The J-POP Summit Committee, the organization that presents the Japanese pop culture celebration held annually in San Francisco, has announced that the J-POP SUMMIT 2016 will be held at the historic Fort Mason Center, the weekend of Friday, July 22nd thru Sunday, July 24th. Guests:
WORLD ORDER, Wednesday Campanella, Silent Siren サイレントサイレン, GARNiDELiA and many more!
The Bay Area’s popular celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, art, anime, fashion, food, technology, trave...
The J-POP Summit Committee, the organization that presents the Japanese pop culture celebration held annually in San Francisco, has announced that the J-POP SUMMIT 2016 will be held at the historic Fort Mason Center, the weekend of Friday, July 22nd thru Sunday, July 24th. Guests:
WORLD ORDER, Wednesday Campanella, Silent Siren サイレントサイレン, GARNiDELiA and many more!
The Bay Area’s popular celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, art, anime, fashion, food, technology, travel and film, marked its evolution into a ticketed event this year, and attracted more than 30,000 people to its first Festival staged at the historic Fort Mason Center in the city’s Marina district earlier this summer. It was also complemented by additional events in Union Square and at the NEW PEOPLE Cinema in Japantown. Full details and images from the 2015 J-POP SUMMIT are featured at: www.J-POP.com.
“As we look ahead to presenting the 8th consecutive J-POP SUMMIT, we will continue to deliver a unique showcase of Japan’s latest pop trends,” says Seiji Horibuchi, Chairman of the J-Pop SUMMIT Committee and the founder of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. “Every year we add new attractions and special events to highlight not only popular current trends but also emerging new aspects of Japanese pop culture. Fort Mason gives us many possibilities for future growth and we look forward to presenting another extraordinary line-up of artists and programming for 2016!”
Held since 2009, the J-POP SUMMIT is a one-of-a-kind, yearly event that has developed a unique festival format to present a diverse array of the latest in pop-influenced culture and artists from Japan. J-POP SUMMIT began as an annual street fair-style outdoor festival held in San Francisco’s Japantown and has drawn as many as 125,000 people in past years. Previous notable J-POP SUMMIT headliners have included Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Official FB for Fans), May'n, TADANOBU ASANO / 浅野忠信, 常盤 貴子(Takako Tokiwa), 板野友美(Tomomi Itano)公式ファンページ, Eir Aoi, Gacharic Spin, Tokyo Girls' Style, and JAM Project.
The J-POP SUMMIT is an annual Japanese Pop Culture celebration held in San Francisco, CA that features live bands and artists from Japan, pop culture panel discussions, film premieres, fashion shows and events, food and spirits, art, and celebrity appearances. Details on J-POP SUMMIT are available at www.J-POP.com.
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