Jul 25, 2026
Discover Japan Expo Las Vegas July 2026
Discover Japan Expo runs July 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Ninja Karaoke on Spring Mountain Road with yukata, jinbei, Japanese goods, and festival-wear shopping.
Discover Japan Expo is listed for Saturday, July 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Ninja Karaoke (5115 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas). Community listings describe a one-day pop-up focused on yukata, jinbei, and summer festival wear, plus Japanese goods and accessories ahead of Obon season.
Practical planning
Spring Mountain Road is Las Vegas Chinatown's restaurant and retail spine. This is a shopping and culture expo, not a full temple Obon: expect vendor tables and try-on festival wear rather than bon odori circles.
Pair the date with The Holoholo Market on July 11 or plan Obon prep before Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha Obon on August 15.
Confirm hours and vendor list on Ninja Karaoke social channels before you go.
Our take
Calling all fans, weebs, and Japanese culture aficionados:
Obon season is coming, and Discover Japan Expo is the prep-day answer. One afternoon, one address, yukata and jinbei on tables instead of a last-minute online order that may not arrive in time. And don't even try to Amazon Prime an outfit unless you're really tight on time.
If you are new to Obon or bringing friends who do not own summer matsuri clothes, this is the low-stress stop on July 25 before Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha Obon on August 15.
It's also just a fun way to make July feel less empty between early-month markets and August festivals. Stack Holoholo on July 11, Discover Japan on July 25, then Obon in August, and you have a clear Vegas arc: Pacific market night, Japanese festival shopping, temple Obon weekend. Three different entry points, same growing valley scene.
Spring Mountain can seem kind of like a restaurant row for tourists. But it is genuinely a food and retail corridor for people who live here year-round. Show up before 4:00 p.m., try things on, and treat it like part of the festival calendar.
When: July 25, 2026 (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Where: Ninja Karaoke, 5115 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89146
Follow @ninjakaraoke2lv for day-of updates.
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