[Report] "Ueno Zoku Summer Festival" Draws 65,000 Visitors! First-Ever "Horror × Other Genres" Collaboration

[Report] "Ueno Zoku Summer Festival" Draws 65,000 Visitors! First-Ever "Horror × Other Genres" Collaboration

Overview

Here is our report on the "Ueno Zoku Summer Festival," an event held in the Ueno area.

This year's "Ueno Zoku Summer Festival" drew 65,000 visitors, a large turnout for an event set in Ueno.

The biggest talking point was the first-ever "Horror × Other Genres" collaboration. This was the first attempt to combine horror with other genres, and the project attracted a lot of attention.

Pairing "horror" with "other genres," a combination that seems unlikely at first glance, was a defining feature of this year's "Ueno Zoku Summer Festival." Even as a first attempt, it got people talking, showing new possibilities for events held in Ueno.

65,000 visitors and the buzz around the first-ever collaboration: these two topics defined this year's "Ueno Zoku Summer Festival."

Event Information

• Area: Ueno

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