Japan Cup

2025 SAVE THE DATE: April 5

what is japan cup?

Japan Cup brings together students of Japanese for a fun-filled, day-long competition on a wide variety of subject matter ranging from current events to Japanese grammar. The competition is divided into Preliminary Rounds and Conversation Rounds in the morning and Final Rounds after lunch. Final Rounds will be open to the public in 2023. We will do our best to provide cultural demonstrations and experiences in the morning for all participants based on our ability to do so in a safe environment.

We invite competing teams from middle schools, high schools and universities. Each team is comprised of 2-3 students from one institution and they compete within their designated Japanese level against other teams. There is no limit on the number of teams from each institution allowed to compete at each level. Join us for a day of excitement and fun! If you have any questions or if you/ your organization would like to help sponsor this event, please contact us at info@jascolorado.org

competition levels:

Levels range from 1-4 with Level 1 being beginner level and Level 4 being equivalent to college 200 level Japanese.

*You cannot repeat a level or compete in a lower level than one you have previously competed in.

High school students who are currently enrolled in Levels 1, 2, 3 or 4 of Japanese language classes and college students in their first and second years of study are eligible to participate.  Middle school students who are at the same level as high school level students may also participate. College-level students are not required to be accompanied by their instructor/coach to attend on the day of the event.

2025 Details

2025 Registration/ Preparation LINKS

All documents are available through the red links below. Please let us know if something is not working.

2025 Japan Cup Study Guide (linked above)

• 2025 Japan Cup Guidelines : Includes detailed competition rules and regulations information. Click here to see the Guidelines.

  2025 Online Registration- MARCH 9, 2025: This is your confirmed registration for all competing participants. JASC expects that all listed registrants (and/ or alternates) will be at the competition unless there are extenuating circumstances that prohibit their participation. Please plan to register before spring break to avoid delays! Click here to register.

• 2025 Consent Form- Deadline: MARCH 21, 2025

  • Please ensure that each participating student (including alternates) submits the Consent Form digitally via Jotform. Click here to sign the Consent Form.

• 2025 Participant Fee- Deadline: (MARCH 22, 2025) Click here to make payment
  The fee is $15/ participant.

  • If an alternate takes the place of a paid participant, the alternate does NOT need to pay an additional fee. Alternates need only pay if they would like a goody bag and lunch regardless of their participation in the competition.

  • Payment must be made in ONE LUMP SUM for all students competing under your guidance. (We cannot accept individual payments from students. Please contact us if this is not possible to avoid the $25 cancellation fee.)

  • You may pay by check (made out to Japan America Society of Colorado) and send it to our office or you can pay online, using our online payment form (linked above in “2023 Participation Fee”).

• Cancellation Fee- All 2-person teams must have an alternate to avoid team cancellations as best as possible- last minute cancellations dramatically impact competition logistics. Cancellation fee is $25 per STUDENT. Any team cancellations made after March 27th will incur this fee. If a team has to cancel, please contact us ASAP.

Thank you to our partners at Colorado Japanese Language Education Association and all of the wonderful Japanese language teachers! We are very grateful for the work you do every day and your support of Japan Cup!

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this great event!