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The Tanabata Festival is an annual school festival hosted
at the Shonan Fujisawa Campus of Keio University in July.
Since the establishment of SFC, the event has been held
with the cooperation of not only those on campus but also the local community.
Along with being our school festival,
it also has the aspect of a local summer festival and is
attended by students and members of the local community alike.
About the Tanabata Festival
What is the Tanabata Festival?
The Tanabata Festival is an annual school festival hosted at the Shonan Fujisawa Campus of Keio University in July.
Since the establishment of SFC, the event has been held with the cooperation of not only those on campus but also the local community.
Along with being our school festival, it also has the aspect of a local summer festival and is attended by students and members of the local community alike.
History of the Tanabata Festival
Message from Representative:
The theme of the 35th Tanabata Festival is 三原色.
Through the collective effort of everyone involved, this year's Tanabata Festival is
ready to become an unforgettable memory in the summer of 2024.
Although it is a school festival, the SFC festival contains many aspects of a local festival
and we are celebrating its 35th year.
This year's Tanabata Festival marks a milestone,
and we hope its vibrant lights will illuminate the memories of this summer.
On behalf of the committee members, we look forward to welcoming you all.
Representative : Chihiro Odoi
The World's First Online Tanabata Festival (2020)
In 2020, the traditional Tanabata Festival was canceled due to the pandemic. Instead, we organized a new "Online Tanabata Festival". On the day of the festival, we recreated the campus on the virtual SNS platform "cluster", and received positive feedback from many participants. We also made sure to stream multiple contents simultaneously, to recreate the "being able to walk around and see everything" aspect of a traditional school festival.
Achievements
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Ranked 24th on Japan's Twitter Trending Page!
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Broadcast on NHK BS-1
"Earth Real - Virtual Tanabata Festival" -
Interviewed by the Metaverse Research Institute and featured in an article titled "Summary of Metaverse Research Cases | Introducing usage in Universities"
The First Tanabata Festival without Admission Restriction in Four Years (2023)
In 2023, the festival was held completely offline under the theme "さあ、". The day was decorated with unique displays and performances, including the Tanabata Festival's famous fireworks display, yukata bon dance, and tanzaku made possible by the cooperation of nursery schools and kindergartens near the university, in addition to projects by the participating organizations. In addition, an official application was developed as a new attempt to make it easier to access information about the Tanabata Festival, which was well received by the visitors.
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