Saturday March 14, 2026
12pm – 3:30pm
Stokes Hall, Haverford College
Registration Due Date: 2/28/2026
Bento Box Lunch will be provided
Do you want to enjoy Japanese quizzes, eat delicious bento and experience Japanese culture? Come to “PhilaCon” hosted by the Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia and have FUN together!!!!!
This fun quiz-show-style competition includes a bento lunch and a cultural demonstration. It’s free to any middle and high school students studying Japanese in the greater Philadelphia area.
How to Register
For inquiries regarding individual applications not affiliated with a school please fill out the registration form below. If you are a student in a middle or high school Japanese language program please ask your teacher to sign up as a class. Contact to Yuka Usami (PhilaCon Coordinator: yusamica@haverford.edu). The deadline for registration is February 28th.
Individual Registration Form >>
Haiku (俳句(はいく)) Contest!
We’re also holding our first ever HAIKU contest. A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry based on a 5-7-5 syllable structure. You can submit your haiku along with your application.
Haiku Rules
- No seasonal words required
- Original works only
- Must not have been submitted to other contests
- One entry per person
- Japanese haiku only
Those who wish to submit a haiku (optional) should write it in the application form.
Winners will be announced at the Philacon!!!
PhilaCon Information
Stokes Hall
PhilaCon will take place at Stokes Hall on the Haverford College Campus.
DIRECTIONS
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA 19041
CLICK HERE for driving directions.
Stokes Hall, including surrounding parking options.
CLICK HERE for an interactive map of the campus.
Sponsors
*This event is supported by Haverford College & Temple University Japan Campus, and lunch will be provided by MAIDO!.
