurumi: Portal Live 17:10–17:40 / Portal Meet 17:45–18:45
All times are JST. Line-up begins five minutes before each session. Portal Meet times indicate the session window; each ticket provides two minutes.
Event-Exclusive Merchandise
On-site merchandise includes additional two-shot cheki photos (¥1,000) for Portal Meet ticket holders and unique random cheki photos (¥1,000), each with a different pose or expression. The random selection also includes special winning cheki with event-exclusive voice messages or handwritten autographs. Newly illustrated chibi merchandise is planned, with details to follow.
Additional cheki purchases do not extend the interaction or photography time, though a different pose may be requested.