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Japan Expo Sud 4th Wave March 2 to 4, 2012 Parc Chanot, Marseille, France

 

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After three successful editions in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Japan Expo Sud 4^th Wave will take place from March 2 to 4, 2012 at the Parc Chanot exhibition center in Marseille, France!

In Marseille, Japanese culture is spreading its wings! After the huge success of the first three editions, Japan Expo Sud is back and keeps the classics which made Japan Expo famous... proposing preview screenings, guest conferences, video games, fanzines booths, stores, publishers, showcases, animations and meetings with amazing artists.

In 2012, Japan Expo Sud opens its gates for even longer and on a wider area. The festival is letting you in on Friday morning and settles in halls 1, 2 & 3 of the Parc Chanot exhibition center. It’s definitely going to be awesome!

 

Cosplay

 

Japan Expo Sud follows tradition: in the beautiful sun of Marseille, Cosplay has pride of place on the main stage. Attend the two official Cosplay Shows or surprise shows in partnership with publishers or guests. Cosplay remains a flagship event, even in the South of France!

 

Fashion

 

Fashion is also a very important element of Japanese culture, so much that many Young Fashion Designers, Japanese inspired by French culture or French inspired by Japanese culture, have booths displaying clothes, jewels, accessories and other goodies in the Young Fashion Designer Village.

These Young Designers also show their talent on the main stage during the Young Designer Fashion Springboards which attract all the fashion addicts of Japan Expo Sud.

 

Live music

 

Japan Expo without music? Never! Japan Expo Sud welcomes traditional performances (Koto, Taiko, bamboo), as well as J-Pop or J-Rock showcases which enliven the main stage for the greatest pleasure of music and Japan lovers!

In 2010, Keisho OHNO left the audience delighted with a very modern Shamisen show while Aoi gave an amazing J-Rock showcase! In 2011, TarO&JirO’s pop-rock sound had been hugely successful while heavy metal entered the main stage for the first time with Head Phones President.

 

Screenings

 

French as well as Japanese publishers are all very eager to be part of the program of the video rooms of Japan Expo festivals! How does it work? Anime are showed in preview and exclusively so that the attendees can have a foretaste of the coming releases.

 

Exhibitors

 

Publishers, stores, Young Fashion Designers, young artists, magazines, webzines, fanzines, exhibitions, institutions, associations: Japan Expo Sud is THE place to be for the Manga industry and Japanese culture!

Well-stocked booths, cultural products from Japan, all kinds of goodies, information about travelling, games… you are bound to find something interesting for you in the alleys of Japan Expo Sud! Discover the latest Manga releases, buy stuffed toys in the shape of your favorite heroes, admire the originality and creativity of hundreds of fanzines and webzines or get a better knowledge of Japanese culture with the Japanese exhibitors who made the trip from Japan especially for the festival!

 

Video games

 

Tournaments, freeplay and frenzied demonstrations: video games are very well represented at Japan Expo Sud! Rhythm, fighting, arcade and retro game fans all meet there, because beyond Manga and Anime, Japan Expo Sud is also about Japanese video game culture.

 

Martial arts

 

Martial arts are of course at Japan Expo Sud! The festival allows you to discover many of them: many clubs make demonstrations on a dedicated area all day long and also propose initiations.

Ninjutsu, Kendô, Jûdô, Jodô, Aikidô or Karate: everything to have a good time and maybe choose your own martial way!

 

Games and animations

 

Japan Expo Sud is above all a huge playground! A place where game culture in any shape meets with the attendees: games on stage, on booths (among which the famous Go and Shôgi) and on the whole festival!

Everything is a perfect reason for having fun and a good time, with family or friends. And you will soon realize that game booths and associations are definitely present at Japan Expo Sud.

 

Traditional culture

 

One of the aims of Japan Expo Sud is to show the public all the aspects of Japan by developing the presence of traditional culture on the festival.

Many associations participate in this, with animations, performances and varied workshops, such as Ikebana (the Japanese art of arranging flowers), Origami, the tea ceremony, calligraphy, painting, traditional games, Kimono, cooking or conferences.

 

Japan Expo Sud is all that and so many more surprises! The program and the guests of the 2012 edition will be announced on the website very soon. Enjoy these three days!!

 

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