A Look Back In Pictures At The 2025 Japan Festival

(Photo: Cosplayers pose in character in front of the Tori Gate in MTC at Japan festival 2025. Photo by Mckenzie Hollinshed)

The 2025 Japan Festival took place on Saturday, Oct. 4 at JCCC.

A group of festival attendees gather to practice their kendo swings in the fountain courtyard. Photo by Nathaniel DeForest.

Chris and Carissa Stucky, planning their next move at the festival before getting something to eat in the cafeteria. Photo by Nathaniel DeForest.

JCCC President Tony Miksa speaks during the opening ceremony in Yardley Hall. Photo by Seth Lampton.

A KU Taiko Drummer strikes a pose during a performance at Yardley Hall. Photo by Seth Lampton.

A cosplayer dressed as the Pokémon Charmander proudly poses in JCCC’s Regnier Center. Photo by Sammie Magee.

A class enjoys a lecture about the history of Samurai armor taught by Jimmy Forred in JCCC’s Midwest Trust Center. Photo by Sammie Magee.

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