J-Pop Summit

{{Short description|Annual music event in San Francisco, California}}

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J-Pop Summit is a Japanese cultural festival held every summer since 2009 in San Francisco, California, United States.{{Cite web|title = HOME|url = http://www.newpeopleworld.com/|website = NEW PEOPLE|access-date = 2016-02-15}} {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/788875176 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/788874657 cite #1 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}} It is hosted by Superfrog Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

The festival brings together different aspects of Japanese culture, including music, fashion, film, art, games, tech innovations, anime, food, as well as niche subcultures.{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Erica|date=2015-07-30|title=J-Pop Summit streaks across San Francisco|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/J-Pop-Summit-streaks-across-San-Francisco-6415802.php|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-14|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US}}

History

J-POP SUMMIT first took place as the opening ceremony of the New People building at Japan Town in San Francisco in 2009, and has since become an annual festival of Japanese pop culture, including anime, manga, food, sake, games, fashion, films, and music. In recent years, the festival has added sections related to tech innovations and travel. The event provides an opportunity for Japanese companies to expand their business to the U.S. market.{{Cite web | url = http://www.sfstation.com/j-pop-summit-e1003521 | title = J-Pop Summit - San Francisco, CA at Festival Pavilion | website = SF Station | access-date = 2016-03-01 }} {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/788875176 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/788874657 cite #4 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/67702-virtual-reality-manga-invades-j-pop-summit.html | title = Virtual Reality Manga Invades J-Pop Summit | website = PublishersWeekly.com | access-date = 2016-03-01 }} {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/788875176 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/788874657 cite #5 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}

In 2014, the festival was held in Japantown and had over 125,000 in attendance over two days. Since 2015, the festival re-launched as an indoor event and expanded its area to different locations in the city: Fort Mason Center, Union Square, New People Cinema, and Castro Theatre.

The theme of J-Pop Summit is "Pop is our Tradition".{{Cite web | url = http://eclipsemagazine.com/san-franciscos-2014-j-pop-summit-festival-theme-is-pop-is-our-tradition/ | title = San Francisco's 2014 J-POP Summit Festival Theme is POP Is Our Tradition! | website = EclipseMagazine | language = en-us | access-date = 2016-03-01 }} {{verify source |date=September 2023 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/788875176 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/788874657 cite #6 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}}

Japan Film Festival of San Francisco

The Japan Film Festival (JFFSF) is held alongside J-Pop Summit for about two weeks. Originally the 'film' section of J-Pop Summit, JFFSF became an independent festival in 2013. Tadanobu Asada, a Japanese actor, received the first Japan Film Festival of San Francisco Honorary Award at the opening night event held at Castro Theatre in 2015.{{Cite web| url = http://watchplayread.com/the-2015-j-pop-summit-and-jffsf-announce-guests-of-honor/| title = 2015 J-Pop Summit and JFFSF Announce Guests of Honor | website = WatchPlayRead| language = en-US | access-date = 2016-03-01}}