2024 Tenku Festival: Connecting you to the world
~ See, experience, and feel!

This year’s Tenku Festival is bigger and better than ever before! We are preparing over 100 booths and events so that more APU students, locals, and their families will come and join the festivities!

Enjoy the wonders of other cultures with spectacular live performances by APU’s international study body. Savor flavors from around the world, including ethnic cuisine, at a wide variety of food stalls. At night, lanterns will light up the sky like a fairytale, and you can experience APU students’ creativity by checking out the student exhibitions. There will also be booths run by various organizations, offering a wealth of special experiences.
Don’t miss the concert by TENSONG, a band formed by APU graduates!
We hope you will come join us to enjoy a special moment under the sky!

Date & Time

October 26 (Sat), 11:00〜19:00
October 27 (Sun), 11:00〜16:00

Food stalls & trucks Approx. 30
Live performances 38
Classroom events (Flea markets, workshops, exhibitions, etc.) 23
Events in J Building (Booths from companies and NPOs, experience APU’s learning, events for children, etc. 13

Partial Event Lineup

  • Food stalls selling global cuisine
  • Workshops, exhibitions, and flea markets run by student organizations
  • Performances by APU students and locals (Dancing, live bands, wind orchestra, taiko drumming, sword dancing, - traditional dance, and more)
  • Multicultural fashion show (Sat)
  • Lantern event (Sat)
  • TENSONG’s concert (Sun / Ticket purchase required)
  • Event planned by APU’s President and the Mayor of Beppu
  • Global food quiz, quiz rally for children, magic show, painting workshop
  • Language Festival – Enjoy learning languages from around the word (Sat)
  • Booths by Tokiwa, JAL, Solaseed Air, and Jeju Air
  • Food pantry, and more!
  • *The number of events/booths is subject to change.
  • *Some events will only be held on one day of the festival. The detailed program will be announced at a later date.

About the Lantern Event

The Japan Sky Lantern Association® has donated some of its Sky Lanterns® to support the “Lantern Fest” stage project at the Tenku Festival organized by the Tenku Executive Committee to promote culture and education and to further enhance this event. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to them.

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