The Japan Day executive committee is organizing the 13th Japan Day, a traditional festival for all those interested in Japan.
The event will take place on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, from 11 AM to 5 PM at the Republic Square (Trg Republike) in Ljubljana.
It will feature associations, groups, organizations, and individuals involved in activities related to Japan in Slovenia, with special guests from Japan also participating.
Discover and experience various aspects of Japanese culture and art, including music, dance, ikebana, tea ceremony, literature, martial arts, and cuisine.
Enjoy a concert of traditional instruments, Japanese dance, and kamishibai, a taiko workshop, an exhibition of samurai armor, and many other elements of Japanese culture.
The organizer of the event is the “Japan Day Event Committee”, with Assistant Professor Luka Culiberg, PhD, as the president, supported by the Embassy of Japan.
Entrance is free!
When: Saturday, June 21st, 2025, from 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Trg republike (Republic Square)
Ljubljana, platform between the TR3, NLB, and Cankar Hall buildings, TR3 lobby, TR3 lecture room
EVENT SCHEDULE
Main stage program (outside)
11.00 Opening ceremony
11:25 Japanese cuisine presentation
11:30 Koto
11.50 Kamishibai
12:20 Taiko workshop
13.00 Judo klub Olimpija
13.30 Karate
14.00 Aikikai
14.30 Judo
15.00 Bujikan ninpo dojo Slovenija
15.30 Klub japonskega mečevanja
16.00 Aikido klub Ljubljana
16.30 Kobanashi and bon-odori
16.55 Closing remarks
Program in the lecture room (inside the TR3 building)
11:30 Tea ceremony
12:30 Japanese gardens
13:30 Ikebana presentation
14:30 The art of tidying up using the Japanese KonMari method
15:30 History of Japanese videogames
16:00 Kamigata-mai performance
The schedule is subject to change
Japan Day – bring a decorative item or work of art
Are you interested in Japanese and East Asian art? Do you have a decorative object or artwork from Japan, China, or Korea at home that you would like to learn more about? Members of the East Asian Collections in Slovenia project group from the Department of Asian Studies at the Faculty of Arts invite you to bring them to their stand on Japan Day, on Saturday, June 21, 2025 , from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., where they will examine them together and chat with the objects in an interesting way.
https://www.ff.uni-lj.si/dogodki/dan-japonske-prinesite-okrasni-predmet-ali-umetnisko-delo
