Japan is no longer 8000 miles away.
IT'S RIGHT HERE AT HARUMATSURI!
WHAT WE DO
28th NECTJ Harumatsuri
Monday, March 27th, 2023
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
2023 28th Annual NECTJ Harumatsuri
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Ceremony
・Opening remarks
・Japanese cultural performance
10:15-12:15 PM Booth Activities
12:15 - 1:15 PM Lunch, Speech Contest
1:15 - 2:00 PM Talent Show
2:00 -2:45 PM Award Ceremony / Closing Ceremony
COMMITTEE
Harumatsuri Committee
2023 Teacher Committee Members
NECTJ President : Kazuo Tsuda
Committee Chair: Masahiro Tanaka
Participating Schools & Committee Members :
- Bronx Collaborative HS, Emi Yamasaki
- Clarkstown HS: Akiko Uchiyama, Kazuko Saito
- East-West School of Int'l Studies, Yukiko Wilson
- Felix Festa MS, Kazuko Saito
- LaGuardia Arts HS, Chiaki Rochkind
- Marble Hill School for Int'l Studies, Johanna Yokokawa
- Riverdale Country School, Ayako Ito
- Saint Ann's School, Yasuko Otsue
- The Harvey School, Tim Cornell
- The Hudson School, Ritsuko Yokota
- Townsend Harris HS, Mariko Sato
- UNIS: Tatsuki Sakamoto, Masahiro Tanaka
- Valley Stream Central HS, Noriko Koide
- Movement for Language and Culture, Kazuo Tsuda
- Special Thanks, Naoto Kobayashi
*Photo: 2019 Harumatsuri Committee
Registration & Applications
Form 1: REGISTRATION FORM for General Admission
Form 2: APPLICATION FORM for
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.
Registration fee including a bento box: $13
Student booth application
Talent Show
*Not a contest.
Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2023
Teachers must submit the Online Application Form above on behalf of their students.
Performance duration: 5 minutes or less including a set-up and off the stage.
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, January 27, 2023
Teachers must submit the Online Application Form above on behalf of their students.
Criteria:
- 二〇二三年 or 2023
- NECTJ春祭り
- ニューヨーク or NY
Video Skit Contest
Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2023
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 27, 2023 *Tentative
Application Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2023
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 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 during Harumatsuri on Monday 27, 2023.
Procedure for Preliminary Selection
Application Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2023
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 6, 2023.
Song of 2023 NECTJ Harumatsuri:
Click here to see the lyrics and the translation of the song.
👈Lyric video
2022-23 SCHEDULE & APPLICATION DUE
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Preparation Meeting at UNIS
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monday, March 27, 2023
28th NECTJ Harumatsuri
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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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