Japan Week – 2023



Japanese cultural events will be held at buildings 5~8.
7/7(Fri) is the Wafuku Day!Wear a Wafuku (Yukata, Kimono, Jinbei, etc) and enjoy the day!

日本文化にまつわるイベントを5~8号館で開催します。
そして、7/7(金)七夕はWafuku Day!和服(浴衣・着物・甚平等)を着てイベントを楽しみましょう!

Exhibitions 7/3(Mon) – 7/7(Fri)

Tanabata Stamp rally by SALCers

“Tanabata event” will be held from July 3rd to 7th in the SALC.
You will be able to enjoy Stamp Rally not only in the SALC but also in other buildings including MULC. Feel free to join the “Tanabata event”!

Place: Get stamps in buildings 5~8 and get a prize at the SALC counter


Share Your Wishes by Ryugakusei Bekka

Let’s decorate bamboo with your wishes and charms!
いろいろな言葉で願い事が書けます。日本だけではなく、いろいろな文化でささを自由にかざってください!

Place: 2nd floor at Building 6

Event on 7/3(Mon)

Opening event by YOSAKOI Shin and Wadaikoi Circle Kagura (Millenium House)

YOSAKOI Shin and Wadaikoi Circle Kagura will give the opening performance.
We look forward to their enthusiastic performance to kick off JAPAN WEEK!
YOSAKOI心-shin-、和太鼓サークル神樂による、オープニングパフォーマンスです。JAPAN WEEK開催を盛り上げる熱いパフォーマンスに乞うご期待!

Time: 12:10-13:10
Place: Square between Building 1 & 8

Event on 7/4(Tue)

Sado / 茶道 ~おもてなし~ by Tea ceremony Club (Millenium House)

A meeting for hospitality (Omotenashi) through the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
茶道部による日本の伝統的な茶道のおもてなしをする会

Time: 12:10-13:10
Place: Japanese room in Millenium House, Building 5

Event on 7/6(Thurs)

日本文化入門講座『着付け教室』by Millenium House

This is a three-part workshops(22nd, 29th JUN, and 6th JUL) to learn how to properly put on a yukata, a Japanese cultural item. Free of charge.
正しい着付けを学び、浴衣を着てみよう。参加費無料!!15名限定、QRコードより申込みください。

Date: 6/22,29、7/6
Time: 16:30-18:00
Place: Japanese room in Millenium House, Building 5

Events on Wafuku Day on 7/7(Fri)

Changing room / 更衣室

You can use the changing room to wear Yukata or Jinbei.
*You can not borrow Yutaka.

浴衣や甚平に着替える更衣室として和室が利用可能です。
*浴衣の貸出はありませんのでご注意ください。

Time: 10:40-19:00
Place: 5号館和室
Organizer: All


Wafuku Day 着付けイベント by SALCers

“Wafuku Day” will be held on July 7th in the SALC.
You can learn how to wear Yukata at this event and spend the whole day wearing it.

Please bring your Yukata when you join this event.
浴衣の着方を学んでみませんか?

Time: 12:10-13:10 & 14:50-16:20
Place: Japanese room in Millenium House, Building 5


Ennichi 縁日 by MULC

Enjoy the Ennichi in MULC! You can get a ticket and if you wear a Yukata, you will get one more ticket!
You don’t have to be in a Yukata to participate, so please come to MULC and enjoy Ennichi.
(The contents are subject to change.)

MULCエリア内で縁日を楽しもう!浴衣を着てくると遊べるチケットが1枚増えます!
浴衣でなくても縁日は参加できますので楽しんでください。
(縁日の内容には変更の可能性有)

  • 短冊を書こう
  • 折り紙で七夕飾りを作ろう
  • 縁日
    • 射的 Shooting gallery
    • わたあめ Cotton candy
    • 金魚すくい※アクリル製の金魚です Goldfish(bouncy ball) scooping
    • かき氷 Shaved ice
    • カタヌキ Katanuki (Candy with etched image)
    • ひもくじ
    • 輪投げ
  • 流しそうめん
  • KGA (Kanda Global Ambassador: International group) students will plan to have Nagashi somen “flowing somen” in MULC!

Time: 12:10-13:10 & 16:30-18:00
Place: MULC


Closing event

We will bring all bamboo (Tanzaku) from buildings 6, 7, and 8 and take a gathering photo.
6,7,8号館の笹を集めて記念撮影を行います。

Time: 18:15
Place: Square between Building 1 & 8