Are you intrigued by traditional Japanese culture and would like to listen to a live koto concert? Do you have a passion for Japanese pop culture? Or perhaps you would like to learn more about the Polish–Japanese business relationships? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, come to our Japanese Festival, which will be held on the last Saturday of June.
Meeting for enthusiasts of Japan
SWPS University first began to offer classes on East Asia in 1998. Since that time, the program has been enjoying a growing popularity among students and new university candidates.
The SWPS University Japanese Festival is organized by the Faculty of Humanities in Warsaw and the Asian Studies Research Club, affiliated with the Department of Asian Studies.
The event's program includes lectures on the history of Polish-Japanese relations and the impact of AI technologies on Japanese society. Musicians, dancers, and manga translators will introduce different and fascinating aspects of Japanese culture. You will also have a chance to try your hand at origami, put together a Japanese-style lunch, and demonstrate your chopsticks skills.
Admission to the Japan Festival is free of charge and open to everyone. If you plan to attend, please sign up through the registration form. Two lectures will be delivered in English, while the rest of the event will be held in Polish.
The event is held under the auspices of Strefa Kultur (Culture Zone) of SWPS University.
Cosplay: pop culture characters come to life
A cosplay presentation will be one of the festival’s highlights. Cosplay (a portmanteau of the words 'costume play') is a performance art in which participants dress up as film, game, comic book or graphic novel characters. Cosplayers painstakingly recreate costumes of their favorite characters, often working for days or weeks on a project.
If you would like to present your costume during our Japanese Festival, fill in the registration form.
Accompanying events
- Paper workshops – learn calligraphy, origami, and manga. We have also prepared Japanese coloring books for the youngest visitors.
- Food and fashion workshop – learn how to put together a bento box (i.e. Japanese lunch box), participate in an agility workshop “Master of Chopsticks”, and try on a yukata (summer kimono).
- Exhibition: “Japanese society of the 21st century”
All accompanying events will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Yukata workshops are organized in collaboration with the RakuGaku language school. The exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Public Library in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Date and location
June 25 (Saturday), 10:00–17:00
SWPS University in Warsaw, ul. Chodakowska 19/31
Classrooms: S201, S204 i S205 and the courtyard of SWPS University