Open to Public
Time: 10am – 5pm
Location: Bellevue College Main Campus
3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, WA 98007
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Special Guest
Rakugo (Japanese Comedy) Storyteller
Katsura Sunshine
桂三輝(サンシャイン)

Presented in English and 日本語 Time: 2:30-3:30pm (Doors open at 1:30pm) Location: Carlson Theater Bldg. E (No Eating or Drinking Inside the Theater; Water is OK) Free Admission |
Japanese Movie Screening

Survival Family (2016) サバイバル・ファミリー(英語字幕付き) Japanese with English Subtitles First Showing: 10:30-12:30 Second Showing: 3:15-5:15 Location: B Building, Room 104 Free Admission |
Contests
Contests (online submissions through Japan Week website) | |
Character Bento Contest Deadline: Sept. 22 11:59pm | |
Origami Contest Deadline: Sept. 22 11:59pm |
Time | Contests | Location |
10:15-10:45am (Kids) 11:00-11:30am (Teens) 11:45-12:15pm (Adults) 12:30-1:00pm (Kids) 1:45-2:15pm (Teens) | Paper Airplane Contest | E-Bldg, Courtyard |
12:45-1:30pm | Kendama Contest | C-Bldg, Courtyard |
1:45-2:15pm | Japan Trivia Contest | Carlson Theater |
4:00-5:00pm | Cosplay Costume Contest | C Building, Cafeteria Stage |
All Day Activities

Time | All Day Activities | Location | ||
10am‑5pm | Board Game of GO Seattle Go Center | C Building, Cafeteria | ||
10am‑5pm | Board Game of GO (Outdoors) | Carlson Theater Courtyard | ||
10am‑5pm 2pm-5pm | Calligraphy Tanimoto Children’s Calligraphy Class Meito Shodo-Kai Calligraphy Association | C Building, Cafeteria | ||
10am‑5pm | Catch Rubber Duckies | Water Fountain outside C Building | ||
10am‑5pm | Flea Market/Japan Market – | L Building, Lobby | ||
10am‑5pm | Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Display International Ikebana Seattle Chapter 19 | D Building, Room 106 | ||
10am‑5pm | Your Name in Kanji, Simple Origami Japanese Culture Exchange Club | C Building, Room 103 | ||
10am‑5pm | Karaoke Room (with 30,000 songs!) | R Building, Room 101 | ||
10am‑5pm | Kid’s Play Room with Japanese Toys | C Building, Room 164 | ||
10am‑5pm | Origami Puget Area Paperfolding Enthusiasts Roundtable (PAPER) | C Building, Cafeteria | ||
10am‑5pm | Photo Booth | L Building, Lobby | ||
10am‑5pm | Yukata Booth | L Building, Lobby |
Music Performances
Time | Music Performances | Location |
11:15‑11:35am | Singing Performance Echo Chorus | C Building, Cafeteria Stage |
11:35‑11:55am | Singing Performance Evergreen Glee Club | C Building, Cafeteria Stage |
11:55-12:15pm | Singing Performance Sing S’mores | C Building, Cafeteria Stage |
12:00‑12:30pm | Taiko Drumming The School of TAIKO | C Courtyard |
12:30‑1:00pm | Okinawan Music/Dance Mako and Munjuru | C Building, Cafeteria Stage |
1:15‑1:45pm | Taiko Drumming Seattle Kokon Taiko | E Courtyard |
1:15‑2:00pm | Traditional Japanese Dance and Shamisen Kabuki Academy | C Building, Cafeteria Stage |
3:45‑4:15pm | Okinawa Taiko Drumming Okinawa Kenjin Kai Chijinshuu of Washington State | E Courtyard |