Events in 2026
Japanese Conversation Time
Fridays 1:30-2:30 RSC 203
WSU Japan Festival and Haiku Contest
Friday, April 24th
The Annual WSU Japan Festival is a celebration of Japanese culture hosted each spring by the Japanese Culture Association and the MCLL department. Join us for games, food, arts and crafts, and presentations and performances. The annual Haiku Contest is open to anyone in the community and winners are announced at the event.
Heartland Japanese Language Contest at KU
Saturday, March 28
Japanese-language students from across the Midwest to compete in games and contests including tanka poetry (English and Japanese), Japanese-language presentations, kana and kanji, grammar, and culture. All skill levels are welcome to join.
Events in 2025
Japanese Conversation Time
Fridays 1:30-2:30 RSC 203
Kansas City Japan Festival
Saturday, October 4th
2025 WSU Japan Festival at RSC 2F, WSU Haiku Contest
Friday, April 12th
The 27th Annual Heartland Japanese Language
Saturday, March 8
WSU today
Congratulations to students in Japanese classes!
We had high school students and college students including Johnson County Community Colleges, KU, Kansas Art Institute, University of Missouri, and WSU.
Japanese Tanka Contest
1st Gavin McCafferty (JAPN398)
2nd Thomas Dimattia (JAPN398)
3rd Izabella Grabell (JAPN398)
English Tanka Contest
1st Litzy Solano (JAPN224)
Hiragana Card contest
1st Elliott Terrell (JAPN105)
N4 Kanji Card Contest
3rd Alyssa Moen (JAPN 398)
Japanese Culture Quizzes
1st Alyssa Moen (JAPN 398)
Events in 2024
Friday, April 11 — WSU Japan Festival and Haiku Contest
This year our annual WSU Japan Festival will be held a bit earlier than usual. We look forward to a day of learning about Japanese culture through games, arts, presentations, and activities. The annual Haiku Contest winner will be announced at the festival.
Friday, April 26 — WSU Japan Festival and Haiku Contest
The Annual WSU Japan Festival is a celebration of Japanese culture hosted each spring by the Japanese Culture Association and the MCLL department. Join us for games, food, arts and crafts, and presentations and performances. The annual Haiku Contest is open to anyone in the community and winners are announced at the event.
Saturday, March 9 — Heartland Japanese Language Contest
Japanese-language students from across the Midwest to compete in games and contests including tanka poetry (English and Japanese), Japanese-language presentations, kana and kanji, grammar, and culture. All skill levels are welcome to join.
Events in 2023
Friday, April 28th, 2023 WSU Japan Festival at RSC 2F, WSU Haiku Contest, TBA
Saturday, March 4th,2023, Japanese Language Contest in KS at JCCC, TBA
Events in 2022
***Saturday, Oct 8th, 2022***
The 2022 Greater Kansas City Japan Festival will be live and in-person once again at Johnson County Community College!
Friday. April 29th, 2022 WSU Japan Festival at RSC 2F Photos
Events in 2020 and 2021
2020 The Japan festival at WSU has been canceled.
2021 Kansas City Japan Festival has been canceled.
Events in 2019
Japanese Conversation Time on Fridays
Time : 1p.m - 2:30 p.m
Location: RSC 257
RSC 257 - 02/01/2019 - 05/03/2019
RSC 007 - 02/22/2019 and 04/26/2019
RSC 258 - 04/05/2019
Japan Festival
April 24th (Wednesday) at 11 a.m to 3 p.m.
RSC 262 - JAPN 112 Role Play contest, JAPN 225 Travel to Japan, JAPN 300 B Battle,
Study Abroad, JET program
RSC 258 - Origami, Calligraphy, Games, Pop Culture, Travel to Japan
RSC 238 - Japanese Shrine
RSC 240 - Karaoke
RSC 245 - Japanese Conversation
East patio Food : 11:00 a.m
Martial Art Demo : 11:15 a.m
Japanese Contest at KU
Date : 3/2/19 (Saturday)
Time : 10 a.m - 3 p.m
Japanese Contest will be from 10am to 3pm on March 2nd at Kansas City Art Institute. Events include Kana Karuta for 1st year language students, Kanji Karuta for 2nd year and beyond, and Mail-in Calligraphy and Tanka (Japanese and /or English). For detail, click here
Events in 2018
WSU Japan Festival
Location : RSC
Date : 04/25/18 (Wednesday)
Time : 11 a.m - 4 p.m
RSC Lobby - JCA, MCLL, Minor in Japanese, Certificate in Asian Studies, Study Abroad in Japan.
RSC 142 - Martial Arts at 11:30 a.m.
JET program at 12:30 p.m.
Study Abroad in Japan at 2:00 p.m.
RSC 265 - Origami, Calligraphy, Japanese Crafts.
RSC outside : Food
Japanese Language Contest
Location : LH100
Date : 04/20/2018 (Friday)
Time : 11:30 a.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Skits by J111 and 112 students , Presentation of Travel to Japan by J225
JET Program by Jennifer Musaji Sensei
Activities LH Lobby and classrooms (flyer)
Japanese Contest at KU on 3/3/18
Japanese Contest will be from 10am to 4pm on March 3rd at Kansas Union of Kansas University. Events include Kana Karuta: for beginners (HS and College students), Kanji Karuta (JLPT L5 and L4 kanji) 2nd, 3rd & 4th year HS and College students), Mail-in Calligraphy and Tanka (any level student), and Kahoot game of Japan Facts and Trivia. Other highlights for contestants, teachers and attendees include: Conversation Corner, yukata wearing, calligraphy demonstration, mochi making, East Asian Library Tour, Japanese language and culture networking, and more. Attending the contest will be extra credits.
Events in 2017
Wichita State University Japan Festival
Date : April 21st, 2017
Time: Noon – 4 p.m.
Location : Lindquist Hall 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, and Lobby
Program : TBA
Date: Every Friday
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm (January 20th - May 5th)
Location:
- RSC 256
- RSC 319 (02/17 and 05/5)
- RSC 258 (04/28)
For more information please contact Japanese Culture Association