- Outline of the event
- The 16th Kyoto Student Festival Annual Activities
- Student Support
- Special site (external site)
- Inquiries
Outline of the event
■The 16th Kyoto Student Festival Theme
The Kyoto Student Festival, which began in 2003, was successfully completed for the 16th time. This festival is planned and operated mainly by the Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee, which is made up of students from Kyoto, and is unique in that it is backed by Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, economic organizations, universities, and local communities under an “all-Kyoto” system.
In addition to planning and managing the Kyoto Student Festival to be held in October, the Executive Committee is also actively engaged in exchange activities throughout the year, such as exchange projects using the original creative odori “Kyo Flame Sodefure!” born from the festival, and participation in local events.
In 2018, the 16th edition of the festival, under the theme of “Connecting Today,” we have been working hard to connect the Kyoto Student Festival with all of Kyoto, to convey the charm of Kyoto to the whole country and the world, and to connect it to the future of the Kyoto Student Festival, which will continue to be held for the 20th and 30th editions.
▼ You can see the state of the day of this festival by clicking on the image below ▼
The 16th Kyoto Student Festival (Main Festival)
| Date: | , October 7, 2018 11:00-19:00 (*Only some projects until 19:30) |
| Venue | Heian Jingumae Okazaki Promenade (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto) |
| Organizer | Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee |
| Co-organizers | Kyoto Student Festival Organizing Committee (Kyoto Prefecture / Kyoto City / Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives / University Consortium Kyoto) |
| Special Cooperation: | Heian Shrine |
16th Festival Implementation Project
While preserving the tradition of the 15th Kyoto Student Festival, as a new step toward the 20th edition, we aim to convey the charm and potential of the 16th Kyoto Student Festival, which is a completely new event unique to the 16th Festival.
By incorporating more participatory projects than ever before and incorporating newness in the way each content is presented and entertained, we will hold this festival where you can feel the new charm of the Kyoto Student Festival, and the Kyoto Student Festival will be more rooted in the community, loved, attractive to students, and more permeated by students, and the “Four Great Festivals of Kyoto” on a par with the three major festivals in Kyoto We have been working on the goal of becoming a .
Click on the image below to see the page created by the students
The 16th Kyoto Student Festival Annual Activities
1. The 16th Kyoto Student Festival 1 month before the festival was held
Click on the image below to see the details of the pre-event
In addition to enlivening Kyoto with the power of students, making more people aware of the unique charm of Kyoto, which is a “student city,” we held an event to enliven the whole of Kyoto in preparation for the main festival on October 7.
2. International Exchange Programs
Purpose of the project
Efforts to internationalize the Kyoto Student Festival, which has been held since the 13th edition, were continued at the 16th Festival. This year, under the theme of international exchange “Let’s connect the world, Kyoto, and students,” we have created a project that international students can enjoy more and that will make them want to come back to Kyoto again.
Schedule of International Exchange Activities (FY2018)
| May 13 | International Exchange Program (Mission-style Tour) *Cancelled due to stormy weather |
| August 8 Uchimizu | @ Fushimi Inari Taisha |
| 8/22 | Uchimizu @ Heian Jingumae |
| September 1 | The 16th Kyoto Student Festival 1 month agoFestival |
| September 5 Cleaning | Operation (Okazaki area) |
| September 15 | Aeon Project |
| September 18 | Okazaki Red Carpet |
| October 7th | Festival 16th Kyoto Student Festival Main Festival |
| November 24: | The 13th Kyoto International Student Sports Festival |
3. Community Exchange Activities
Purpose of the project
The Executive Committee has been building cooperative relationships for the festival while expressing our gratitude on a daily basis by interacting with the Okazaki area, the venue of the Kyoto Student Festival, and the local people who have been connected with us through our activities so far.
- 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, Kamogawa
- Uchimizu activities to address local environmental issues (summer) Kyoto Okazaki and Fushimi areas
- Participation in local festivals (summer) Kyoto Okazaki, Anne, Umeya, Sanjo, Shichiku area
4. Other year-round activities
- Activities to disseminate the original creation of “Kyo Flame Sodefure!”
(Nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, etc., visiting classrooms, etc. in and outside Kyoto City) - Public relations activities and PR activities for the purpose of introducing activities and announcing the festival (in Kyoto City)
The Kyoto Student Festival aims to be a “festival” that is loved not only by the main festival but also by the community, and will continue to carry out daily activities throughout the year together with the local community.
5. The 16th Kyoto Student Festival: Overseas Activities
♦ Kyo Flame Sodetouch! Hong Kong Lunar New Year International Night Parade
Purpose of the project
Kyoto Student Festival Kyo Flame Sodefure! was invited by the Hong Kong Tourism Board to represent Japan.
Performed at the “Lunar New Year International Night Parade” (Friday, February 16, 2018 (Night Parade) and Saturday, February 17, 2018 (stage performance)) in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon District, Hong Kong. showcased. In addition to local groups in Hong Kong, the parade will also include the Kyoto Student Festival Kyo Flame Sodefure! Invited groups from overseas, such as cabaret music and dance in France and street circus in the Netherlands, also participated.
This time, Kyo flame sode touch! The performance is held every October in the Okazaki Promenade area in front of Heian Jingu Shrine, and the “Kyo Flame Sodefure!” special version performed at the Grand Finale of the Kyoto Student Festival Main Festival is added with a special arrangement of Japanese umbrellas and fans, and the charm of the new culture created by the students in Kyoto is shown to the worldIt was a good experience for me.
〈Reference〉【Hong Kong Parade】
For your reference, we would like to inform you of a video site that shows the state of the parade held in 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoPQ9TPlWl4
Overview: Hong Kong Lunar New Year International Night Parade
| Date & Time | : Friday, February 16, 2018 PM8:00~9:45 |
| Place: | Tsim Sha Tsui |
| Organizer | Hong Kong Tourism Board |
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 smooth execution of activities, the improvement of the business, and the continuous development of the business, and we have been working to create a system to promote the growth of students by promoting the following support methods, adopting the PDCA cycle method that emphasizes the smooth execution of activities, improvement of the business, and continuous development of the business, which is based on the activities of students as a single project.
PDCA Cycle at the Kyoto Student Festival (Photo: The 16th Seminar)
- Planning period (November ~ May): Start training, planning, organizational structure creation
- Trial period (May ~ September): Implementation of pre-project (medium-scale project imitating the main festival)
- Verification period (June ~ August): Mid-term review meeting
- Execution period (October): Main festival
- Dissemination of results (around October ~ November): Implementation of post-mortem review meetings and results debriefing sessions
〈Training Results〉
・ Planning period “Start training”
| Date: | Thursday, March 22, 2018, 18:30-21:00 |
| Location: | Campus Plaza Kyoto |
| Lecturer: | Masami Mori (Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kyoto Bunkyo University) |
| Number of participants: | 30 members of the executive committee |
| substance | In running the Kyoto Student Festival, each person will understand how to work on the festival and work toward the goals of its activities. In addition, we have acquired the ability to share information throughout the organization and work toward the same goal. |
・Verification period “Interim review meeting” Canceled due to the approach of a typhoon
・Dissemination of results “Post-mortem review meeting”
| Date: | Thursday, October 11, 2018, 18:30-21:20 |
| Location: | Campus Plaza Kyoto |
| Lecturer: | Masami Mori (Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kyoto Bunkyo University) |
| Number of participants: | 65 members of the executive committee |
| At | the end of the festival, each member of the executive committee had the opportunity to reflect on what the activities and achievements of the Kyoto Student Festival meant, what they learned from it, and how to apply it to the next stage through individual and group work, and to gain confidence in their activities for the future. |
・Dissemination of results “Achievement debriefing meeting”
| Date: | Thursday, November 22, 2018, 17:00-18:10 |
| Location: | Campus Plaza Kyoto |
| substance | For all those involved in the Kyoto Student Festival, we will report on the annual activities and the results of the Kyoto Student Festival as an organization, and present the challenges and prospects for the future. *Presentation points: Concept, goals, outline, results, and lessons learned (based on the purpose of the activities of the Kyoto Student Festival) |
Implementation Report
On Sunday, October 7th, the 16th Kyoto Student Festival was successfully concluded with a great success and many visitors.
Until just before this year’s festival, we were worried about whether or not to hold it due to the typhoon.
On the day of the event, we were surrounded by hot autumn weather and weather, and we were able to carry out all the programs without a hitch.
We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who came to the event and to all those who supported us in various ways in holding this festival.
As a member of the Kyoto Student Festival Organizing Committee, the Foundation provides support for the Kyoto Student Festival, as well as a year-round support system, viewing the year-long activities as opportunities for student growth. In the visitor survey, there were some areas where the year-round efforts did not directly attract customers. However, I feel that the one-year activity experience has led to the students’ confidence and learning. As we celebrate the 17th anniversary, we will continue to develop a system to support the Executive Committee. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who came to the event and to all those who supported us in various ways in holding this project.
The 16th Kyoto Student Festival
■Total number of visitors
154,000 (*According to the Executive Committee)
■Number of Participating Students
| Executive Committee | 282 (25 universities, 1 junior college) |
| Short-term volunteer staff | 176 (25 universities, 2 junior colleges) |
| Student MCs | 13 (11 in Kyoto, 1 in Osaka, 1 in Hyogo) |
| Odoritae | 1,156 (12 host teams from each university) |
| International Student Executive Committee | 8 members (5 from Thailand, 1 from the United States, 1 from Indonesia, 1 from Taiwan) |
| Total | 1,635 |
Special site (external site)
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Inquiries
University Consortium Kyoto Student Support Division
TEL 075-353-9189 FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
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