- Outline of the event
- Implementation plan
- Year-round activities other than the main festival
- Student Support
- Implementation Report
- Inquiries
Outline of the event
- The concept of the 13th edition is
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Thoughts on the concept…
- The Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee will play a central role in captivating people living and working in Kyoto, students from Japan and abroad, people who used to live in Kyoto, tourists, etc., not in a broad framework, but on all individual “you” through the “Kyoto” created by students, the government, the business community, the university, and the local ALL Kyoto. While valuing the history and connections built up by our predecessors, we will also approach new layers and fields, and convey the charm of Kyoto to all “you” by transmitting existing and new charms. In addition, by increasing the number of fans of the Kyoto Student Festival, we aim to further revitalize Kyoto.
▼ Two pillars that support the concept
・Internationalization
Despite the fact that there are about 51,000 registered foreigners in Kyoto and about 7,000 international students studying together at various universities, we have not been able to carry out activities that can attract many of these foreigners, so Japan students discover the charm of Kyoto together with foreigners throughout the year, and we want foreigners to come back to Kyoto while emphasizing two-way learning and understanding. We aim to engage in activities that make people want to learn. - ・Number of participants: 200,000
By promoting internationalization and engaging new people, we aim to further deepen the relationships we have built over the past 12 years to increase the number of people involved in the 13th Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee to more than 200,000.
The 13th Kyoto Student Festival
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201510/11 (Sunday) 11：00-19：00 |
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meeting place |
Heian Jingumae, Okazaki Park area (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto) |
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sponsorship |
Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee |
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Co sponsored by |
Kyoto Student Festival Organizing Committee (Kyoto Prefecture / Kyoto City / Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives / University Consortium Kyoto) |
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Special Cooperation |
Heian Shrine |
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support |
Special Partner Sponsor: ROHM Corporation |
Implementation plan
brochure
Festival Details, Timetable, Venue MAP
Number of visitors to the festival
Approx. 144,000 people (number of participants in the project) (according to the Executive Committee)
Year-round activities other than the main festival
The Kyoto Student Festival aims to be a “festival” that is loved by the community and rooted in the community, and conducts daily exchange activities throughout the year together with the local community.
Furthermore, in fiscal 2015, we set “internationalization” as a major pillar and disseminated the charm of Kyoto both domestically and internationally in order to “revitalize Kyoto,” which is the philosophy of the Kyoto Student Festival.
1. Pre-event
Prior to the main festival on Sunday, October 11, various pre-events were held.
Outline of Implementation
| AEON MALL KYOTO Collaborative Events |
Sunday, July 5, 2015 11:00-17: |
00AEON MALL KYOTO | Visitors 7,949 |
| Fushimi Seven Shopping Streets Collaborative Event | Saturday, August 22, 2015 10:00-19:30 |
Fushimi Momoyama / Nakashojima area | Visitors 23,390 |
“Kyo Flame Sode-Fure!” – Guinness World Record Achievement ™ ★
Click here for the document movie
2. Internationalization Projects
Purpose of the project
- In order for students to learn about Kyoto themselves, they will discover the charms of Kyoto together with foreigners
- Through planning and devising and annual activities, the executive committee emphasizes two-way learning and understanding with the aim of understanding other cultures and values while interacting with people from various countries, and acquiring a broad perspective and growth
- Through this activity, we aim to make foreigners like Kyoto and recognize Kyoto as a special place
Outline and Results
Once a month, we held an international exchange event for international students.
【Exchange Results】 212 people from 21 countries
| Timing | Contents | exchange student Number of Participants |
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| Interview period: | February ~ | JuneApproach to international students: Approach international students, make connections, and interact with them | |
| [Feb]What’s SETSUBUN ＠YASAKA shrine | 14 | ||
| [Mar]Japanese traditional game ＠ANNEI elementary school | 8 | ||
| [Apr]cherry‐blossom viewing ＠arashiyama | 21 | ||
| [May]Let’s join！ NOH BUTAI FESTA in IMAMIYA OTABISHO | 12 | ||
| [June]Let’s make paper LANTERN@Mukaijima Gakusei Center | 10 | ||
| [July]Let’s make paper LANTERN Part2@Mukaijima Gakusei Center | 13 | ||
| [Aug]Curry party & Lighting show!@Mukaijima Gakusei Center | 39 | ||
| Planning period: | May ~ June | Exchange and Collaboration with Foreign Nationals: ・Exchange of opinions on what kind of projects international students and foreigners living in Tokyo are interested in ・Planning and implementation based on hearings from stakeholders |
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| Development periodJuly | ~ October: | Substantiation of international exchange: Demonstrate the relationships formed through past exchanges | |
| [July]Touch the WORLD！ Touch the KYOTO！ | 9 | ||
| [Aug]Collaboration event ＠Fushimi shopping street | 7 | ||
| [Oct]Kyoto Intercollege Festa 2015 ＠Heianjingu shrine＆Okazaki-koen Park | 48 | ||
3. Project to achieve 200,000 participants
By promoting internationalization and holding various pre-events, we aimed to attract new people and further deepen the relationships we have built over the past 12 years, with the aim of increasing the total number of people involved in the 13th Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee to more than 200,000.
[Number of related parties] Total 283,205
4. Tohoku Project
Purpose of the project
- Students from Kyoto will go directly to Tohoku to deliver the power and energy of the students to the local people
- By experiencing firsthand the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the feelings of the people, we will lead to the personal growth of Kyoto students
- By disseminating what we felt and learned in Tohoku in Kyoto, we will prevent the disaster from fading away
Outline of Implementation
| Pre-study session | 19, 2015 (Sun) @元安寧小学校 | participants: 88 |
| Visit to Tohoku | 3 (Sat) – 5 (Mon), 2015 @福島県, Miyagi Prefecture | Student participants: 90 Locals: 1,414 |
| Post-event debriefing | Sunday, May 31, 2015 @キャンパスプラザ京都 | Attendance: 61 |
▼ Pre-study session and visit to Tohoku
▼ Post-mortem debriefing session
5. Main Visual Competition
In 2015, for the first time, we tried to call for main visuals, and received many applications from students nationwide.
6. Activities to disseminate “Kyo Flame Sodefure!”
Throughout the year, we held performances and visiting classes at various educational institutions, welfare facilities, and community events, and many people in Kyoto and all over the country enjoyed “Kyo Flame Sodefure!”
Past Meetings
| Odori performances (including festival appearances) | 149 times |
| 131 | visiting classes |
| 280 times | in total |
< period> Monday, October 13, 2014 ~ Sunday, October 11, 2015
Odori Public Relations Project
Kyo Flame Sodetouch! In order to make more people aware of the festival, we held a public relations project just before the festival, and a total of 16,700 people saw it.
| Sunday, September 20, 2015 | Fushimi Inari Taisha |
| Saturday, September 26, 2015 | Kiyomizu-dera Temple |
| 27, 2015 (Sun) | Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Gardens (Evening of Viewing the Moon) |
7. Community Exchange Activities
- Nighttime patrols to protect the safety of the community (twice a month) Kyoto Okazaki and Anning area
- Cleanup activities aimed at beautifying the area (about once a month) Kyoto Okazaki, Anning, Umeya, and Sanjo areas
- Uchimizu activities to address local environmental problems (summer) Kyoto Okazaki, Anning, Ume, Sanjo, Fushimi area
- Participation in local festivals (summer) Kyoto Okazaki, Anne, Ume, Sanjo area
Student Support
Student Growth Programs
The University Consortium Kyoto supports students’ daily activities based on the principle of “creating their own initiative,” and hopes that “interaction” and “experience” with a wide variety of people in contact through independent activities will lead to new “awareness” and “learning” that will lead to student growth.
Specifically, we have adopted the PDCA cycle method, which emphasizes the activities of students as a single project, working together as a team toward a single goal, and achieving results as a team. With the goal of smooth execution of activities, improvement of projects, and continuous development of businesses, we are working to create a system that promotes the growth of students by promoting the following support methods.
PDCA Cycle at the Kyoto Student Festival
- Planning period (November ~ May): Information gathering, awareness, planning
- Trial period (May ~ September): Implementation of pre-project (medium-scale project imitating the main festival)
- Verification period (June ~ August): Mid-term review meeting
- Implementation period (October): Implementation of this project
- Dissemination of results (around October ~ November): Implementation of post-mortem review meetings and results debriefing sessions
・Verification period “Interim review meeting”
| Date: | Saturday, June 27, 2015, 17:00-20:00 |
| Location: | Campus Plaza Kyoto |
| Lecturer: | Masami Mori (Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kyoto Bunkyo University) |
| ContentWith | the main festival in October imminent, we created an opportunity to check the progress of the team and the whole team, to reflect on whether we have lost sight of our own goals and direction, and to reaffirm the need for team collaboration through sharing within the department and group presentations. |
・Dissemination of results “Post-mortem review meeting”
| Date: | Saturday, October 17, 2015, 18:20-21:30 |
| Location: | Campus Plaza Kyoto |
| Lecturer: | Masami Mori (Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kyoto Bunkyo University) |
| ContentsAt | the end of the festival, each member of the organizing committee was given an opportunity to reflect on the significance of their activities and initiatives at the Kyoto Student Festival, what they learned from them, and how to apply them to the next stage through group work, etc., and to gain confidence in their own activities. |
・Dissemination of results “Achievement debriefing meeting”
| Date: | Saturday, October 31, 2015, 14:00-15:00 |
| Location: | Campus Plaza Kyoto |
| substance | We reported on the results of annual activities and the growth of the students divided into the following four themes. (1) Overall overview report (2) Internationalization project (3) Project to achieve 200,000 participants (4) Feeling of growth through involvement with external parties *Reporting points: Concept, goals, overview, results, and lessons learned |
Survey of students’ growth for executive committee members
Since 2015, we have measured the growth effects (educational effects) of the executive committee members in the management activities of the Kyoto Student Festival.
We conducted external assessments and interviews before and after the festival activities to understand the correlation with various activities, changes in student characteristics, generic skills, project management skills, etc., by department, position, activity, etc. In addition, after the festival, the students themselves were asked to reflect on their activities, and interviews and analyses were conducted with characteristic students to objectively, qualitatively, and quantitatively analyze their sense of growth and the skills they have acquired, and clarified how these activities contribute to the growth of the students.
■Click here for details on the contents and methods of the survey⇒⇒⇒
■Survey results *Scheduled to be released around April 2016
Implementation Report
This year’s 13th Kyoto Student Festival was held under the concept of “Kyoto will fascinate you” and set forth the two pillars of “internationalization” and “200,000 people involved,” aiming to further revitalize Kyoto by inheriting existing attractions and disseminating new attractions.
At the monthly international exchange event aimed at internationalizing the Kyoto Student Festival, many international students participated in each event to promote cross-cultural exchange. In addition, the festival will feature food and beverage booths with the theme of internationalization and a fashion show inviting international student models. It was a project that showed the uniqueness of this year everywhere.
At the first event in collaboration with the Fushimi area this year, he set a Guinness World Record ™ for “Kyo Flame Sodefure!” As a result of the large media coverage, “Kyo Flame Sodefure!” has spread to new customers, and the festival has gained momentum.
In addition, we continue to implement the Tohoku Project, which was launched in fiscal 2013 as part of our charity activities. In addition to energetically working to increase the number of fans throughout Japan beyond the boundaries of Kyoto, we held a post-event debriefing session in Kyoto with the aim of “preventing the disaster from fading” and developed a program that was conscious of disaster prevention in the local area.
At this festival, which is the culmination of one year, the main stage that had been installed in the precincts of Heian Jingu Shrine was moved to Jingu-do due to the redevelopment work carried out in Okazaki Park this year. The main stage, with the newly reborn Jingu-do gate in the background, was a great success for all the visitors, and the audience was captivated by various performances by students. All kinds of productions were staged around a powerful stage overlooking the entire venue, creating a sense of unity in the entire venue. As a result of all these activities, the number of people involved in the year was recorded at 283,205, which far exceeded the target.
The Kyoto Student Festival is based on three philosophies: (1) Dissemination of the charm of Kyoto, (2) revitalization of the local community, and (3) motivation for learning. It is not easy for students to meet the expectations of stakeholders and achieve their goals for the current academic year on a daily basis, and they are facing all kinds of obstacles as they move forward. As a supporter of these activities, I believe that the process of worrying, thinking, and overcoming them on our own in the context of our relationships with the people around us is the experience and learning that is unique to the Kyoto Student Festival, and is a “value” that other student organizations do not have. In addition to the above-mentioned achievements, their attitude of presenting their results in a dignified manner at the final debriefing session is the result of demonstrating that these experiences have definitely become self-confidence, and I feel that this is the meaning of supporting the Kyoto Student Festival from the standpoint of education.
We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who came to the festival and to everyone who supported us in various ways in holding this festival.
Achievements, etc.
Number of visitors
| Event | Date: | Number of people |
| The 13th Kyoto Student Festival Pre-Event 「Touch the WORLD！Toucｈ the KYOTO! 」 |
Sunday, July 5, 2015: | 7,949 |
| The 13th Kyoto Student Festival Pre-Event “Challenging the World in Fushimi” |
Saturday, August 22, 2015: | 23,390 |
| The 13th Kyoto Student Festival “Main Festival“ |
Sunday, October 11, 2015: | 144,000 |
Number of Participating Students
| Executive Committee | 219 members / 24 universities (including 1 non-member university) |
| Short-term volunteer staff | 305 (including 16 international students) / 44 universities, 3 junior colleges, 5 vocational schools, and international students (including 23 non-member universities, 2 junior colleges, and 5 vocational schools, 43 in total) |
| student | MCs / Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo |
| Odori | 1,020 students / 23 universities and 2 junior colleges (including 1 non-member university) |
| Total | 1,555 |
Inquiries
University Consortium Kyoto, Kyoto Student Festival
TEL 075-353-9189 FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
