Japan is no longer 8000 miles away.
IT'S RIGHT HERE AT HARUMATSURI!
WHAT WE DO
27th NECTJ Virtual Harumatsuri
Thursday, April 28th - Saturday, April 30th, 2022
NECTJ Harumatsuri is an annual Japanese spring festival hosted by
the Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese (NECTJ) since 1994.
Harumatsuri takes place in March at United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York City and
offers professional Japanese performances, cultural booths, various contests, and a talent show.
More than 400 students mainly in high school who are learning Japanese and
100 volunteers participate in Harumatsuri every year.
Through Harumatusri, the students not only experience Japanese culture but also interact with performers, volunteers, and new friends in Japanese.
If you would like to bring your students or volunteer, please contact us. nectjharumatsuri@gmail.com
Students, please tell your Japanese teacher about Harumatsuri and join our event!
WHO WE ARE
Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese
北東部日本語教師会
New York, NY & Boston, MA
NECTJ is a non-profit organization for K-16 Japanese teachers in the Northeast area and a regional affiliate of American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ). NECTJ is one of the biggest teacher's organizations in the United States and actively holds events for students and workshops for teachers.
Website: www.nectj.org
Logo Design by Masahiro Tanaka
Program
2022 27th Annual NECTJ Virtual Harumatsuri (ONLINE)
Day 1 Thursday, April 28, 2022
Day 2 Friday, April 29, 2022
Day 3 Saturday, April 30, 2022
COMMITTEE
Harumatsuri Committee
2022 Teacher Committee Members
Committee Chair
Masahiro Tanaka (UNIS)
Vice Committee Chair
Ritsuko Yokota (The Hudson School)
Participating Schools & Committee Members
Bronx Collaborative HS: Emi Yamasaki
Clarkstown HS: Akiko Uchiyama, Kazuko Saito
LaGuardia HS: Chiaki Rochkind
Lynbrook HS & Valley Stream Central HS: Noriko Koide
Saint Ann's School: Yasuko Otsue
The Harvey School: Tim Cornell
UNIS: Kazuo Tsuda
Special Thanks: Kenya Tamura
*Photo: 2019 Harumatsuri Committee
Registration & Applications
Form 1: REGISTRATION FORM for General Admission
Talent Show, Cover Design, Video Skit, Student Booth Operation
*All registration & applications must be submitted through Japanese teachers.*
*You can find the speech contest application below.*
NECTJ Harumatsuri
For Japanese teachers and Japan related organizations in the tri-state & New England areas.
If you would like to participate in NECTJ Harumatsuri, please fill out the registration form above.
Japanese teachers from participating schools need to attend preparatory meetings in November and February and preparation on the day before Harumatsuri if the event takes place in person. Please find the schedule below.
Student booth application
Talent Show
*Not a contest.
Deadline: Friday, February 25, 2022
Teachers must submit the Online Application Form above on behalf of their students.
Since this year’s Harumatsuri is virtual, we have the following schedule on the performance day:
Webinar format on Zoom
The MC will invite you to Zoom and introduce you and your performance.
The MC will play your recorded performance.
You will talk with the MC for a minute.
Performance duration: 5 minutes or less
Contents: Must be related to Japan or Japanese culture, performed in Japanese, and appropriate for screening in the school Environment: No violence or inappropriate language and acting.
Requirements: Must submit a 30-second demo video of the performance for application and record your performance to be played on the event day.
Submission format: Upload the demo video on YouTube and fill out this application form.
Cover Design Contest
Both Hand Written and Digital Entries
Deadline: Friday, February 25, 2022
Teachers must submit the Online Application Form above on behalf of their students.
Criteria:
Both Hand Written and Digital Entries accepted,
Sample themes: anime, manga, Japanese culture, spring, food, etc.
Format: a PDF in letter size / portrait orientation.
Ensure that the entry is original and in compliance with all the legal and copyright requirements.
Design must include all of the following phrases:
- 二〇二二年 or 2022
- NECTJ春祭り
- ニューヨーク or NY
Video Skit Contest
Deadline: Friday, February 25, 2022
Teachers must submit the Online Application Form above on behalf of their students.
Length: 2-5 minutes
Contents: Must be appropriate for screening in the school environment. No violence or inappropriate language and acting. Can be live-action, animated, or voice-over with copyright-free images. Can be a monologue such as rakugo-style.
Requirements: It must include English subtitles. The script must be an original work by students.
Judging Criteria: Satisfaction of the guidelines. Originality & Creativity, Japanese language skills.
Submission format: Upload your video to YouTube.
NECTJ High School Japanese Speech Contest
NECTJ 高校生日本語スピーチコンテスト
Regional Contest for the All-USA Speech Contest by Aurora Foundation
オーロラ基金による全米スピーチコンテスト地区予選
Date: Monday, March 28, 2022 *if the event is held onsite.
Thursday, April 28, 2022 *if the event is held online (Zoom)
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 25, 2022
Regional Contest for the All-USA Speech Contest by Aurora Foundation
Purpose:
The purpose of this speech contest is to provide an opportunity for local high school students to learn from each other and deepen their international understanding by presenting the diverse perspectives and new knowledge they have gained through studying the Japanese language and culture.
Content:
Speakers can choose any topic; e.g. "Traditional Culture vs Pop Culture,” “International Relations,” etc.
Past Speech Contest Topics:
You can download the Speech Contest 2021 program here.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be high school students and may NOT:
a) be native speakers of Japanese;
b) have a Japanese parent (Issei), or;
c) have had more than six months of schooling in Japan after age six.
d) These students also may not be the past 1st place winners, and
e) their teachers must be current members of NECTJ.
Any student who places in the top 3 at the NECTJ High School Japanese Speech Contest on April 22 will be eligible to submit their speeches for consideration to the Aurora Foundation All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest. However, the winner of the All-USA Contest must be a US citizen or permanent resident to enter the World Speech Contest in Japan.
For more details, see Aurora Foundation's website.
http://www.jlsf-aurora.org/eng
*Date and Venue:
The Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese (NECTJ) High School Japanese Speech Contest will be held:
virtually during Harumatsuri on Thursday, April 28, 2022, from 4:30- 5:30 p.m if the event is held online.
*As of September 2021
Procedure for Preliminary Selection
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 25, 2022
To be considered to be a finalist for the Contest, teachers must submit the Online Application Form on behalf of their students.
1. Each teacher may apply up to three (3) students. If you have multiple entries, please rank the speeches from your school with the strongest speech as ‘1’ and so forth.
2. Upload student’s typed speech script in Japanese (PDF) with the title:
Student’s full name - Name of your school (teacher’s name)
Ex. John Smith - New York HS (Tanaka)
3. Upload student’s speech file (mp3) ( 5 minutes or less) with the title:
Student full name - Name of your school (teacher’s name)
Ex. John Smith - New York HS (Tanaka)
Selection Procedure:
NECTJ members will judge the speeches and select 6 speeches for the Contest, where contestants will present their speeches remotely via Zoom.
The teachers will be notified of the finalists by the Speech Contest Committee by the end of March 7, 2022.
👈Lyric video
2021-22 SCHEDULE & APPLICATION DUE
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Kick-Off Meeting for Japanese Teachers
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Volunteer Booth Application
Friday, January 28, 2022
List of Student Participants
Proposals for Booths
*Booth video description
Saturday, February 5, 2022
2nd Meeting for Japanese Teachers
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, February 25, 2022
Final List of Student Participants
Speech Contest Application
Pamphlet Cover Design Contest Application
Video Skit Contest Application
Talent Show Application with a 30 Second Demo-Video Application
Videos for Booth Activities
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Preparation Meeting
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monday, March 7, 2022
Notifications are sent to teachers of speech contest finalists.
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Preparation Meeting *if the event is held ONSITE.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monday, March 28, 2022
27th NECTJ Harumatsuri *if the event is held ONSITE.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
27th NECTJ Harumatsuri Day 1 *if the event is held ONLINE.
Booth Activities, Speech Contest
Friday, April 29, 2022
27th NECTJ Harumatsuri Day 2 *if the event is held ONLINE.
Booth Activities
Saturday, April 30, 2022
27th NECTJ Harumatsuri Day 3 *if the event is held ONLINE.
Booth Activities (Live), Talent Show, Award Ceremony
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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
NECTJ is a non-profit organization and organizes Harumatsuri with generous support and donations from various organizations and companies.
We will appreciate your both voluntary working at the event and monetary support.
If you are interested in volunteers, please contact us by e-mail.
If you are willing to make a donation for our event, please click the Donate button below and put amount of money you would like to donate through PayPal.
Thank you for your support.
Arigatoo gozaimasu.
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