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Participants Wanted: The 36th Annual Japanese Speech Contest for Foreign Residents of Ibaraki Prefecture

2026/10/7Notice

「外国人による日本語スピーチコンテスト」出場者募集

We are now accepting participants for the Japanese Speech Contest. Would you like to talk in Japanese about what you’ve felt or experienced living in Japan or introduce your own country, with the theme of global understanding? We look forward to your application!

When

February 13th(Sat),2027 Start at 13:00pm

Where

The Hirosawa City Kaikan, Shou hall(small hall) (Mito-shi Senba-cho, Higashikubo 697)

Who

Foreigners who live, work, or study in Ibaraki prefecture

  • Older than 15 years of age as of April 1st,2026
  • Those who have never received Japanese compulsory education
Speaker

A maximum of 15 (If there are more than 15 applicants, the organizing committee will carefully examine and select the participants.)

Speech length

5 minutes

Theme

Any subject that deepens global understanding, other than political, commercial, or religious themes

Application

Please submit the following via mail or e-mail:
①Application Form (You can download from our web site)
②Manuscript of your speech
③Recording of your speech (data, CD-R, USB, etc.)
※Speeches that are too short or too long will be deemed ineligible.

Deadline

December 14th (Mon), 2026

Contact & Application

Ibaraki International Association
〒310-0851, Ibaraki-ken, Mito-shi, Senba-cho, Ushirokawa 745, The Hirosawa City Kaikan (Kenmin Bunka Center), Bunkan 2nd Floor
Phone: 029-241-1611, Fax: 029-241-7611
E-mail iia@ia-ibaraki.or.jp

Download

Apply via Google Form

Application link