25th Annual Japanese Language Contest

 Registration is closed

We'd love to have you join us to cheer on contestants at lively rounds of karuta, watch performances by Three Trails Taiko and Tatsumaki Yosakoi Dance Team, shop at the HAJAS bazaar table, and more!

Registration fees underwritten by:

Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, Heart of America Japan America Society and Japanese Language Contest Committee presents...

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• We continue to provide this opportunity for friendly competition and networking so that Japanese students can showcase their Japanese language skills and enjoy meeting other students across the region either virtually or in person.  
  

   

  Schedule of Events

  Friday, March 3  - Virtual On-line quizzes 6:00 pm         On-line quizzes - check-in on-line 6:15-6:45        On-line Japan Culture Quiz - all levels 7:00-7:30        Vocabulary & Grammar Quizzes - N5, or N4, or N3

  
  

  Saturday, March 4th - JCCC

  Karuta & Winners of Digital Submissions

  9:45-10:15  In-person event check-in

  10:30 - 12:00    Preliminary Karuta rounds will run back-to-back. 

  Participants in each level must check in by 10:15 so that the brackets can be finalized: 

  A.    Kana Karuta - Level 1 HS or 1^st semester College Students Only

  B.    JLPT N5 Kanji Karuta - High School Level 2  and College 2^nd and 3^rd Semester students

  C.     JLPT N4 Kanji Karuta - High School Level 3-4  and College 3^rd and 4th  Semester students

  D.    JLPT N3 Kanji Karuta - College 3rd and 4th year students

  
  

  12:15 Welcome, Introductions, Announcements

  Greetings from HAJAS and the Japanese Consulate at Chicago

  Introduction of JLC Planning Committee, judges, and special guests

  Announce winners of digital submission events: 

  On-line Quizzes, Calligraphy, Tanka, 4-panel Manga, Speech/Presentation, 

  Lunch, Activities and Games

              

  12:00 - 1:30 Box Lunch* – Provided by JCCC Catering  *Pre-order required: $12 for contestants; $13 for attendees - To order, go to https://kcjas.org

  1:45      Audience participation Japan Trivia Game (in English)

  2:30     Tatsumaki Yosakoi

  3:15      Three Trails Taiko

  4:15      Final Karuta rounds - Kana - N5 Kanji - N4 Kanji - N3 Kanji

  5:15      Karuta Awards, Door Prizes, and Closing Remarks

  11:00 - 4:00 – Sales, Information, Activity Tables Open

  • Entertainment:

  Three Trails Taiko      Tatsumaki Yosakoi Dance Team

  Japanese Trivia Game - Audience participation, in English

   

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  • Souvenirs, Activities, Crafts and Lunch*

  • HAJAS Bazaar
  • Origami, calligraphy, conversation table, traditional Japanese toys and games
  • Olathe District Schools Japan Study Tour 2023
  • *Lunch - Yakisoba provided by JCCC Catering Services (*pre-order and payment required)

   

  • Information Booths

  • JCCC, University of Kansas,Wichita State University, KC Art Institute
  • JET Alumni Association
  • Japanese Consulate of Chicago
  • Heart of America Japan-America Society
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  Competitive Events include:

• Five (5) Digital Submission events 

  (Due by Feb 22, but must register by Feb 16):

  1. 書道 Calligraphy - ひらがな・漢字  Hiragana and Kanji options

  2. 短歌 Tanka poem in English

  3. 短歌 in Japanese

  4. 四コマ漫画 Four-Panel Manga

  5. Speech-Presentation in Japanese NEW!

  
  

  Choice of Two (2) On-line Quizzes 

  Friday, March 3, 6pm - 7:30 pm:

  6. JLPT N5 たんご＆ぶんぽう クイズ vocabulary &  grammar quiz for mid-upper beginner

  7. JLPT N4 たんご＆ぶんぽう クイズ vocabulary &  grammar quiz for low-mid intermediate

  8. NEW!  JLPT N3 たんご＆ぶんぽう クイズ vocabulary &  grammar quiz for upper intermediate-low advanced

  9. 日本文化クイズ - Japanese Culture Quiz  A primarily English quiz with a few Japanese Language references.        This quiz is open to any level student.

  
  

  Four (4) IN-PERSON Events 

  Saturday, March 4, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm:

Register by February 16, 2023, digital submission uploads

by Feb 22 .

(Free T-shirt for each participant!)

Please review the above attached documents for more detailed information on individual events. 

Each participating contestant will receive  a souvenir Japanese Language Contest T-Shirt featuring a unique design, a mascot sticker, and entries for digital, on-line and in-person events. Some events are level specific. Be sure to register for your level of Japanese.