Question:
My friends and I are beginning to plan a trip to Japan, and since most of us watch anime we were interested in possibly going to a Culture Festival / Bunkasai / Gakuensai while we were there. Unfortunately, there's very little information on them online. If anyone has any information in either English or Japanese, it would be very helpful. A few questions we have are:
What month or time do culture festivals usually take place?
Do schools advertise their culture festivals (online)?
Does it cost to get into a culture festival?
Are foreigners welcome at culture festivals?
How long do they usually last?
Other information would also be extremely helpful. We can communicate and read in basic Japanese (some kanji) if it helps.
Answer:
>What month or time do culture festivals usually take place?
October or November.
>Do schools advertise their culture festivals (online)?
They have information on their website. But they do not "advertise" it.
>Does it cost to get into a culture festival?
Usually free. But some schools make it exclusive. You need an invitation distributed to students so that only friends or relatives of students can visit. This is for security reason.
>Are foreigners welcome at culture festivals?
hmmm, I think they don't know how to treat them because most of them are not expecting foreign guest. They would be bewildered.
>How long do they usually last?
2-3 days.
>Also, we're only sticking to Tokyo and nearby areas. If anyone knows of any Culture Festivals or information on them happening in Tokyo, it would be very helpful.
Each school has their own festival. The only way to check schedule is to check each school website.
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