ETHTokyo week 2026

Join us for the ETHGlobal Happy Hour Tokyo with AKINDO! 🍻

We're gathering all the crypto folks for an evening filled with great conversations, new connections, and plenty of crypto chatter.

🔥 See you there!

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What's happening during ETHGlobal Tokyo Week? 🇯🇵

⚡ ETHGlobal Tokyo 2026 — September 25–27

ETHGlobal Tokyo is a three-day hackathon for builders who want to experiment with cutting-edge Web3 technologies, meet collaborators, and ship something meaningful.

Whether you're starting from scratch, extending an open-source project, or building a new feature on top of an existing product, ETHGlobal Tokyo is a place to learn by doing, receive technical mentorship, and connect with the global Ethereum community.

👉 Apply to ETHGlobal Tokyo 2026 (50% off the staking deposit)

✨ Pragma Tokyo 2026 — September 26

Pragma Tokyo is a one-day summit for Web3 builders and leaders. Expect intimate discussions, curated content, and talks from leading founders shaping the future of the ecosystem.

It is designed for thoughtful conversations—no parallel sessions, just a focused day of ideas, insights, and meaningful connections.

👉 Apply to Pragma Tokyo 2026 (25% off all ticket types)

ZuCity is a permanent Zuzalu hub. Our own cryptocity — codename Brooklyn 2.0 — built from abandoned houses we bought and brought back to life in Komoro, Nagano an hour by train from Tokyo. Join this month long coliving to get hands on experience with building public goods infrastructure, meet local Japanese communities, learn how to buy and fix your own houses in Japan like we do,

Web3Privacy now returns to Tokyo after 2025 event with Vitalik Buterin transforming Ethereum into CROPS-native culture.

In 2026 we are celebrating digital rights angle of decentralisation full of working zero-knowledge solutions, storages supporting original Ethereum ethos and CROPS narrative.

​First speakers

​- Alan Scott x Railgun - zero-knowledge that really works and protects billions of funds. Champion of Ethereum-privacy. ​- Daniel Knobelsdorf x Swarm - long-lasting digital rights activists, for years integrated in decentralised tech, commons, alternative financial systems and digital transformation. ​​​ Expect half-day dedicated to fostering solidarity and understanding among

• ​open source and human rights advocates
• ​public goods developers and hacker culture

​- internet freedom defenders and grassroots movements ​- hacktivists and the general public

AIエージェントが自律的に取引・決済・交渉する経済の到来を見据え、それを安全に設計し検証するための信頼基盤 ── 認証・認可・安全性・監査可能性 ── を問う一日。ETHTokyo Week 2026 の中核、ETHGlobal Tokyo 公式サイドイベント。

A one-day, invitation-only summit in Tokyo for institutional decision-makers and the Ethereum builders shaping the institutional layer of the network.

Large scale hackathon run by ETHGlobal

A week of day raves, onsen trips, yoga and meditation sessions, and intimate chill time at the ZuCity mountain retreat an hour from Tokyo. Come decompress with a curated high-signal, high-vibe group in the center of our own crypto city.

Hackatsuon (a blend of hackathon and katsuo, the bonito that Kesennuma is known for) is a residency and hackathon co-hosted with Kesennuma City, welcoming builders from Japan and abroad.

Kesennuma is a fishing town in the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan, with over $100M in annual catch. Rebuilt after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, it now faces the same challenges as much of rural Japan — an aging population, depopulation, and a fragile local economy. Cutting-edge technology tends to reach large cities and corporations, but rarely the local governments and communities working on these social challenges. Hackatsuon exists to change that: not a one-off race for prizes, but an invitation to step into a real place, get to know its community, and co-create with the people who live there.

The 2026 residency runs from September 28 to October 11, in Kesennuma.

Three ways to join:

1. Two-week residency — Sep 28 – Oct 11, 2026

Live in Kesennuma for the full two weeks. After check-in and orientation (Sep 28), residents dive into community input and fieldwork with city staff (Sep 30 – Oct 1), then form teams and build (from Oct 2), sharing progress at a midpoint review (Oct 4) before final presentations. This is the deepest way to experience Hackatsuon — getting to know the town and its people, and building projects rooted in real local challenges alongside developers from Japan and around the world.

1. Weekend participation (hackathon) — from Oct 2, 2026

Can't stay for the full two weeks? Join for the hackathon itself, which kicks off on Oct 2 with team formation and development, and continues through the midpoint review on Oct 4. A shorter but hands-on way to team up, build, and be part of the core creative sprint.

1. Public showcase (Demo Day & reception) — Oct 10, 2026 @ Pier 7

Open to everyone. Come see what the builders have created at the final presentations, and join the reception to celebrate with the community at Pier 7. No coding required — just curiosity and a willingness to connect.

Whichever way you join, Hackatsuon is where a community rooted in place meets a network that spans the world.

🔗 hackatsuon.com