Ranma 1/2 Japan 2026: Exhibition + Tree Village Pop-Up Guide

Last updated: April 22, 2026. Event dates, venues, and ticket prices re-checked against the official Ranma 1/2 Exhibition site, Tree Village announcements, and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions press release on the same day.

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Sunshine City atrium in Ikebukuro — the Toshima-ku complex whose 4F World Import Mart Building hosts Exhibition Hall A, the Ranma 1/2 2026 exhibition venue from April 23 to May 12.

Two parallel Ranma 1/2 projects run back-to-back in Japan this spring and early summer. The TV Anime Ranma 1/2 Exhibition (TVアニメ「らんま1/2」展) opens tomorrow, Thursday April 23, 2026 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall A and runs through Tuesday May 12. The Flower Bouquet POP UP SHOP & CAFE at Tree Village then opens at Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi from May 2 to May 29, with the same concept touring Tree Village Osaka and Hakata from June 20 to July 2. Advance tickets for the exhibition are 2,000 yen general, 5,000 yen with the 3D acrylic standee bonus; day-of tickets add 200 yen each. Tree Village is free-entry with order-based merchandise drops.

For overseas fans who came in through the MAPPA 2024 Netflix remake or who already know the 38-volume Rumiko Takahashi original, this is the Ranma moment of the decade — the first major exhibition-scale project timed to the anime remake's global streaming momentum. If you are planning a spring 2026 trip and landing in Tokyo before May 12, or traveling Osaka or Hakata in the June 20 to July 2 window, both events fit cleanly into a single travel arc.

Ranma 1/2 Japan 2026 is built around two concurrent events. The TV Anime Ranma 1/2 Exhibition runs at Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall A from April 23 to May 12, 2026, with advance tickets starting at 2,000 yen general. The Flower Bouquet POP UP SHOP & CAFE tours Tree Village Tokyo Skytree Solamachi (May 2 to 29) and Tree Village Osaka and Hakata (June 20 to July 2). Online pop-up sales open May 8 at 10:00 JST with a 5-item-per-transaction cap. Exhibition tickets sell through Lawson Ticket and Nippon TV Zero Ticket; Tree Village is free entry with merchandise-driven novelty drops.

Quick booking: lock in your JR Pass on Klook — chaining Ikebukuro on a Tokyo base with a side trip to Tokyo Skytree Town by Hanzomon-Metro-plus-Tobu-Skytree Line, and a later shinkansen leg to Osaka or Hakata, is cheaper on the 14-day JR Pass than three separate ticket splits, and both Tokyo stops plus one Kansai or Kyushu leg comfortably clear the pass break-even.

At a Glance

The Two 2026 Events at a Glance

Two different operators (Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions for the exhibition side, Bandai Namco Arts-affiliated Tree Village for the pop-up cafe) line up their 2026 Ranma projects into a single 71-day window from April 23 to July 2. For a traveler building one Japan trip around Ranma, the sweet spot is a stay that covers either Ikebukuro from April 23 to May 12 or the Tree Village Tokyo Solamachi window from May 2 to May 29 (with eight overlap days from May 2 to 12 when both are simultaneously open in Tokyo).

Why Ranma 1/2 Is Having a 2026 Moment

Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1987 to 1996, with the Fuji TV anime adaptation airing 161 episodes across 1989 to 1992. The MAPPA Ranma 1/2 remake launched globally on Netflix in October 2024, with Season 2 confirmed for 2026 production. That new wave of overseas fans is why Japan lined up three tie-ins for this spring: the Sunshine City exhibition, the Tree Village flower-bouquet pop-up, and a steady drip of collaboration goods at Lawson and Animate stores.

The exhibition side centers on the original 1989 to 1992 Fuji TV anime being celebrated as a heritage IP. The Tree Village pop-up leans into the new MAPPA key-visual style, with newly drawn bouquet-themed illustrations of Ranma, Akane, Shampoo, Ukyo, Kodachi, and Ryoga. These are visually distinct concepts — think "museum retrospective" versus "new-art merch drop" — and they complement rather than overlap.

Where and When Can I Actually Go? (April 22 status)

The Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition opens tomorrow, April 23. Advance tickets have been on sale since March 19 through Lawson Ticket (l-tike.com) and Nippon TV Zero Ticket (zero-tix.com). Opening weekend (April 23 to 26) is expected to be the most crowded — plan a weekday slot if you can.

The Tree Village Tokyo Skytree Solamachi pop-up opens on a ten-day delay, May 2. That overlap window from May 2 to May 12 is the only period when both Tokyo events are simultaneously walkable on a single Tokyo base, and it spans the back half of Golden Week through the first post-holiday weekdays.

Tree Village Osaka and Hakata both run June 20 to July 2 — a shared 13-day window that pairs well with a late-June Kansai or Kyushu trip when shoulder-season hotel pricing settles.

How to Buy the Exhibition Ticket From Overseas

Lawson Ticket (l-tike.com) runs the primary allocation for the Ranma 1/2 Exhibition. The Japanese-language site is the one to use — the English-language l-tike.com/en page does not currently carry the Ranma exhibition listing, so plan to navigate the Japanese site with a browser translation plugin.

1. Go to l-tike.com and search for らんま (Ranma) or らんま1/2展 (Ranma 1/2 Exhibition).
2. Select the event, then choose a specific date and time-slot entry window (typical two-hour slots).
3. Select either the 一般チケット (General Ticket, 2,000 yen advance) or 特典付きチケット (Bonus Ticket, 5,000 yen advance, includes the 3D acrylic standee).
4. Complete checkout. A Japanese phone number is not required — a confirmation email with a QR code is sent to any email address and is redeemable at the Sunshine City front counter on the day.
5. Arrive at Sunshine City Exhibition Hall A at least 15 minutes before your entry window. Show the QR code at the exhibition entrance.

Day-of tickets are 2,200 yen general and 5,200 yen bonus, subject to availability. The bonus-ticket 3D acrylic standee sells out on the advance-ticket side for opening week — if you want the standee, book advance through Lawson Ticket before you land.

Tree Village Flower Bouquet Pop-Up: How the Cafe Works

Tree Village's POP UP SHOP & CAFE format at Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi combines a walk-in merchandise store with a small cafe counter. The cafe section requires a food or drink order per seat, and a paid order triggers a random-draw novelty — typically a coaster or postcard featuring the flower-bouquet key visual.

The flower bouquet theme for 2026 features newly drawn illustrations of the main cast holding or surrounded by seasonal bouquets, with each character assigned a bouquet reflecting their personality — a Shampoo amaryllis bouquet, an Akane wild-iris and lily arrangement, a Kodachi black-rose spray. These illustrations debut on Tree Village merchandise, including acrylic stands, canvas art boards, tote bags, and postcards.

Menu items are not yet published (expected to drop April 28, per the Tree Village announcement pattern), but based on previous Tree Village pop-up collaborations, expect four to six themed drinks and plates ranging from 1,200 to 1,800 yen each, plus a one-order-per-seat minimum during the reservation-required windows.

Ranma Character Ranking for Merch Strategy

The 2026 flower bouquet key visual covers six characters. Merchandise drop priority:

The Tree Village online store opens May 8 at 10:00 JST with a 5-item-per-transaction cap. Shipping outside Japan is unavailable through Tree Village's own checkout — overseas buyers route through Buyee or Tenso proxy services.

The Sunshine City Exhibition: What You Are Seeing

The exhibition runs three hours of self-paced content across Exhibition Hall A, themed around five zones:

1. Tendo Family Living Room Recreation — a full-scale physical set of the Tendo dojo's living room where visitors pose for photos alongside Ranma and Akane standees. The press-day imagery showed a one-to-one-scale kotatsu, sliding shoji doors, and period-correct early-1990s Japanese household details.
2. Original Storyboard and Setting-Art Gallery — archival cel setups, character model sheets, and original background art drawn by Fuji TV anime production staff in 1989 to 1992, on loan from Studio Deen and Kitty Films archives.
3. Transformation Sequence Experience — an immersive projection zone showing the cold-water and hot-water transformation scenes on large-format loop, synced to original Fuji TV anime audio.
4. Rival and Fiance Lineup Panel Wall — life-size standees and detailed character boards for Shampoo, Ukyo, Kodachi, Ryoga, Mousse, and Kuno with their iconic weapons and signature gags.
5. MAPPA Remake Special Corner — a late-section zone featuring the 2024 MAPPA remake key visuals alongside Season 1 highlight reels, connecting the original TV anime to the current Netflix series.

The exit funnels directly into the exhibition-exclusive merchandise shop. Expect 40 to 60 original pieces specific to the exhibition, with one-time exhibition-logo T-shirts, acrylic keychains, and a hardcover exhibition catalog retailing around 3,000 yen.

Building Your Trip: Golden Week to Early-Summer Itinerary

If you are landing in Tokyo between April 28 (the start of the extended Golden Week) and May 6 (the last day of GW), you can hit both Tokyo events plus the exhibition-shop merch in a single three-to-four-day swing:

• Day 1 (Tokyo): Morning Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition (10:00 to 13:00 entry window). Lunch at Sunshine City's restaurant floor. Afternoon Sunshine City rooftop aquarium or Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo (both inside the same complex).
• Day 2 (Tokyo Skytree Town): Morning Tokyo Skytree observation deck. Afternoon Tree Village Solamachi pop-up (May 2 onward). Evening Sumida River ferry cruise or Asakusa dinner.
• Day 3 (Tokyo day trip or Kansai leg): If GW proper, daytrip to Kamakura or Nikko. If mid-May onward, shinkansen to Osaka for day-trip Dotonbori and wait for the Tree Village Osaka leg from June 20 if your schedule allows.
• Day 4 (Ikebukuro or Departure): Optional return visit to the Sunshine City exhibition shop if opening-week stock cleared — restocks typically land between May 3 and May 7.

For travelers with longer trips, a Tokyo-Osaka-Hakata shinkansen loop in the June 20 to July 2 window catches all three Tree Village legs while maintaining a mid-summer cultural-tourism pace, with the final Hakata stop offering Kyushu-specific street food and a Tenjin shopping core.

Getting There

Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall A

• Address: 3-1-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013 (World Import Mart Building 4F)
• Nearest station: Ikebukuro (JR Yamanote / Marunouchi / Yurakucho / Fukutoshin / Tobu / Seibu lines) — 8-minute walk via the Sunshine 60 Street underground path
• Opening hours (exhibition): 10:00 to 19:00 (final entry 18:30). Last day May 12 closes at 17:00 with final entry 16:30.
• Map: Sunshine City Official Access

Tree Village Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi

• Address: 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 131-0045 (Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi West Yard 4F)
• Nearest station: Tokyo Skytree (Tobu Skytree Line) or Oshiage (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon / Toei Asakusa / Keisei Oshiage / Tobu) — 1-minute walk from either exit directly into Solamachi
• Opening hours (pop-up typical): 10:00 to 21:00 — confirm the specific Ranma 1/2 pop-up hours on tree-village.jp closer to May 2
• Map: Tokyo Skytree Town Access

Tree Village Osaka (exact venue to be confirmed closer to June 20)

The Osaka and Hakata venue addresses for the June 20 to July 2 leg will be announced through tree-village.jp and the @tree_village_jp X account in mid-May. Historical Tree Village Osaka pop-ups have used the Abeno Harukas, Grand Front Osaka, or Namba Marui floors — monitor official channels.

Comparing the Two Events: Which Should You Prioritize?

For a first-time traveler with a 5-day trip, prioritize Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition as Day 1 and fit the Tree Village Tokyo pop-up as Day 3 or Day 4 after May 2 opening. For a deep fan on a return trip, the Tree Village Osaka or Hakata legs in late June offer shorter queues and full merchandise stock compared to the Tokyo leg's opening-week crowding.

FAQ: Ranma 1/2 Japan 2026

Do the exhibition and the Tree Village pop-up sell the same merchandise?

No. The Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition has its own exhibition-exclusive merchandise line (logo T-shirts, hardcover catalog, acrylic keychains, 3D standee via bonus ticket). The Tree Village Flower Bouquet pop-up has a separate merch line using newly drawn bouquet illustrations, including acrylic stands, canvas boards, tote bags, and postcards. Zero overlap between the two lines.

Can I enter the Tree Village cafe without buying merch?

Tree Village pop-up cafe seats require a food or drink order (one per seat minimum, typically 1,200 to 1,800 yen). The store section is free entry and walk-through. You can shop the merchandise without ordering at the cafe.

Is the 5,000 yen bonus ticket for the Sunshine City exhibition worth it over the 2,000 yen general?

If you collect exhibition-exclusive merchandise, yes — the 3D acrylic standee is not sold separately. If you are going for the exhibition experience only and not collecting acrylic stands, the 2,000 yen general ticket covers the same exhibit content.

Will the Tree Village pop-up run a separate Osaka and Hakata menu?

The Tokyo leg's cafe menu will debut first. The Osaka and Hakata June 20 to July 2 legs are expected to run the same cafe menu based on the operator's 2025 Ranma "Hyakki Yagyo" pop-up pattern (same menu across all three cities, subject to regional ingredient swaps). Tree Village will confirm the menu on tree-village.jp closer to each opening date.

I only have one day in Tokyo. Which event should I pick?

Before May 2: the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition is the only Ranma 2026 event open. May 2 to 12: either works, but the exhibition offers more content per hour and the standee ticket bonus if you're a collector. May 13 onward: the exhibition has closed, so Tree Village Tokyo Solamachi through May 29 is the sole Tokyo choice until June 20 when Osaka and Hakata open.

Chain This Trip

• Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo is inside the same Sunshine City complex as Exhibition Hall A — a 2-minute walk after your exhibition exit. Perfect for a merch-trip pair, especially now that Pokemon's 30th Anniversary Karaoke Manekineko collab runs in parallel from April 24.
• Tokyo Skytree observation deck is accessible from the same Solamachi complex as Tree Village — combine the Tokyo pop-up with Skytree's 350m or 450m deck on a single afternoon.
• JR Pass itinerary (Klook affiliate): Tokyo three days + Osaka two days + optional Hakata one-day add = pass break-even with all three Tree Village legs covered, especially valuable for the late-June Osaka to Hakata shinkansen segment.

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• How to book anime collab cafes in Japan from overseas
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• Detective Conan cafe 2026 Japan guide
• Collab cafe calendar

Final Word

For fans who remember the 1989 Fuji TV anime theme song (Jajauma ni Sasenaide), the Sunshine City Exhibition is the once-in-a-decade archival-art pilgrimage. For fans who came in through MAPPA's 2024 Netflix remake, the Tree Village Flower Bouquet Pop-Up is the key visual drop that signals Ranma's ongoing 2026 momentum. Either one is worth building a Tokyo stop around — and if you are already in Japan during the May 2 to 12 overlap window, skip one at your own risk.

Book your JR Pass on Klook before you land — it is the single biggest savings lever for a Tokyo + Tokyo Skytree + Osaka + Hakata Ranma 2026 loop.