Date: April 23-24, 2027
Venue: Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001

Registration

Registration for the 35th National Japan Bowl will open on November 2. Please check back, or sign up for the Japan-America Society of Washington DC’s newsletter for updates directly to your inbox.

Information Sessions

Whether you’re entirely new to Japan Bowl or have been with us since the very beginning, we invite you to join our free and entirely virtual information sessions to learn all about the competition, the registration process, and any exciting updates we’ve made for the upcoming 35th National Japan Bowl.

Information session dates are as follows:

• September 30, 7:00-8:00pm EST
• November 11, 7:00-8:00pm EST
• January 13 (2027), 7:00-8:00pm EST

Any updates or changes to the above schedule will be posted here.

All materials covered in the information sessions will be made available on the website following each session.

Study Guide

The 35th National Japan Bowl Team Study Guide is now available for download!

To access the Guide, complete a quick survey to tell us who you are and where you’re coming from. Upon completing the survey, a link to the Study Guide will be emailed to you.

The National Japan Bowl Team Study Guide is compiled each year by the National Japan Bowl Council in coordination with the Japan-America Society of Washington DC.

Competition Guide

The 35th National Japan Bowl Competition Guide is now available for download!

The Competition Guide is designed to help students and teachers form teams and prepare for the competition. It includes:

• Competitor eligibility rules,
• General information about format, content, and rules of the National Japan Bowl competition,
• Registration guidelines,
• and more!

For questions about the National Japan Bowl, please contact the Japan Bowl team at japanbowl@jaswdc.org.

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