Laravel Live Japan is the official Laravel community conference in Japan.
In May 2026 at the premiere event, we brought together over 500 developers for two days of inspiring talks, hands-on learning, and unforgettable community experiences.
SPEAKERS
On Stage in Tokyo
From the builders, makers, and dreamers behind the tools you use every day.
Taylor Otwell
Creator of Laravel
Nuno Maduro
Staff Software Engineer at Laravel
Creator of Pest
Jess Archer
Head of Laravel Nightwatch
Kentaro Takeda
Web Application Developer
Alexander Lichter
DevRel at VoidZero
Roman Pronskiy
Founder of The PHP Foundation
Shane Rosenthal
Co-founder of NativePHP
Simon Hamp
Co-founder of NativePHP
Kotomi Mukohira
SRE
Daniel Coulbourne
Founder of thunk.dev
Asumi Utamaru
Web Application Engineer at Linkage
Marcel Pociot
CTO at Beyond Code
Joe Tannenbaum
Open Source Team Lead at Laravel
Yoshihito Kuranuki
CEO at SonicGarden / CTO at Kurashicom
Harris Raftopoulos
Staff & Educator at Laravel News
Shogo Kawase
Engineering Manager at PR TIMES
Tim MacDonald
Staff Software Engineer at Laravel
2026 Schedule
08:30
Doors Open & Registration
08:30
09:30
Opening
Daniel Coulbourne
Ryuta Hamasaki
09:30
10:00
Strict AI Engineering
Nuno Maduro
10:00
10:30
Harnessing the Power of Mocks and Stubs in PHPUnit
Asumi Utamaru
10:30
11:00
Break
11:00
11:30
Inside Nightwatch: Real-Time Analytics at Scale
Jess Archer
11:30
12:15
Lunch
12:15
13:30
Why Laravel Apps Break - And How to Keep Them Maintainable
Kentaro Takeda
13:30
14:00
Making Music with PHP
Marcel Pociot
14:00
14:30
Work as Arts and Crafts
Yoshihito Kuranuki
14:30
15:00
Lightning Talks
The browser has been trying to tell you something
Leah Thompson
Effortless API Documentation with Scribe
Soichiro Kato
Breaking I/O Bottlenecks: Supercharging Laravel Queues with Hypervel
Albert Chen
eBPF Can Do It! A 5-Minute Tour of 5 Real-World PHP Issues Solved with eBPF
Sohei Iwahori
The New Bottleneck in Software
Colin DeCarlo
15:00
15:30
Break
15:30
16:00
Sponsor Session
JoBins
16:00
16:10
Keynote: Laravel Updates
Taylor Otwell
16:10
17:30
After Party Reception
17:30
18:00
After Party Start
18:00
20:00
After Party End
20:00
08:30
Doors Open & Registration
08:30
09:20
Day 2 Kickoff
Daniel Coulbourne
09:20
09:30
Laravel and the Future of Native Apps
Simon Hamp
Shane Rosenthal
09:30
10:00
The Modern Monolith, Revisited
Joe Tannenbaum
10:00
10:30
(When) Do We Finally Have A Unified JavaScript Toolchain?
Alexander Lichter
10:30
11:00
Break
11:00
11:30
Technical Debt: Understanding it Rightly, Engaging it Rightly
Shogo Kawase
11:30
12:00
What's Next for PHP | The PHP Foundation
Roman Pronskiy
12:00
12:30
Lunch
12:30
14:00
Downstream with PHP
Tim MacDonald
14:00
14:30
Bulletproof Your Laravel Code with Value Objects
Harris Raftopoulos
14:30
15:00
Break
15:00
15:30
Sponsor Session
Laravel
15:30
15:40
What Is the Tech Community to You?
Kotomi Mukohira
15:40
16:10
Lightning Talks
Build an MCP Server in Laravel to Enable “AI-Operated” Recruiting Tools
Takayuki Suzuki
The Golden Path for Laravel Developer: Platform Engineering in Practice
Ruchit Patel
Don't Be MOTTAINAI — Learn Security from Laravel CVE Diffs
Akito Tsukahara
What Your Eyes Don't Tell You
Ian Patel
Conference as a communication hub for all of us
Masafumi Okura
16:10
16:40
Panel: Laravel × VoidZero — The Future of Web Development
16:40
17:10
Closing
Daniel Coulbourne
Ryuta Hamasaki
17:10
THE VENUE
Tachikawa Stage Garden
Tachikawa Stage Garden, nestled beside Showa Kinen Park and Tachikawa Station, is where Laravel Live Japan makes its debut. A modern venue designed for connection, it's where you'll hear inspiring talks, meet fellow developers, and connect with the community.
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Reach developers who build real products, make technical decisions, and look for tools that make their lives easier.
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Frequently asked questions
Absolutely. Sessions will be presented in both English and Japanese. AI-powered live translation will be displayed on the main screen at all times in both languages, and you can also follow along on your own phone or laptop. You won't miss a thing.
We can provide an invitation letter to include with your visa application. After purchasing your ticket, submit a request through our visa support form and we'll send you the letter. Please note that the visa application process itself is the responsibility of each attendee.
Yes. Sessions cover a wide range of topics beyond Laravel, including PHP, frontend, mobile app, AI, database, community, etc. Whether you work with a different framework or language, you'll find fresh ideas and inspiration that cross technical boundaries.
Yes — students can attend for free. Apply through our student application form, and once your student status is confirmed, we'll send you instructions to claim your free ticket.
Yes, we've put together a list of recommended hotels near Tachikawa Stage Garden. Check out the venue section for options at various price points, all within walking distance.