Welcome to Japan Week 2024

Welcome to Japan Week 2024! This will be our 8th annual JAPAN WEEK @ Bellevue College, presented by the BC Japanese Culture Exchange Club. The weekdays, Sept. 30 (Mon) through Oct. 4 (Fri), feature lectures and demonstrations for Bellevue College students. Oct. 5 (Sat) is our Matsuri (festival) day open to the general public and to BC students who missed the weekday events. Japan Week aims to introduce multiple facets of Japanese culture and to nurture and promote the cultural arts of Japan. This year’s kanji character is …

This year’s kanji “Makoto” means “Sincerity” (Calligraphy by BC student, Yurie Hara)

More information on this year’s Japan Week will be added as we plan another exciting event this year! Stay tuned!

The website managers are all Bellevue College students.

2017 Original Website Developer: Chitalu Mumba

2018 Website Managers: Devon Rice, Meili Hsu

2019 Website Managers: Alex Horn, Devon Rice, Meili Hsu

2020 Website Managers: Alex Horn, Devon Rice, Carlos A. Márquez Arce

2021 Website Managers: Nik Weisend, Mariko S. Borcan, Sascha West

2022 Website Managers: Alex Richey, Mariko S. Borcan, Alexandria Terayama

2023 Website Managers: Declan Boyle, Anhthien Nguyen, Danbi Kim, Ansh Chavda

2024 Website Managers: Declan Boyle, Eitan Grebnev, Derek Nguyen, Lukas Tomita, Tzu Yu Wang