What is this activity?
Foreign residents living, studying, or working in Nishitokyo City give speeches in Japanese about their feelings and thoughts about living in Japan, their thoughts about their home country, and their connection with Nishitokyo City. This is not a contest to evaluate proficiency in Japanese or the content of the speech.
Citizen judges also participate to judge the speeches. Before the speeches, children and students from the Japanese Language Class for Kids also present their messages. After the contest, there is a party for the presenters, judges, audience, and staff.
Record of Japanese Speech Contests
＜Important! ＞
In accordance with the Copyright Act and the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, unauthorized copying, modification, or transfer of these records is strictly prohibited.
How to participate in the contest
The contest is held on the first Sunday of October each year.
Presenters and citizen judges are recruited in early July.
The contest is advertised in the Nishitokyo City newsletter, NIMIC Tsushin, and NIMIC website and in flyers distributed at Japanese language classes and public facilities in the city.
How to volunteer
Volunteers to participate in the planning of the event are recruited through the NIMIC Tsushin in early April.
Volunteers for the day of the contest are recruited through the NIMIC Tsushin in early September.
In addition to the planning and operation of the speech contest itself, there are also other tasks that can be done at home, such as designing flyers, creating slides to be projected on the day, and creating a web-based record of the contest after the event.