 The Japanese Culture Festival is to return in 2018.
We are working to make a bigger, better and even more exciting culture festival for 2018. If you are interested in attending, vending or getting involved in the design, promotion, organisation or running of the festival - please get in contact with Arriana Corr (supervisor and coordinator) via her email (arrianacorr@hotmail.com) or the contact page of this website. Letter of apology from December 2016 Thank you for contacting me about the Japanese Culture Festival. I am very sad, but due to my health being very bad this year, I am no longer able to run the festival in 2017. I am really sad and hope that I can do another event or festival like this in the West Midlands in late 2017 or 2018. 本当に申し訳ありませんです。 I am terribly sorry for the late notice and realise this may cause serious inconvenience. Thank you for your interest in the festival. I'll let you know what the plans are for the next one when it does happen. Thank you for all your hard work and efforts last year's event, you really helped with the success of the event and the charity fundraising. I wish you all the best for your happiness, health and your business. Wishing you all a very merry christmas and a wonderful new year. メリークリスマス＆良いお年を〜 Hopefully see you in 2017 sometime! Keep being awesome. お元気で〜 Kind regards, Arriana
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 Thank you so much for all your help and support.
Every person who worked for, attended, took part or got involved played a HUGE part in making Japanese Culture Festival 2016 such a success. Over 600 people came along and cosplayed, took part in karaoke and competitions, got to enjoy bubble tea, Japanese noodles, hot-pot, curry, cakes and sushi, went to the maid café, played traditional Japanese festival games, created manga drawings, learned how to make sushi and origami, practiced Japanese, learned about Japan and Japanese art, took part in the calligraphy workshop, tried on kimonos or dressed up in J-fashion, took part in dancing and singing J-pop, entering quizzes and competitions or gaming tournaments and watched anime and Japanese films. Together we raised over £1000 for charity. Congratulations! So many people enjoyed Japanese Culture Festival 2016 and have asked if we would like to make this an annual event. We also received lots of feedback, both positive and negative. Taking this on board, we are already working together to make Japanese Culture Festival 2017 even bigger, better, more organised and ultimately more fun for everyone to enjoy! We want to get as many people involved as possible and are going to need a huge team of people this time to make it all happen. We plan to begin meeting in March 2016 to start organising and making bookings and contacts for the next year. Please get in contact by emailing arrianacorr@hotmail.com if you are interested in being a part of next year’s festival, I would love to hear from you! Thank you for all your support and for sharing love for all things Japanese and ambitions to help make the world a better place for everyone. We all did something truly amazing and I am so proud of everyone. Best wishes, Arriana himitsushi www.himitsushi.com  12:00-21:30 Reception – The Student's Union
12:00-18:00 Shopping and Food Hall – The Student's Union 12:00-18:00 Culture Club Activities and Workshops –The Student's Union 12:00-18:00 - Manga Café and Maid Café – The Conference Centre 12:00-20:00 Gaming Room – EEG020 12:00-22:00 Japanese Film Cinema – EE1026 12:00-20:00 Anime Cinema – EE1061 13:30-20:00 Anime Cinema+ – EE1057 16:00-18:00 J-Pop Idol Dance and Music Studio –The Conference Centre 18:30-21:00 Party Hall – The Conference Centre Reception Welcome desk, information, tickets, wristbanding, buy programmes, maps and raffle tickets. Shopping Hall Shopping stalls selling clothes, jewellery, cosplay, anime, manga, art and more! Buy, sell, trade and enjoy a range of Japanese culture themed and inspired products. Food Hall Lots of delicious authentic and homemade Japanese cuisine and other Japanese culture related delicious snacks and warming meals and drinks for you to try including sushi, hot soups, onigiri, rice dishes, bubble tea, mochi and more! Featuring Nanas Foods Japan, TWIST Café and Ping An Oriental and MORE. Culture Club Japanese Art Gallery, Japanese Culture Museum and activities including Origami, Japanese Language, Calligraphy, Clothes, J-Fashion, Japanese Traditional Culture, Japanese Pop Culture and more! Also take part in fun talks and interactive Q&A sessions on a range of aspects of Japanese culture with Japanese people from the company MAZAK* *Some of these talks and sessions are held at the Manga Café, please see schedule and ask for updated information on the day for details. Manga Cafe Manga, magazines and books all about Japan or in Japanese for you to read whilst relaxing and sipping delicious green tea or a speciality drink and enjoying Japanese cake and sweets plus a Japanese toys museum! All day activities and workshops to do with manga and anime and Japanese fashion, come here to enter and sign up to activities and competitions and to purchase raffle tickets! Raffle tickets and some sign ups also available at reception. Maid Cafe Our adorable maids serve you delicious cafe desserts and a delectable range of hot drinks, plus curry rice! Enjoy the food and drink and also play games, dress up and take photos together at the Purikura booth… and even get married?!!*not really Anime Cinema Ever wanted to see your favourite anime on the big screen or rewatch some of the best scenes back-to-back with your friends? Here is the place! We asked YOU what you wanted to see and with your help we have chosen the best anime to showcase at our cinema. We only regret not being able to show you more! Japanese Film Cinema With some of the best of Japanese cinema of all time being shown here on the big screen you can't go wrong! Classics and films that showed the world what Japanese cinema does best! Come here to be impressed and indulge in Japanese films. Gaming Room All your favourite Japanese games, Super Smash Bros, Mario, Street Fighter, Pokemon and more. Come here to take part in tournaments, competitions and battles for a chance to grab some awesome prizes. Or the perfect place to just chill out and play games and watch videos with your mates. Party Room From 18:30-21:00 come here to enjoy the evening activities at the party! J-Pop Idol Show, Fashion Show, Cosplay Parade, Cosplay Contest, J-Pop Idol Competition, Open-Mic Concert, Karaoke Competition, Quizzes, Disco, Karaoke and Raffle Prize Draw! Plus an after party with more disco and karaoke! *Please sign up to take part in the J-Pop Idol Show, Fashion Show, Cosplay Parade, Cosplay Contest, J-Pop Idol Competition, Open-Mic Concert and Karaoke Competition at reception or the Manga Café during the day. If you haven’t had a chance to sign up, don’t worry - turn up at the party and ask the staff, there may still be free spaces and people may drop out, we would hate for anyone to miss out and will do our best to make sure everyone gets a go! *VIP party tickets with guaranteed entry + raffle tickets available all day at reception. *Japanese beer will also be available at the party for those who are of age and have valid ID with them to enjoy! J-Pop Idol Studio From 16:00-17:00 take part in a crash course in J-Pop dance and singing to some of the most popular J-Pop hits! Then from 17:00-18:00 use this space to practise and form your own K-on or Love Live style groups or performances to do at the open mic or idol competition or just mess around and eat cake and pretend to be a band, it doesn't matter as long as you're cute, right! Anime Cinema+ Extra anime screenings where YOU get to vote on up because you can never have enough anime! +Take part in our exciting NEW anime dating app and find the perfect new anime for you! ************************************************************************************ Festival Schedule 12:00 open to visitors 12:00-18:00 cafes, food hall, shopping hall, culture hall, talks, workshops and cinemas open 18:00-20:00 cinemas stay open 18:30-20:00 party – fashion show, cosplay, concert, open-mic, quizzes, karaoke, disco, raffle, prizes, giveaways and more! 20:00-21:00 after party ************************************************************************************* Manga Café Schedule 12:00 Open! 12:00-12:30 Manga Art Commissions 12:30-13:00 Manga Workshop 13:00-13:15 Manga Competition 13:30-14:00 EVERYTHING JAPAN! Q&A (Ask Japanese people anything about Japan and find out more about Japanese Culture) 14:00-14:30 Japanese Toys! Play Meet (Pokemon cards, Yu-Gi-Oh, Tamagotchi and more! Battle trade, play, connect, get your Tamagotchis fixed by Tamagotchi Doctor) 15:00-15:30 Japanese Language Café – Conversation Club (Practice speaking Japanese with Japanese people at the café) ************************************************************************************** J-Pop Idol Studio Schedule 16:00-17:00 J-Pop Idol Singing and Dancing Crash Course 17:00-18:00 J-Pop Idol Studio and Rehearsal Room Open 17:30-17:35 Japanese Song Concert ************************************************************************************ Culture Club Schedule Culture Club Tables 12:00-17:00 12:00-17:00 Origami (Birds, animals, etc.) 12:00-17:00 Traditional Japanese Toys (Paper Balloons, etc.) 12:00-18:00 Origami Table 14:00-14:30 Sudoku Competition 16:30-17:00 Origami Demonstration Culture Club Activities 12:00-17:00 12:00-13:30 Yoyo Fishing Game (Traditional Japanese Festival Game) 13:30-15:00 Yukata (Easy Kimono) 15:00-16:30 Shodo (Writing Kanji with Brush and Ink) 16:30-17:00 Origami Demonstration MAZAK Table MAZAK Information Table Japanese Language and Culture @Manga Café Everything Japan! Q&A and Japanese Language Café 13:30-14:00 EVERYTHING JAPAN! Q&A (Ask Japanese people your questions about Japan and Japanese culture) 15:00-15:30 Japanese Language Café - Conversation Club (Chat with Japanese people to practice your Japanese Language skills) @Culture Club 13:00-13:30 Japanese Language for Beginners! Fun Lesson J-Fashion 14:00-14:30 @Manga Café - J-Fashion Talk 12:00-18:00 J-Fashion DIY Arts and Crafts Table @Manga Café 12:00-18:00 Decora Nail Salon @Manga Café Japanese Art Gallery 12:00-18:00 Japanese Art Gallery Japanese Pop Culture Museum 12:00-18:00 Japanese Music, Games and Art ************************************************************************************** Anime Cinema Screenings 12:00-12:30 K-on! 12:30-13:00 Love Live 13:00-13:30 A Channel 13:30-14:30 One Piece 14:30-15:00 Toradora 15:00-15:30 Ouran High School Host Club 15:30-16:00 Kill la Kill 16:00-16:30 CLANNAD 16:30-17:00 One Punch Man 17:00-17:30 Attack on Titan 17:30-18:00 Madoka Magica 18:00-20:00 Spirited Away ******************************************************************************** Anime Cinema+ Screenings DATING APP (If you loved A-Channel, K-on! and Love Live you may also love…) 13:45-14:15 Non Non Biyori Episode 9 VOTE + (See more of the anime you love, vote for your favourite episode to be shown!) 14:45-15:45 One Piece Episode 43 VS 309 / 400 VS 521 VOTE + (See more of the anime you love, vote for your favourite episode to be shown!) 16:00-16:30 Ouran High School Host Club Episode 5 VS 8 DATING APP (If you loved Toradora and CLANNAD you may also love…) 17:00-17:30 Kotoura San Episode 1 VOTE + (See more of the anime you love, vote for your favourite episode to be shown!) 17:30-18:00 Kill la Kill Episode 1 VS 2 VS 3 DATING APP (If you loved Madoka Magica, CLANNAD and Toradora, you may also love…) 18:15-18:45 Nanatusiro Drops Episode 1 VOTE + (See more of the anime you love, vote for your favourite episode to be shown!) 19:00-19:30 Attack on Titan Episode 1 VS 2 VS 3 VOTE +(See more of the anime you love, vote for your favourite episode to be shown!) 19:30-20:00 One Punch Man Episode 1 VS 2 VS 3 ********************************************************************************** Japanese Film Cinema Screenings 12:00 - 14:00 - Yojimbo (Kurosawa Akira, 1961) 14:00 - 16:10 - Akira (Otomo Katsuhiro, 1988) 16:15 - 18:00 - Gojira (Hondo Ishiru, 1954) 18:00 - 20:00 - My Neighbour Totoro (Miyazaki Hayao, 1988) 20:00 - 22:00 - Tokyo Gore Police (Nishimura Yoshihiro, 2008) ************************************************************************************* Food and Shopping Hall 12:00-18:00 FOOD HALL Nanas Foods Japan Sushi, Teriyaki Chicken Burgers, Oden, Onigiri and more delicious home cooked authentic Japanese cuisine! Vegetarian and vegan options available. Sushi workshops by Nana the Japanese sushi chef! Please sign up on the day - limited availability. Sushi Workshop 1 - 14:00 Sushi Workshop 2 - 16:00 Ping An Oriental Food and Bubble Tea Dumplings, buns, snacks and hot noodle dishes as well as the popular and delicious bubble tea! TWIST Café Serving amazing traditional Japanese festival food favourites including Takoyaki and Yakitori chicken as well as delicious speciality bubble tea flavours! Vegetarian Sushi Handmade delicious vegetarian sushi with many options available! SHOPPING HALL Dinkybox Hello Kitty, One Piece and other cute and cool Japanese merchandise and accessories and manga art supplies and more! ixykix Japanese Street Fashion inspired Jewellery, Accessories and Bags +2nd-hand Anime, Manga, Cosplay, J-Fashion and more! hashtag66 Japanese slogans and graphic print tees and hoodies and more plus custom designs made to order! himitsushi 2nd-hand Anime, Manga, Cosplay, J-Fashion and more! Art Shop Featuring: DRIX PRODUCTIONS Dawning Dusk danbaku (Dan Scarlett) himitsushi +more! Art prints, comics, plushies, stickers, keychains, posters and merchandise. ********************************************************************************* Gaming Room 12:00-20:00 Play games, hang out, bring your handheld consoles along and trade Pokemon or use street pass or battle in tournaments for a chance to win awesome prizes! Featuring all these games and more… Super Smash Bros! Pokemon Sword Art Online Street Fighter Mario and more! Smash Bros Tournament Other tournaments TBC! Competitions and prizes ********************************************************************************* Party 18:30 J-Pop Idol Show 18:35 Fashion Show 18:40 Cosplay Parade 18:45 Cosplay Contest 18:50 J-Pop Idol Contest 19:00 Open-Mic Concert 19:30 Japanese Culture Pop Quiz 19:45 Karaoke Competition 20:00 Raffle Prize Draw 20:00 After-Party Disco & Karaoke 21:00 Curfew ******************************************************************  JUST 2 WEEKS TO GO!!! Japanese Culture Festival - 16th January SATURDAY 12:00-20:00 EVERYTHING JAPAN! Sushi, Games, Anime, Buddhism, Manga, Anime, Cosplay, Competitions, Karaoke, Disco, Quizzes, Raffle, Prizes and MORE! Get your limited availability tickets online at the DISCOUNT price now before they sell out!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/japanese-culture-festival-tickets-20089145174 Who are you cosplaying as? What anime do you wanna watch at the cinema? How much sushi can you eat? Can you sing anime songs at karaoke or are you the next Miku Hatsune? Take photos at our purikura booth and meet our adorable maids at our maid cafe! Read manga and visit the art gallery or Japanese toy museum, battle pokemon cards or join in the super smash bros tournament for a chance to win some great prizes! What are you looking forwards to? COME ALONG, PLAY, CHAT, EAT, DRINK, DANCE, SING, MAKE THINGS, JOIN IN TALKS AND WORKSHOPS, HANG OUT, PARTY! All in Japanese style for a whole day!  TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE! Purchase your tickets online now for discount price, guaranteed entry to the event and to skip the queues.
Click here to purchase your tickets to the Japanese Culture Festival. No worries, tickets will still be available to purchase on the door for £2.50 if you are not able to buy in advance or online. If the event sells out however we cannot offer any more tickets on the day as the venue has limited capacity and for this we do apologise.  Which animes would you like to see on the big screen? Which music would you like to party to? Get your votes in now and make them count! We want to hear it from you. Follow the link right here for a chance to submit your votes and opinions and let us know what music and anime you like most and think deserve to be broadcast at the festival!
VOTES ARE OPEN https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WCQSB8R Keep it coming, we love all the suggestions and responses so far So... are we excited or what?! Here is an exclusive preview of the current proposed line up of exciting events on EVERYTHING JAPAN! that we have planned for the day! Keep checking back for more to be added soon, details and to purchase your tickets in advance online.
INFORMATION TABLES General Reception, info, tickets, wristbanding, lost property, etc. University of Worcester, info for Japanese people about Worcester MAZAK (Japanese Company based in Worcester), info Cosplay J-Fashion Buddhism in Malvern CINEMA Japanese Movies Cinema Japanese Anime Cinema TALKS Traditional Japanese Culture Talk + Q&A Modern Japanese Culture Talk + Q&A J-Fashion Talk + Q&A Cosplay Talk + Q&A Japanese Buddhism in Malvern Talk + Q&A CAFES AND BOOTHS Japanese / English Language Cafe Q&A Japan! A Q&A Japan! B Maid Cafe Manga Cafe Purikura Photobooth Game Centre WORKSHOPS Japanese Language Beginner Japanese Language Intermediate Calligraphy & Ukiyo-e Manga Workshop and Competition Sushi Workshop and Competition FOOD AND DRINK FAIR Sushi Bento and Onigiri Ramen Miso Bubble Tea Tea Dango, Mochi, Wagashi Snacks, Sweets, Drinks SHOPPING HALL (NEW & USED) Manga Anime OST / J-pop / J-Rock CDs Artbooks Posters Merchandise Figures Plushies Toys Accessories Cosplay Clothes +More! PARTY (+Buffet and Prizes!) Concert Fashion Show Raffle (Prize Draw) Quizzes Karaoke Disco  EVERYTHING JAPAN!
We still need vendors and volunteers. If you are interested or would like to help make sushi/ramen/manga/origami, sell manga or Japanese goods, show off your martial arts or cosplay skills, or are enthusiastic about any aspect of Japanese culture or language, don't hesitate to get involved - we need you now! Head over to the CONTACT page to get in touch ASAP. The kinds of activities and workshops and talks we have planned so far are as follows Manga, Anime, Cosplay, Jiu Jitsu, Buddhism - talks and workshops, information stands and competitions Anime / Japanese film screenings Sushi / Bento / Tea / Japanese Snacks - for sale Manga drawing commissions - for sale Second-hand and new manga, anime, Japanese merchandise - for sale / swap trade Sushi making competition / lesson / workshop Cosplay demonstration / competition Buddhism information / talk Japanese Language - Beginners - talk / workshop Japanese Language - Intermediate - talk / workshop Japanese Language - Advanced - talk / workshop Japanese Calligraphy - workshop Traditional Japanese dress - kimono talk / demonstration Traditional Japanese art - exhibit / demonstration / talk - Ukiyo-e, Origami Traditional Japanese Culture - exhibit / demonstration / talk - Folklore, traditional stories, traditional food and drink, traditional wear, seasons, festivals (matsuri), shinto and buddhism Popular Japanese Culture - exhibit / demonstration / talk - Jpop, Anime, Manga, Shopping, Fashion, Technology, modern food and drink - The future? Japanese Fashion Parade - models exhibit different styles of Japanese fashion for an informative fashion show Japanese Music Performance - musicians perform Japanese music concert Bingo / Quiz with Japanese traditional culture and pop culture themes and questions and prizes Japanese style karaoke with popular J-pop, vocaloid, anime music songs Japanese pop, rock, trance, electronic and anime music disco party If you would like to perform, sell, or assist with any of these activities or events or have any other suggestions for workshops, talks or activities or stalls which you would be interested in or would be able to host, please contact us via our CONTACT page, we would be very happy to hear from you. In the meantime, head over to the official public event page on Facebook to get up to date and make comments, suggestions and find out who else might be going! Click here to open the Facebook event page in a new tab. |
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