- The UK’s largest Japanese Culture Festival will take place from 19 – 21 July
- Artists include Britain’s Got Talent 2023 Finalist Tonikaku, actress Romi Park from Fullmetal Alchemist and Cosplayer Akari Akase
- New for 2024, the ‘Go To Japan’ area will offer invaluable travel resources
This July, the UK’s largest Japanese culture festival, HYPER JAPAN, is returning to Olympia Events and is set to be the biggest yet. The 20th edition of the festival will take place from 19 – 21 July 2024 with over 350 exhibitors showcasing the very best that Japanese culture has to offer.
The annual exhibition, which first launched in 2010, celebrates all that Japanese culture has to offer with exhibitors showcasing a variety of Japanese trends including anime, manga, traditional arts and crafts, and technology such as gaming company Bushiroad and Bandai Namco.
Visitors can also enjoy variety of Japanese food and drink, including Soldeli, where you can enjoy fresh scallops and genuine wagyu beef, and MIO Sparkling Sake, the perfect summer drink. As well as this, the popular HYPER SAKE STREET experience returns where visitors can explore over 35 different types of sake or enjoy a dedicated tasting and food pairing with a premiere ticket. Also, new for 2024, the ‘Go To Japan’ area will offer invaluable resources to help plan your dream trip to Japan.
During the festival, there will be a number of exciting workshops including, but not limited to, Sumi Painting, Japanese sweet making (Nerikiri-Wagashi), Manga workshops and Japanese language learning. Attendees can also enjoy a Cosplay show and Fashion Show which will be held on both Saturday and Sunday. You can register for workshops via the HYPER JAPAN website.
The Stage Area at this year’s festival will showcase incredible performances from artists including:
Britain’s Got Talent 2023 Finalist, Tonikaku as well as Who-ya Extended, known for their smash-hit song “VIVID VICE” and theme tune to the second series of Jujutsu Kaisen, who will appear on the Friday.
Saturday’s performances will include Romi Park, currently in Spirited Away at the London Coliseum and known for her voice overs such as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Nana Osaki in Nana and Hange Zoe in Attack on Titan as well an incredible show from DJ and producer, RAM RIDER.
For the final day of the festival, Cosplayer and singer, Akari Akase, known for the theme to TV anime show “My Dress-Up Darling” will perform a standout show.
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Koshu art (traditional Japanese art workshop example) |
Japanese Sugar Sweets making |
Workshops include the likes of
- Japanese Mask Making
- Japanese Language Learning
- Japanese Cocktail Making
- Origami
- Kawaii Decoden mirror workshop (decorating with charms)
- Manga workshop (with award-winning illustrator Elena Vitagliano)
- Japanese Sugar Sweets making (traditional sugary sweets)
- Koshu Japanese Art / Calligraphy course
- Japanese tie-dying
- Japanese flower arrangement
To book your tickets for this year’s festival, visit https://hyperjapan.co.uk/festival/.
The sponsors for HYPER JAPAN 2024 include: MIO SPARKLING SAKE, Soldeli, Sanrio, Toppan
HYPER JAPAN Festival details:
Venue
Olympia Events, Kensington
Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX
Dates & Times
Friday 19th July 2024: 12:00-20:00
Saturday 20th July 2024: 10:00-20:00
Sunday 21st July 2024: 10:00-17:00
Prices:
General admission day tickets start from £25.44 (10 years and under go for free).