J-Pop Summit
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J-Pop Summit is a Japanese cultural festival held every summer since 2009 in San Francisco, California, United States.[1] It is hosted by Superfrog Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The festival brings together different aspects of Japanese culture, including music, fashion, film, art, games, tech innovations, anime, food, as well as niche subcultures.[2]
History
[edit]J-POP SUMMIT first took place as the opening ceremony of the New People building at Japan Town in San Francisco in 2009, and has since become an annual festival of Japanese pop culture, including anime, manga, food, sake, games, fashion, films, and music. In recent years, the festival has added sections related to tech innovations and travel. The event provides an opportunity for Japanese companies to expand their business to the U.S. market.[3][4]
In 2014, the festival was held in Japantown and had over 125,000 in attendance over two days. Since 2015, the festival re-launched as an indoor event and expanded its area to different locations in the city: Fort Mason Center, Union Square, New People Cinema, and Castro Theatre.[2]
The theme of J-Pop Summit is "Pop is our Tradition".[5]
Japan Film Festival of San Francisco
[edit]The Japan Film Festival (JFFSF) is held alongside J-Pop Summit for about two weeks. Originally the 'film' section of J-Pop Summit, JFFSF became an independent festival in 2013. Tadanobu Asada, a Japanese actor, received the first Japan Film Festival of San Francisco Honorary Award at the opening night event held at Castro Theatre in 2015.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "HOME". NEW PEOPLE. Retrieved 2016-02-15. [verification needed]
- ^ a b Evans, Erica (2015-07-30). "J-Pop Summit streaks across San Francisco". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "J-Pop Summit - San Francisco, CA at Festival Pavilion". SF Station. Retrieved 2016-03-01. [verification needed]
- ^ "Virtual Reality Manga Invades J-Pop Summit". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01. [verification needed]
- ^ "San Francisco's 2014 J-POP Summit Festival Theme is POP Is Our Tradition!". EclipseMagazine. Retrieved 2016-03-01. [verification needed]
- ^ "2015 J-Pop Summit and JFFSF Announce Guests of Honor". WatchPlayRead. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
[edit]- Cinema of Japan
- Japanese-American culture in San Francisco
- Anime industry
- Japanese fashion
- Rock festivals in the United States
- Film festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Asian-American culture in California
- Japanese idols
- Non-profit organizations based in San Francisco
- 2009 establishments in California
- Annual events in California
- Film festivals established in 2009
- Japanese idol events